The new POCO M3 phone has a 3 camera setup with a main lens of 48 MP, Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor chipset and a battery of 6000 mAh. On other side, the OnePlus Nord also has interesting features. The comparison for both models with new specs are detailed next.
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Specifications
| Feature | POCO M3 | OnePlus Nord |
|---|---|---|
| Screen Display | 6.53 in (inches) | 6.44 in (inches) |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G |
| Operating System | Android 10 | Android 10 |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| RAM | 4 GB (gigabytes) | 8 GB (gigabytes) or 12 GB (gigabytes) |
| Storage | 64 GB (gigabytes),128 GB (gigabytes) | 128 GB (gigabytes),256 GB (gigabytes) |
| Camera | 48/2/2 MP | 48/8/5/2 MP |
| Front Camera | 8 MP | 32 MP |
| Battery | 6000 mAh | 4115 mAh |
Processor and Operating System
The POCO M3 runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset and the processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 4 cores of 2.0 GHz Kryo 260 and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 260. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2000 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture. Running on Android 10 operating system.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 is a less powerful chipset processor than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G.
Meanwhile, the OnePlus Nord has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.4 GHz Kryo 475, 1 core of 2.42 GHz Kryo 475 and 6 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 475. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2400 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture and Hyper Boost 3.0 acceleration engine. And it’s running on Android 10 OS system.
Graphics Processor (GPU)
The POCO M3 is carrying a Qualcomm Adreno 610,950 MHz (megahertz) gpu in the interior and the OnePlus Nord has the Qualcomm Adreno 620 graphics processor.
Battery
The POCO M3 battery capacity is 6000 mAh which is a 45.8% (percent) more powerful than the 4115 mAh offered by the OnePlus Nord. Some features include Fast charging and Non-removable.
The OnePlus Nord battery include Fast charging, Non-removable and Warp Charge 30T.
Screen
The smartphone is using a IPS display with 1080 x 2340 pixels and a screen size of 6.53 in (inches).
Meanwhile the OnePlus Nord is featuring a AMOLED display with 1080 x 2400 pixels and a screen size of 6.44 in (inches).
As we can see here, the POCO M3 is a 1.3% bigger than OnePlus Nord screen.
The main display features of both phones are detailed next:
| POCO M3 | OnePlus Nord |
|---|---|
| 1500:1 | 90 Hz |
| 2.5D curved glass screen | Capacitive |
| 70% NTSC | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Capacitive | Multi-touch |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Scratch resistant |
| Multi-touch | |
| Scratch resistant | |
| TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification | |
| Wildvine L1 certified |
RAM Memory and storage
On the memory hardware side, the POCO M3 is carrying a ram memory of 4 GB (gigabytes) with some features like 1866 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR4X and Double channel.
The OnePlus Nord is coming with a 8 GB (gigabytes) or 12 GB (gigabytes) and it has some features like 1866 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR4X and Double channel.
In the basic edition, the POCO M3 gives a 100% more ram memory capacity than OnePlus Nord.
The maximum ram capacity offered by the POCO M3 is 4 gigabytes ,which is a 200% smaller than the OnePlus Nord with 12 gigabytes
How much built-in storage space you can get for apps and saving photos, files and video? The POCO M3 comes with or 64 GB (gigabytes) or 128 GB (gigabytes). In the basic edition, the POCO M3 gives a 100% more storage memory capacity than OnePlus Nord.
The maximum storage capacity offered by the POCO M3 is 128 gigabytes ,which is a 100% less than the OnePlus Nord with 256 gigabytes
OnePlus Nord gets you or 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes) of internal storage.
Rear Camera
The POCO M3 rear camera setup is composed by 3 lenses of 48/2/2 MP , the flash type is Dual LED , carrying a sensor like Sony IMX582 Exmor RS , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.79 f/2.4 f/2.4 respectively.
Meanwhile the OnePlus Nord rear camera comes with 4 lenses of 48/8/5/2 MP , the flash type is Dual LED , carrying sensor like Sony IMX586 Exmor RS , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.7 f/2.2 f/2.4 f/2.4 respectively.
| POCO M3 | OnePlus Nord |
|---|---|
| Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) | 1080p @ 120 fps |
| Aperture size – f/2.4 (#3) | 5-element lens (#2) |
| Autofocus | 82-p @ 240 fps |
| Color Focus | Angle of view – 119° (#2) |
| Continuous shooting | Aperture size – f/2.2 (#2) |
| Digital image stabilization | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#3) |
| Digital zoom | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) |
| Exposure compensation | Autofocus |
| Face detection | Autofocus (#4) |
| Geotagging | Closed-loop focus motor |
| HDR | Continuous autofocus |
| ISO settings | Continuous shooting |
| Movie Frame | Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF) |
| Night Mode | Digital image stabilization |
| Panorama | Digital zoom |
| Pixel size – 1.6 m (4-in-1 pixel binning) | Exposure compensation |
| Pixel size – 1.75 m (#2) | Face detection |
| Pixel size – 1.75 m (#3) | Fourth reear camera – 2 MP (macro) |
| Scene mode | Geotagging |
| Secondary rear camera – 2 MP (depth-sensing) | HDR |
| Self-timer | ISO settings |
| Third rear camera – 2 MP (macro) | Macro mode |
| Touch focus | Optical image stabilization |
| White balance settings | Panorama |
| Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | |
| Scene mode | |
| Secondary rear camera – 8 MP (ultra-wide-angle) | |
| Self-timer | |
| Third rear camera – 5 MP (depth-sensing) | |
| Touch focus | |
| White balance settings |
Front Camera – Selfie
The POCO M3 comes with a 8 MP in the front.
The OnePlus Nord has a 32 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
| POCO M3 | OnePlus Nord |
|---|---|
| 8 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture:f/2.0.05 | Angle of view – 105° (#2) |
| Face detection | Aperture:f/2.5 |
| Face unlock | Aperture:f/2.5 (#2) |
| Pixel size:1.12 µm /0.001120 mm | Digital image stabilization |
| Face unlock | |
| Secondary front camera – 8 MP (depth-sensing) | |
| Sensor model:Sony IMX616 |
Data network and speed connectivity/bandwidth
The mobile networks technologies improve the communication between devices, connectivity speed and files download/upload bandwidth depending of the place.
| POCO M3 | OnePlus Nord |
|---|---|
| EDGE | 5G NSA |
| GPRS | 5G SA |
| HSPA+ | EDGE |
| LTE | GPRS |
| HSPA+ | |
| LTE | |
| Snapdragon X52 modem | |
| TD-SCDMA |
Price
The POCO M3 price is $129 (64 GB + 4 GB) or $159 (128 GB + 4 GB) and the OnePlus Nord price tag is $450 (8 GB + 128 GB) or $550 (12 GB + 256 GB)
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