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OnePlus Nord CE 5G Battery test: Very efficient

October 15, 2021
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This device has been retested in the latest version of our protocol. Overall, sub-scores and attributes are up to date. For detailed information, check the What’s New article
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Released in June 2021, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G lands in our Advanced ($200-$399) smartphone segment. Among other attractive features, it sports a multi-camera setup with a 64 MP main camera. Let’s take a look at how it performed in our comprehensive array of battery tests.

Key specifications:

  • Battery capacity: 4500 mAh
  • 30W charger
  • 6.43-inch, 1080 x 2400, 90 Hz AMOLED display
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G (5 nm) chipset
  • Tested RAM / storage combination: 8 GB + 128 GB

About DXOMARK Battery tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone battery reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests over a week-long period both indoors and outdoors. This article highlights the most important results of our testing. (See our introductory and how we test articles for more details about our smartphone Battery protocol.)

Test summary

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.


OnePlus Nord CE 5G
136
battery
141
Autonomy
Home/Office
147

221

On the go
132

195

Calibrated
134

198

124
Charging
Full charge
115

224

Quick boost
133

212

150
Efficiency
Charge up
132

205

Discharge
160

194

Key performances

Charging Time
2 days 16h
Battery life
Charging Time
0h42
80% Charging time
Charging Time
1h01
Full charging time
Quick Boost
4h51 autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Please be aware that beyond this point, we have not modified the initial test results. While data and products remain fully comparable, you might encounter mentions and references to the previous scores.
BATTERY
Position in Global Ranking
27th
1. Oppo Find X7 Ultra
160
2. Honor Magic6 Pro
157
3. Honor X9b
156
3. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
156
5. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
152
6. Honor X7b
151
6. Oppo Find X6 Pro
151
8. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
150
9. Honor X7a
147
9. Oppo Reno12 Pro
147
9. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
147
12. Oppo Reno6 5G
146
13. Oppo Reno12
144
13. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
144
15. Honor X9a
143
16. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
142
17. Honor Magic5 Pro
141
17. Oppo Reno8 5G
141
19. Asus ROG Phone 6
140
19. Sony Xperia 10 V
140
21. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G
139
22. Huawei P60 Pro
138
22. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro
138
22. Oppo A77 5G
138
22. Sony Xperia 10 IV
138
26. Samsung Galaxy A15 LTE
137
27. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
136
27. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
136
27. Samsung Galaxy M51
136
27. Vivo Y72 5G
136
27. Vivo X80 Lite 5G
136
27. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
136
27. Xiaomi 11T
136
34. Asus ROG Phone 7
135
34. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
135
34. Oppo Find X5 Lite
135
37. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
134
37. Samsung Galaxy S23+
134
37. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
134
37. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
134
41. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
133
41. Oppo A74
133
41. Vivo Y76 5G
133
41. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
133
41. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
133
41. Xiaomi 14
133
41. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
133
48. Honor X8 5G
132
48. Oppo A78 5G
132
48. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
132
48. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
132
52. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
131
52. POCO F5 Pro
131
52. Samsung Galaxy A72
131
52. Wiko Power U30
131
56. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
130
56. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
130
58. Realme GT Neo 3
129
58. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
129
58. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
129
58. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
129
58. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
129
63. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
128
63. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
128
63. Xiaomi 13
128
66. Honor 90 Lite
127
66. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
127
66. Oppo A94 5G
127
66. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
127
70. Honor 70
126
70. OnePlus 10T 5G
126
70. Oppo Find X3 Neo
126
70. Xiaomi 13 Pro
126
70. Xiaomi 11T Pro
126
75. OnePlus 11
125
75. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
125
77. Nothing Phone (2)
124
78. Huawei P50 Pro
123
78. TCL 40R 5G
123
78. Xiaomi 14 Ultra
123
78. Xiaomi 12T Pro
123
82. OnePlus 9
122
83. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
121
83. Oppo A74 5G
121
83. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
121
86. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
120
86. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
120
86. Xiaomi 13T Pro
120
89. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
119
89. Nothing Phone(1)
119
89. Oppo A54 5G
119
89. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
119
93. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
118
93. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
118
93. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
118
93. Xiaomi 12T
118
93. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G
118
98. Realme GT 2 Pro
117
98. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
117
98. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13
117
101. Honor X7
116
101. Honor 90
116
101. Oppo Find X5 Pro
116
101. Vivo Y20s
116
105. Apple iPhone 13
115
105. Crosscall Stellar-X5
115
105. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
115
105. Realme GT 5G
115
109. Apple iPhone 15 Pro
114
109. Huawei P40 Lite
114
109. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
114
109. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
114
109. Xiaomi 13T
114
114. Apple iPhone 15
113
114. Nokia G42 5G
113
114. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
113
114. Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
118. Apple iPhone 14
112
118. Motorola Moto G62 5G
112
118. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
112
118. OnePlus 8T
112
122. Google Pixel 8 Pro
111
122. Motorola Moto G9 Power
111
122. Oppo Find X5
111
122. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
111
122. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
111
127. Wiko Power U20
110
128. Oppo Find X3 Lite
109
128. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
109
128. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)
109
128. Samsung Galaxy S23
109
132. Honor Magic Vs
108
132. Oppo Find N2 Flip
108
132. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
108
132. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
108
136. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
107
136. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
107
138. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
106
139. Black Shark 5 Pro
105
139. Oppo Find X3 Pro
105
141. OnePlus 9 Pro
104
142. Google Pixel 8
103
142. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
103
142. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
103
145. Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
102
145. Asus Zenfone 8
102
145. Google Pixel 7 Pro
102
145. Motorola moto g34 5G
102
149. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
101
149. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
101
151. OnePlus 10 Pro
100
151. POCO F4 GT
100
151. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
100
151. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
100
151. Xiaomi 12
100
156. Apple iPhone 13 mini
99
156. Realme C21
99
156. Realme C11
99
156. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
99
156. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
99
161. Google Pixel 7
98
161. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
98
161. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
98
164. Google Pixel 6
97
165. Google Pixel 7a
96
165. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
96
165. Vivo X51 5G
96
168. Honor Magic4 Pro
95
168. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
95
168. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
95
168. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
95
168. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
95
173. Google Pixel 6a
94
173. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
94
175. Apple iPhone 12 mini
93
175. Google Pixel 5
93
175. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
93
178. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
92
179. Motorola moto g54 5G
90
179. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
90
181. Google Pixel Fold
88
181. Xiaomi Redmi 9
88
183. Sony Xperia 1 IV
87
183. TCL 406
87
185. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
84
186. Fairphone 5
83
187. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
82
187. Xiaomi Mi 11
82
189. Google Pixel 6 Pro
81
190. Xiaomi 12 Pro
76
191. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
75
BATTERY
Position in Advanced Ranking
8th
1. Honor X9b
156
1. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
156
3. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
152
4. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
150
5. Honor X7a
147
6. Honor X9a
143
7. Oppo A77 5G
138
8. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
136
8. Samsung Galaxy M51
136
8. Vivo Y72 5G
136
8. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
136
12. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
135
13. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
134
14. Oppo A74
133
14. Vivo Y76 5G
133
14. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
133
17. Honor X8 5G
132
17. Oppo A78 5G
132
17. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
132
20. Realme GT Neo 3
129
20. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
129
20. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
129
20. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
129
24. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
128
25. Honor 90 Lite
127
25. Oppo A94 5G
127
27. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
125
28. TCL 40R 5G
123
29. Oppo A74 5G
121
30. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
120
30. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
120
32. Oppo A54 5G
119
33. Honor X7
116
34. Huawei P40 Lite
114
35. Motorola Moto G62 5G
112
35. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
112
37. Motorola Moto G9 Power
111
38. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
107
39. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
101
40. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
96
41. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
95
42. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
94
43. Motorola moto g54 5G
90

Pros

  • Best efficiency in its segment and among the best overall
  • Very good charging experience for its price point
  • Decent autonomy in Typical Usage Scenario testing

Cons

  • Weak performance in mobility
  • Poor performance for both gaming and calling in calibrated testing

Thanks to its truly impressive efficiency, a good charging experience, and reasonably good autonomy results, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G moves into the No. 2 position alongside the Vivo Y72 5G in our DXOMARK Battery protocol ranking.

OnePlus Nord CE 5G

 Oppo A94 5G

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
Battery capacity (mAh)

4500

 4310

5020
Charger

30W

 30W

33W
Display type

OLED

 OLED

OLED
Display resolution

1080 x 2400

 1080 x 2400

1080 x 2400
Chipset

Snapdragon 750G 5G

 Dimensity 800U

Snapdragon 732G

Autonomy (76)

How long a battery charge lasts depends not only on battery capacity, but also other aspects of the phone’s hardware and software. The DXOMARK Battery autonomy score is composed of three performance sub-scores: (1) Stationary, (2) On the go, and (3) Calibrated use cases. Each sub-score comprises the results of a comprehensive range of tests for measuring autonomy in all kinds of real-life scenarios.

Light Usage
90h
Light Usage
Active: 2h30/day
Moderate Usage
64h
Moderate Usage
Active: 4h/day
Intense Usage
40h
Intense Usage
Active: 7h/day

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G achieves decent autonomy results in our lab tests.

BATTERY
Position in Global Ranking
Battery Life (moderate)
47th
1. Honor X7b
95h
2. Honor X7a
86h
3. Vivo Y72 5G
85h
4. Honor Magic6 Pro
81h
5. Wiko Power U30
80h
6. Sony Xperia 10 IV
80h
7. Samsung Galaxy A15 LTE
78h
8. Honor X9b
77h
8. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
77h
10. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
77h
11. Oppo A77 5G
76h
12. Sony Xperia 10 V
75h
13. Honor X8 5G
74h
14. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
74h
15. Samsung Galaxy M51
73h
16. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
72h
17. Asus ROG Phone 6
72h
18. Asus ROG Phone 7
72h
19. Honor X9a
72h
20. Wiko Power U20
71h
21. Oppo Reno12 Pro
71h
22. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
70h
23. Oppo Reno12
70h
24. Oppo A78 5G
70h
25. Vivo Y20s
69h
26. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
69h
27. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
69h
28. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
69h
29. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
69h
30. Samsung Galaxy A72
69h
31. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
68h
32. Oppo Find X7 Ultra
67h
33. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
67h
34. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
67h
35. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
67h
36. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G
66h
37. Honor Magic5 Pro
65h
38. Motorola Moto G62 5G
65h
39. Honor X7
65h
40. TCL 40R 5G
65h
41. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
65h
42. Oppo A54 5G
65h
43. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
65h
44. Nokia G42 5G
64h
45. Crosscall Stellar-X5
64h
46. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
64h
47. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
64h
48. Vivo Y76 5G
64h
49. Oppo Find X6 Pro
64h
50. Oppo A74
64h
51. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
64h
52. Motorola Moto G9 Power
64h
53. Oppo A74 5G
63h
54. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
63h
55. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
62h
56. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
62h
57. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
62h
58. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
61h
59. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
61h
60. Samsung Galaxy S23+
61h
61. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
60h
62. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
60h
63. Xiaomi 13 Pro
60h
64. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
60h
65. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro
60h
66. Honor 90 Lite
60h
67. Xiaomi 11T
59h
68. TCL 406
59h
69. Vivo X80 Lite 5G
59h
70. Realme C11
59h
71. Motorola moto g34 5G
59h
72. POCO F5 Pro
59h
73. Honor 70
58h
74. Oppo Find X5 Lite
58h
75. Oppo A94 5G
58h
76. Oppo Reno8 5G
58h
77. Huawei P60 Pro
57h
78. Realme C21
57h
79. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
57h
80. Oppo Reno6 5G
57h
81. Sony Xperia 5 IV
57h
82. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
57h
83. Honor 90
57h
84. Xiaomi 11T Pro
57h
85. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13
56h
86. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
56h
87. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
56h
88. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
56h
89. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
56h
90. OnePlus 10T 5G
55h
91. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
55h
92. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
55h
93. Nothing Phone (2)
55h
94. Google Pixel 8 Pro
55h
95. Google Pixel 7a
55h
96. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
54h
97. Nothing Phone(1)
54h
98. OnePlus 9
54h
99. Xiaomi 13T
54h
100. Xiaomi 13
54h
101. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
54h
102. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
54h
103. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
54h
104. Xiaomi 12T Pro
54h
105. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
53h
106. Motorola moto g54 5G
53h
107. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G
53h
108. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
53h
109. Honor Magic Vs
53h
110. Xiaomi 14
53h
111. Xiaomi 14 Ultra
53h
112. Apple iPhone 14
53h
113. Apple iPhone 13
52h
114. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
52h
115. OnePlus 11
52h
116. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
52h
117. Xiaomi 13T Pro
52h
118. Realme GT Neo 3
52h
119. Xiaomi 12T
52h
120. Google Pixel 7 Pro
52h
121. Realme GT 5G
52h
122. Huawei P50 Pro
51h
123. Oppo Find X3 Neo
51h
124. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
51h
125. Apple iPhone 15 Pro
51h
125. Samsung Galaxy S23
51h
127. Apple iPhone 15
51h
128. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
51h
129. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
50h
130. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
50h
131. Google Pixel 6a
50h
132. Huawei P40 Lite
50h
133. Realme GT 2 Pro
50h
134. Xiaomi Redmi 9
50h
135. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
50h
136. Oppo Find N2 Flip
49h
137. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
49h
138. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
49h
139. Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
49h
140. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
49h
141. Oppo Find X5 Pro
49h
142. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
49h
143. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)
49h
144. Google Pixel 7
49h
145. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
49h
146. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
49h
147. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
49h
148. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
49h
149. Google Pixel 8
49h
150. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
48h
151. Google Pixel 6
48h
152. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
48h
153. Oppo Find X5
48h
154. Google Pixel Fold
47h
155. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
47h
156. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
47h
157. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
47h
158. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
47h
159. Sony Xperia 1 IV
47h
160. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
46h
161. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
46h
162. Oppo Find X3 Lite
46h
163. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
46h
164. Xiaomi 12
45h
165. OnePlus 8T
45h
166. Asus Zenfone 8
45h
167. Google Pixel 5
44h
168. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
44h
169. Oppo Find X3 Pro
44h
170. OnePlus 10 Pro
43h
171. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
43h
172. OnePlus 9 Pro
43h
173. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
43h
174. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
42h
175. Google Pixel 6 Pro
41h
176. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
41h
177. Black Shark 5 Pro
41h
178. Apple iPhone 13 mini
41h
179. Apple iPhone 12 mini
40h
180. POCO F4 GT
40h
181. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
40h
182. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
39h
183. Honor Magic4 Pro
39h
184. Vivo X51 5G
38h
185. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
38h
186. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
38h
187. Fairphone 5
37h
188. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
37h
189. Xiaomi Mi 11
36h
190. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
35h
191. Xiaomi 12 Pro
34h
BATTERY
Position in Advanced Ranking
Battery Life (moderate)
23rd
1. Honor X7a
86h
2. Vivo Y72 5G
85h
3. Honor X9b
77h
3. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
77h
5. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
77h
6. Oppo A77 5G
76h
7. Honor X8 5G
74h
8. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
74h
9. Samsung Galaxy M51
73h
10. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
72h
11. Honor X9a
72h
12. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
70h
13. Oppo A78 5G
70h
14. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
69h
15. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
67h
16. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
67h
17. Motorola Moto G62 5G
65h
18. Honor X7
65h
19. TCL 40R 5G
65h
20. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
65h
21. Oppo A54 5G
65h
22. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
64h
23. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
64h
24. Vivo Y76 5G
64h
25. Oppo A74
64h
26. Motorola Moto G9 Power
64h
27. Oppo A74 5G
63h
28. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
62h
29. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
62h
30. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
61h
31. Honor 90 Lite
60h
32. Oppo A94 5G
58h
33. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
56h
34. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
54h
35. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
54h
36. Motorola moto g54 5G
53h
37. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
52h
38. Realme GT Neo 3
52h
39. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
50h
40. Huawei P40 Lite
50h
41. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
49h
42. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
49h
43. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
47h

Stationary

OnePlus Nord CE 5G

83

104

Vivo Y72 5G
Best: Vivo Y72 5G (104)

A robot housed in a Faraday cage performs a set of touch-based user actions during what we call our “typical usage scenario” (TUS) — making calls, video streaming, etc. — 4 hours of active use over the course of a 16-hour period, plus 8 hours of “sleep.” The robot repeats this set of actions every day until the device runs out of power. 

Our engineers measured 68 hours for the OnePlus Nord CE 5G in our TUS, which is an average result, outshining the Oppo A94 5G by 6 hours but falling behind the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro by 2.5 hours.

Typical Usage Scenario discharge curves

On the go

OnePlus Nord CE 5G

68

96

Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (96)

Using a smartphone on the go takes a toll on autonomy because of extra “hidden” demands, such as the continuous signaling associated with cellphone network selection, for example. DXOMARK Battery experts take the phone outside and perform a precisely defined set of activities while following the same three-hour travel itinerary for each device.

None of the three devices fared very well in our on the go tests, with all of them putting in particularly poor performances for calling and navigation. One bright spot for the Nord CE 5G is its results when using its camera, where it does better than average.

Autonomy for on the go use cases (full charge)

Calibrated

OnePlus Nord CE 5G

71

100

Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (100)

For this series of tests, the smartphone returns to the Faraday cage and our robots repeatedly perform actions linked to one specific use case (such as gaming, video streaming, etc.) at a time. Starting from an 80% charge, all devices are tested until they have expended at least 5% of their battery power.

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G had mixed results in our calibrated tests, with better than average results for multimedia use cases (video streaming / playback) and audio, but underperforming in gaming and calling. Nevertheless, it obtained the highest score among the three devices in this review — 5 points more than the Oppo A94 5G (66) and 3 more the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro (68).

Autonomy for calibrated use cases (full charge)

Charging (83)

The DXOMARK Battery charging score is composed of two sub-scores, Full charge and Quick boost. Full charge tests assess the reliability of the battery power gauge; measure how long it takes to charge a battery from 0% to 80% capacity and from 80% to 100%; and measure how long and how much power the battery takes to go from an indicated 100% to an actual full charge. With the phone at different charge levels (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%), Quick boost tests measure the amount of charge the battery receives after being plugged in for 5 minutes. 

Wired
Wired
58%
in 30 min
0h42
0 - 80%
1h01
Full charge
Power consumption and battery level during full charge

For its price point, the OnePlus Nord CE achieves impressive results for charging, on par with the Oppo A94 5G (83) and 6 points higher than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro (77).

Full charge

OnePlus Nord CE 5G

79

121

Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (121)

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G and the Oppo A94 5G share a very similar charging profile (plateauing for 15 minutes at around 30W, with most of the remaining charge occurring at 25W). This similar profile also results in close charging times and scores, with the Oppo ahead of the OnePlus by a few minutes (and thus by two points) because of the former’s smaller battery capacity. The Redmi Note 10 Pro comes in below the other two devices.

Time to full charge
BATTERY
Position in Global Ranking
Charging Time 0-80%
82nd
1. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
0h08
2. Black Shark 5 Pro
0h13
3. Realme GT Neo 3
0h14
4. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
0h14
5. OnePlus 10T 5G
0h16
6. POCO F4 GT
0h17
7. OnePlus 11
0h18
8. Xiaomi 11T Pro
0h18
9. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
0h19
10. Oppo Find X7 Ultra
0h20
11. Oppo Reno8 5G
0h21
12. Realme GT 5G
0h21
13. Xiaomi 12 Pro
0h21
14. OnePlus 9
0h21
15. Oppo Reno6 5G
0h22
16. Xiaomi 12T Pro
0h22
17. OnePlus 9 Pro
0h22
18. Honor Magic4 Pro
0h22
19. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
0h22
20. Xiaomi 14
0h22
21. Oppo Find X5 Lite
0h22
22. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
0h22
23. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
0h22
24. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
0h23
25. Oppo Find X3 Pro
0h23
26. Oppo Find X3 Neo
0h23
27. Xiaomi 13 Pro
0h23
28. Oppo Find X5 Pro
0h23
29. Oppo Find X6 Pro
0h24
30. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
0h24
31. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
0h24
32. Oppo Find X5
0h25
33. OnePlus 8T
0h25
34. Xiaomi 12T
0h25
35. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
0h25
36. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
0h26
37. Oppo Find X3 Lite
0h26
38. Realme GT 2 Pro
0h26
39. OnePlus 10 Pro
0h26
40. Xiaomi 12
0h27
41. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
0h28
42. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro
0h28
43. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
0h28
44. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
0h28
45. Xiaomi 13
0h29
46. Honor Magic6 Pro
0h29
47. Huawei P60 Pro
0h29
48. Honor Magic Vs
0h29
49. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G
0h29
50. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
0h29
51. Oppo Reno12 Pro
0h30
52. Xiaomi 13T Pro
0h30
53. Xiaomi 11T
0h30
54. Huawei P50 Pro
0h30
55. Xiaomi Mi 11
0h31
56. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
0h31
57. POCO F5 Pro
0h32
58. Honor 70
0h32
59. Nothing Phone (2)
0h32
60. Oppo Reno12
0h32
61. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
0h33
62. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
0h34
63. Huawei P40 Lite
0h34
64. Xiaomi 14 Ultra
0h35
65. Asus ROG Phone 6
0h35
66. Xiaomi 13T
0h35
67. Honor 90
0h35
68. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
0h37
69. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
0h37
70. Honor Magic5 Pro
0h37
71. Samsung Galaxy S23+
0h37
72. Asus ROG Phone 7
0h37
73. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
0h38
74. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
0h38
75. Oppo A94 5G
0h39
76. Vivo Y76 5G
0h39
77. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
0h39
78. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
0h40
79. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
0h40
80. Vivo X51 5G
0h41
81. Vivo X80 Lite 5G
0h42
82. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
0h42
83. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)
0h42
84. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
0h43
85. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
0h43
86. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
0h43
87. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13
0h44
88. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
0h44
89. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G
0h44
90. Oppo Find N2 Flip
0h45
91. Asus Zenfone 8
0h45
92. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
0h46
93. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
0h46
94. Nothing Phone(1)
0h47
94. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
0h47
96. Google Pixel 8
0h48
97. Oppo A74
0h48
98. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
0h48
99. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
0h48
100. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
0h49
101. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
0h49
102. Google Pixel 8 Pro
0h49
103. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
0h49
104. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
0h49
105. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
0h49
106. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
0h49
107. Oppo A78 5G
0h49
108. Oppo A77 5G
0h50
109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
0h50
109. Samsung Galaxy S23
0h50
111. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
0h51
112. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
0h51
113. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
0h51
114. Honor 90 Lite
0h51
115. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
0h51
115. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
0h51
117. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
0h51
118. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
0h52
119. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
0h52
120. Apple iPhone 12 mini
0h52
121. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
0h52
122. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
0h52
123. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
0h52
124. Honor X9a
0h53
125. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
0h53
126. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
0h53
127. Apple iPhone 15 Pro
0h54
128. Apple iPhone 14
0h54
129. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
0h54
129. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
0h54
131. Samsung Galaxy A15 LTE
0h54
132. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
0h54
133. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
0h54
134. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
0h55
135. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
0h56
136. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
0h56
137. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
0h56
137. Honor X9b
0h56
139. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
0h57
140. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
0h57
141. Apple iPhone 13 mini
0h57
142. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
0h57
143. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
0h57
144. Samsung Galaxy A72
0h58
145. Apple iPhone 13
0h58
146. Google Pixel 7
1h00
147. Google Pixel Fold
1h00
148. Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
1h01
149. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1h01
150. Apple iPhone 15
1h02
151. Honor X8 5G
1h02
152. Google Pixel 6 Pro
1h02
153. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
1h03
153. Google Pixel 6
1h03
155. Google Pixel 7 Pro
1h03
156. Honor X7
1h05
157. Sony Xperia 1 IV
1h05
158. Sony Xperia 5 IV
1h05
159. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1h06
160. Fairphone 5
1h07
161. Google Pixel 7a
1h07
162. Honor X7b
1h08
163. Honor X7a
1h10
164. Google Pixel 6a
1h11
165. Motorola moto g34 5G
1h12
166. Google Pixel 5
1h14
167. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
1h15
168. Vivo Y72 5G
1h18
169. Crosscall Stellar-X5
1h20
170. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
1h20
171. Oppo A74 5G
1h21
172. Sony Xperia 10 V
1h22
173. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
1h22
174. Samsung Galaxy M51
1h23
175. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
1h25
176. TCL 40R 5G
1h25
177. Vivo Y20s
1h25
178. Motorola Moto G62 5G
1h26
179. Motorola moto g54 5G
1h26
180. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
1h28
181. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
1h30
182. Nokia G42 5G
1h33
183. Sony Xperia 10 IV
1h45
184. Wiko Power U30
1h47
185. Realme C21
1h50
186. Oppo A54 5G
1h51
187. Xiaomi Redmi 9
1h52
188. Motorola Moto G9 Power
1h53
189. Realme C11
1h56
190. TCL 406
2h02
191. Wiko Power U20
2h22
BATTERY
Position in Advanced Ranking
Charging Time 0-80%
11th
1. Realme GT Neo 3
0h14
2. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
0h22
3. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
0h22
4. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
0h28
5. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
0h31
6. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
0h33
7. Huawei P40 Lite
0h34
8. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
0h38
9. Oppo A94 5G
0h39
10. Vivo Y76 5G
0h39
11. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
0h42
12. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
0h43
13. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
0h44
14. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
0h46
15. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
0h47
16. Oppo A74
0h48
17. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
0h49
18. Oppo A78 5G
0h49
19. Oppo A77 5G
0h50
20. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
0h51
21. Honor 90 Lite
0h51
22. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
0h51
23. Honor X9a
0h53
24. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
0h53
25. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
0h54
25. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
0h54
27. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
0h55
28. Honor X9b
0h56
28. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
0h56
30. Honor X8 5G
1h02
31. Honor X7
1h05
32. Honor X7a
1h10
33. Vivo Y72 5G
1h18
34. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
1h20
35. Oppo A74 5G
1h21
36. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
1h22
37. Samsung Galaxy M51
1h23
38. TCL 40R 5G
1h25
39. Motorola Moto G62 5G
1h26
40. Motorola moto g54 5G
1h26
41. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
1h30
42. Oppo A54 5G
1h51
43. Motorola Moto G9 Power
1h53

Quick boost

OnePlus Nord CE 5G

83

111

Realme GT Neo 3
Best: Realme GT Neo 3 (111)

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G puts in a very good performance for its price range, thanks to a fast charge and very good efficiency that results in a boost of around 5 hours of autonomy for a five-minute charge with a remaining charge of 50% or lower. This is 30 minutes more than the Oppo A94 5G and between 30 minutes and an hour more than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro.

OnePlus Nord CE 5G Oppo A94 5G Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
Autonomy boost (hh:mm) 20%5:01 4:33 4:37
40%5:00 4:29 4:04
60%4:17 3:53 4:04
80%2:30 2:20 2:59
Percentage boost 20%10.6 %11.4 %9.4 %
40%10.6 %11.3 %8.3 %
60%9.1 %9.8 %8.3 %
80%5.3 %5.9 %6.1 %
Energy consumed 20%2361 mWh2501 mWh2504 mWh
40%2357 mWh2464 mWh2201 mWh
60%2021 mWh2135 mWh2201 mWh
80%1177 mWh1284 mWh1618 mWh

Efficiency (89)

Our Efficiency score comprises two sub-scores, Charge up and Discharge. Charge up is the efficiency of a full charge (how much energy is drained from the wall outlet vs the energy capacity of the battery, as well as the efficiency of the charger and its residual consumption). Discharge is how much current the smartphone drains from the battery when in use (the ratio of battery capacity to autonomy). Better autonomy with a smaller battery means better efficiency.

Charge up

OnePlus Nord CE 5G

75

105

Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
Best: Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro (105)

Thanks to its great efficiency, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G posts 5 points over the Oppo A94 5G and 10 points over the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro.

Discharge

OnePlus Nord CE 5G

104

121

Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Best: Apple iPhone 13 Pro (121)

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G is one of the best devices we have measured for discharge efficiency so far. Though its discharge rate for calling and gaming is only average, it is particularly efficient in our video use case tests and in our daytime TUS tests.

Conclusion

While it does not have the best autonomy or the best charging performance in our database, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G strikes a good balance between autonomy and charging, and outshines nearly all others in terms of efficiency.

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