hotwav Note 12 vs OnePlus Nord CE5

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; OnePlus
Release date: March 2023, 3 years 3 months ago; July 2025, 11 months ago
AnTuTu: 256.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 60% of devices; 1.450.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 90% of devices
Launch price: —; ₹ 26,999.00 ($ 286.46)

Size: 6.8"; 6.77"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 409 ppi Very high density; 388 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 19.5:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1000:1 contrast ratio, 1500:1 contrast ratio, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1400 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1300 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; MediaTek Dimensity 8350
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 1x3,35 GHz Cortex A715 + 3x3,20 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2,20 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 3.35 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Mali G615-MC6
RAM: 8 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; 0.70 µm
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 480 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Sony LYT-600
Sensor size: —; 1/1.95"

Capacity: 128 GB; 256 GB
Type: UFS Storage 2.2; UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 81.0 mm 168.0 mm 17.0 mm Print 3D Model; 76.0 mm 163.6 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 337 g; 199 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Black Orange; Black White Blue
Usable surface: 70 %; 89 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP65
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 300 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 16 OxygenOS 16 (Android 16)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 6 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)