OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G vs Huawei Nova 11i

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Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G vs Huawei Nova 11i across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while Huawei Nova 11i runs at 2.4 GHz, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 11i offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Huawei Nova 11i the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 11i's IPS LCD, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Huawei Nova 11i offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G and Huawei Nova 11i feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G and Huawei Nova 11i offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G and Huawei Nova 11i offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

04 Aug, 2023
23 Oct, 2023
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 782G
Snapdragon 680
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging
Super Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Lovely screen
  • Acceptable performance
  • Day-long battery life
  • Decent cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Lowlight photography could have been better
  • Plastic build
  • No alert slider
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(20,592 ratings)
N/A
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 04, 2023
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
N/A
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 265 1.9 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 265
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 642L
Adreno 610
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.5 %
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

950 nits
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.1:9
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

394 ppi
385 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.23 %
89.83 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.4 %
N/A
94.38 %

Display Colour

N/A
16M
N/A

Design

Height

162.7 mm
164.6 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.5 mm
75.5 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

184 grams
193 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

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
48 MP
+ 2 MP
Dual Primary Cameras
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Extra HD
Bokeh portrait video
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
16 MP
Front Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 61% in 15 minutes
Yes Super Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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
N/A
16h 04m

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

0h 30m 36s
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20)
N/A
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)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.171 W/kg Body: 0.912 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: 3GP MKV MP4
N/A

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: 3GP AAC AMR FLAC M4A (Apple lossless) MID MP3 MP4 OGA WAV
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Games

N/A
Yes
N/A

Browser

N/A
Yes HTML
N/A

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Practically Unlimited
N/A

Email

N/A
Yes
N/A

Instant Messaging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Facilities

N/A
Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer
N/A

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