After many iterations of leaks and rumours, the much-awaited OnePlus Nord has been launched on July 21 at 7.30 PM IST via the first-ever AR empowered event. This smartphone is giving a tough competition to Vivo X50 and Realme X3, contemplating the readers and reviewers to find out the easy way of making a distinction between all three.
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The OnePlus Nord has brought OnePlus enthusiast the premium Oneplus experience at a mid-range price bracket. Starting at INR 24,999 OnePlus Nord has taken away a lot of traction from Realme X3 and Vivo X50. Key features of OnePlus Nord include a quad-rear camera module, dual-selfie cameras embedded, power by Qualcomm 756G SoC, fast-charging, and software based on Android v10 with OxygenOS v10.5 skin on the top of it.
Similar to OnePlus Nord, Vivo X50 also get powered by Qualcomm flagship Snapdragon 756G SoC. Whereas, Realme X3 is priced the same as Oneplus Nord but is power-packed by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ chipset.
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OnePlus Nord vs Vivo X50 vs Realme X3 Specifications
OnePlus Nord vs Vivo X50 vs Realme X3: Display and Design
Oneplus Nord sports a metal-glass sandwich design that weighs 184grams and measures 8.2 mm. The glazing back panel is skinned with a layer of Gorilla Glass v5 to add a bit of protection against uncertain splashes of water. The Realme X3 also comes with Gorilla Glass v5 back panel but is a little heavier than OnePlus Nord, weighing 202 grams and measure 8.9 mm thick. Vivo X50 amazingly is lighter of them all, weighing only 172 grams and measuring only 7.5mm in thickness.
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The curved towards the edges offer a better in-hand feel in the case of OnePlus Nord as compared to the rest two. OnePlus Nord features 6.44 FHD+ AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels. The smartphone offers a refresh rate of 90Hz and a dual-punch hole cutout in front to house selfie cameras.
Realme X3 is slightly bigger than the former, featuring a 6.6-inches long FHD+ LCD same punch hole cutouts and resolution like that of the Nord. Whereas Vivo X50 posses a 6.56-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with 2376×1080 pixels resolution. Incorporating the refresh rate of 90Hz, the smartphone is HDR10+ certified. Although, it doesn’t come with a layer of gorilla glass protection at all like the other two.
OnePlus Nord vs Vivo X50 vs Realme X3: Camera setup
Oneplus Nord features a quad-rear camera setup with 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera covering up to 119-degree field-of-view, a 2MP macro sensor, and lastly a 5MP depth sensor to offer bokeh effect. Moreover, the smartphone is backed by dual-LED flash and OIS support to cater to stability. On the front, the dual-camera setup sports a 32MP primary snapper along with an 8MP wide-angle camera with 105-degree field-of-view.
On contrary to that, Realme X3 features a quad-rear camera module which comprises of 64MP+12MP(telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom)+ 8MP(ultra-wide-angle lens covering 119-degree field-of-view)+2Mp macro camera. The dual-selfie punch-hole cutouts consist of a 16MP + 8MP(ultra-wide-angle) cameras.
Lastly, Vivo X50 sports a 48MP primary lens, a 13MP portrait camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 120-degree field-of-view, and a 5MP macro lens. There is a 32MP selfie camera hosted in a punch-hole cutout on the top-left corner of the front display.
OnePlus Nord vs Vivo X50 vs Realme X3: Battery backup
Oneplus Nord features a 4,115mAh battery with support to 30W fast-charging comes with WrapCharge 30T charger in the same packaging. The Realme X3 sports a 4,200 mAh battery with support to 30W fast-charging. The Vivo X50 is equipped with a 4,200 mAh battery with support to 33W fast-charging.
OnePlus Nord vs Vivo X50 vs Realme X3 Price in India
OnePlus Nord starts at INR 24,999 for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage. Vivo X50 starts at INR 34,990 for the base variant sporting 8GB+128GB storage. The Realme X3 is tagged with a price label of INR 24,000 for the base variant offering 6GB+128GB storage.
All the phones are manufactured by the Chinese tech-giant trying to offer the best to their customers. Each one holds a strong edge towards some features whereas lags behinds at some than the other. It completely depends on the user’s utility that will help them decide which smartphone suited them best.
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