iQOO 3 5G vs OnePlus Nord 6

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Comparing the iQOO 3 5G vs OnePlus Nord 6 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord 6 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.21 GHz, while iQOO 3 5G runs at 2.84 GHz, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while iQOO 3 5G offers 6.44 inches, making OnePlus Nord 6 the larger display of the two. iQOO 3 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord 6's AMOLED, making iQOO 3 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 3 5G offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO 3 5G offers 16 MP, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher battery capacity with 9000 mAh, while iQOO 3 5G offers 4440 mAh, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both iQOO 3 5G and OnePlus Nord 6 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


User Rating: iQOO 3 5G and OnePlus Nord 6 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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iQOO 3 5G
iQOO 3 5G
iQOO 3 5G
iQOO 3 5G
iQOO 3 5G
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OnePlus Nord 6
OnePlus Nord 6
OnePlus Nord 6
OnePlus Nord 6
OnePlus Nord 6
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Summary

Release Date

04 Mar, 2020
09 Apr, 2026
11 Sep, 2026

Performance
N/A
Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display
N/A
6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
165 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
N/A
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera
N/A
16 MP
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP

Battery
N/A
4440 mAh
9000 mAh
10000 mAh
55W Super Flash Charging
80W Super Charging
100W Hyper Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
8.4/10
Read Expert Review
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
  • Two-day battery life
  • Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
  • Camera performance is surprisingly strong
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
  • No 512GB storage option
  • Runs slightly warm during gaming
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(3,470 ratings)
4.4/5
(4,257 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
2,366,913
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
20h 46m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 04, 2020
(Official)
Apr 07, 2026
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v16
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
4 Year
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
6 Year
6 Year

Custom UI

IQOO UI
Oxygen OS
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585
Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650
Adreno 825
Adreno

RAM

12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
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.

N/A
2,366,913
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
14.0 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.

N/A
4,499
N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
27.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
3600 nits
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1800 nits
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
3840 Hz
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
165 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
3200 Hz
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.6:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
450 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.46 %
89.41 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %
93.5 %
89.5 %

Design

Height

158.5 mm
162.5 mm
163.44 mm

Width

74.8 mm
77.5 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
8.5 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

214.5 grams
217 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.46 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Capacity

4440 mAh
9000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 55W Super Flash Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 80W Super Charging
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging
Yes 27W 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
20h 46m
N/A

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

N/A
1h 5m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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) / 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)
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SIM 2

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) / 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
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) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.190 W/kg Body: 0.590 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Optical

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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