OnePlus Nord 5 vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro
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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 Huawei Nova 15 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010S and came out 6 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 Nord 5
- 56% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1848K versus 1181K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1963 and 1501 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 15 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5200 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Reverse charging feature
- The phone is 6 months newer
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 | 6.83 inches | 6.84 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2800 pixels | 1320 x 2856 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 (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 4000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Kunlun Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 90.3% |
| 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 | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.6/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2500 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 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 10567 | - |
| Single-core score | 1963 | 1501 |
| Multi-core score | 4981 | 3885 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 610318 | 534620 |
| GPU | 487079 | 139994 |
| Memory | 289054 | 215316 |
| UX | 461773 | 291539 |
| Total score | 1848224 | 1181469 |
| Samples | [30 tests] | Less than 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | CPU Throttle | 92% |
| 📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1952 / 5317 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | AnTuTu 11 | 1950942 |
| 📘 2026-09-18 (Rox9ne9) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1960 / 5182 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 -> elyad1 | AnTuTu 11 | 1971461 |
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2440 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1429 / 4124 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | AnTuTu 11 | 1210912 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 (Hafiz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1181469 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | HarmonyOS 6 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | - |
| OS size | 53 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (79% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:44 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:17 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | - |
| Standby | 112 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| 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 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 116° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 69 mm |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 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 | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | No |
| 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 | December 2025 |
| Release date | July 2025 | December 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $500 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord 5. But if the camera, battery life, and design are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Nova 15 Pro.
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