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Oppo Reno 15 F vs OnePlus Nord 5

65 out of 100
Oppo Reno 15 F
VS
73 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 5
Oppo Reno 15 F
OnePlus Nord 5

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.57-inch Oppo Reno 15 F (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) that was released on January 2, 2026, against the OnePlus Nord 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 6 months before. 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 Oppo Reno 15 F
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5200 mAh
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Weighs 16 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 5
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1848K versus 865K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 13% higher pixel density (450 vs 397 PPI)
  • 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1963 and 890 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Reno 15 F and OnePlus Nord 5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Reno 15 F
73*
Nord 5
73*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Reno 15 F
78*
Nord 5
72
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
Reno 15 F
65*
Nord 5
73*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
77.6
(Good)
Value Index
83.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Reno 15 F
vs
Nord 5

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.57 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2372 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
PPI 397 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass+ Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 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
Screen space comparison
Nord 5
6.83β€³ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Reno 15 F
6.57β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.2 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Reno 15 F
n/a
Nord 5
1334 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.18 mm (6.23 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 74.93 mm (2.95 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.14 mm (0.32 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Blue, Pink 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
Reno 15 F
88%
Nord 5 +2%
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Oppo Reno 15 F and OnePlus Nord 5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 2200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 256 768
GPU clock 676 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Oppo Reno 15 F and OnePlus Nord 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Reno 15 F
890
Nord 5 +121%
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Reno 15 F
2579
Nord 5 +93%
4981
Compute Score (GPU)
Reno 15 F
1527
Nord 5 +592%
10567
Compute Score (GPU) 1527 10567
Single-core score 890 1963
Multi-core score 2579 4981
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Reno 15 F
865334
Nord 5 +114%
1848224
CPU 317576 610318
GPU 102038 487079
Memory 209948 289054
UX 235772 461773
Total score 865334 1848224
Samples Less than 3 [30 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Reno 15 F
n/a
Nord 5
1055
Stability - 92%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1055
3DMark Solar Bay
Reno 15 F
n/a
Nord 5
5168
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Section 1 - 22 FPS
Section 2 - 20 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 5168
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Reno 15 F
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
Oppo Reno 15 F
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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 LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 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 16 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM ColorOS 16 OxygenOS 16
OS size - 53 GB
OS updates 2 years 4 years
Security updates 4 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 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 Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:04 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
Reno 15 F
n/a
Nord 5
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 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 116Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 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 IMX882 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
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization No -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung JN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 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* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No 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 Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Reno 15 F
n/a
Nord 5
87 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 July 2025
Release date January 2026 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) - $549
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Not included
*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.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 4

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