Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs OnePlus Nord CE 3 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: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,111, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 scores 1,323, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offers 6.3 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offers 13 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 23m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 delivers None, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G is rated 7.5.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Oct, 2019
11 Apr, 2023
16 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 665
Snapdragon 695
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1604 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

13 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
7000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
67W Super VOOC Charging
30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.5/10
8.1/10

Pros

  • Stunning design
  • Sharp display
  • Reliable performance
  • Good camera setup 
  • Good design
  • Capable stereo speakers
  • Clean UI
  • Decent battery life
  • Top-class battery life
  • Comfortable to hold
  • Loud stereo speakers
  • Performs well for daily use

Cons

  • Chunky camera bump 
  • Loaded with ads and bloatware
  • Cameras are not the best
  • Uses an LCD display
  • Limited OS upgrades
  • Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.3/5
(103,829 ratings)
4.3/5
(237,154 ratings)
4.2/5
(21 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

171,024
AnTuTu Score
406,506
AnTuTu Score
570,353
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 21, 2019
(Official)
Apr 11, 2023
(Official)
May 19, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years
1 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years
3 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
Oxygen OS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
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MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

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

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
6 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Adreno 619
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB
8 GB
4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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.

171,024
406,506
570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
30.0 s
26.0 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
383

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.7 %
17.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1604 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
680 nits
1050 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
392 ppi
264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.56 %
86.68 %
84.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
91.40 %
84.3 %

Design

Height

158.3 mm
165.5 mm
166.2 mm

Width

75.3 mm
76 mm
76.50 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.3 mm
8.8 mm

Weight

188 grams
195 grams
215 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size S5KGM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
108 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
12000 x 9000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
2k @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 67W Super VOOC Charging 80% in 30 minutes
Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 6W 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.

N/A
14h 23m
16h 49m

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

1h 43m 16s
50m 47s
1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 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) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 0.634 W/kg
Head: 1.167 W/kg Body: 0.704 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
3.5 mm, USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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