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OnePlus Nord CE5 vs Nord 5

64 out of 100
OnePlus Nord CE5
VS
73 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 5
OnePlus Nord CE5
OnePlus Nord 5

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 OnePlus Nord 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. 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 CE5
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 5
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 7% longer battery life (25:12 vs 23:32 hours)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (1323 against 1220 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 16% higher pixel density (450 vs 387 PPI)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1963 and 1394 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord CE5 and Nord 5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Nord CE5
50*
Nord 5
73*
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 CE5
64*
Nord 5
73*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
63.9
(Average)
Value Index
83.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord CE5
vs
Nord 5

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.8:9
PPI 387 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1430 nits 1800 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% 90.1%
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
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord CE5
1220 nits
Nord 5 +8%
1323 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.58 mm (6.44 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 76.02 mm (2.99 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP65
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.6/5) Good (3.6/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 300 drops Good (C) Β· 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord CE5
89.3%
Nord 5 +1%
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord CE5 and OnePlus Nord 5
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 3350 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
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		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1400 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord CE5 and OnePlus Nord 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord CE5
1394
Nord 5 +41%
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord CE5
4404
Nord 5 +13%
4981
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord CE5
9142
Nord 5 +16%
10567
Compute Score (GPU) 9142 10567
Single-core score 1394 1963
Multi-core score 4404 4981
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord CE5
1696968
Nord 5 +9%
1848224
CPU 500120 610318
GPU 505807 487079
Memory 258244 289054
UX 432797 461773
Total score 1696968 1848224
Samples [24 tests] [30 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nord CE5 +18%
1245
Nord 5
1055
Stability 48% 92%
Graphics test 9 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1245 1055
3DMark Solar Bay
Nord CE5
4937
Nord 5 +5%
5168
Graphics test 19 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 20 FPS 22 FPS
Section 2 19 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 17 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 4937 5168
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Nord CE5
n/a
Nord 5
18813
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 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
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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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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 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 (79% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:55 hr 0:42 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:47 hr 10:44 hr
Watching video 16:06 hr 16:17 hr
Gaming 06:43 hr 05:44 hr
Standby 99 hr 112 hr
General battery life
Nord CE5
23:32 hr
Nord 5 +7%
25:12 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash 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 960 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 116Β°
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 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony LYT-700
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 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/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 15 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 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 Yes
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
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
Nord CE5
n/a
Nord 5
87 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2025 July 2025
Release date July 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $549
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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 5 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
140 (43.5%)
182 (56.5%)
Total votes: 322

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