OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite is the latest mid-range smartphone on the market, featuring a good design, a big and smooth display, and a fast-charging battery. Priced at under Rs 20,000, OnePlus’ new phone can be a good option especially if you are looking for a clean Android interface. But it faces competition from various smartphones around the same price. One of the recent phones, the iQOO Z9 is a good rival to the OnePlus CE 4 Lite. If you are looking for a phone for around Rs 20,000, both options are worth considering. But which one is better?
OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite vs iQOO Z9: Specifications compared
Display: Both phones have the same display size and panel. The OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite and iQOO Z9 use a 6.67-inch AMOLED 120Hz display with Full-HD+ resolution. However, OnePlus offers a brighter display with a peak brightness of 2100 nits than iQOO Z9’s 1800-nit display.
Processor: Powering the OnePlus CE 4 Lite is an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor paired with an Adreno 619 GPU. On the other hand, the iQOO Z9 uses a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chip, which uses a Mali-G610 MC4 graphics processor. Both phones have 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. You get Android 14 on both phones, as well.
Cameras: The OnePlus CE 4 Lite and iQOO Z9 have a 50MP main wide camera and a 2MP depth camera on the back. Both phones support 4K video recording, as well as HDR in videos. Their selfie cameras are also the same and house a 16MP sensor. The cameras in both phones also support optical image stabilization (OIS).
Battery: The OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite has a bigger battery than the iQOO Z9. Its 5500mAh should last longer than iQOO’s 5000mAh battery. The OnePlus Nord CE 4 also offers faster 80W charging as compared with Z9’s 44W charging speed.
You should choose
— OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite if you want a longer battery backup and clean software. It costs Rs 19,999.
— iQOO Z9 if a faster performance is your priority. The iQOO Z9 starts at Rs 19,999.
