POCO F9 Ultra vs OnePlus Nord CE3 5G

The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the OnePlus Nord CE3 5G scores 6.5. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.

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POCO POCO F9 Ultra

9.3 Price TBA

Top score

OnePlus OnePlus Nord CE3 5G

6.5 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra

Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 80 W
Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.7 inches
Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP54
Longer OS update support 4 years vs 2 years

Why choose the OnePlus Nord CE3 5G

Lighter 184 g vs 235 g
Thinner 8.2 mm vs 8.74 mm
microSD card slot
Charger in the box

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Spec POCO F9 UltraOnePlus Nord CE3 5G

Overall 9.3 6.5

Display 8.7 8.0

Performance 9.0 6.6

Camera 8.7 6.1

Battery 8.8 5.4

Design 8.2 6.6

Software support 7.4 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO F9 UltraOnePlus Nord CE3 5G

Size 6.9 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED OLED, Fluid AMOLED

Resolution 1200 × 2608 px 1080 × 2412 px

Pixel density 416 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 10,000 nits —

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision HDR10+

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i —

Performance

Spec POCO F9 UltraOnePlus Nord CE3 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Snapdragon 782G

Process 3 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 2.7 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 642L

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 UltraOnePlus Nord CE3 5G

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 50 MP 8 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 5× optical, periscope —

Optical zoom 5× —

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 8K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video 4K@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 UltraOnePlus Nord CE3 5G

Capacity 8,050 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W 80 W

Wireless charging 50 W —

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 UltraOnePlus Nord CE3 5G

Dimensions 163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm 162.7 × 75.5 × 8.2 mm

Thickness 8.74 mm 8.2 mm

Weight 235 g 184 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum Plastic

Back Fiberglass Plastic

Water resistance IP68 IP54

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Dark Cherry Aqua Surge, Gray Shimmer

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 UltraOnePlus Nord CE3 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 6.0 5.2

USB USB-C 3.x 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 POCO F9 UltraOnePlus Nord CE3 5G

OS at launch Android 16 Android 13

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 OxygenOS 13.1

OS updates 4 years 2 years

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 UltraOnePlus Nord CE3 5G

Announced Sep 1, 2026 Jul 5, 2023

Released Sep 1, 2026 Aug 4, 2023

Status Released Released

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