OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo

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Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,831, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo scores 2,510, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers 6.55 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 40 Neo's P-OLED, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB and Motorola Edge 40 Neo feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB and Motorola Edge 40 Neo offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers 128 GB, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB and Motorola Edge 40 Neo equally at 8.


User Rating: Motorola Edge 40 Neo receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB has a rating of 4.2.

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OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G 256GB
₹23,749
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Summary

Spec Score

83%
83%

Release Date

04 Aug, 2023
28 Sep, 2023

Performance

Snapdragon 782G
MediaTek Dimensity 7030
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
P-OLED
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging
68W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Lovely screen
  • Acceptable performance
  • Day-long battery life
  • Decent cameras
  • Stylish design, IP68 rating
  • Impressive screen
  • Good battery life
  • Clean software

Cons

  • Lowlight photography could have been better
  • Plastic build
  • No alert slider
  • Overheating & performance throttling
  • Captures images with boosted colours

User Ratings

4.2/5
(17,140 ratings)
4.3/5
(61,172 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

676,978
AnTuTu Score
439,243
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 24m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 04, 2023
(Official)
Sep 28, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v13

OS Updates

2 Years
2 Years

Security Updates

3 Years
3 Years

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G
MediaTek Dimensity 7030

Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Kryo 670 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 670 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 670
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 642L
Mali-G610 MC3

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

676,978
439,243

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s
32.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.5 %
13.3 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED
P-OLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

950 nits
1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.1:9
20:9

Pixel Density

394 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.23 %
90.13 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.4 %
N/A

Design

Height

162.7 mm
159.63 mm

Width

75.5 mm
71.99 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.79 mm

Weight

184 grams
170 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.5" sensor size 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Extra HD
Bokeh portrait video
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 61% in 15 minutes
Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging 50% in 15 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.

N/A
10h 24m

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

0h 30m 36s
0h 49m 49s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.171 W/kg Body: 0.912 W/kg
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.3

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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