OnePlus 7 Pro vs Google Pixel 5

52 out of 100
OnePlus 7 Pro
VS
50 out of 100
Google Pixel 5

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch OnePlus 7 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855) that was released on May 15, 2019, against the Google Pixel 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and came out 1 year and 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
8 / 128 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 7 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.67 inch larger screen size
  • 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (841K versus 622K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 20% higher pixel density (515 vs 430 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.0 versus UFS 2.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 5
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 12W
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 12
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (706 against 620 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Weighs 55 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.5 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 7 Pro and Google Pixel 5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
44.9
(Average)
Value Index
61.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 inches 6 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 515 ppi 430 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 616 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5% 86.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 97.4%
PWM 122 Hz 367 Hz
Response time 6 ms 5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 7 Pro
6.67″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Pixel 5
6″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 13.7 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
620 nits
Pixel 5 +14%
706 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) 144.7 mm (5.7 inches)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) 70.4 mm (2.77 inches)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
Waterproof IPX4 IP68
Rear material Glass Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
88.5%
86.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 7 Pro and Google Pixel 5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Max clock 2840 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 1 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 1 core at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76)
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 Hexagon 696
GPU
Graphics Adreno 640 Adreno 620
GPU shading units 768 384
GPU clock 585 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~898.5 GFLOPS ~480 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 7 Pro and Google Pixel 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
800
765
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2174
1944
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2626 -
Single-core score 800 765
Multi-core score 2174 1944
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
841922
622520
CPU 324799 247674
GPU 127756 68842
Memory 163516 129273
UX 225851 176731
Total score 841922 622520
Samples [5 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 4 FPS -
Graphics score 736 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8822 -
Video editing 5714 -
Photo editing 25467 -
Data manipulation 9572 -
Writing score 13633 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 7 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-11 (Inok)AnTuTu 11845513
📘 2026-03-07 (Zeixxxx)AnTuTu 11824513
📘 2025-10-10 (Auтист с поласом)AnTuTu 11841922
📘 2025-09-14 (Takumi)AnTuTu 11812761
📘 2025-09-12 (Палаз 7 про)AnTuTu 11844558
Google Pixel 5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-23 (Guitar91)AnTuTu 11622520
📘 2025-11-22 (Artreg)AnTuTu 11566323

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.0 UFS 2.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM OxygenOS 12.1 Stock Android
OS size 17 GB 16.6 GB

Battery

Capacity 4085 mAh 4080 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes, Warp Charge (50% in 20 min) Yes (30% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:39 hr 07:33 hr
Watching video 10:18 hr 13:33 hr
Gaming 04:10 hr 04:59 hr
Standby 111 hr 98 hr
General battery life
19:25 hr
Pixel 5 +5%
20:28 hr

Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 12.2 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 4290 x 2800
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 117° 107°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 16 MP
1) Standard: 12.2 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 12.2 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.7
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX586 Sony IMX363
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 78 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3M5 -
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP 16 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX481 Sony IMX481
Sensor size 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 5 +1%
119
Video quality
Pixel 5 +8%
106
Generic main camera score
111
109
Bokeh - 60
Preview - 58
Zoom - 71
Samples Photo samples of OnePlus 7 Pro from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 5 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Pixel 5 +12%
126
Photo 111 117
Video 116 142

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort Yes -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 16 15
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.9 dB
Pixel 5 +1%
91.9 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2019 September 2020
Release date May 2019 October 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $670 $700
Successor - OnePlus 16 - Google Pixel 11
SAR (head) 1.199 W/kg 0.96 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.394 W/kg 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, performance, gaming, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 7 Pro. But if the connectivity, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 5.

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