realme 9 Pro Plus vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM

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Comparing the realme 9 Pro Plus vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM 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: realme 9 Pro Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,326, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM scores 2,147, making realme 9 Pro Plus the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.43 inches, while realme 9 Pro Plus offers 6.4 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM the larger display of the two. realme 9 Pro Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM's Fluid AMOLED, making realme 9 Pro Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while realme 9 Pro Plus offers 50 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both realme 9 Pro Plus and OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM delivers longer battery life with 16h 42m, while realme 9 Pro Plus delivers 16h 33m, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 9 Pro Plus and OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: realme 9 Pro Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 9 Pro Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 8GB RAM has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

81%
80%

Release Date

21 Feb, 2022
22 Feb, 2022

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 920
MediaTek Dimensity 900
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
Super AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4500 mAh
60W Super Dart Charging
65W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Amazing display
  • Excellent cameras
  • Great battery life
  • Nice looks & good build
  • Clean UI sans bloatware
  • Capable primary camera
  • Good battery life and fast 65W charging

Cons

  • Bland design
  • Bloatware
  • Performance can\'t match rivals
  • Misses out on stereo speakers
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • No Android 12

User Ratings

4.4/5
(32,939 ratings)
4.2/5
(149,730 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

505,838
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 33m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

Feb 21, 2022
(Official)
Feb 22, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v11

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years

Custom UI

Realme UI
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 920 MT6877T
MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MC4
Mali-G68 MC4

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

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.

505,838
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
2.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.7 %
12.0 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

430 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.21 %
84.91 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
N/A

Design

Height

160.2 mm
160.6 mm

Width

73.3 mm
73.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

182 grams
173 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23.6 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.790.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.4 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.8 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Super Dart Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 65W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 32 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.

16h 33m
16h 42m

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

0h 43m 24s
0h 29m 45s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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)
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SIM 2

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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.727 W/kg
Head: 1.023 W/kg Body: 0.814 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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