Realme 15 5G (India) vs OnePlus Nord CE5
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch Realme 15 5G (India) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Plus) that was released on July 24, 2025, against the OnePlus Nord CE5, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex and came out 1 month 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 Realme 15 5G (India)
- Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5200 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Stereo speakers
- 17% higher pixel density (453 vs 387 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE5
- 87% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1696K versus 909K)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1394 and 1014 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 | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.77 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2392 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.9:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 387 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | 1430 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.9% | 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 | 162.27 mm (6.39 inches) | 163.58 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.16 mm (3 inches) | 76.02 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.66 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Rear material | - | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Green, Purple | 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 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Plus | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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 | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2497 | 9142 |
| Single-core score | 1014 | 1394 |
| Multi-core score | 2916 | 4404 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 324723 | 500120 |
| GPU | 129982 | 505807 |
| Memory | 188349 | 258244 |
| UX | 265988 | 432797 |
| Total score | 909042 | 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 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16211 | - |
| Video editing | 7055 | - |
| Photo editing | 33918 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8815 | - |
| Writing score | 15660 | - |
Recent User Tests
Realme 15 5G (India)
No benchmark results yet
OnePlus Nord CE5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-22 (Hardik) | AnTuTu | 1633542 |
| π 2026-08-20 (Olly) | GeekBench GPU | 8496 |
| π 2026-08-20 (Olly) | AnTuTu | 1689517 |
| π 2026-08-13 -> SALAHFTB | AnTuTu | 1706375 |
| π 2026-07-24 (Shivraj) | AnTuTu | 1734521 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 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 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | Realme UI 6.0 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 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 | No | No |
| 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 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 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 | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX896 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 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 | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX480 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 5.4 | 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* | 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 | July 2025 | July 2025 |
| Release date | July 2025 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $280 | $299 |
| 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 |
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 camera, battery life, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Realme 15 5G (India). But if the performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority β go for the OnePlus Nord CE5.
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