realme Narzo N55 128GB vs OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G

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Comparing the realme Narzo N55 128GB 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 realme Narzo N55 128GB scores 1,421, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G the better performer.


Display: Both realme Narzo N55 128GB and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offer the same screen size of 6.72 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while realme Narzo N55 128GB offers 64 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 realme Narzo N55 128GB offers 8 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 realme Narzo N55 128GB delivers 10h 55m, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme Narzo N55 128GB and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while realme Narzo N55 128GB is rated 7.


User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while realme Narzo N55 128GB has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

75%
79%

Release Date

13 Apr, 2023
11 Apr, 2023

Performance

MediaTek Helio G88
Snapdragon 695
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
33W Super VOOC Charging
67W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.5/10

Pros

  • Nice display
  • Respectable battery life
  • Good cameras in daylight
  • Good design
  • Capable stereo speakers
  • Clean UI
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Same as Realme C55
  • Fingerprint scanner is iffy
  • Software has ads and bloatware
  • Cameras are not the best
  • Uses an LCD display

User Ratings

4.2/5
(18,563 ratings)
4.3/5
(238,057 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

249,120
AnTuTu Score
406,506
AnTuTu Score
10h 55m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
5 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 13, 2023
(Official)
Apr 11, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v13

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years

Custom UI

Realme UI
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G88
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Adreno 619

RAM

4 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.

249,120
406,506

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

35.0 s
30.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.6 %
17.0 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)
6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)

Resolution

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

Peak Brightness

680 nits
680 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

392 ppi
392 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.74 %
86.68 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %
91.40 %

Design

Height

165.6 mm
165.5 mm

Width

75.9 mm
76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

189.5 grams
195 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
108 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
12000 x 9000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 29 minutes
Yes 67W Super VOOC Charging 80% 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.

10h 55m
14h 23m

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

1h 2m 18s
0h 50m 47s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD 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)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD 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)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.167 W/kg Body: 0.704 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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