OnePlus 3 vs OnePlus Nord CE5

At a glance

Brand: OnePlus; OnePlus
Release date: May 2016, 9 years ago; July 2025, 9 months ago
AnTuTu: 164.970 Antutu v7 Overall performance better than 37% of devices; 1.450.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 90% of devices
Launch price: —; ₹ 26,999.00 ($ 286.46)

Size: 5.5"; 6.77"
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 px FHD; 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED Optic AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 401 ppi Very high density; 388 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 16:9; 20:9
Features: Without Notch, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Capacitive, Multi-touch, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon silicon), TOL panel - Touch On Lens, Viewing angle - 178°; 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: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 2.2GHz; MediaTek Dimensity 8350
CPU: 2x Kryo 2.2 GHz + 2x Kryo 1.6 GHz; 1x3,35 GHz Cortex A715 + 3x3,20 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2,20 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type: Quad-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 14 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 3.35 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 530 624MHz; Mali G615-MC6
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4 RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 16 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.0; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX298 Exmor RS; Sony LYT-600
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; 0.70 µm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"; 1/1.95"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 480 fps
Features: 4K Video, Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW; 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

Dimensions: 74.7 mm 152.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model; 76.0 mm 163.6 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 158 g; 199 g
Materials: Plastic , Aluminium alloy; Plastic
Colors: Gold Gray; Black White Blue
Usable surface: 73 %; 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 9.0 P Android 9.0 Pie; 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 4.2; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate); 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; 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), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900), B34 (TD 2000), B39 (TD 1900+); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), 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)