OnePlus Nord CE5 vs Motorola Moto G Power (2026)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch OnePlus Nord CE5 (with MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex) that was released on July 8, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G Power (2026), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
8 / 128 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE5
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1696K versus 551K)
  • Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (1235 against 861 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord CE5 and Motorola Moto G Power (2026) 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 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
63.9
(Average)
Value Index
76.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.77 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1080 x 2388 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.9:9
PPI 387 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1430 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3% 87.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord CE5 +43%
1235 nits

Design and build

Height 163.58 mm (6.44 inches) 166.62 mm (6.56 inches)
Width 76.02 mm (2.99 inches) 77.1 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) 8.72 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Waterproof IP65 Yes
Rear material Plastic Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.6/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 300 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord CE5 +2%
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord CE5 and Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max clock 3350 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 768 64
GPU clock 1400 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord CE5 and Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord CE5 +119%
4404
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 9142 -
Single-core score 1394 770
Multi-core score 4404 2013
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord CE5 +207%
1696968
CPU 500120 194234
GPU 505807 61861
Memory 258244 114801
UX 432797 180995
Total score 1696968 551891
Samples [24 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 48% -
Graphics test 9 FPS -
Graphics score 1245 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 19 FPS -
Section 1 20 FPS -
Section 2 19 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
Graphics score 4937 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 16476
Video editing - 6381
Photo editing - 23907
Data manipulation - 8013
Writing score - 15081

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord CE5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Pranav)AnTuTu 121714372
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Md. Ratul Islam)AnTuTu 121620744
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (Hardik)AnTuTu 111633542
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (Olly)Geekbench 6 GPU8496
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (Olly)AnTuTu 111689517
Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 16
ROM OxygenOS 15 -
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:55 hr 1:30 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:47 hr 11:06 hr
Watching video 16:06 hr 14:56 hr
Gaming 06:43 hr 05:33 hr
Standby 99 hr 99 hr
General battery life
23:32 hr
23:46 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-600 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX480 -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.3
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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* No Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2025 December 2025
Release date July 2025 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $299
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Nord CE5:
    - The Indian model features a larger 7100 mAh battery (5200 mAh in the global version).
*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 CE5 is definitely a better buy.

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