realme X7 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB

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Comparing the realme X7 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE 5G 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 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,999, while OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB scores 1,758, making realme X7 Pro the better performer.


Display: realme X7 Pro offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB offers 6.43 inches, making realme X7 Pro the larger display of the two. realme X7 Pro features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB's Fluid AMOLED, making realme X7 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both realme X7 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: realme X7 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB offers 16 MP, making realme X7 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB delivers longer battery life with 14h 49m, while realme X7 Pro delivers 11h 47m, making OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme X7 Pro offers 128 GB, making OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: realme X7 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB is rated 7.


User Rating: realme X7 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

04 Feb, 2021
11 Jun, 2021
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
Snapdragon 750G
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super 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

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

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

Battery

4500 mAh
4500 mAh
6600 mAh
65W Super Dart Charging
30W Warp Charging
100W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • 120Hz AMOLED panel
  • Daylight photography is exemplary
  • Performance is great
  • 65W fast charging
  • Great display
  • Premium design
  • Nice software experience
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Night mode needs some improvement
  • Still ships with Android 10
  • Cameras are not up to the mark
  • No alert slider
  • Speakers are quite tinny
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5
(15,675 ratings)
4.1/5
(77,097 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

518,426
AnTuTu Score
392,543
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
11h 47m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 04, 2021
(Official)
Jun 11, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
Oxygen OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus MT6889Z
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A77 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570
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
8 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MC9
Adreno 619
Adreno 840

RAM

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

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

518,426
392,543
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
25.0 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)

14.5 %
12.4 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

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

Brightness

1200 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

402 ppi
409 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.66 %
85.31 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.6 %
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

160.8 mm
159.2 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.2 mm
73.5 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

184 grams
170 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.25 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
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera23.2 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.65µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Slow Motion
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
4500 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Super Dart Charging 100% in 35 minutes
Yes 30W Warp Charging 70% 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.

11h 47m
14h 49m
15h 10m

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

0h 34m 8s
1h 15m 0s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
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:
FDD N1 / N3
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
TDD N78
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) / 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)
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) / 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) / 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)
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) / 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

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 v5.0
Yes v5.1
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
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

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

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