Huawei P9 lite vs. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 lite and OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P9 lite vs. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.8 mm 160.6 mm OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has greater height than Huawei P9 lite.
Width 72.6 mm 73.2 mm OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has greater width than Huawei P9 lite.
Depth 7.5 mm 7.8 mm Huawei P9 lite is narrower than Huawei P9 lite.
Weight 147 g 173 g Huawei P9 lite is lighter than Huawei P9 lite.
Body Colour Gold | Black Mirror grey | Bahama blue
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.36 W/kg, 0.77 W/kg (body), 1.45 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Fluid Amoled
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.43" OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has larger screen size than Huawei P9 lite.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has better screen resolution than Huawei P9 lite.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 409 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology Wide colour display (P3), Dark mode, sRGB support, AI colour enhancement
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 650 MediaTek Dimensity 900
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.4 GHz OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has higher clock speed than Huawei P9 lite.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 lite has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali G68 MC4
MEMORY Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has more RAM than Huawei P9 lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has more internal memory than Huawei P9 lite.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 64 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 lite.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX214 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.79 OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has better lens aperture than Huawei P9 lite.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 0.7 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Filter mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), DualView, AI Scene Enhancement, 4-in-1 to 1.4μm pixel, AI hightlight video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9 lite.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Huawei P9 lite has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9 lite.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Filter mode
Light Source (Front) LED flash Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), AI hightlight video
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4500 mAh OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9 lite.
Standby Time 630 hours -
Talk Time 1890 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1890 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1134 min
Standby (GSM): up to 600 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 630 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 610 hrs
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CELLULAR Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OxygenOS (based on Android 11)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 LE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, AWB, MP4 WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, APE (Monkey's Audio), apt-X, LDAC, RAW, ALAC, OPUS, 3GPP, SBC, Vorbis, apt-X HD, GSM, G711-ALAW, G711-MLAW
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM MPEG-4, WMV, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265, MP4V, 3GPP, AV1
Audio Processor HiSilicon Hi6402 -
FEATURES Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features SmartPower 4.0 technology Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Super linear speaker
OTHERS Huawei P9 lite OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), SuperVOOC 65W power adapter
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification
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