Nothing Phone (2) vs. OnePlus 11

Introduction

There was as soon as a time not way back when OnePlus was a small underdog attempting to interrupt by within the smartphone realm. It efficiently disrupted the market with aggressive merchandise and grew from there. Well, not with out the assistance of the BBK company, however nonetheless, it’s an underdog success story.

Nowadays, Carl Pei, one of many co-founders of OnePlus, is attempting to repeat his success within the realm by growing the Nothing model. After the relative success of the unique Nothing Phone (1), the corporate is now pushing a second mannequin onto markets – the Nothing Phone (2).

The latter is a notably extra premium provide than the unique. So a lot in order that it could possibly now rub shoulders efficiently with different top-shelf gadgets. It’s additionally one of many few new entrants to the US market, the place it is priced equally to the OnePlus 11. Each comes with its personal set of professionals and cons, that are value going over.

You can examine the whole specs sheets or examine our editor’s evaluation additional under.

Size comparability

The two telephones are very comparable in dimension and weight. Both are technically rocking identically-sized 6.7-inch, 20:9 shows, however these differ considerably in form. Namely, the panel on the OnePlus 11 is curved, whereas the one on the Nothing Phone (2) is flat. This permits the OnePlus 11 to have the next screen-to-body ratio, at round 89.7%, in comparison with about 87.2% on the Nothing Phone (2) and slimmer show bezels.

Whether or not that interprets to a extra comfy and ergonomic design is form of a private desire. The OnePlus 11 is rather a lot rounder on all sides, making for a snug in-hand really feel. In distinction, the Nothing Phone (2) is rather a lot boxier with a particular iPhone-inspired look and silhouette.

In phrases of construct and supplies, the 2 telephones are comparable but once more. Both boast a premium invoice of supplies with glass on the front and back and an aluminum center body. The OnePlus 11 has a transparent edge on this class, although, because it provides the next IP64 ingress safety ranking in comparison with the Nothing Phone (2)’s IP54.

The OnePlus 11 additionally boasts Gorilla Glass Victus on the font and Gorilla Glass 5 on the again, which is a little more confidence-inspiring than the unnamed model of Gorilla Glass on the Nothing Phone (2).

Display comparability

OnePlus

11

6.7″

LTPO3 Fluid AMOLED
120Hz

1440×3216
pixels

525
ppi

As we already talked about, the 2 telephones have technically similar show diagonal and facet ratio. However, the panels themselves differ considerably in observe for the reason that one on the OnePlus 11 is curved, whereas the Nothing Phone (2) has a flat show.

Let’s discuss different similarities. Both shows provide 10-bit coloration and {hardware} assist for HDR10+ video. The OnePlus has the benefit right here with Dolby Vision certification as nicely.

On the flip aspect, the Nothing Phone (2) has a bonus by way of max show brightness, in accordance with our personal testing. A brighter show isn’t solely extra comfy to make use of underneath harsh lighting circumstances (not that each telephones do not have sufficient to have that coated) but additionally goes a good distance in serving to in the direction of a great HDR expertise.

Speaking of a great viewing expertise, we had been left very impressed by the colour accuracy of each telephones. You can anticipate close to excellent sRGB and DCI-P3 colours from them.

While the 2 shows are a toss-up within the coloration division, there isn’t a competitors relating to decision. The OnePlus 11 clearly has the benefit with its QHD panel with 1440 x 3216 pixels. That leads to an amazingly sharp pixel density of round 525 ppi. Still, it is not just like the Nothing Phone (2) is not completely sharp both, with its FullHD+ 1080 x 2412 pixels and 394 ppi.

Both telephones assist a 120Hz refresh charge. However, there are some notable {hardware} and software program variations in how every handles the excessive refresh charge. It is nice that each telephones use LTPO know-how, permitting them to change refresh charges extra dynamically and granularly. That being stated, utilizing its superior LTPO3 tech, the OnePlus 11 has the Nothing Phone (2) beat with a way more dynamic refresh charge switching.

Battery life

The two telephones have an identical battery capability with a slight edge for the OnePlus 11 at 5,000 mAh, in comparison with 4,700 mAh contained in the Nothing Phone (2). This distinction in capability interprets to a reasonably anticipated and equally small distinction in precise battery endurance.

The OnePlus 11 technically has the Nothing Phone (2) beat within the battery division, although actually not by a lot, scoring 108 hours of endurance, in comparison with 103 hours on the Nothing Phone (2).

Charging velocity

The two telephones are fairly completely different by way of charging assist. The OnePlus 11 positively has the sting relating to uncooked charging velocity. Its worldwide model is able to as much as 100W PD charging, whereas the US one is capped at 80W. In our testing, it did remarkably nicely, taking simply 22 minutes to go from zero to one hundred percent battery. It can be value noting that the OnePlus 11 comes with the suitable 100W charger bundled within the retail field.

The Nothing Phone (2) would possibly solely be able to 45W PD charging compared, however it’s nonetheless a comparatively quick-charging gadget within the grand scheme of issues. Thirty minutes on an acceptable charger took the telephone from zero to 62%, and a full cost took simply over an hour in our testing. Unfortunately, the Nothing Phone (2) doesn’t include a bundled charger; you should buy one individually.

On a extra constructive notice, the Nothing Phone (2) arguably has the extra versatile charging setup, together with assist for as much as 15W wi-fi charging, which the OnePlus 11 cannot do, in addition to 5W reverse charging.

Speaker take a look at

Both telephones have a stereo speaker setup. Both additionally make use of a hybrid stereo setup with an amplified front-facing earpiece doubling because the second channel. Both the Nothing Phone (2) and OnePlus 11 scored a “VERY GOOD” loudness rating in our testing, with the Nothing Phone (2) popping out barely forward, however not by a lot.

Both gadgets have a fairly clear audio output, primarily centered on good mids, as anticipated. Neither telephone disillusioned by way of highs and lows both. We would say that each telephones are comparable within the loudspeaker division.

In case you had been questioning, neither telephone has a 3.5mm audio jack.

Performance

OnePlus

11

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4 nm

8GB/128GB
base config

Both telephones are based mostly on flagship chipsets, however the Nothing Phone (2) is rocking the marginally older Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. It continues to be a flagship chip, which is what loads of followers of the unique Nothing Phone (1) wished to see from the corporate. The Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 on the Nothing Phone (2) is a toned-down model of the unique chipset with decrease clock speeds on all three core clusters. The important Cortex-X2 core is clocked at 3.0 GHz (as a substitute of three.2 GHz), the 3x Cortex-A710 cluster runs at 2.5 GHz (as a substitute of two.75 GHz), and the energy-efficient 4x Cortex-A510 cores are ticking at 1.8 GHz (as a substitute of two.0 GHz). This ought to deliver down the general power demand. The chipset continues to be based mostly on TSMC’s 4nm manufacturing node and depends on the Adreno 730 GPU for graphically intensive duties.

The OnePlus 11 is predicated on Qualcomm’s flagship chip of 2023 – the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm). It is a notably extra highly effective chip than the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, even on paper, with a CPU config consisting of a 3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 prime core, two 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 ones, two 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 ones and three 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 ones. The bundled GPU is an Adreno 740. All of that is paired with quick LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage (besides within the base 128GB variant, which is UFS 3.1).

You can get each telephones with as little as 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM. The Nothing Phone (2) ups the RAM to 12GB in its greater storage tiers, whereas the OnePlus 11 might be discovered with as a lot as 16GB of RAM.

We would in all probability go for the 256GB variants of each gadgets. Still, there are notable variations between the 2, particularly that the OnePlus 11 makes use of sooner UFS 4.0 storage in comparison with the UFS 3.1 on the Nothing Phone (2). It is value noting that neither gadget has expandable storage, so get the quantity you want onboard.

Nothing

Phone (2)

AnTuTu 9
895,434

Geekbench 5
1,240 single-core

Geekbench 5
3,957 multi-core

OnePlus

11

AnTuTu 9
1,140,661

Geekbench 5
1,150 single-core

Geekbench 5
4,899 multi-core

As anticipated, the OnePlus 11 is the notably extra highly effective gadget out of the 2. That being stated, the Nothing Phone (2) is unquestionably not strapped for energy. Even although it’s downclocked and clearly optimized for effectivity first, it nonetheless packs sufficient punch to simply chew by on a regular basis duties. Gaming can be not a problem for it, although the Adreno 740 contained in the OnePlus 11 is considerably extra highly effective than the Adreno 730 within the Nothing Phone (2).

Camera comparability

Both telephones have fairly potent digital camera setups, with a 50MP digital camera as the first shooter.

Let’s begin with Nothing Phone (2) first. Its important digital camera is predicated on a Sony IMX890 1/1.56″ sensor with 1.0µm pixels, coupled with a 23mm f/1.88 optically stabilized lens. The digital camera helps PDAF and may seize video at as much as 4K@60fps. Another 50MP digital camera enhances it – an ultrawide that helps autofocus and may focus as shut as 4cm away. On the entrance, we discover a 32MP with a set focus.

The OnePlus 11 arguably has the extra versatile digital camera setup out of the 2 telephones. The important digital camera makes use of the well-known 50MP Sony IMX890, 1/1.56″ sensor paired with an optically stabilized 24mm lens and large f/1.8 aperture. It can do as much as 8K@24fps video seize. The ultrawide shooter makes use of a 48MP sensor and autofocus assist to permit for close-ups and macro stills. Then there’s additionally a devoted 32MP, 2x telephoto digital camera. OnePlus markets this as a portrait-centric digital camera. The selfie cam is a 16MP unit with a set focus.

To sum up, each telephones use the identical Sony IMX890 50MP important digital camera and really comparable ultrawides with autofocus for macro photographs. The OnePlus 11 does provide one further telephoto digital camera, whereas the Nothing Phone (2) has a higher-resolution selfie.

Both telephones seize nice daylight pictures with good element and colours.

Nothing Phone (2): 0.6x • 1x • 2x

More samples and an in depth evaluation might be present in our Nothing Phone (2) evaluate.

OnePlus 11: 0.6x • 1x • 2x

More samples and an in depth evaluation might be present in our OnePlus 11 evaluate.

Both telephones provide very competent 2x zoom photographs. The OnePlus 11 clearly has the sting right here with its optical zoom digital camera. Even so, the 2x photographs taken with the principle digital camera on the Nothing Phone (2) maintain their very own fairly nicely. We can see they are not a mere crop and upscale however that they in all probability come from the middle of the digital camera’s 50MP full-resolution output.

Despite the disparity in selfie decision, each telephones provide aggressive selfies too.

Both telephones additionally handle to shine properly in low-light seize, as anticipated.

Nothing Phone (2): low-light • evening mode

OnePlus 11: low-light • evening mode

All in all, neither telephone will disappoint within the digital camera division, as each rock strong digital camera setups, however the OnePlus 11 arguably has a slight edge.

Here’s a glimpse of how the Nothing Phone (2)’s important digital camera compares in picture high quality to the OnePlus 11’s in our Image examine instrument.

And here is how the Nothing Phone (2)’s important digital camera compares in video high quality to the OnePlus 11’s in our Video examine instrument.

Verdict

Looking on the two gadgets aspect by aspect, it’s straightforward to imagine that the OnePlus 11 is the higher one, which could even be true from a purely {hardware} standpoint. The OnePlus 11, nonetheless, isn’t essentially the higher worth proposition out of the pair. After all, it’s promoting for barely greater than the Nothing Phone (2) on common. At the time of writing, the MSRPs are round $670 for a 256GB + 16GB unit within the US for the Nothing Phone (2) and $650 for the OnePlus 11 (256GB + 16GB). In the EU, you’re looking at a a lot greater distinction at round €660 for a similar Nothing Phone (2) and €900 for the OnePlus 11. UK pricing is not a lot completely different – £629 for the Nothing Phone (2) and £800 for the OnePlus 11.

Plus, there’s a lot to love in regards to the Nothing Phone (2). Perhaps you’re a fan of its extra conventional iPhone-like design, full with a flat show. That show, by the best way, will get very vivid, much more so than the one on the OnePlus 11. Wireless charging assist can be a nice-to-have.

Other than that, nonetheless, the OnePlus 11 comes out on prime. It has higher IP64 ingress safety, greater show decision, and higher HDR and HRR dealing with. Notably sooner charging and higher all-around efficiency. Its digital camera setup additionally features a devoted 2x zoom digital camera, giving it a barely higher versatility than the Nothing Phone (2).

Still, you should definitely inform us what you suppose within the feedback. There could also be extra causes to desire the Nothing Phone (2), which we didn’t take into account. Which gadget is your private winner out of the pair?