Upper mid-range · 2023

OnePlus Nord 3

Name: OnePlus Nord 3
Brand: OnePlus
Price: 250000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦250,000 to ₦400,000 · 5 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 8 Pro Camera shares the Oppo Reno10 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 80W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out Plastic build

6.74″ AMOLED · 120Hz

9000 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the OnePlus Nord 3 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.74″ · AMOLED · 1240 × 2772 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.74"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1240 × 2772 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1114 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Dragontrail Glass

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 9000 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.05 GHz · Mali-G710 MC10

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 9000 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

1,103,441

v10

GeekBench

3,296

Graphics test

GFXBench 54 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.05 GHz

GPU

Mali-G710 MC10

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X2 3.05GHz + 3x Cortex A710 2.85GHz + 4x Cortex A510 1.85GHz

Software & updates

Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades, OxygenOS 15 · 3-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades, OxygenOS 15

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX890, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Oppo Reno10 Pro , OnePlus 11

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

103:00h

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.8 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.8 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 16/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

A-GPS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

5 g · 8.2 mm · IP54

Height

162.0 mm

Width

75.1 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

5 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1240 × 2772 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution · 6.74″ vs 6.1″ screen

49% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 171 g

Lower benchmark score

1.1M vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

28% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 168 g

Lower benchmark score

1.1M vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

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Where to buy

5 sellers·Used from ₦250,000

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Jiji Used

₦300,000

Fair for used

GOT Mobile

6.8 yrs · 68 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦320,000

Fair for used

BETTER DAY COMMUNICATIONS

10.8 yrs · 63 feedback · 16GB

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Jiji Used

₦400,000

Chris Gadgets planet📱📲📲📲

4.5 yrs · 17 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦400,000

Fair for used

Rex Gadgets Store

2.8 yrs · 8 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦250,000

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Bermix

128GB

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Konga · Jiji

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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