Oppo Reno 14 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 5

76 out of 100
Oppo Reno 14 Pro
VS
74 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 5

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Oppo Reno 14 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8450) that was released on May 15, 2025, against the OnePlus Nord 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 14 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6200 vs 5200 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2048K versus 1848K)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 5
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1963 and 1617 points

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Reno 14 Pro and OnePlus Nord 5 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
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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
40.9
(Average)
Value Index
85.6
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio - 19.8:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1200 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 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)
1334 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Purple White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.6/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) Β· 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
90.1%
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Oppo Reno 14 Pro and OnePlus Nord 5
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 3250 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 896 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Oppo Reno 14 Pro and OnePlus Nord 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 5 +21%
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6406
4981
Compute Score (GPU)
10567
Compute Score (GPU) - 10567
Single-core score 1617 1963
Multi-core score 6406 4981
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2048465
1848224
CPU 652185 610318
GPU 646177 487079
Memory 264179 289054
UX 485924 461773
Total score 2048465 1848224
Samples [3 tests] [30 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1055
Stability - 92%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1055
3DMark Solar Bay
5168
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Section 1 - 22 FPS
Section 2 - 20 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 5168
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
17957
Nord 5 +5%
18813
Web score 24385 22960
Video editing 7667 7758
Photo editing 37896 37813
Data manipulation 11708 14719
Writing score 22929 24843

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Oppo Reno 14 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-05 (Rutam)AnTuTu 112108697
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-24 (DiZhΓ n)AnTuTu 112048465
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-05 (DiZhΓ n)AnTuTu 111983406
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

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4266 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 6200 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:53 hr 0:42 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:44 hr
Watching video - 16:17 hr
Gaming - 05:44 hr
Standby - 112 hr
General battery life
25:12 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x 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 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 116Β° 116Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Sony LYT-700
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.8 -
Focal length 80 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.6 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 15 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (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* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
87 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2025 July 2025
Release date May 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $550 $549
Successor - Oppo Reno 15 Pro -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Reno 14 Pro. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord 5.

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10 (58.8%)
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