OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs Apple iPhone 11
67
out of 100
VS
64
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.43-inch OnePlus Nord 2 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G) that was released on July 22, 2021, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 23 months before. 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 2 5G
- Comes with 1390 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3110 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 18W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Has a 0.33 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 26% higher pixel density (410 vs 326 PPI)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- Thinner bezels – 6.8% more screen real estate
- The phone is 1-year and 11-months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Shows 8% longer battery life (34:46 vs 32:08 hours)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than OnePlus
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (808K versus 695K)
- 53% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1619 and 1061 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 410 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 650 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 79% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 128.2% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 8 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.12 mm (6.26 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 73.31 mm (2.89 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP9 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 576 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 886 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~979.2 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 181329 | 188856 |
| GPU | 241109 | 305641 |
| Memory | 136131 | 136959 |
| UX | 136255 | 177223 |
| Total score | 695947 | 808922 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 50.7 °C | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | 70% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4197 | 7532 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6831 | - |
| Video editing | 5352 | - |
| Photo editing | 15029 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9115 | - |
| Writing score | 10578 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8, 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (98% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:31 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:29 hr | 11:39 hr |
| Watching video | 13:49 hr | 15:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:27 hr | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.3 |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Monochrome lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus Nord 2 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, 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 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2021 | September 2019 |
| Release date | July 2021 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 65 W | - |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord 2 5G . But if the performance, gaming, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 11 .
