OnePlus 9 vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 23, 2021	Feb 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$729

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches 160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm	6.32 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches 160.6 x 73.2 x 7.8
Weight
6.77 oz (192.0 g)	6.10 oz (173.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.00% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6× 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 660	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (11)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 65.0W

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

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

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	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.7 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: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White)	2 MP Aperture size: F2.4
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), 720p (240 fps)
Front
16 MP (EIS)	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

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, USB 2.0
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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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	n1, n3, n5, n8, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), 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

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$829

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

Links

Full specifications
OnePlus 9 Specs	OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G Specs
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