OnePlus 9 vs OnePlus Nord 3 5G Specs Comparison

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OnePlus 9
OnePlus 9 OnePlus Nord 3 5G
Released · Apr 02, 2021
Released · Jul 11, 2023
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
6.7-inch · 2772x1240px
Triple camera
Triple camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 23, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$729

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches
160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm
6.38 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches
162 x 75.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g 6.83 oz / 193.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP54
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black Misty Green, Tempest Gray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 89.66% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2772x1240px, 20:9 ratio, 451 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Dragontrail
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2.5 (Average) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 9000 MT6983 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
Octa-core
1x3.05GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.85G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660 Mali-G710 MC10
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/256GB
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (11) Android (13)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge
Qi wireless charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
Wired: 80.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 50min
Browsing
11h 29min
Video
9h 16min
Gaming
9h 6min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.3
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White) 2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
16 MP (EIS) 16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, SBAS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 24, 2021
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136
Measured SAR
Head: 1.20 W/kg
Body: 0.78 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

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