iQOO recently launched the Z7 Pro 5G in India, which is a mid-range category smartphone. The iQOO Z7 Pro 5G launched in India at a starting price of ₹23,000. iQOO even claimed that the Z7 Pro 5G has scored over 728000 points in an Antutu benchmark test, becoming the “highest performing smartphone in the segment”. Today I am comparing the iQOO Z7 Pro with the OnePlus Nord CE 3, which was also launched recently at a starting price of ₹26,999.
iQOO Z7 Pro 5G comes with a glass back in two colours that are Blue Lagoon and Graphite Matte. The Blue Lagoon variant features a dual tone finish. There is a rectangular camera module on the back, which carries a dual camera setup and a ring-LED flash. It weighs 175 grams and is 7.4mm thin.
OnePlus Nord CE 3 features the usual Nord design, similar to the Nord 3. It has two big camera rings placed vertically, along with a LED flash on the top left corner of the back. It comes in two colour options that are Aqua Surge, Gray Shimmer. The OnePlus Nord CE 3 weighs 184 grams and is 8.2mm thick.
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The iQOO Z7 Pro 5G features a 6.78-inch FHD+ curved AMOLED display with 10-bit colours, HDR10+ and 120Hz refresh rate. The smartphone runs on Funtouch 13 skin based on Android 13 OS.
The OnePlus Nord CE 3 features the pretty much same display configuration except, it is 6.7-inch in size and is not curved. It runs on OxygenOS 13.1 based on Android 13 OS.
The iQOO Z7 Pro 5G is powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 7200 processor coupled with 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage.
While the OnePlus Nord CE 3 is equipped with a Snapdragon 782G, which comes with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage.
Also read: OnePlus Nord CE3 5G Review : Well-balanced mid-ranger, but nothing extraordinary
There is a dual camera setup featured in the iQOO Z7 Pro 5G. It has a 64-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. A 16-megapixel selfie shooter is placed at the front.
In comparison, the OnePlus Nord CE 3 has a triple camera setup, holding a 50-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front, it also has a 16-megapixel selfie camera.
The iQOO Z7 Pro 5G boasts a 4600mAh battery with 67-watt fast charging support, whereas the OnePlus Nord CE 3 has a 5000mAh battery with 80-watt of fast charging support.