realme X7 Max 256GB vs OnePlus Nord 2 256GB

Comparing the realme X7 Max 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: realme X7 Max 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,052, while OnePlus Nord 2 256GB scores 2,762, making realme X7 Max 256GB the better performer.

Display: Both realme X7 Max 256GB and OnePlus Nord 2 256GB offer the same screen size of 6.43 inches, but realme X7 Max 256GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord 2 256GB's Fluid AMOLED, making realme X7 Max 256GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme X7 Max 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus Nord 2 256GB offers 50 MP, making realme X7 Max 256GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 2 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme X7 Max 256GB offers 16 MP, making OnePlus Nord 2 256GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 2 256GB delivers longer battery life with 15h 27m, while realme X7 Max 256GB delivers 12h 19m, making OnePlus Nord 2 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme X7 Max 256GB and OnePlus Nord 2 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme X7 Max 256GB and OnePlus Nord 2 256GB equally at 8.

User Rating: realme X7 Max 256GB and OnePlus Nord 2 256GB both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

realme X7 Max 256GB

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Summary

Release Date

04 Jun, 2021

26 Jul, 2021

N/A

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 1200	MediaTek Dimensity 1200	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	Fluid AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Mono Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


4500 mAh	4500 mAh	6500 mAh
50W Super Dart Charging	65W Warp Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Superlative performance
Light and trendy design
Capable cameras
Good software experience

Decent performance
Excellent photography
Software experience still the best
Superfast 65W charging

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Bloatware
Lacks expandable storage

Mono sensor not very useful
Screen brightness could be better
Low-light photography needs improvement

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(14,454 ratings)

4.3/5

(94,007 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

629,120 AnTuTu Score	541,522 AnTuTu Score	N/A
12h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 27m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jun 04, 2021

(Official)

Jul 26, 2021

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MC9

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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.

629,120

541,522

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

27.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.0 %

6.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Fluid AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.92 %

85.59 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.7 %

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

158.5 mm

159.1 mm

162.7 mm

Width

73.3 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

8.2 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

179 grams

189 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length

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 Mono Camera

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8500 x 6500 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Super Dart Charging 50% in 16 minutes

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired 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.

12h 19m

15h 27m

N/A

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

0h 58m 30s

0h 40m 4s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.149 W/kg Body: 1.098 W/kg

Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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