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OnePlus Nord 5 vs OnePlus Nord

73 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 5
VS
48 out of 100
OnePlus Nord
OnePlus Nord 5
OnePlus Nord

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 OnePlus Nord, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and came out 5 years and 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
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1848K versus 597K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Comes with 1085 mAh larger battery capacity: 5200 vs 4115 mAh
  • Delivers 76% higher peak brightness (1323 against 751 nits)
  • Shows 26% longer battery life (25:12 vs 20:03 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • Has a 0.39 inch larger screen size
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
  • The phone is 5 years and 1 month newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord
  • Weighs 27 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 5 and OnePlus Nord 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)

Should I update?
No 97% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from OnePlus Nord to OnePlus Nord 5 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: performance, gaming, and display.

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.44 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 408 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 550 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 86.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 100%
PWM 119 Hz 367 Hz
Response time 9 ms 6.5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Nord 5
6.83″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
OnePlus Nord
6.44″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 5 +76%
1323 nits
OnePlus Nord
751 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) 158.3 mm (6.23 inches)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Waterproof IP65 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.6/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 5 +4%
90.1%
OnePlus Nord
86.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 5 and OnePlus Nord
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Max clock 3000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 1 + 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 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 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 696
GPU
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 620
GPU shading units 768 384
GPU clock 1100 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~480 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 5 and OnePlus Nord
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 5 +146%
1963
OnePlus Nord
799
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 5 +171%
4981
OnePlus Nord
1836
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 5
10567
OnePlus Nord
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 10567 -
Single-core score 1963 799
Multi-core score 4981 1836
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 5 +209%
1848224
OnePlus Nord
597974
CPU 610318 225992
GPU 487079 68730
Memory 289054 118245
UX 461773 185007
Total score 1848224 597974
Samples [30 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nord 5
1055
OnePlus Nord
n/a
Stability 92% -
Graphics test 8 FPS -
Graphics score 1055 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Nord 5
5168
OnePlus Nord
n/a
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Section 1 22 FPS -
Section 2 20 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
Graphics score 5168 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Nord 5
18813
OnePlus Nord
n/a
Web score 22960 -
Video editing 7758 -
Photo editing 37813 -
Data manipulation 14719 -
Writing score 24843 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord 5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9CPU Throttle92%
📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9Geekbench 6 CPU1952 / 5317
📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9AnTuTu 111950942
📘 2026-09-18 (Rox9ne9)Geekbench 6 CPU1960 / 5182
📘 2026-09-17 -> elyad1AnTuTu 111971461
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OnePlus Nord
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-11-03 (Sreeshankar K)AnTuTu 11597974
📘 2025-03-06 (Ts clown)Geekbench 6 CPU799 / 1836
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM OxygenOS 16 OxygenOS 12
OS size 53 GB 22 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 4115 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (79% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:50 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:44 hr 08:09 hr
Watching video 16:17 hr 12:37 hr
Gaming 05:44 hr 04:58 hr
Standby 112 hr 93 hr
General battery life
Nord 5 +26%
25:12 hr
OnePlus Nord
20:03 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
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) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 116° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 5 MP
4) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700 Sony IMX586
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples - Photo samples of OnePlus Nord from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Samsung JN5 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Additional lens - 8 MP, 1/4.0"
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
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 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord 5 +2%
87 dB
OnePlus Nord
84.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2025 July 2020
Release date July 2025 September 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $480
Successor - - OnePlus Nord 5
SAR (head) - 0.9 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.27 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
*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 Nord 5 is definitely a better buy.

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