OnePlus Nord CE 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A23

OnePlus Nord CE 3

Samsung Galaxy A23

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 38, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), 800 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

162.7 mm

164.5 mm
Width

75.5 mm

76.9 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

184 g

195 g
Colors

Aqua Surge, Gray Shimmer

Black, Blue, Peach, White

Display
Display type

Fluid AMOLED

TFT
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2412 pixels

1080 x 2408 pixels
Pixel density

394 ppi

400 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

120Hz, HDR10+

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 24 mm, 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm, 20x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚ , 1/4" , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 1/5" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8120 x 6180 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.4 , 24 mm, 1.0 µm

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.2
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR, face detection, digital image stabilization

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

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Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

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Infrared

Yes

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NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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