OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G vs Google Pixel 6a
65
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.43-inch OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 900) that was released on February 17, 2022, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 18W)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.33 inch larger screen size
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Reverse charging feature
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 90% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (914K versus 480K)
- Delivers 47% higher peak brightness (880 against 598 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Stereo speakers
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 60% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1467 and 916 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
*
) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 409 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 83% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.4% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 354 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.6 mm (6.32 inches) | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 173 g (6.1 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 900 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | - | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~621 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 148916 | - |
| GPU | 113232 | - |
| Memory | 99056 | - |
| UX | 118554 | 913000 |
| Total score | 480630 | 914585 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 44.9 °C | 41.4 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2168 | 6194 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6261 | 6177 |
| Video editing | 5756 | 5806 |
| Photo editing | 13627 | 17969 |
| Data manipulation | 8077 | 9425 |
| Writing score | 9582 | 15432 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 21 GB | 14.3 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 14 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:33 hr | 1:51 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:54 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:44 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | - | 91 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12.2 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12.2 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.97", Omnivision OV64B - Phase autofocus |
- 12.2 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.13" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2022 | May 2022 |
| Release date | February 2022 | June 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 65 W | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 6a . But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G .
