OnePlus Nord CE5 vs Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G
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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 G86 Power 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE5
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1696K versus 867K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1394 and 1049 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G
- Comes with 1520 mAh larger battery capacity: 6720 vs 5200 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (1343 against 1221 nits)
- 15% higher pixel density (446 vs 387 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.9:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 387 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1430 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 96.3% |
| PWM | - | 930 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.58 mm (6.44 inches) | 161.21 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 76.02 mm (2.99 inches) | 74.74 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Gold, Gray, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.6/5) | Good (3.64/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 300 drops | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9142 | 2603 |
| Single-core score | 1394 | 1049 |
| Multi-core score | 4404 | 2939 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 500120 | 317933 |
| GPU | 505807 | 124614 |
| Memory | 258244 | 156837 |
| UX | 432797 | 267769 |
| Total score | 1696968 | 867154 |
| Samples | [24 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 48% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1245 | 400 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4937 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 19980 |
| Video editing | - | 8059 |
| Photo editing | - | 32244 |
| Data manipulation | - | 11846 |
| Writing score | - | 19158 |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Nord CE5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Pranav) | AnTuTu 12 | 1714372 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Md. Ratul Islam) | AnTuTu 12 | 1620744 |
| π 2026-08-22 (Hardik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1633542 |
| π 2026-08-20 (Olly) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 8496 |
| π 2026-08-20 (Olly) | AnTuTu 11 | 1689517 |
Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-19 (Alexandru L.) | AnTuTu 11 | 919422 |
| π 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2605 |
| π 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1049 / 2940 |
| π 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26 | AnTuTu 11 | 867154 |
| π 2026-06-06 (Josue) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1049 / 2939 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| 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 | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 15 | Hello UI |
| OS size | - | 56 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 1 year |
| Security updates | 6 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 6720 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:47 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:06 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:43 hr | - |
| Standby | 99 hr | - |
General battery life
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 | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 118Β° |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 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 | 3280 x 2460 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | July 2025 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $329 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 33 W |
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
If the camera, battery life, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G. But if the performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority β go for the OnePlus Nord CE5.
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