OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G vs OPPO Reno16c 5G

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G vs OPPO Reno16c 5G 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 6 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,127, while OPPO Reno16c 5G scores 2,933, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while OPPO Reno16c 5G offers 6.57 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G features a Sunburst AMOLED display compared to OPPO Reno16c 5G's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G and OPPO Reno16c 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OPPO Reno16c 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers 32 MP, making OPPO Reno16c 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OPPO Reno16c 5G delivers longer battery life with 21h 13m, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G delivers 18h 34m, making OPPO Reno16c 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G and OPPO Reno16c 5G 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 OPPO Reno16c 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: OPPO Reno16c 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G has a rating of 4.3.

OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

₹33,999

@ Amazon

OPPO Reno16c 5G

₹52,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

08 May, 2026

09 Jul, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7300	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Sunburst AMOLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP	50 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


8000 mAh	6500 mAh	4900 mAh
80W	45W Super VOOC Charging	45W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

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

Capable cameras with telephoto lens
Eye-catching design
Excellent battery life and fast charging
Smooth, customisable OS

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Cons

Camera details could've been better
Limited OS upgrades

Average performer
Slightly pricey

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.3/5

(3,236 ratings)

4.5/5

(769 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,136,527 AnTuTu Score	985,594 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
18h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹33,999

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General

Launch Date

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

2 Year

N/A

7 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

ColorOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

View Details

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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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

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Adreno 710

Galileo

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

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

985,594

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s

16.0 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.

1,122

854

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Sunburst AMOLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3600 nits

N/A

1900 nits

Brightness

N/A

600 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1400 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

3200 Hz

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

397 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.41 %

89.23 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Yes

AGC Dragontrail Glass Star D Plus Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.5 %

92.8 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm

158.2 mm

161.6 mm

Width

77.5 mm

74.9 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.1 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

215 grams

195 grams

193 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

N/A

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

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

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/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera15 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6120 x 8160 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera18 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

8000 mAh

6500 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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

21h 13m

10h 16m

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

1h 8m

59m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

N/A

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 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) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)