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- What's up guys?
Saf here on SuperSaf TV,
and in this video, we're going to be doing
a detailed hands-on comparison
between the OnePlus Nord
and the iPhone SE 2020.
Both of these devices
are coming in at around
a 400 pound mark.
Let's see what they offer
for that price point
and what all the key differences are too.
So initially, let's look
at the differences in size.
The OnePlus Nord, clearly
the larger device.
It's taller, wider, thicker,
and it also weighs more
compared to the iPhone SE.
So the iPhone SE, definitely
the more compact device.
If you are after something
that's a little bit smaller,
you want something easy
to use in one hand,
then you may lean towards the iPhone SE.
But when we turn the devices around,
you'll notice why the
OnePlus Nord is larger,
and that's because it's
got a much larger display.
The iPhone SE, it's got
a 4.7 inch LCD display,
which has around 326 PPI pixel density.
And we do also have these very
thick top and bottom bezels.
This is a display that was
on the iPhone 6, 6S, 7, 8,
so it is quite an old display
that has been refreshed for 2020.
And looking at it side-by-side
to the OnePlus Nord,
it looks very outdated.
The OnePlus Nord,
it lined with 2020
flagship devices actually,
even though this is
coming in at mid range.
We've got very small bezels
with a pill punch out
for the front facing cameras.
It's an AMOLED display as well,
so we've got deeper blacks
and high contrast ratios.
We've got a high resolution
with a higher pixel density
on the OnePlus Nord, around 408 PPI,
which makes things sharper.
But I'd say one of the
most important things
is that OnePlus Nord does
have a 90 Hertz refresh rate,
which is very impressive
at this price point.
And that means animations
are much smoother
when you're scrolling through,
when you're watching content,
the experience is just
superior on the OnePlus Nord.
I think it's safe to say
that this is a clear win
in this category for the OnePlus Nord
compared to the iPhone SE.
Now, believe it or not,
there are a few advantages that you do get
because of these bezels on the iPhone SE
compared to the OnePlus Nord.
Firstly, there is a
physical fingerprint scanner
in the form of Touch
ID on the bottom bezel.
Because this is a physical
fingerprint scanner,
it does make it somewhat
easier to unlock the iPhone SE.
You can have it in your pocket,
and you can already have it unlocked
as soon as it's out of your pockets.
With the OnePlus Nord,
you've got an in-display
fingerprint scanner,
which works really well.
It's very, very fast.
The only thing is it
does take an extra step,
so you do need to wake the
device before you can use it.
You can do that by
tapping the Power button
or tapping the display twice to wake it.
No big deal by any means,
but you do get a slight advantage
with a physical fingerprint
scanner on the iPhone SE.
Now another advantage that
you have on the iPhone SE
is that the earpiece here
also doubles up as a speaker.
So we've got one bottom
firing and one here,
and that gives us stereo speakers.
On the OnePlus Nord,
there is just a single
bottom firing speaker.
If we take a look at the build design,
the iPhone is actually
the more premium overall.
So we've got a glass
back on both of these,
but the iPhone does have a
metal frame with a matte finish,
whereas OnePlus Nord has a plastic frame
with a glossy finish.
Now the buttons are metal, but
the frame itself is plastic.
The iPhone also has an official IP67
water and dust resistant rating.
The OnePlus Nord, OnePlus
do say it is watertight
and it should be fine for
splashes and using in the rain,
but it does not have
an official IP rating.
The iPhone is also
available in three colors,
a red, a black, as well as a white.
Whereas the OnePlus Nord
is available in two colors,
a gray as well as this blue.
Now a couple of things
I do have to mention
about the OnePlus Nord
is that it does firstly come
with a case out of the box,
so this is included.
It's a very simple case,
but definitely nice to have.
And it also has a pre-applied
plastic screen protector.
These are the things
that you're going to
have to get separately
with the iPhone SE.
Now in either case,
I generally do tend to
have a skin on my devices
from our channel sponsor dbrand.
Personally, my favorite
is the Teardown series
that's being made in partnership
with my friend, Zach,
from JerryRigEverything.
Gives you a nice preview
into the internals
of the device without actually having to
open it up yourself.
And I really do like the blue
battery of the OnePlus Nord,
which goes in theme with the blue design.
If you'd like to pick
up a skin from dbrand,
then there's going to be a
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Now let's move over on to the cameras,
and this is where things
are very interesting,
because we've got two total
cameras on the iPhone SE.
On the OnePlus Nord, we
have a total of six cameras.
So let's break all of these down.
So rear facing cameras,
the iPhone SE has a 12
megapixel rear facing camera.
It's a very good camera
at this price point,
and along with Apple's
processing and the ISP,
it does produce really good results.
And it really did go
head-to-head with the iPhone 11
in my comparison,
which I'll link in the cards
and in the description.
The OnePlus Nord has
four rear facing cameras.
The primary camera is
a 48 megapixel sensor,
although you will be shooting
at around 12 megapixels
pretty much all of the time.
And that's going to
allow you to get the best
out of the sensor, which is
the same sensor that you've got
on the OnePlus 8.
But in addition to that,
you also get an eight
megapixel ultra-wide camera,
and this gives you a
different perspective,
which you're just not
going to be able to get
on the iPhone SE.
As well as that, you do get
a two megapixel macro camera,
which is going to allow you to
get in super close to things.
Now it is just two megapixels,
so it's not something that
I would personally use much.
And then you get a five
megapixel dedicated depth sensor.
Now I know, I know you guys want to see
a SuperSaf style camera comparison
of the OnePlus Nord versus the iPhone SE.
I've not got the final software
on the OnePlus Nord as yet,
so I can't do it as yet,
but it is going to be
coming in a week's time.
So if you want to see that
detailed camera comparison,
SuperSaf style first,
then you guys know what to do,
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Now this camera comparison
is going to be very exciting
because the OnePlus
Nord also has nightscape
for low-light photography as well,
something that we don't
have on the iPhone SE.
And when it does come down to video,
the OnePlus Nord can film at
up to 4K 30 frames a second.
The iPhone SE can film at
up to 4K 60 frames a second.
So you do get this
additional frame rate here
on the iPhone SE.
Now, when we flip things around,
things get even more interesting.
And that is because the iPhone SE
just has a single front facing camera,
whereas the OnePlus Nord has
two front facing cameras.
The iPhone SE has a seven
megapixel front facing camera.
This can film at up to 1080p HD,
so you don't have 4K from
the front facing camera
of the iPhone SE.
The OnePlus Nord has this pill cutout.
The primary camera is 32 megapixels,
but then you also get
an ultra wide camera,
which is going to be very
useful for group selfies
and even situations where you want to get
more of your background into your shots
from the front facing camera.
There's also some software here at play,
which is going to prevent distortion
so you don't get too much
distortion on the sides.
And what's really interesting
is that the OnePlus Nord
can film at up to 4K from the
primary front facing camera.
And not only that, it can also film
at up to 4K 60 frames a second
from that front facing camera.
You can't do 4K 60 from
the rear facing cameras,
but you can do 4K 60 from
the front facing cameras.
What's even more
interesting is the fact that
the OnePlus 8 Pro
does not have 4K from
the front facing camera.
It's something that I
fedback in my review.
It looks like OnePlus has
taken that feedback onboard,
and then given us 4K at this price range
from the front facing camera.
I cannot wait to put
these two head-to-head
for that detailed camera comparison,
but just straight off the bat,
you can see that the OnePlus Nord
does have a lot more
versatility for the cameras
compared to the iPhone SE.
Now, one of the things that
will be interesting to see
in that camera comparison
will be how everything is processed.
And one of the things that
goes into processing images
is the image signal processor
that is linked to the chip set.
The iPhone SE is powered
by Apple's A13 bionic chip.
This is the same chip set
that we've got in the
likes of the iPhone 11
as well as the iPhone 11 Pros.
The OnePlus Nord is powered by
the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 G chip set.
Now this isn't the 8
series, the flagship series,
but it's still a very capable chip set,
and it does come with a base
of eight gigabytes of RAM
compared to three gigabytes
of RAM on the iPhone SE.
Now in terms of actual performance,
obviously a lot of factors
are going to come into play,
but generally speaking,
the A13 is going to be
more superior when it
comes to intense gaming
and things like that.
Whereas although the 765
is a very capable chip set,
it is not at that flagship level.
So this is an advantage that
we get on the iPhone SE,
but the OnePlus Nord
does have support for 5G.
This is something that we don't have
on any Apple device as yet.
So if you are in a 5G enabled area,
then this is going to be
something very useful,
again, at that very
competitive price point.
5G at this price point,
very, very impressive.
Now a lot of the performance
is also going to come down the software.
We do have two completely
different operating systems.
I think this is going
to be a deciding factor
for a lot of people.
The iPhone SE, of course, is running iOS.
It's the latest version of iOS.
The OnePlus Nord is running
Android with Oxygen OS on top.
Now oxygen OS, I've said
this many times before,
but it's one of my
favorite skins on Android.
It's very clean, it's very smooth,
and OnePlus is also
really good with updates.
They have also promised
two years of updates
on the OnePlus Nord,
and three years of security updates.
The iPhone SE, well
Apple is very much known
for how long they support their devices
for many, many years,
so the iPhone SE looks
like it will be getting
software updates and support longer
than the OnePlus Nord.
And, obviously, if you are
tied into that Apple ecosystem,
if you use things like iMessage, AirDrop,
then these things are
going to work very well
here on the iPhone SE
along with all of your
other Apple devices.
Now let's move on to the batteries.
The OnePlus Nord has a
much, much larger battery
compared to the iPhone SE.
It's actually more than twice as large.
Now battery life is
obviously going to vary
and depend on your personal usage,
and you do have different
operating systems here.
The iPhone SE is pushing out less pixels,
it's a smaller display,
and the OnePlus Nord also
has that higher refresh rate.
The iPhone SE, in my experience
so far, has been okay,
but it's not brilliant
in terms of battery life.
The OnePlus Nord, again,
I am going to have to wait
for those software updates
to give you something a
little bit more conclusive,
but much, much bigger battery
here on the OnePlus Nord.
Both devices do support
fast charging as well.
However, the iPhone SE
does not come with a fast
charger out of the box.
You do have to buy that separately.
It comes with a five watt
charger out of the box.
The OnePlus Nord comes
with a 30 watt charger
out of the box,
so you are getting that fast charger
straight away included in that experience,
which is really, really good.
However, the iPhone SE does
support wireless charging.
This is something that the
OnePlus Nord does not support.
Wireless charging, it's more
about convenience than speed.
You can just drop your
smartphone on a wireless charger
whenever you need it to top up.
And it's something that I
personally do use a lot.
Now, finally, let's look at the price.
The iPhone SE does start
at around 420 pounds.
That is for the 64 gigabyte version.
If you do want the 128 gigabyte version,
you are going to be
paying around 470 pounds.
The OnePlus Nord is coming in
at a very, very competitive 380 pounds.
That is for the 128 gigabyte version.
If you do want the 256 gigabyte version,
you will be looking at around 470 pounds.
So if we do a compare the like-for-like,
128 gig versus 128 gig,
then the OnePlus Nord is coming in
around about 90 pounds cheaper
compared to the iPhone SE,
and that's a very, very
competitive pricing strategy here
from OnePlus.
I'm genuinely impressed
at how much OnePlus
has been able to pack into
the Nord for this price.
And if you are a OnePlus
fan, especially from day one,
then this does bring OnePlus
kind of back to its roots
of providing really impressive smartphones
at very, very competitive price points.
So to conclude, the OnePlus Nord,
obviously the more feature-packed device
with all of those cameras,
that superior display.
The iPhone SE, still a very
good device in my opinion
for this price point,
especially if you're
within the Apple ecosystem,
you are getting the flagship
A13 bionic chip in here,
which means this is going to last you
a good amount of time.
And you do get certain
features on the iPhone SE
which you do not get on the OnePlus Nord
such as the more premium
build, the stereo speakers,
as well as wireless charging.
What do you think of the
OnePlus Nord and the iPhone SE?
Which one would you pick up?
Definitely let me know
in the comments below.
As mentioned, there is
going to be more coverage
with the OnePlus Nord,
including a SuperSaf
style camera comparison.
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