OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G vs Nothing Phone 4a

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G vs Nothing Phone 4a 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: Nothing Phone 4a scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,364, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G scores 3,127, making Nothing Phone 4a the better performer.

Display: Both OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G and Nothing Phone 4a offer the same screen size of 6.78 inches, but OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G features a Sunburst AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a's Flexible AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G and Nothing Phone 4a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G and Nothing Phone 4a feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G delivers longer battery life with 18h 34m, while Nothing Phone 4a delivers 14h 42m, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G and Nothing Phone 4a offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 4a is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G has a rating of 4.2.

OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

₹27,999

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Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

08 May, 2026

13 Mar, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Sunburst AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


8000 mAh	5400 mAh	6500 mAh
80W	50W Quick Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Gorgeous display
Subtle yet durable design
Excellent battery life
Smooth, feature-rich software

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Camera details could've been better
Limited OS upgrades

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(431 ratings)

4.4/5

(5,788 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,136,527 AnTuTu Score	1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	N/A
18h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

1,136,527

1,176,492

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s

21.0 s

N/A

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.

1,122

1,116

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.4 %

38.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Sunburst AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3600 nits

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

440 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.41 %

87.37 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.5 %

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm

163.9 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.5 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

215 grams

205 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.827 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D40 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.41/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

8000 mAh

5400 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse 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.

18h 34m

14h 42m

N/A

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

1h 8m 0s

1h 11m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)