iQOO 7 256GB vs OnePlus Nord 2 256GB

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Comparing the iQOO 7 256GB vs OnePlus Nord 2 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: iQOO 7 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,175, while OnePlus Nord 2 256GB scores 2,762, making iQOO 7 256GB the better performer.


Display: iQOO 7 256GB offers a screen size of 6.62 inches, while OnePlus Nord 2 256GB offers 6.43 inches, making iQOO 7 256GB the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 2 256GB features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to iQOO 7 256GB's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord 2 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord 2 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 7 256GB offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord 2 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 2 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO 7 256GB offers 16 MP, making OnePlus Nord 2 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: iQOO 7 256GB delivers longer battery life with 18h 58m, while OnePlus Nord 2 256GB delivers 15h 27m, making iQOO 7 256GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both iQOO 7 256GB and OnePlus Nord 2 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both iQOO 7 256GB and OnePlus Nord 2 256GB equally at 8.


User Rating: iQOO 7 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while OnePlus Nord 2 256GB has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

14 May, 2021
26 Jul, 2021
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 870
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.62 inches (16.81 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED
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

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4400 mAh
4500 mAh
6600 mAh
66W Flash Charging
65W Warp Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
512 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Performs like a champ
  • Game frame rate interpolation works well
  • Rapid wired charging speed
  • Capable main camera
  • Decent performance
  • Excellent photography
  • Software experience still the best
  • Superfast 65W charging
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • No headphone jack
  • Can't stream HDR content yet
  • Software experience could've been better
  • Mono sensor not very useful
  • Screen brightness could be better
  • Low-light photography needs improvement
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5
(25,315 ratings)
4.3/5
(94,007 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

632,841
AnTuTu Score
541,522
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
18h 58m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

May 14, 2021
(Official)
Jul 26, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
Oxygen OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A78 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
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)

7 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650
Mali-G77 MC9
Adreno 840

RAM

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

RAM Type

LPDDR5
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.

632,841
541,522
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s
27.0 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)

6.0 %
4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

8.3 %
6.8 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.62 inches  (16.81 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

1300 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

398 ppi
409 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.92 %
85.59 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

163.3 mm
159.1 mm
162.98 mm

Width

76.3 mm
73.3 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8.2 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

196 grams
189 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX598 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8500 x 6500 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)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
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

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4400 mAh
4500 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Flash Charging 100% in 22 minutes
Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% 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.

18h 58m
15h 27m
15h 10m

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

0h 38m 12s
0h 40m 4s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

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 N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78 / N79
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
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 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) / 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 2600(band 38) / 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) / 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: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg
Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 v5.1
Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
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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