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OnePlus Nord 5 vs Nord 2 5G

73 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 5
VS
54 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
OnePlus Nord 5
OnePlus Nord 2 5G

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 2 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G and came out 4 years 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)
  • 92% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1848K versus 960K)
  • Delivers 110% higher peak brightness (1323 against 630 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 18% longer battery life (25:12 vs 21:19 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5200 vs 4500 mAh
  • The phone is 4 years newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 65W)
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Weighs 22 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 5 and Nord 2 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Nord 5
73*
Nord 2 5G
58
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Nord 5
73*
Nord 2 5G
54
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 91% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from OnePlus Nord 2 5G to OnePlus Nord 5 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: display, gaming, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord 5
vs
Nord 2 5G

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.43 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 410 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 180 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 85.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 128.2%
PWM 119 Hz 119 Hz
Response time 9 ms 8 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Nord 5
6.83″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Nord 2 5G
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 5 +110%
1323 nits
Nord 2 5G
630 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) 159.12 mm (6.26 inches)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) 73.31 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP65 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue Gray, Blue, Green
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 +5%
90.1%
Nord 2 5G
85.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 5 and OnePlus Nord 2 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
Max clock 3000 MHz 3000 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU
Graphics Adreno 735 Mali-G77 MC9
GPU shading units 768 288
GPU clock 1100 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~510.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 5 and OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 5 +66%
1963
Nord 2 5G
1185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 5 +46%
4981
Nord 2 5G
3419
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 5 +130%
10567
Nord 2 5G
4595
Compute Score (GPU) 10567 4595
Single-core score 1963 1185
Multi-core score 4981 3419
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 5 +92%
1848224
Nord 2 5G
960724
CPU 610318 384772
GPU 487079 144433
Memory 289054 177452
UX 461773 254067
Total score 1848224 960724
Samples [30 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nord 5 +139%
1055
Nord 2 5G
442
Stability 92% 80%
Graphics test 8 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 1055 442
3DMark Solar Bay
Nord 5
5168
Nord 2 5G
n/a
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Section 1 22 FPS -
Section 2 20 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
Graphics score 5168 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Nord 5
n/a
Nord 2 5G
1286
Stability - 73%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1286
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Nord 5 +89%
18813
Nord 2 5G
9943
Web score 22960 8179
Video editing 7758 5237
Photo editing 37813 16481
Data manipulation 14719 9610
Writing score 24843 14018
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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 2 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 GPU4546
📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 CPU1112 / 3313
📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisAnTuTu 11960724
📘 2026-01-03 (The decoder's)AnTuTu 11982802
📘 2025-10-22 (reddington)AnTuTu 11980006
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM OxygenOS 16 OxygenOS 13
OS size 53 GB 14 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 65 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 (98% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:31 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:44 hr 09:17 hr
Watching video 16:17 hr 13:38 hr
Gaming 05:44 hr 05:22 hr
Standby 112 hr 92 hr
General battery life
Nord 5 +18%
25:12 hr
Nord 2 5G
21:19 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8700 x 5800
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 (720p)
Angle of widest lens 116° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Monochrome: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size - 1 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 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Nord 5
n/a
Nord 2 5G
125
Video quality
Nord 5
n/a
Nord 2 5G
105
Generic main camera score
Nord 5
n/a
Nord 2 5G
116
Samples - Photo samples of OnePlus Nord 2 5G 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 IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.2
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 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord 5 +7%
87 dB
Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2025 July 2021
Release date July 2025 July 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $470
Successor - - OnePlus Nord 5
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 65 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 Nord 5 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
4 (66.7%)
2 (33.3%)
Total votes: 6

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