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OnePlus Nord 5 vs OnePlus 13s

73 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 5
VS
83 out of 100
OnePlus 13s
OnePlus Nord 5
OnePlus 13s

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.83-inch OnePlus Nord 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on July 8, 2025, against the OnePlus 13s, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 5
  • Has a 0.51 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13s
  • 63% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3013K versus 1848K)
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 5 and OnePlus 13s 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
83.0
(Good)
Value Index
45.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord 5
vs
OnePlus 13s

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.32 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.54:9
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 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 90.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 119 Hz -
Response time 9 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Nord 5
6.83β€³ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
OnePlus 13s
6.32β€³ (19.54:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 5
1323 nits
OnePlus 13s
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) 150.8 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) 71.7 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Gray, Blue Black, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.6/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 5
90.1%
OnePlus 13s +1%
90.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 5 and OnePlus 13s
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 3000 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 5 and OnePlus 13s
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 5
1963
OnePlus 13s +43%
2802
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 5
4981
OnePlus 13s +77%
8830
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 5
10567
OnePlus 13s +135%
24802
Compute Score (GPU) 10567 24802
Single-core score 1963 2802
Multi-core score 4981 8830
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 5
1848224
OnePlus 13s +63%
3013469
CPU 610318 868542
GPU 487079 1107935
Memory 289054 370216
UX 461773 666776
Total score 1848224 3013469
Samples [30 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nord 5
1055
OnePlus 13s +124%
2366
Stability 92% 80%
Graphics test 8 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 1055 2366
3DMark Solar Bay
Nord 5
5168
OnePlus 13s +113%
10993
Graphics test 20 FPS 42 FPS
Section 1 22 FPS 48 FPS
Section 2 20 FPS 42 FPS
Section 3 17 FPS 36 FPS
Graphics score 5168 10993
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Nord 5 +23%
18813
OnePlus 13s
15357
Web score 22960 15017
Video editing 7758 6717
Photo editing 37813 27420
Data manipulation 14719 13670
Writing score 24843 23240
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#112th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9CPU Throttle92%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9Geekbench 6 CPU1952 / 5317
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9AnTuTu 111950942
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Rox9ne9)Geekbench 6 CPU1960 / 5182
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 -> elyad1AnTuTu 111971461
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OnePlus 13s
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (Vasy1163)AnTuTu 112915150
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Dhruv)Geekbench 6 GPU25056
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 (Vanskyver)Battery lifeSOT 4:42 / 20:00
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Hamza)AnTuTu 113013469
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-04 (Jaini)Geekbench 6 GPU24802
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
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) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM OxygenOS 16 OxygenOS 16
OS size 53 GB -
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5850 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 (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:51 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:44 hr -
Watching video 16:17 hr -
Gaming 05:44 hr -
Standby 112 hr -
General battery life
Nord 5
25:12 hr
OnePlus 13s
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 116Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700 Sony LYT-700
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung JN5 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 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 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 6.0
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 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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
Nord 5
87 dB
OnePlus 13s
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced July 2025 June 2025
Release date July 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $650
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 13s is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
17 (40.5%)
25 (59.5%)
Total votes: 42

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