OnePlus Nord CE6 vs Nord CE5
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Nord CE6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4) that was released on May 6, 2026, against the OnePlus Nord CE5, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex and came out 10 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 CE6
- Comes with 2800 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5200 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 16% higher pixel density (450 vs 387 PPI)
- The phone is 10 months newer
- Reverse charging feature
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE5
- 48% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1696K versus 1145K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1394 and 1098 points
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 | 6.78 inches | 6.77 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1080 x 2392 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.6:9 | 19.9:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 387 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3600 nits | 1430 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) | 163.58 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 76.02 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP65 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | White, Black, 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4647 | 9142 |
| Single-core score | 1098 | 1394 |
| Multi-core score | 3111 | 4404 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 445015 | 500120 |
| GPU | 193175 | 505807 |
| Memory | 215728 | 258244 |
| UX | 291595 | 432797 |
| Total score | 1145513 | 1696968 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [24 tests] |
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 |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Nord CE6
No benchmark results yet
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (62% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:55 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 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 | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D40 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Galaxycore GC32E2 | Sony IMX480 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 | 5.2 | 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 | No |
| 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 | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2026 | July 2025 |
| Release date | May 2026 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $320 | $299 |
| 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
If the display, camera, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord CE6. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority β go for the OnePlus Nord CE5.
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