OnePlus Nord N30 5G review

GSMArena Team, 15 June 2023.

OxygenOS 13.1 on top of Android 13

The Nord N30 5G runs on the latest OxygenOS 13.1 on top of Android 13. That's the same combo as found on the Nord CE 3 Lite, which makes sense. In fact, Realme UI 4.0 and ColorOS 13 are not too different from the current OxygenOS either. If you've had some experience with one of these, then you'll feel right at home.

OnePlus Nord N30 5G review

For the most part, the main UI of OxygenOS feels stock to operate. It has both home tabs, with a custom Google feed on the far left and an app drawer. Though, you can disable the latter if it is not to your liking.

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OxygenOS 13.1 main UI

The notification drawer also has a very custom look with a mishmash of stock Android and iOS design elements, but it works fine for the most part. The reserved section at the top right for audio playback is especially handy as it doesn't take up notification space below.

OnePlus Nord N30 5G review

The UI is fairly customizable. You can tweak things like fonts, icons, colors, as well as transitions.

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UI customization

In terms of additional features, you get some advanced multi-tasking, expanded over stock Android. Aside from the usual split-screen mode, you can open some apps in their own floating windows, which can be pinned at the top or to the sides of the display. Smart sidebar lets you keep frequently used apps in a special drawer attached to the side of the screen that can be accessed from anywhere.

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Additional features

App cloner lets you create two instances of apps that don't let you use two accounts simultaneously. The Battery menu is pretty extensive. An optional battery health feature that waits to charge past 80% until just before you start using your device.

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App cloner • Battery settings

The Nord N30 5G also includes the Zen Space app to help you focus without the phone distracting you by simply preventing you from using it. There's also Oppo's O Relax app, which includes a variety of comforting music tracks and ambient nature sounds to relax. These sound a bit too compressed, though.

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Zen Spaces and O Relax apps

Speaking of additional apps pre-installed on the OnePlus N30 5G, there is no real bloat to speak of, which is great. However, there are plenty of duplicate apps. OnePlus has the habit of including its own first-party apps alongside Google alternatives for said apps, which can sometimes get a bit confusing.

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Duplicate apps

Surprisingly enough, OxygenOS has pretty extensive gaming options through the gaming launcher app and the in-game gaming overlay.

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Gaming features

Some highlights include focus modes, screen recording and even an extensive system status overly, including an FPS counter. It's a shame that the Nord N30 5G can't really do high refresh rate gaming to properly use the gaming features.

Performance

Just like its Nord CE 3 Lite sibling, the Nord N30 5G uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chipset. It was never a particularly great chip, even back when it was announced in 2021. Now it's getting on in age and is still wholly unimpressive. The Nord N30 5G pairs this chip with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. It can be further extended through a virtual RAM feature with 4GB, 6GB or 8GB of additional space on a pagefile. The N30 5G comes with 128GB or 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage, extendable via microSD. Our review unit is the base 128GB one.

OnePlus Nord N30 5G review

The Snapdragon 695 has an octa-core CPU configuration but only has the two big Kryo 660 Gold cores clocked at up to 2.2GHz. It also has another six smaller Kryo 660 Silver ones, working at up to 1.7 GHz. As far as CPU performance, the Nord N30 5G makes the most out of the hardware it has. That's not a lot in modern terms, but it still gets the job done.

Geekbench 5

  • Multi-core
  • Single-core
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
2936
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
Poco X5 Pro Poco X5 Pro
2930
Snapdragon 778G 5G 256GB, 8GB RAM'
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
2876
Google Tensor 128GB, 6GB RAM
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
2703
Exynos 1380 128GB, 8GB RAM
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
2371
Dimensity 1080 256GB, 12GB RAM
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
2316
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 6GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
2229
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 8GB RAM
Poco X5 Poco X5
2088
Snapdragon 695 5G 256GB, 8GB RAM
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
2032
Snapdragon 695 5G 128GB, 8GB
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
2021
Snapdragon 695 128GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 5G Redmi Note 12 5G
1998
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
1780
Dimensity 810 5G 64GB, 4GB RAM
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
1727
MT6833 Dimensity 700 64GB, 4GB RAM
Realme C55 Realme C55
1452
Helio G88 128GB, 6GB RAM
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
1047
Google Tensor 128GB, 6GB RAM
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
842
Dimensity 1080 256GB, 12GB RAM
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
795
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
Poco X5 Pro Poco X5 Pro
781
Snapdragon 778G 5G 256GB, 8GB RAM'
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
781
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 6GB RAM
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
770
Exynos 1380 128GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
758
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 8GB RAM
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
698
Snapdragon 695 128GB, 8GB RAM
Poco X5 Poco X5
693
Snapdragon 695 5G 256GB, 8GB RAM
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
691
Snapdragon 695 5G 128GB, 8GB
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
596
Dimensity 810 5G 64GB, 4GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 5G Redmi Note 12 5G
588
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
530
MT6833 Dimensity 700 64GB, 4GB RAM
Realme C55 Realme C55
374
Helio G88 128GB, 6GB RAM

GeekBench 6

  • Multi-core
  • Single-core
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
2797
Exynos 1380 128GB, 8GB RAM
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
2518
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 6GB RAM
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
2434
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
2372
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 8GB RAM
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
2121
Snapdragon 695 5G 128GB, 8GB
Redmi Note 12 5G Redmi Note 12 5G
2017
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
1839
MT6833 Dimensity 700 64GB, 4GB RAM
Realme C55 Realme C55
1413
Helio G88 128GB, 6GB RAM
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
1034
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 6GB RAM
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
1008
Exynos 1380 128GB, 8GB RAM
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
958
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 8GB RAM
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
938
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
898
Snapdragon 695 5G 128GB, 8GB
Redmi Note 12 5G Redmi Note 12 5G
763
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
694
MT6833 Dimensity 700 64GB, 4GB RAM
Realme C55 Realme C55
425
Helio G88 128GB, 6GB RAM

AnTuTu is a much more compound benchmark, which includes graphical tests and takes into account things like memory speed. It is pretty kind to the Nord N30 5G, placing it around the middle of the pack of the comparable devices we've chosen.

AnTuTu 9

Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
712092
Google Tensor 128GB, 6GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
534143
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Poco X5 Pro Poco X5 Pro
531398
Snapdragon 778G 5G 256GB, 8GB RAM' 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
522376
Dimensity 1080 256GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2412 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
506678
Exynos 1380 128GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
490526
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
472126
Dimensity 1080 128GB, 6GB RAM 1080 x 2340 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
404120
Snapdragon 695 5G 128GB, 8GB 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
401860
Snapdragon 695 128GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Poco X5 Poco X5
400895
Snapdragon 695 5G 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 5G Redmi Note 12 5G
360745
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
335440
Dimensity 810 5G 64GB, 4GB RAM 1612 x 710 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
307886
MT6833 Dimensity 700 64GB, 4GB RAM 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
257263
Helio G88 128GB, 6GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px

The Nord N30 Pro appears to slightly outpace the Redmi Note 12 in performance with its newer Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chipset and the Nord N300 5G with the Dimensity 810. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy A34 offers better performance with its Dimensity 1080.

The Adreno 619 GPU inside the Nord N30 5G isn't particularly powerful either.

GFXBench (onscreen)

  • Aztek ES 3.1 High
  • Aztek Vulkan High
  • Car Chase ES 3.1
  • Manhattan ES 3.1
  • Manhattan ES 3.0
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
47
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
23
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
19
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
18
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
17
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
16
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
16
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
11
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
11
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
8.3
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
5.3
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
39
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
23
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
19
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
18
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
16
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
15
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
15
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
12
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
12
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
7.9
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
4.9
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
51
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
33
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Poco X5 Pro Poco X5 Pro
28
Snapdragon 778G 5G Adreno 642L 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
25
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
23
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
23
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
22
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
21
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
16
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
16
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
12
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
9
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
60
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
59
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
51
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
46
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
41
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
40
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
38
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
29
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
29
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
21
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
14
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
80
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
69
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
62
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
60
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
57
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
56
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
43
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
41
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
41
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
34
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
23
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px

The Adreno 619 is still better than the Mali-G57 MC2 GPU inside the Dimensity 810 and Dimensity 700. Though, it gets notably outperformed by the Mali-G68 MC4 inside the Dimensity 1080.

Looking at the charts, it is hard to beat the Google Pixel 6a for GPU and, in fact, overall performance in this price range. Even in the lowest intensity GFXBench test, the Nord N30 5G never manages to even come close to the 60fps mark.

GFXBench (offscreen)

  • Aztek ES 3.1 High 1440p
  • Aztek Vulkan High 1440p
  • Car Chase ES 3.1 1080p
  • Manhattan ES 3.1 1080p
  • Manhattan ES 3.0 1080p
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
29
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
15
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
13
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
11
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
11
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
11
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
7.8
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
7.8
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
5.5
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
3.5
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
2.6
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
32
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
17
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
13
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
10
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
10
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
10
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
8.3
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
8.2
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
5.8
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
5.3
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
3.2
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
66
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
39
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
31
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
27
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
26
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
26
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
20
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
19
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
15
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
15
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
10
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
116
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
64
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
52
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
45
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
45
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
44
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
35
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
35
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
27
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
25
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
16
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
167
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
90
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
79
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
68
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
68
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
67
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
58
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
48
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
47
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
40
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
26
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px

3DMark tends to offer a more concise and well-structured GPU performance comparison in general, though its off-screen rendering. Again, we can see that the Nord N30 5G is far from a chart-topper.

3DMark (offscreen 1440p)

  • Wild Life Vulkan 1.1
  • Wild Life Extreme
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
6066
Google Tensor Mali-G78 MP20 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
2969
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
2818
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
2313
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
2255
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
Realme 10 Pro+ Realme 10 Pro+
2252
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2412 px
OnePlus Nord N300 5G OnePlus Nord N300 5G
1314
Dimensity 810 5G Arm Mali-G57 MC2 1612 x 710 px
Realme 10 Pro Realme 10 Pro
1218
Snapdragon 695 Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
OnePlus Nord N30 5G OnePlus Nord N30 5G
1213
Snapdragon 695 5G Adreno 619 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A14 5G Galaxy A14 5G
1197
MT6833 Dimensity 700 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2408 px
Realme C55 Realme C55
740
Helio G88 Mali-G52 MC2 1080 x 2400 px
Xiaomi 13 Lite Xiaomi 13 Lite
828
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Adreno 644 1080 x 2400 px
Galaxy A54 Galaxy A54
808
Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px
Galaxy A34 Galaxy A34
636
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2340 px
Redmi Note 12 Pro Redmi Note 12 Pro
630
Dimensity 1080 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px
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The Snapdragon 695 is not a particularly power-hungry or difficult-to-cool chip in general. The Nord N30 5G does a pretty decent job maintaining performance in relatively long bursts. Given enough time, however, its less-than-ideal thermal management shines through. Rather than gradually and gracefully dropping performance over time, the N30 5G succumbs to jarring drops, which can lead to in-game stutters. That's not great in terms of thermal-throttling behavior. At least the phone's surface does not get overly toasty or uncomfortable to hold, even after a long torture test.

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Thermal-throttling

It is hardly a secret that the Nord N30 5G is not a particularly powerful device. Even so, it has enough power to deliver what we would describe as a fluent day-to-day experience. The 120Hz refresh rate makes scrolling through the UI and menus a pretty responsive and pleasant process.

OnePlus Nord N30 5G review

Unfortunately, the phone's refusal to use 120Hz in most apps and games leads to a less fluent experience otherwise. We noticed the occasional slowdown and some stutters here and there while using the Nord N30. We really do wish OnePlus went with a more powerful and potentially newer chip to deliver a better overall experience.

Reader comments

  • IrishMike59
  • 05 Nov 2024
  • Ih}

It's not a Star of David... It's representative of a toothed gear wheel... SMH...

  • Anonymous
  • 24 Aug 2024
  • jGN

So Far, It's good quality-money value but seeing them using a faith based symbol -David Star- in their settings menu made me to return it.

  • Roxanne
  • 18 Aug 2024
  • ktU

My battery on the top right corner is orange it wasn't before. Any idea why it changed? Please help.