POCO X2 256GB vs OnePlus Nord 256GB

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Comparing the POCO X2 256GB vs OnePlus Nord 256GB 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 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,974, while POCO X2 256GB scores 1,696, making OnePlus Nord 256GB the better performer.


Display: POCO X2 256GB offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while OnePlus Nord 256GB offers 6.44 inches, making POCO X2 256GB the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 256GB features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to POCO X2 256GB's IPS LCD, making OnePlus Nord 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: POCO X2 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus Nord 256GB offers 48 MP, making POCO X2 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while POCO X2 256GB offers 20 MP, making OnePlus Nord 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus Nord 256GB delivers longer battery life with 10h 26m, while POCO X2 256GB delivers None, making OnePlus Nord 256GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both POCO X2 256GB and OnePlus Nord 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both POCO X2 256GB and OnePlus Nord 256GB equally at 8.


User Rating: POCO X2 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while OnePlus Nord 256GB has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Feb, 2020
04 Aug, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 730G
Snapdragon 765G
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A

Front Camera

20 MP + 2 MP
32 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4115 mAh
6600 mAh
27W Fast Charging
30W Warp Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • 120Hz display is insane
  • Catchy design
  • Software is customisable
  • Primary camera is quite good
  • Premium design
  • Top-notch display
  • Best-in-class software and UI
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Chipset is limiting the full potential for the 120
  • Night mode needs work
  • Not made for intensive gaming
  • Average battery life
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5
(61,053 ratings)
4.4/5
(113,928 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

279,444
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 11, 2020
(Official)
Aug 04, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
Oxygen OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 2.2 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 475
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Adreno 620
Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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.

279,444
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
21.0 s
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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
7.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

40.9 %
12.8 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Design

Height

165.3 mm
158.3 mm
162.98 mm

Width

76.6 mm
73.3 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm
8.2 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

208 grams
184 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Camera1.75µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.45 Ultra-Wide Angle 105° field-of-view Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
4115 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Fast Charging
Yes 30W Warp Charging 70% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W 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
10h 26m
15h 10m

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

1h 0m 29s
1h 18m 18s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
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 Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
TDD N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
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 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 1700(band 66) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.080 W/kg Body: 0.620 W/kg
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

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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