POCO X3 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G

Comparing the POCO X3 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 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: POCO X3 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,533, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G scores 1,742, making POCO X3 Pro the better performer.

Display: POCO X3 Pro offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers 6.59 inches, making POCO X3 Pro the larger display of the two. Both POCO X3 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while POCO X3 Pro offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: POCO X3 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers 16 MP, making POCO X3 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X3 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 5160 mAh, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers 5000 mAh, making POCO X3 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both POCO X3 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: POCO X3 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G is rated 7.

User Rating: POCO X3 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

POCO X3 Pro

₹18,999

(Out of Stock)

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G

₹14,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

80%

77%

Release Date

06 Apr, 2021

30 Apr, 2022

Performance


Snapdragon 860	Snapdragon 695
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2412 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


5160 mAh	5000 mAh
33W Fast Charging	33W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Class-leading performance
Long-lasting battery life
Good audio setup

Good design~Decent performance&#xA0
~Clean UI

Cons

Bulky design
Sub-par cameras

Cameras are not the best~Mobile gamers should look elsewhere~Lacks stereo speakers

User Ratings

4.3/5

(138,365 ratings)

4.3/5

(305,895 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

478,897 AnTuTu Score	N/A
21h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Apr 06, 2021

(Official)

Apr 30, 2022

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v12

OS Updates

N/A

2 Years

Security Updates

N/A

3 Years

Custom UI

MIUI

Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 619

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

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.

478,897

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.9 %

15.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2412 px (FHD+)

Brightness

450 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.61 %

84.41 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

165.3 mm

164.3 mm

Width

76.8 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

215 grams

195 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP53

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.726 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Movie Frame
Vlog Mode
Short Video Mode

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5160 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 100% in 59 minutes

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 30 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.

21h 14m

N/A

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

1h 43m 45s

1h 2m 39s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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:

FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N78

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

SAR Value

Head: 0.809 W/kg Body: 0.645 W/kg

Head: 1.186 W/kg Body: 0.709 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope