OnePlus Nord CE 5G vs Samsung Galaxy M36

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 5G vs Samsung Galaxy M36 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: Samsung Galaxy M36 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,704, while OnePlus Nord CE 5G scores 1,758, making Samsung Galaxy M36 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy M36 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 5G offers 6.43 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M36 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M36 features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord CE 5G's Fluid AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy M36 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M36 offers 50 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M36 offers 13 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 49m, while Samsung Galaxy M36 delivers 8h 43m, making OnePlus Nord CE 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 5G and Samsung Galaxy M36 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy M36 receives a higher expert rating of 7.6 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 5G is rated 7.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 5G and Samsung Galaxy M36 both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

OnePlus Nord CE 5G

₹20,999

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Samsung Galaxy M36

₹20,999

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Summary

Spec Score

77%

82%

Release Date

11 Jun, 2021

12 Jul, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 750G	Samsung Exynos 1380
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Fluid AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Mono Camera	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4500 mAh	5000 mAh
30W Warp Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.6/10

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Pros

Great display
Premium design
Nice software experience

Excellent displays and speakers
Dependable cameras
6 years of software support
Decent everyday performance

Cons

Cameras are not up to the mark
No alert slider
Speakers are quite tinny

Smaller battery than predecessor
Drop-notch display
Mono speaker

User Ratings

4.1/5

(12,922 ratings)

4.1/5

(3,278 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

392,543 AnTuTu Score	597,495 AnTuTu Score
14h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	8h 43m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 11, 2021

(Official)

Jul 12, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

6 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

Samsung Exynos 1380

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Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G68 MP5

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A	Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

392,543

597,495

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s

23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.4 %

18.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

180 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.31 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

159.2 mm

164.4 mm

Width

73.5 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

170 grams

197 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.96" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @480 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Slow Motion Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Warp Charging 70% in 30 minutes

Yes 25W Fast 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.

14h 49m

8h 43m

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

1h 15m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

TDD N78

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) / 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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78

N/A	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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)