Realme P4 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE5

67 out of 100
Realme P4 5G
VS
64 out of 100
OnePlus Nord CE5

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Realme P4 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7400) that was released on August 20, 2025, against the OnePlus Nord CE5, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex and came out 2 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme P4 5G
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5200 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Water-resistant body (IP66 classification)
  • Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE5
  • 80% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1696K versus 945K)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1394 and 997 points

Review

Evaluation of Realme P4 5G and OnePlus Nord CE5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
85
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
69*
50*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
42
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
22
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
93*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
67
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
67*
64*
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
177.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
63.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1080 x 2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
PPI 388 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 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 89.3% 89.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
1221 nits

Design and build

Height 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) 163.58 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 inches) 76.02 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.58 mm (0.3 inches) 8.17 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP66 IP65
Rear material - Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Red 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
89.3%
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme P4 5G and OnePlus Nord CE5
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7400 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 2.6 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
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU shading units 256 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme P4 5G and OnePlus Nord CE5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
997
Nord CE5 +40%
1394
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2955
Nord CE5 +49%
4404
Compute Score (GPU)
n/a
9142
Compute Score (GPU) - 9142
Single-core score 997 1394
Multi-core score 2955 4404
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
945377
Nord CE5 +80%
1696968
CPU 337480 500120
GPU 143445 505807
Memory 192898 258244
UX 271554 432797
Total score 945377 1696968
Samples [17 tests] [24 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
1245
Stability - 48%
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1245
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
4937
Graphics test - 19 FPS
Section 1 - 20 FPS
Section 2 - 19 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 4937
Sources: 3DMark [5]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme P4 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Ved)AnTuTu876749
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (Tejas Agarwal)AnTuTu912007
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-18 (Sam)AnTuTu974042
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-30 (Vasanth)AnTuTu998498
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-18 (Black Mamba)AnTuTu934693
OnePlus Nord CE5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (Hardik)AnTuTu1633542
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (Olly)GeekBench GPU8496
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (Olly)AnTuTu1689517
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-13 -> SALAHFTBAnTuTu1706375
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Shivraj)AnTuTu1734521

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type - LPDDR5X
Channels - 4
Storage
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 3 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) 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
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:47 hr
Watching video - 16:06 hr
Gaming - 06:43 hr
Standby - 99 hr
General battery life
n/a
23:32 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital 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 240 FPS (720p) 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 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor - Sony LYT-600
Sensor size - 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX480
Sensor size - 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.4 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
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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos - No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2025 July 2025
Release date August 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $210 $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 P4 5G. But if the performance, gaming, connectivity, and software are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord CE5.

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