OnePlus Nord 3 vs Google Pixel 7
64
out of 100
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62
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.74-inch OnePlus Nord 3 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9000) that was released on July 5, 2023, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 3
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 13% longer battery life (21:57 vs 19:30 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 20W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Has a 0.44 inch larger screen size
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1542K versus 1203K)
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1114 against 973 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Handles wireless charging up to 20W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 13
- Reverse charging feature
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.74 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1240 x 2772 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.1:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 451 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1450 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 366 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 7 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Nord 3
6.74″ (20.1:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Pixel 7
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 3050 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 590 | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MC10 | Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 448 |
| GPU clock | 848 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS | ~759.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6409 | 3696 |
| Single-core score | 1710 | 1462 |
| Multi-core score | 4477 | 3871 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 576859 | 420771 |
| GPU | 296679 | 289075 |
| Memory | 223305 | 204670 |
| UX | 445817 | 288865 |
| Total score | 1542660 | 1203381 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [24 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 63% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 775 | 703 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 75% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1841 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7923 |
| Video editing | - | 6434 |
| Photo editing | - | 18842 |
| Data manipulation | - | 11061 |
| Writing score | - | 15053 |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Nord 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 -> alominzikk | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| 📘 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1584537 |
| 📘 2026-05-11 (DG) | AnTuTu 11 | 1542660 |
| 📘 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1) | AnTuTu 11 | 1561642 |
Google Pixel 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> putkin_prosrochka59 | AnTuTu 12 | 1477460 |
| 📘 2026-07-20 -> Dnhlst244. | AnTuTu 11 | 1258304 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (Ndraa) | AnTuTu 11 | 1259081 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (zeesun) | AnTuTu 11 | 1232487 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Олах #teamPixel) | AnTuTu 11 | 1184600 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13.1 | Stock Android |
| OS size | - | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4355 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:39 hr | 07:58 hr |
| Watching video | 15:44 hr | 13:42 hr |
| Gaming | 05:40 hr | 05:14 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 82 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX381 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 72 |
| Zoom | - | 106 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | 1/5 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 134 |
| Video | - | 144 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 19 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2023 | October 2022 |
| Release date | July 2023 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $599 |
| Successor | - OnePlus Nord 5 | - Google Pixel 10 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord 3. But if the camera, connectivity, and software are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 7.
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