OnePlus 7 Pro vs 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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Key differences
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
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 |
| 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)
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
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 620 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 585 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~898.5 GFLOPS | ~480 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2626 | - |
| Single-core score | 800 | 765 |
| Multi-core score | 2174 | 1944 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8822 | - |
| Video editing | 5714 | - |
| Photo editing | 25467 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9572 | - |
| Writing score | 13633 | - |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-11 (Inok) | AnTuTu 11 | 845513 |
| 📘 2026-03-07 (Zeixxxx) | AnTuTu 11 | 824513 |
| 📘 2025-10-10 (Auтист с поласом) | AnTuTu 11 | 841922 |
| 📘 2025-09-14 (Takumi) | AnTuTu 11 | 812761 |
| 📘 2025-09-12 (Палаз 7 про) | AnTuTu 11 | 844558 |
Google Pixel 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-23 (Guitar91) | AnTuTu 11 | 622520 |
| 📘 2025-11-22 (Artreg) | AnTuTu 11 | 566323 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
| 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
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| 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
| 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 |
| 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
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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