OnePlus Nord 6 vs Samsung Galaxy M21
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Overview
| Specs Score | 85 / 100 Better Specs | 50 / 100 |
| Display Size | 6.78 in Bigger Display | 6.4 in |
| Display Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels Better Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Screen To Body Ratio | ~ 93.5% Less Bezels | ~ 84.2% |
| RAM | 8 GB More RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB More Storage | 64 GB |
| CPU Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz Faster Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| Front Camera | 32 MP Better Front Camera Resolution | 20 MP |
| Weight | 217 g | 188 g Lighter |
| Battery | 9000 mAh Bigger Battery | 6000 mAh |
| Unique Features | 5G No No Water Resistant NFC No Reverse Charging IR Blaster | No 3.5mm Audio Jack FM Radio No No Memory Card Support No No |
General
| Country of Origin | India | |
| Model | Nord 6 | Galaxy M21 |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano+Nano SIM | Nano+Nano SIM |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| OS Updates | 4 years | |
| Security Updates | 6 years | |
| Release Date | April 07, 2026 | March 18, 2020 |
| In The Box | OnePlus Nord 6, 80W SUPERVOOC Power Adapter, Type-A to C Cable, Quick Start Guide, Protective Case, Screen Protector (pre-applied), SIM Tray Ejector |
Design
| Dimensions | 77.5 x 162.5 x 8.5 mm | 75.1 x 159 x 8.9 mm |
| Weight | 217 g | 188 g |
| Bezel less | No | |
| Colors | Fresh Mint, Pitch Black, Quick Silver |
Display
| Type | Color AMOLED Screen (1B Colors) | Color Super AMOLED Screen (16M Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.78 inches, 1272 x 2772 pixels, 165 Hz | 6.4 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect Ratio | 19.6:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | ~ 450 PPI | ~ 403 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 93.5% | ~ 84.2% |
| Glass Type | GG Victus+ | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Brightness | Adjustable / Full-screen (HBM) / Peak Brightness: 800 / 1800 / 3600 nits | |
| HDR Support | Yes | |
| Adaptive Refresh Rate | Yes | |
| Display Dimming | Pulse-Width Modulation: 3840 Hz | |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB, 100% DCI-P3, | |
| Features | Refresh Rate: Up to 165Hz (60/90/120/144/165Hz), Panel Type: Sunburst AMOLED (Flex),, Touch Response (Instantaneous): Up to 3200 Hz with dedicated Touch Reflex chip, Sunburst Display, Eye Comfort, Bed Time Mode, Screen Color Mode, Color Personalization, Color Vision Enhancement, Auto/manual Brightness, White Point Reduction, Screen Color Temperature, Night Mode | 420 nits (peak) |
| Notch | Yes, Punch Hole | Yes, Water Drop Notch |
| Curved Display | No |
Memory
| RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | |
| Expandable RAM | Upto 8 GB Extra Virtual RAM | |
| Storage | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | |
| Card Slot | No | Yes, upto 512 GB |
Connectivity
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | |
| 5G Bands | n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n77/n78 | |
| VoLTE | Yes, Dual Stand-By | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | 2x2 MIMO, Support Wi-Fi 2.4G/5G, Wi-Fi 7, Support WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v6.0, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LDAC, AAC, SBC, LHDC 5.0 | Yes, v5.0 |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v2.0 | Yes, USB-C v2.0 |
| USB Features | USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage | USB on-the-go, USB Charging |
| IR Blaster | Yes |
Performance
| AnTuTu Score | 2,290,104 (Total) (v11) 694,011 (CPU) 782,470 (GPU) 305,464 (Memory) 508,159 (UX) | |
| AnTuTu Storage Score | 131,276 Sequential Read: 3987 MB/s; Sequential Write: 3600 MB/s | |
| Geekbench Score | 6,369 (Multi Core) (v6) 2,033 (Single Core) 13,160 (OpenCL) 18,262 (Vulkan) | |
| 3DMark Score | 4,485 (Wild Life Extreme) (26.86 FPS) |
Extra
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, In Display | Yes, Rear |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Electronic Compass, "6-axis" Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Color Temperature Sensor, Sensor Core | Accelerometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Virtual Light Sensing |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No | Yes |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Gaming Features | 165 Fps Graphics, 3d Audio Localization, Touch Reflex Chip & '6-axis' Gyroscope, 6x Lower Ping for BGMI | |
| AI Features | OnePlus AI, AI Eraser, AI Perfect Shot, AI Reflection Remover, AI Reframe, Dual intelligence, Google Gemini, AI VoiceScribe, AI Translation, AI Call Assistant | |
| Water Resistance | Yes | |
| IP Rating | IP66, IP68, IP69, IP69K | |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | |
| Extra Features | Bypass Charging, Dual SIM Dual Active support), Supports Qualcomm AI Engine, G2 WiFi Chip, Custom Wi-Fi chip. 3x internet speeds with 5G-Advanced |
Camera
| Rear Camera | 50 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) Sensor: Sony LYTIA-600 CMOS, Sensor Size: 1/4.96 cm (1.953"), Megapixels: 50, Pixel Size: 0.8 µm, Lens Quantity: 5P, Dual-axis Optical Image Stabilization: Yes, Dual-axis Electronic Image Stabilization: Yes, Focal Length: 26 mm equivalent, Aperture: ƒ/1.8, Field of View: 79°, PDAF: Yes, Autofocus: Yes 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) Sensor: OmniVision OV08F Sensor size: 1/10.16 cm (4") Megapixels: 8 Pixel Size: 1.12 µm Lens Quantity: 5P Focal Length: 16 mm equivalent Aperture: ƒ/2.2 Field of View: 112° | 48 MP ƒ/2 (Wide Angle) 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 5 MP ƒ/2.2 (Depth Sensor) |
| OIS | Yes | |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Features | Photo, Video, Portrait, Nightscape, Pro Mode, Panorama, Cinematic, Slo-mo, Long Exposure, Dual-view Video, Time-lapse, Text-scanner, Hypertext, Hi-Res Mode, Tilt-shift, Google Lens., 0.6-20x digital zoom, 4K video at 60/30 FPS, 1080p video at 60/30 FPS, 720p video at 30 FPS, EIS/OIS video: 4K video at 60/30 FPS, 1080p video at 60/30 FPS (default), 720p video at 30 FPS, Slo-mo video at 1080p at 240 FPS, 720p at 240 FPS, Time-lapse at 4K video at 30 FPS, 1080p video at 30 FPS, Digital zoom: Up to 10x, Dual-view video capturing support, Cinematic video capturing support, Video Editor | Panorama, HDR |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, LED |
| Front Camera | 32 MP ƒ/2 (Wide Angle) Sensor Size: 1/7.87 cm (3.1"), Megapixels: 32, Lens Quantity: 5P, Pixel Size: 0.7 µm, Electronic Image Stabilization: Yes, Focal Length: 21 mm equivalent, PDAF: Yes, Autofocus: Yes, Aperture: ƒ/2.0, Field of View: 90°. Punch Hole, Autofocus, Screen Flash | 20 MP ƒ/2 (Wide Angle) |
| Front Video Recording | 4K, 1080p | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD |
Technical
| OS | Android v16 | Android v10.0, upgradable to v11 |
| Custom UI | OxygenOS 16 | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
| CPU | 3.2 GHz, Octa Core Processor | 2.3 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 1xCortex-X4@ 3.20 GHz & 3xCortex-A720@3.00 GHz& 2xA720 @2.80 GHz, & 2xA720@2.02 GHz | 4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 825 | Mali-G72 MP3 |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes, supports HTML5 |
Multimedia
| Supports | Playback: JPEG, PNG, AVIF, WEBP, GIF, BMP, WBMP, HEIF, DNG, ICO Output: JPEG, HEIF, RAW | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | Playback: AAC, AMR, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV, FLAC, APE, Recording: WAV, AAC, MP3 | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA |
| Video | Playback: 3GP, MP4, MKV, HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1, TS, MOV, M2TS Recording: MP4 | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Speaker Type | Dual Stereo | |
| Audio Features | Dual Stereo Speakers with 300% Super Audio Mode support OReality Audio Support ,Noise Cancellation Support | |
| Audio Jack Type | USB Type-C | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
Battery
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 9000 mAh, Si/C | 6000 mAh, Li-Po Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 80W | Yes, 15W Fast Charging |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, 27W | |
| Bypass Charging | Yes |
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