OnePlus Nord CE 5G vs Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

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8.7
OnePlus Nord CE 5G
7.5
Sony Xperia 1 III
OnePlus Nord CE 5G Sony Xperia 1 III
Released · Jun 21, 2021
Released · Jul 01, 2021
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
Triple camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
12GB · 256GB
4500 mAh
4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches
159.2 x 73.5 x 7.9 mm
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.00 oz (170.0 g) 6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Blue Void, Charcoal Ink, Silver Ray Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
6.4-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI 3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Technology
AMOLED OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz 120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.39 % 90.99 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 570 Gold
Octa-core
Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 619 Adreno 660
RAM
6GB 12GB
Internal storage
128GB 256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11) Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh 4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wired: 30.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
9h 50min
Gaming
8h 47min
Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
9h 4min
Video
6h 5min
Gaming
7h 2min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.3
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
16 MP (EIS), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX, aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78 Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
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), 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), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1300

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
With 512GB internal storage
Internal storage 512GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
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