OnePlus Nord CE5 vs CE3 5G
65
out of 100
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57
out of 100
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 CE3 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G and came out 2 years and 2 months 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
- Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1696K versus 806K)
- Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 7100 vs 5000 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- The phone is 2 years and 2 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU β Dimensity 8350 Apex
- 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1394 and 1107 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
- Stereo speakers
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 15 grams less
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 | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.9:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 387 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 950 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1430 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.58 mm (6.44 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.02 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.6/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 300 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex | Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 719 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~736.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9142 | 2626 |
| Single-core score | 1394 | 1107 |
| Multi-core score | 4404 | 2716 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 500120 | 326376 |
| GPU | 505807 | 112186 |
| Memory | 258244 | 170913 |
| UX | 432797 | 196945 |
| Total score | 1696968 | 806420 |
| Samples | [24 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 48% | 69% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1245 | 269 |
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 | - | 8240 |
| Video editing | - | 5647 |
| Photo editing | - | 18954 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8341 |
| Writing score | - | 13368 |
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 |
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-28 (Arjems Tiwari) | AnTuTu 11 | 665501 |
| π 2026-06-15 (Prashant) | AnTuTu 11 | 805122 |
| π 2026-04-17 (zenith) | AnTuTu 11 | 863702 |
| π 2025-10-29 -> zenith | AnTuTu 11 | 806420 |
| π 2025-10-20 -> Faizan90 | AnTuTu 11 | 784329 |
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 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 15 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7100 mAh | 5000 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 (53% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 0:31 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 09:47 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:06 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:14 hr | - |
| Standby | 103 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° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 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 | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.13" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 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 6 (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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2025 | June 2023 |
| Release date | July 2025 | August 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $320 |
| Successor | - | - OnePlus Nord CE5 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus Nord CE5 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 10