OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 17, 2022		Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
		4GB/64GB - $729 4GB/128GB - $779 4GB/256GB - $879

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches 160.6 x 73.2 x 7.8	6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches 159.2 x 73.5 x 7.9 mm	5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g	6.00 oz / 170.0 g	4.76 oz / 135.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
		Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Blue Void, Charcoal Ink, Silver Ray	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.00% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.39% screen-to-body	5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 90Hz	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5		Ceramic Shield
Features
		HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	3.1 (Poor)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6× 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 570 Gold	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4	Adreno 619	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (12, 11)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	Untested	2018
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	Untested	4334
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested	2214
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested	1389

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4500 mAh	2227 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 50min

Gaming

8h 47min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.7 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Third camera
2 MP Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	16 MP (EIS) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.1	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
		M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
		Yes
VoLTE
		Yes

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