OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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9.3	9.0
OnePlus Nord 2 5G	Samsung Galaxy S9
Released · Jul 29, 2021	Released · Mar 16, 2018
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px	5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
Triple camera	Single camera
6GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
4500 mAh	3000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches 158.9 x 73.2 x 8.25 mm	5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.67 oz (189.0 g)	5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch	5.8-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
85.82 %	84.36 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 (6 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3000 MHz Cortex-A78	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9	Adreno 630
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 3.1)	64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (11), OxygenOS 11.3 UI	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

13h 13min

Video

9h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP Aperture size: F2.5
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
32 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 720

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 22, 2021	Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM


RAM	8GB

International version


System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

with Dual SIM


System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 820

with 128 GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 770

Links

Full specifications
OnePlus Nord 2 5G Specs	Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs
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OnePlus Nord 2 5G Review	Samsung Galaxy S9 Review
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