OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs OnePlus 7T
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 OnePlus 7T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus 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 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3800 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 30W)
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (695K versus 624K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- The phone is 1-year and 11-months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 7T
- Water-resistant body (IPX4 classification)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (749 against 634 nits)
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 410 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 650 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 86.74% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 128.2% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | 357 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.12 mm (6.26 inches) | 160.9 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 73.31 mm (2.89 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IPX4 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2960 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP9 | Adreno 640 |
| GPU shading units | 576 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 886 MHz | 627 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~979.2 GFLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 181329 | 181414 |
| GPU | 241109 | 178991 |
| Memory | 136131 | 117078 |
| UX | 136255 | 142747 |
| Total score | 695947 | 624212 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 50.7 °C | 50.7 °C |
| Stability | 70% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4197 | 2401 |
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 | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | OxygenOS 12.1 |
| OS size | 14 GB | 27 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 3800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (98% in 30 min) | Yes, Warp Charge 3T (35% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:31 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:29 hr | 10:51 hr |
| Watching video | 13:49 hr | 14:15 hr |
| Gaming | 05:27 hr | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 103 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 117° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 12 MP + 16 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 |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 51 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Samsung S5K3M5 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.3 |
- 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Sensor: 1/3.09", Sony IMX481 (BSI CMOS) |
| Monochrome lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus Nord 2 5G from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/3.1" |
| 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 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| 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, NAVIC, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 16 |
| 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) | - | 1.04 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.4 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| 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, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord 2 5G . But if the camera and design are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 7T .
