OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G vs Huawei Nova 9 SE

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Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G vs Huawei Nova 9 SE across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G and Huawei Nova 9 SE run at the same processing speed of 2.4 GHz.


Display: Huawei Nova 9 SE offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers 6.43 inches, making Huawei Nova 9 SE the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 9 SE's IPS LCD, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 9 SE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers 64 MP, making Huawei Nova 9 SE better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G and Huawei Nova 9 SE feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Huawei Nova 9 SE offers 4000 mAh, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G and Huawei Nova 9 SE offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
₹18,990
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Nova 9 SE
₹25,490
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
78%

Release Date

22 Feb, 2022
08 Jun, 2022

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 900
Snapdragon 680
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4500 mAh
4000 mAh
65W Super VOOC Charging
66W Super Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.2
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Nice looks & good build
  • Clean UI sans bloatware
  • Capable primary camera
  • Good battery life and fast 65W charging
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Performance can\'t match rivals
  • Misses out on stereo speakers
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • No Android 12
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(7,429 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

423,161
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Feb 22, 2022
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v11
Android v12

OS Updates

2 Years
N/A

Security Updates

3 Years
N/A

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MC4
Adreno 610

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

423,161
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
N/A

Pixel Density

409 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.91 %
89.19 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Design

Height

160.6 mm
164.6 mm

Width

73.2 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

173 grams
191 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle1/1.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
12000 x 9000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 32 minutes
Yes 66W Super Charging 75% in 20 minutes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 42m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 29m 45s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 1.023 W/kg Body: 0.814 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope