OnePlus Nord 3 vs OnePlus 9 Pro
64
out of 100
VS
63
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 OnePlus 9 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and came out 2 years and 4 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
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (1114 against 867 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1542K versus 1185K)
- The phone is 2 years and 4 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 65W)
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1710 and 1537 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 9 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- 16% higher pixel density (525 vs 451 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- 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 | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1240 x 2772 pixels | 1440 x 3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.1:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 451 ppi | 525 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1450 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | 97.8% |
| PWM | 366 Hz | 192 Hz |
| Response time | 7 ms | 41.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 73.6 mm (2.9 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, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max clock | 3050 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 590 | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MC10 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 848 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6409 | - |
| Single-core score | 1710 | 1537 |
| Multi-core score | 4477 | 3989 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 576859 | 437275 |
| GPU | 296679 | 236949 |
| Memory | 223305 | 195660 |
| UX | 445817 | 315921 |
| Total score | 1542660 | 1185805 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 63% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 775 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 56% |
| Graphics test | - | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1527 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 10265 |
| Video editing | - | 6204 |
| Photo editing | - | 26249 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9595 |
| Writing score | - | 14324 |
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 |
OnePlus 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 (Md Taief Khan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1321279 |
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Executedream) | AnTuTu 12 | 1200645 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1537 / 3989 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | AnTuTu 11 | 1253342 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 (Mete kaan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1207152 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 2750 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13.1 | OxygenOS 13 |
| OS size | - | 16 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (100% in 32 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:39 hr | 08:24 hr |
| Watching video | 15:44 hr | 12:07 hr |
| Gaming | 05:40 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 140° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Sony IMX789 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 77 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV08A10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 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 | - | 65 |
| Preview | - | 60 |
| Zoom | - | 110 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of OnePlus 9 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | 1/5 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2023 | March 2021 |
| Release date | July 2023 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $970 |
| Successor | - OnePlus Nord 5 | - OnePlus 15 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.21 W/kg |
| 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 | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord 3. But if the connectivity, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 9 Pro.
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