OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo

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Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G 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: Motorola Edge 40 Neo scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,510, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G scores 2,111, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers 6.55 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 40 Neo features a P-OLED display compared to OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G's IPS LCD, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers 50 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 23m, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo delivers 10h 24m, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G and Motorola Edge 40 Neo offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Motorola Edge 40 Neo receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G is rated 7.5.


User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G and Motorola Edge 40 Neo both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Apr, 2023
28 Sep, 2023
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 695
MediaTek Dimensity 7030
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
P-OLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6000 mAh
67W Super VOOC Charging
68W Turbo Power Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.5/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Good design
  • Capable stereo speakers
  • Clean UI
  • Decent battery life
  • Stylish design, IP68 rating
  • Impressive screen
  • Good battery life
  • Clean software
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Cameras are not the best
  • Uses an LCD display
  • Overheating & performance throttling
  • Captures images with boosted colours
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(238,648 ratings)
4.3/5
(61,172 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

406,506
AnTuTu Score
439,243
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 24m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Apr 11, 2023
(Official)
Sep 28, 2023
(Official)
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years
2 Years
3 Year

Security Updates

3 Years
3 Years
6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
MediaTek Dimensity 7030
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660
Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619
Mali-G610 MC3
Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

406,506
439,243
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 s
32.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.0 %
13.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
P-OLED (Curved Display)
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

680 nits
1300 nits
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

392 ppi
402 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.68 %
90.13 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.40 %
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

165.5 mm
159.63 mm
164.4 mm

Width

76 mm
71.99 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.79 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

195 grams
170 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.5" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 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)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Audio Zoom
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 67W Super VOOC Charging 80% in 30 minutes
Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 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.

14h 23m
10h 24m
N/A

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

0h 50m 47s
0h 49m 49s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No
N/A

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.167 W/kg Body: 0.704 W/kg
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.3
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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