OnePlus Nord 5 vs Honor 400
74
out of 100
VS
69
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch OnePlus Nord 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on July 8, 2025, against the Honor 400, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 1 month before. 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 Nord 5
- 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1848K versus 1087K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Shows 8% longer battery life (25:12 vs 23:16 hours)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 73% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1963 and 1136 points
Reasons to consider the Honor 400
- Water-resistant body (IP66 classification)
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5200 mAh
- Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (1557 against 1334 nits)
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 27 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2800 pixels | 1264 x 2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 119 Hz | - |
| Response time | 9 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Nord 5
6.83β³ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Honor 400
6.55β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) | 156.5 mm (6.16 inches) |
| Width | 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP66 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.6/5) | Good (3.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) Β· 90 drops | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 10567 | 4060 |
| Single-core score | 1963 | 1136 |
| Multi-core score | 4981 | 3107 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 610318 | 403084 |
| GPU | 487079 | 207834 |
| Memory | 289054 | 216538 |
| UX | 461773 | 260069 |
| Total score | 1848224 | 1087525 |
| Samples | [30 tests] | [32 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 92% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1055 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 22 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5168 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 22960 | - |
| Video editing | 7758 | - |
| Photo editing | 37813 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14719 | - |
| Writing score | 24843 | - |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Nord 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | CPU Throttle | 92% |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1952 / 5317 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | AnTuTu 11 | 1950942 |
| π 2026-09-18 (Rox9ne9) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1960 / 5182 |
| π 2026-09-17 -> elyad1 | AnTuTu 11 | 1971461 |
Honor 400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-11 (Baclaven) | AnTuTu 11 | 947758 |
| π 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg) | AnTuTu 11 | 1102591 |
| π 2026-07-04 (TheOdin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1098513 |
| π 2026-06-08 (brozzlex) | AnTuTu 11 | 1089031 |
| π 2026-06-02 (ElijaHaH) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3475 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 53 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (79% in 30 min) | Yes (80% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 0:41 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:44 hr | 09:20 hr |
| Watching video | 16:17 hr | 12:17 hr |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | 05:43 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 116Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung JN5 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | July 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $499 |
| Successor | - | - Honor 500 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord 5. But if the camera is more of a priority β go for the Honor 400.
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