Speedy charging. The Nord N30 is a mid-range smartphone which is marketed because the Nord CE 3 Lite in sure nations. Some elements of what initially made OnePlus so distinctive as a model have sadly been misplaced. Find out whether or not the smartphone remains to be value buying on this review.
Florian Schmitt, ๐ Florian Schmitt (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published ๐ฉ๐ช
For a very long time, OnePlus was thought to be a model for folks looking for a substitute for mainstream producers reminiscent of Samsung or Apple. What made the model so profitable was its individuality and shut contact to its group particularly. The OnePlus smartphonesโ independence has gotten rather more restricted prior to now few years โ for instance, they now use their sister manufacturersโ software program: realme, Oppo and Vivo.
The OnePlus Nord N30 is a mid-range cellphone being offered under the $300 threshold โ a uncommon achievement if you take a look at this 12 monthsโs different releases. The system is also offered underneath the identify OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G in different nations, the one distinction being that the Nord N30 has a barely slower charger.
Can the OnePlus Nord N30 nonetheless show itself to be a high-quality different to different mid-range smartphones? Or have OnePlusโ telephones grow to be replaceable within the meantime?
Display
6.72 inch 20:9, 2400 x 1080 pixel 392 PPI, capacitive touchscreen, IPS, 240Hz sampling fee, shiny:ย sure, 120ย Hz
Storage
128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash, 128ย GBย
, 99ย GB free
Connections
1 USB 2.0, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: microSD as much as 1 TB, shared, 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fiย 4/ac = Wi-Fiย 5/), Bluetooth 5.1, 2G (850/โ900/โ1800/โ1900), 3G (B1/โB2/โB4/โB5/โB6/โB8/โB19), 4G (B1/โB2/โB3/โB4/โB5/โB7/โB8/โB12/โB13/โB17/โB18/โB19/โB20/โB26/โB28/โB38/โB39/โB40/โB41/โB66), 5G (n1/โn3/โn5/โn7/โn8/โn20/โn28/โn38/โn40/โn41/โn66/โn77/โn78), Dual SIM, LTE, 5G, GPS
Size
peak x width x depth (in mm): 8.3 x 165.5 x 76 ( = 0.33 x 6.52 x 2.99 in)
Battery
5000ย mAh Lithium-Polymer, 67 Watt charging
Charging
quick charging / Quickcharge
Operating System
Android 13
Camera
Primary Camera: 108 MPix f/โ1.7, section comparison-AF, contrast-AF, LED-flash, Videos @1080p/โ30fps (Camera 1); 2.0MP, f/โ2.4, macro lens (Camera 2); 2.0MP, f/โ2.4, depth of subject (Camera 3)
Secondary Camera: 16 MPix f/โ2.4, Videos @1080p/โ30fps
Additional options
Speakers: mono speaker, charger, USB cable, SIM instrument, silicone bumpter, 24 Months Warranty, fanless
Weight
195ย g ( =ย 6.88ย oz / 0.43ย kilos) ( =ย 0ย oz / 0ย kilos)
Note: The producer might use elements from completely different suppliers together with show panels, drives or reminiscence sticks with related specs.
Rating |
Date |
Model |
Weight |
Drive |
Size |
Resolution |
Best Price |
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81.4ย % | 06/2023 |
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G SD 695 5G, Adreno 619 |
195ย g | 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | 6.72โณ | 2400ร1080 | |
81.4ย % | 05/2023 |
Xiaomi Poco X5 SD 695 5G, Adreno 619 |
190ย g | 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | 6.67โณ | 2400ร1080 | |
79.2ย % | 01/2023 |
Realme 10 Helio G99, Mali-G57 MP2 |
178ย g | 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | 6.40โณ | 2400ร1080 | |
79.1ย % | 03/2023 |
Motorola Moto G53 SD 480+, Adreno 619 |
183ย g | 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash | 6.50โณ | 1600ร720 | |
80.8ย % | 07/2022 |
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G SD 695 5G, Adreno 619 |
195ย g | 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | 6.59โณ | 2412ร1080 |
The OnePlus Nord N30 is available in black and light-weight inexperienced โ the again of the cellphoneโs case is shiny, which implies that grease or fingerprint marks rapidly grow to be an actual downside for the system. Both digicam openings are an identical in measurement and are positioned under one different. A matte plastic body surrounds the cellphoneโs case.
The entrance facet contains a small โchinโ under the display โ basically, the system has fairly slim bezels, that means that 87 % of its floor is taken up by the show. Gorilla Glass 5 protects the Nord N30โs display.ย
Corners are properly rounded off and all-in-all, the cellphone feels fairly ergonomic. If you are feeling the corners on the entrance of the system, the transition does really feel somewhat tough, which general worsens the texture of the construct high quality a bit. At 195 grams, the cellphone weighs the very same as its predecessor, theย Nord CE 2 Lite. There are undoubtedly lighter telephones on this worth class, but with regard to its display measurement, we discover the load to be acceptable.ย
The cellphoneโs case is secure, can hardly be twisted and solely robust stress will get by to the liquid crystal. In complete, the cellphone has a high-quality really feel.
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The OnePlus cellphone retails forย $299.99 โ one thing hardly ever achieved by telephones on this worth vary launched within the final 12 months. For the cash, you get 128 GB UFS 2.2 flash storage and eight GB RAM.
The smartphone also contains a 3.5-mm jack, NFC and Dual-SIM. Although, one of many two Nano SIM slots is also occupied by the microSD card, which suggests you must select between the 2.
The microSD card reader helps playing cards as much as 1 TB and it was somewhat slower than different telephones in our copying take a look at. In the CPDT, the cellphone also achieved barely below-average switch charges. In on a regular basis use, this should not be terribly noticeable.ย
Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash(Angelbird V60) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash(Angelbird V60) |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash(Angelbird AV Pro V60) |
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Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash(Angelbird V60) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash(Angelbird V60) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; SDCard Sequential Write 0.5 GB: ร37 (28.7-44.4)
Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; SDCard Sequential Write 0.5 GB; Angelbird AV Pro V60: ร40 (29.3-50.7)
Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; SDCard Sequential Write 0.5 GB: ร37.5 (26.5-44)
Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash; SDCard Sequential Write 0.5 GB: ร38.9 (28.3-49.6)
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; SDCard Sequential Write 0.5 GB; Angelbird V60: ร36.2 (29.8-46.8)
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; SDCard Sequential Read 0.5 GB: ร68.6 (26.9-79.1)
Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; SDCard Sequential Read 0.5 GB; Angelbird AV Pro V60: ร73.4 (32.4-80)
Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; SDCard Sequential Read 0.5 GB: ร76.5 (36.7-80.5)
Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash; SDCard Sequential Read 0.5 GB: ร76.1 (26.1-84.4)
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; SDCard Sequential Read 0.5 GB; Angelbird V60: ร76.1 (42.7-84.9)
OxygenOS 13.1 is predicated on Android 13 and shares a software program base with ColorOS, FuntouchOS and the realme UI. At the time of testing, the final security patch was from May 2023, so comparatively up-to-date. The system is ready to obtain two large Android updates and 3 years of smaller patches.
Many of the pre-installed apps are doubles of capabilities taken care of by Google apps, such because the photograph gallery or the proprietary browser. You can deactivate a few of them, but you possibly canโt delete them totally. Even so, the producer has chosen to not set up any third-party sponsored apps.
The cellphone helps WiFi5 and thus, it has related switch charges to these of its opponents. During our take a look at, information was transferred constantly and with none hitches. Near the router, the cellphone retains a superb sign and web pages are loaded rapidly. With a ten-metre distance to the router and with three partitions in between, nevertheless, you solely get about half of the unique sign and it takes fairly a bit longer to load pages.ย
The Nord N30 is a 5G smartphone that helps plenty of frequencies, that means itโs good for taking with you on journeys. Although, it is not totally a world cellphone. Its sign power all the time lay somewhat behind that of high-end smartphones โ but the sign by no means lower out totally in larger cities.ย
Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (34.8 โ 1875, n=170, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (40.5 โ 1810, n=171, final 2 years) |
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Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Outside, our cellphone was rapidly situated inside a 3-metre accuracy. All the large satellite tv for pc networks used for finding are supported, in addition to SBAS for much more exact finding.
During our take a look at bike journey and utilizing the Garmin Venu 2 as a comparability system, the Nord N30โs efficiency was somewhat disappointing when it got here to figuring out our place. The cellphone recorded our route in a approach that steered we typically cycled straight by homes and gardens, as a substitute of on the street.ย
In tight alleyways inside the Old Town, this labored somewhat higher and the cellphoneโs accuracy was acceptable. If you sometimes use your cellphone to navigate, you may be simply nice with the Nord N30. If you require extraordinarily exact finding, then youโll doubtless want to show to utilizing a special system for this.
The OnePlus Nord N30 makes use of Androidโs normal phone app.
While on a name, you possibly can flip the inner earpieceโs quantity up fairly far, but voices by no means fairly sound completely clear and also you also begin to hear a little bit of background noise. Even so, you possibly can nonetheless perceive the individual youโre speaking to and the microphone transmits your voice effectively, even if you speak quietly.ย
The built-in speaker outputs callersโ voices rather more clearly and exactly. The hands-free microphone also does an ideal job.ย
Compared to its predecessor, the OnePlus Nord N30 has a a lot stronger major digicam: Now it contains a putting 108 megapixels โ nevertheless, the aperture stays to be f/1.7, that means the digicam is not any extra light-sensitive.
Images taken utilizing the principle digicam wrestle somewhat with lacklustre colour depiction. Especially very mild and really darkish areas lose quite a lot of element. On the panorama picture, we favored the sharpness of a number of the particulars and in complete, it left a superb impression on us. In decrease lighting circumstances, you must anticipate extra gloomy-looking images. You can nonetheless see a number of the lighter areas, but darker areas stay fully black.
Videos will be recorded in a most of Full HD and at 30 fps. Within this worth vary, you possibly canโt actually anticipate any extra. The autofocus works rather less constantly: Sometimes, it reacts rapidly and different occasions thereโs fairly a delay. However, the digicam adapts rapidly and reliably to completely different lighting circumstances.ย
The cellphone nonetheless does not have a wide-angle lens โ solely a low-resolution macro digicam and a lens to help a better depth-of-field impact.
Image Comparison
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Main digicam flowerMain digicam panoramaMain digicam low mild
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In phrases of picture sharpness, the principle digicam did effectively in our laboratory take a look at โ at only one lux lighting brightness, the topic was nonetheless simply recognizable, but it was very grainy.
Next to a USB cable and a quick charger, the cellphone also comes with a SIM instrument and a silicone bumper. On OnePlusโ web site, you should purchase the long-lasting sandstone bumper case which the model is well-known for.ย
The cellphone comes with a normal one-year guarantee within the US.
The OnePlus Nord N30 will be operated very easily because of its 120-Hz show, which samples the display for contact inputs as much as 240 occasions a second. The complete show is delicate proper as much as the corners and inputs are acted upon rapidly.
You can also select to unlock the cellphone biometrically. The fingerprint sensor is built-in into the standby button and virtually unlocks the cellphone instantaneously, even when it was in standby mode earlier than. You can also unlock the cellphone through a facial recognition operate which makes use of the cellphoneโs front-facing digicam. It works rapidly and reliably, but it is not fairly as protected.
The Nord N30โs IPS display is 6.72 inches in measurement, has a 20:9 Full HD decision and is significantly brighter than its predecessorโs display. Compared to many different telephones inside this worth vary, our take a look at system offers higher brightness ranges with a mean of 656 cd/mยฒ extra.
And no want to fret: We did not measure anyย PWMย on our take a look at system โ even at very low brightness ranges.
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Distribution of brightness
X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 683ย cd/mยฒ (Nits) Average: 655.8ย cd/mยฒ Minimum: 2.3ย cd/mยฒ
Brightness Distribution:ย 90 %
Center on Battery: 672ย cd/mยฒ
Contrast: 1723:1 (Black: 0.39ย cd/mยฒ)
ฮE Color 3.88 | 0.55-29.43 ร5.1
ฮE Greyscale 5.2 | 0.57-98 ร5.4
95.6% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.218
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G IPS, 2400ร1080, 6.72 |
Xiaomi Poco X5 AMOLED, 2400ร1080, 6.67 |
Realme 10 AMOLED, 2400ร1080, 6.40 |
Motorola Moto G53 IPS, 1600ร720, 6.50 |
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G IPS, 2412ร1080, 6.59 |
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Brightness center | 672 |
674 0% |
553 -18% |
587 -13% |
590 -12% |
Brightness | 656 |
683 4% |
553 -16% |
559 -15% |
561 -14% |
Brightness Distribution | 90 |
98 9% |
91 1% |
91 1% |
92 2% |
Black Level * | 0.39 |
0.4 -3% |
0.38 3% |
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Contrast | 1723 |
1468 -15% |
1553 -10% |
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Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.88 |
1.6 59% |
4.23 -9% |
2.6 33% |
5.15 -33% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.89 |
5.3 33% |
10.83 -37% |
5.62 29% |
10.35 -31% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5.2 |
2.5 52% |
3.6 31% |
3.3 37% |
7.1 -37% |
Gamma | 2.218 99% |
2.21 100% |
2.24 98% |
2.463 89% |
2.143 103% |
CCT | 7734 84% |
6346 102% |
7171 91% |
6288 103% |
8540 76% |
* โฆ smaller is best
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
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To dim the display, some notebooks will merely cycle the backlight on and off in speedy succession โ a way known as Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This biking frequency ought to ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If stated frequency is simply too low, customers with delicate eyes might expertise pressure or complications and even discover the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparability: 53ย % of all examined units donโt use PWM to dim the show. If PWM was detected, a mean of 19025 (minimal: 5 โ most: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
According to our measurements utilizing CalMAN and a spectrophotometer, the cellphoneโs colour copy will not be on the everyday stage of OLED shows and reveals a slight blue forged in mild grey tones. Especially vivid blue tones are depicted considerably distorted, but its general colour accuracy is enough for personal use.
Display Response Times
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Display response occasions present how briskly the display is ready to change from one colour to the subsequent. Slow response occasions can result in afterimages and might trigger shifting objects to seem blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles ought to pay particular consideration to quick response occasions.
Outside, the show struggles with reflections โ within the solar, the display may be very troublesome to learn from. In vivid circumstances with out direct mild, it really works simply nice.
The viewing-angle photographs present no colour or brightness variations if you view the show from flat angles.
Theย Qualcomm Snapdragon 695ย reveals no progress over the cellphoneโs predecessor, theย OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite, as this processor was already used within the final cellphone. Our take a look at system was about the identical as different telephones inside this worth vary in our benchmarks.
In on a regular basis use, this could show to be sufficient energy for nearly all apps. Only utilizing plenty of packages on the similar time might push the cellphone towards its limits.
Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (119 โ 1885, n=238, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (659 โ 697, n=18) |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Realme 10 Mediatek Helio G99, Mali-G57 MP2, 8192 |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (473 โ 5538, n=238, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (1663 โ 2038, n=18) |
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Realme 10 Mediatek Helio G99, Mali-G57 MP2, 8192 |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (111952 โ 1322448, n=164, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (344344 โ 409358, n=13) |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (4780 โ 28378, n=226, final 2 years) |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Realme 10 Mediatek Helio G99, Mali-G57 MP2, 8192 |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (6897 โ 10834, n=17) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (226 โ 1356, n=135, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (521 โ 604, n=14) |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (411 โ 9585, n=164, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (3171 โ 3848, n=14) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (2565 โ 19657, n=164, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (6789 โ 8072, n=14) |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (670 โ 11617, n=164, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (3167 โ 4836, n=14) |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (697 โ 30125, n=164, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (3975 โ 4426, n=14) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (10 โ 2392, n=164, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Motorola Moto G53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (1078 โ 1382, n=14) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 6144 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (438 โ 1806, n=7, final 2 years) |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (893 โ 903, n=2) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Average of sophistication Smartphone ย (1217 โ 4656, n=7, final 2 years) |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, Adreno 619, 8192 |
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Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย (2064 โ 2064, n=2) |
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In our graphics benchmarks, the cellphone behaved similar to a typical mid-range cellphone: Average benchmarks in Full HD had been accomplished at 30 fps but rendering in 4K was solely potential to do very slowly.
If you simply wish to sport sometimes utilizing the cellphoneโs native decision, then youโll have no issues if you happen to use medium settings. The cellphone does not have rather more in reserve.
Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash |
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash |
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Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Internet pages load fairly rapidly, but you sometimes have to attend for footage. Scrolling by the pages works very easily because of the 120-Hz show.
The cellphone was also very quick in our browser benchmarks, which could partly be as a result of newer model of the Chrome browser.
Modern UFS 2.2 reminiscence will be discovered in lots of mid-range telephones. However, the storage controller has to have the ability to use the excessive potential information throughput charges of the flash units, which solely works very well in realme 10. The OnePlus Nord N30 is on par with many equally priced telephones, but it can not stand out when it comes to storage pace.
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G | Xiaomi Poco X5 | Realme 10 | Motorola Moto G53 | OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G | Average 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | Average of sophistication Smartphone | |
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Sequential Read 256KB | 506.1 |
522.64 3% |
881 74% |
474.6 -6% |
509.21 1% |
713 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(303 โ 1009, n=49) 41% |
1187 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(215 โ 4512, n=232, final 2 years) 135% |
Sequential Write 256KB | 466.6 |
497.38 7% |
530.1 14% |
243.87 -48% |
482.15 3% |
512 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(105.3 โ 884, n=49) 10% |
762 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(57.5 โ 3062, n=232, final 2 years) 63% |
Random Read 4KB | 162.5 |
185.09 14% |
200.5 23% |
166.24 2% |
179.02 10% |
182.4 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(89.3 โ 261, n=49) 12% |
209 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(22.2 โ 543, n=232, final 2 years) 29% |
Random Write 4KB | 134.9 |
168.49 25% |
257.7 91% |
139.83 4% |
147.46 9% |
176 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(70.5 โ 258, n=49) 30% |
220 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(13 โ 572, n=233, final 2 years) 63% |
60-fps gaming is feasible on the Nord N30, but solely when enjoying easy video games reminiscent of Armajet. PUBG Mobile will be run at 40 fps utilizing low settings; in Diablo: Immortal, thereโs solely a 30-fps possibility to choose. We examined the body charges utilizing software program fromย GameBench.
For a mid-range system, the charges we measured had been acceptable โ there werenโt any main drops. If you simply wish to play video games sometimes on the cellphone, then you may be certain to have enjoyable with the Nord N30. For extra demanding video games, youโll doubtless must look elsewhere.
The cellphone heats as much asย 44.1 ยฐC at room temperature, which might undoubtedly be felt โ but that in itself is not too problematic. It is just in larger surrounding temperatures and when demanding extra from the cellphone that issues would possibly begin to get a bit difficult.
A increase in temperature actually did not have an effect on the cellphoneโs efficiency, because the 3DMark stress take a look at confirmed: After 20 runs, the cellphone had the identical quantity of energy obtainable because it did originally of the take a look at.
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Maximum: 44.1 ยฐC = 111 F Average: 40.3 ยฐC = 105 F |
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Maximum: 41.7 ยฐC = 107 F Average: 38.8 ยฐC = 102 F |
Power Supply (max.)ย 43.6 ยฐC = 110 F | Room Temperatureย 20.5 ยฐC = 69 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-260
(-) The common temperature for the higher facet underneath maximal load is 40.3 ยฐC / 105 F, in comparison with the common of 32.7 ยฐC / 91 F for the units within the class Smartphone.
(ยฑ) The most temperature on the higher facet is 44.1 ยฐC / 111 F, in comparison with the common of 34.9 ยฐC / 95 F, starting from 21.9 to 55.8 ยฐC for the category Smartphone.
(ยฑ) The backside heats as much as a most of 41.7 ยฐC / 107 F, in comparison with the common of 33.7 ยฐC / 93 F
(+) In idle utilization, the common temperature for the higher facet is 25.3 ยฐC / 78 F, in comparison with the system common of 32.7 ยฐC / 91 F.
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash |
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Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash |
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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 1.1.0.2: ร2.17 (2.16-2.18)
Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 1.1.0.2: ร1.755 (1.744-1.766)
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 1.0.9.1: ร2.15 (2.14-2.16)
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 0.0.0.0: ร7.26 (7.24-7.27)
Realme 10 Mali-G57 MP2, Helio G99, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 0.0.0.0: ร8.19 (8.16-8.21)
Motorola Moto G53 Adreno 619, SD 480+, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 0.0.0.0: ร5.87 (5.72-5.9)
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Adreno 619, SD 695 5G, 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 0.0.0.0: ร7.21 (7.21-7.23)
The OnePlus cellphoneโs sound system consists of just one mono speaker, but it will possibly get fairly loud (as much as 84.9 dB(A)) and nonetheless sounds nice. Even very excessive sounds arenโt overemphasized and different kinds of music all sound completely different.
Of course, actual audio lovers will nonetheless want to make use of headphones or exterior audio system. These can both be related through the 3.5 mm jack or through Bluetooth 5.1. If you select the wi-fi possibility, a wide selection of codecs is out there. At most, we miss very high-quality (but not but broadly used) codecs like LDHC.
Frequency diagram (checkboxes will be checked and unchecked to check units)
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G audio evaluation
(+) | audio system can play comparatively loud (84.9 dB)
Bass 100 โ 315 Hz
(-) | practically no bass โ on common 24.4% decrease than median
(ยฑ) | linearity of bass is common (8.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 โ 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids โ solely 4.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 โ 16 okHz
(ยฑ) | larger highs โ on common 6.5% larger than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 โ 16.000 Hz
(ยฑ) | linearity of general sound is common (19.5% distinction to median)
Compared to similar class
ยป 23% of all examined units on this class had been higher, 9% related, 68% worse
ยป The greatest had a delta of 11%, common was 23%, worst was 65%
Compared to all units examined
ยป 49% of all examined units had been higher, 8% related, 43% worse
ยป The greatest had a delta of 3%, common was 20%, worst was 65%
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G audio evaluation
(ยฑ) | speaker loudness is common but good (80.7 dB)
Bass 100 โ 315 Hz
(-) | practically no bass โ on common 30.2% decrease than median
(ยฑ) | linearity of bass is common (11.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 โ 2000 Hz
(ยฑ) | larger mids โ on common 5% larger than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 โ 16 okHz
(+) | balanced highs โ solely 4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 โ 16.000 Hz
(ยฑ) | linearity of general sound is common (23.4% distinction to median)
Compared to similar class
ยป 54% of all examined units on this class had been higher, 12% related, 34% worse
ยป The greatest had a delta of 11%, common was 23%, worst was 65%
Compared to all units examined
ยป 72% of all examined units had been higher, 7% related, 21% worse
ยป The greatest had a delta of 3%, common was 20%, worst was 65%
The OnePlus Nord N30 does not must draw back on the subject of energy consumption โ in complete, itโs about on the identical stage as different equally priced units. Although, its predecessor was somewhat extra frugal.ย Especially when the system is underneath comparatively little load, its base consumption is sort of excessive.
It is nice that the OnePlus smartphone will be charged at as much as 65 watts; the matching energy adapter will be discovered within the package deal. Thus, it takes about 40 minutes till the 5,000 mAh battery is absolutely charged once more from 0%. At the identical time, the Nord CE 3 Lite will be related to the charger for a short while if you happen to donโt have a lot time, and youโll have sufficient energy for a number of hours of operation after a couple of minutes.
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G 5000ย mAh |
Xiaomi Poco X5 5000ย mAh |
Motorola Moto G53 5000ย mAh |
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G 5000ย mAh |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G ย |
Average of sophistication Smartphone ย |
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Idle Minimum * | 1.1 |
0.96 13% |
0.8 27% |
0.8 27% |
0.861 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(0.56 โ 1.1, n=13) 22% |
0.877 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(0.12 โ 2.37, n=172, final 2 years) 20% |
Idle Average * | 1.5 |
1.49 1% |
1.5 -0% |
1 33% |
1.678 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(1 โ 2.47, n=13) -12% |
1.498 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(0.65 โ 4.26, n=172, final 2 years) -0% |
Idle Maximum * | 1.7 |
1.53 10% |
2 -18% |
1.4 18% |
1.822 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(1.4 โ 2.52, n=13) -7% |
1.706 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(0.69 โ 4.45, n=172, final 2 years) -0% |
Load Average * | 4.1 |
3.52 14% |
4.6 -12% |
2.4 41% |
3.41 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(2.4 โ 4.83, n=13) 17% |
4.32 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(2.1 โ 10.1, n=172, final 2 years) -5% |
Load Maximum * | 5.8 |
4.32 26% |
6.3 -9% |
4.6 21% |
5.18 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(4.32 โ 6.5, n=13) 11% |
7.17 {el.classList.toggle(โhideElโ);});return false;โ>?(3.56 โ 13.7, n=172, final 2 years) -24% |
* โฆ smaller is best
In truth, the cellphoneโs barely larger energy consumption is noticeable within the type of barely shorter battery runtimes in comparison with its predecessor. Nevertheless, our take a look at system lasted for 16:26 hours whereas browsing utilizing WLAN, which is an efficient consequence.
This ought to simply final for a full work day โ and it ought to even show to be sufficient for 2 days if used sparingly.
Battery Runtime
Idle (with out WLAN, min brightness) | 36hย 05min | |
WiFi Websurfing | 16hย 26min | |
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p | 17hย 9min | |
Load (most brightness) | 4hย 14min |
Pros
+enticing, secure case
+nice charging approach
+fast fingerprint sensor
+vivid show
+no PWM
+no throttling underneath load
+good loudspeaker sound
+sensible runtimes
Cons
โinaccurate finding at occasions
โdisplay has tough corners
โno wide-angle digicam
โmuffled phoning sound
The OnePlusย Nord N30 contains a good major digicam, vivid display, first rate sound system and mid-range efficiency ranges.ย
Slight weaknesses will be discovered within the cellphoneโs finding capabilities: Despite supporting SBAS, our recorded routes had been typically fairly far off the routes we truly took. A large-angle digicam is also lacking, and the incoming sound could possibly be somewhat clearer when phoning.
Operating the cellphone is simple and dependable, its runtimes are enough for on a regular basis use and it may be charged rapidly.
But โ does theย Nord N30 nonetheless really feel like a OnePlus cellphone? Well, its case is smooth and secure, and this comparatively low-cost OnePlus sequence by no means did function an alert slider. Its new software program is now quick and intuitive. However, itโs comprehensible that many followers miss earlier fashionsโ high-quality and community-developed OxygenOS.
The OnePlus Nord N30 is an efficient mid-range cellphone for an inexpensive worth of underneath $300. Its major digicam is able to taking fairly good images.
Its predecessor, theย Nord CE 2 Lite, can now be discovered for fairly a bit cheaper. However, it options slower charging occasions and shorter updates โ aside from that, its adjustments are minimal. It is also value looking on theย realme 10, which contains a very fast storage controller.
Currently, the OnePlus Nord N30 will be discovered on Amazon forย $299.99.
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
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06/21/2023 v7
Florian Schmitt
Connectivity
51ย /ย 70ย โย 72%
Games Performance
30ย /ย 64ย โย 47%
Application Performance
74ย /ย 86ย โย 86%
Smartphone โ Weighted Average
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