Mid-range · 2023

OnePlus Nord CE3

Name: OnePlus Nord CE3
Brand: OnePlus

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36

A solid mid-ranger with all-day battery and 80W fast charging.

Best for Streaming · social · long days out

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 80W fast charging

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 782G 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the OnePlus Nord CE3 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Cooling hardware helps with sustained gaming performance

Display

6.7″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2412 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2412 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.7 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

635,774

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.7 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1×2.7GHz Cortex A78 +3×2.2GHz Cortex A78 +4×1.9GHz Cortex A55

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

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Dolby Atmos

Speakers

Mono

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Yes

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

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

184 g · 8.2 mm

Height

162.7 mm

Width

75.5 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

184 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2412 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

49% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 15 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

636k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 184 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

28% larger battery capacity

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

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

636k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 184 g vs 168 g

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