OnePlus Nord 4 vs OnePlus Nord 3 5G

The OnePlus Nord 4 scores 7.2 in our rating, and the OnePlus Nord 3 5G scores 6.7. The OnePlus Nord 4 leads in display, performance, battery, design and software support, while the OnePlus Nord 3 5G is ahead in camera. The OnePlus Nord 4 is the newer phone, announced Jul 16, 2024.

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OnePlus OnePlus Nord 4

7.2 Price TBA

Top score

OnePlus OnePlus Nord 3 5G

6.7 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the OnePlus Nord 4

Bigger battery 5,500 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 80 W
Brighter screen 2,150 nits vs 1,450 nits
Better water resistance IP65 vs IP54
Longer OS update support 4 years vs 3 years
Newer model Jul 16, 2024 vs Jul 5, 2023

Why choose the OnePlus Nord 3 5G

Lighter 193.5 g vs 199.5 g
Charger in the box

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec OnePlus Nord 4OnePlus Nord 3 5G

Overall 7.2 6.7

Display 8.0 7.4

Performance 6.8 6.4

Camera 5.9 6.3

Battery 6.0 5.4

Design 7.7 7.3

Software support 7.4 5.7

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec OnePlus Nord 4OnePlus Nord 3 5G

Size 6.74 inches 6.74 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED OLED, Super Fluid AMOLED

Resolution 1240 × 2772 px 1240 × 2772 px

Pixel density 450 ppi 450 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh — ✕ No

Peak brightness 2,150 nits 1,450 nits

HDR HDR10+ HDR10+

Protection — AGC Dragontrail glass

Performance

Spec OnePlus Nord 4OnePlus Nord 3 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 Dimensity 9000

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.8 GHz 3.05 GHz

GPU Adreno 732 Arm Mali-G710 MC10

Geekbench 6 single-core — 1,599

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 4,445

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB 8 GB / 16 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec OnePlus Nord 4OnePlus Nord 3 5G

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.95" 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@60 4K@60

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec OnePlus Nord 4OnePlus Nord 3 5G

Capacity 5,500 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 100 W 80 W

Reverse wireless — ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec OnePlus Nord 4OnePlus Nord 3 5G

Dimensions 162.6 × 75 × 7.99 mm 162.6 × 75.1 × 8.1 mm

Thickness 7.99 mm 8.1 mm

Weight 199.5 g 193.5 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum —

Back Metal Glass

Water resistance IP65 IP54

Fingerprint — Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Mercurial Silver, Oasis Green, Obsidian Midnight Tempest Gray, Misty Green

Connectivity and features

Spec OnePlus Nord 4OnePlus Nord 3 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec OnePlus Nord 4OnePlus Nord 3 5G

OS at launch Android 14 Android 13

Interface OxygenOS 14.1 OxygenOS 13.1

OS updates 4 years 3 years

Security updates 6 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec OnePlus Nord 4OnePlus Nord 3 5G

Announced Jul 16, 2024 Jul 5, 2023

Released — Jul 12, 2023

Status Released Released

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