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Oppo Reno 15 vs OnePlus Nord 5

75 out of 100
Oppo Reno 15
VS
73 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 5
Oppo Reno 15
OnePlus Nord 5

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Oppo Reno 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) 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
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5200 mAh
  • Shows 15% longer battery life (29:05 vs 25:12 hours)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 5
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1848K versus 1394K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1963 and 1270 points

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Reno 15 and OnePlus Nord 5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Reno 15
93
Nord 5
90
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Reno 15
84*
Nord 5
73*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Reno 15
54
Nord 5
68
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Reno 15
35
Nord 5
48
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Reno 15
85
Nord 5
72
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Reno 15
73
Nord 5
73
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
75*
Nord 5
73*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
58.3
(Average)
Value Index
83.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1256 x 2760 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
PPI 460 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) 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 88.5% 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
6.59β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Reno 15
1298 nits
Nord 5 +2%
1323 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.3 mm (6.23 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 74.83 mm (2.95 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 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, Blue 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
88.5%
Nord 5 +2%
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Oppo Reno 15 and OnePlus Nord 5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 2800 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 3 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 722 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 512 768
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Oppo Reno 15 and OnePlus Nord 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Reno 15
1270
Nord 5 +55%
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Reno 15
4106
Nord 5 +21%
4981
Compute Score (GPU)
Reno 15
7750
Nord 5 +36%
10567
Compute Score (GPU) 7750 10567
Single-core score 1270 1963
Multi-core score 4106 4981
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Reno 15
1394716
Nord 5 +33%
1848224
CPU 481018 610318
GPU 327987 487079
Memory 249030 289054
UX 336681 461773
Total score 1394716 1848224
Samples Less than 3 [30 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Reno 15
n/a
Nord 5
1055
Stability - 92%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1055
3DMark Solar Bay
Reno 15
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
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
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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 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 6500 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 Yes -
Fast charging Yes (68% in 30 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:57 hr 0:42 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:50 hr 10:44 hr
Watching video 17:46 hr 16:17 hr
Gaming 06:35 hr 05:44 hr
Standby 139 hr 112 hr
General battery life
Reno 15 +15%
29:05 hr
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 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 120 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 116Β° 116Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) 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
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.8 -
Focal length 85 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL JN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV08D 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 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 Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 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* Depends on the region 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
Reno 15
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 $549
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 camera, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Reno 15. But if the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord 5.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
21 (63.6%)
12 (36.4%)
Total votes: 33

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