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Sony Xperia 10 VII vs OnePlus Nord CE5

63 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 VII
VS
64 out of 100
OnePlus Nord CE5
Sony Xperia 10 VII
OnePlus Nord CE5

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 10 VII (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on September 12, 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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Memory 8 / 128 GB
  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 Sony Xperia 10 VII
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (25:29 vs 23:32 hours)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 16% higher pixel density (449 vs 387 PPI)
  • Weighs 31 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE5
  • 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1696K versus 895K)
  • Has a 0.67 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (1220 against 1056 nits)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Thinner bezels – 6.4% more screen real estate
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1394 and 1019 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 10 VII and OnePlus Nord CE5 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
45.3
(Average)
Value Index
63.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 10 VII
vs
Nord CE5

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
PPI 449 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1430 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 89.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 96.9% -
PWM 480 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Nord CE5
6.77β€³ (19.9:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Xperia 10 VII
6.1β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~21% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 10 VII
1056 nits
Nord CE5 +16%
1220 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 153 mm (6.02 inches) 163.58 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 76.02 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.17 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP65
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability Bad (1.82/5) Good (3.6/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 90 drops Excellent (A) Β· 300 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 10 VII
82.9%
Nord CE5 +8%
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 10 VII and OnePlus Nord CE5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex
Max clock 2400 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 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
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU shading units 256 768
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 10 VII and OnePlus Nord CE5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xperia 10 VII
1019
Nord CE5 +37%
1394
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 10 VII
3078
Nord CE5 +43%
4404
Compute Score (GPU)
Xperia 10 VII
2108
Nord CE5 +334%
9142
Compute Score (GPU) 2108 9142
Single-core score 1019 1394
Multi-core score 3078 4404
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 10 VII
895533
Nord CE5 +89%
1696968
CPU 323080 500120
GPU 130255 505807
Memory 194501 258244
UX 247697 432797
Total score 895533 1696968
Samples Less than 3 [24 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xperia 10 VII
306
Nord CE5 +307%
1245
Stability 98% 48%
Graphics test 2 FPS 9 FPS
Graphics score 306 1245
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 19 FPS
Section 1 - 20 FPS
Section 2 - 19 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 4937
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8413 -
Video editing 5933 -
Photo editing 20744 -
Data manipulation 9301 -
Writing score 12499 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Sony Xperia 10 VII
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 -> DeadlyKPSSAnTuTu 11895533
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OnePlus Nord CE5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Pranav)AnTuTu 121714372
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Md. Ratul Islam)AnTuTu 121620744
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (Hardik)AnTuTu 111633542
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (Olly)Geekbench 6 GPU8496
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (Olly)AnTuTu 111689517
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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 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (40% in 30 min) Yes (62% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:47 hr 0:55 hr
Battery cycles 1400 cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:59 hr 09:47 hr
Watching video 14:55 hr 16:06 hr
Gaming 05:17 hr 06:43 hr
Standby 121 hr 99 hr
General battery life
Xperia 10 VII +8%
25:29 hr
Nord CE5
23:32 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 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 120 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 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/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC1320CS Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC820CS Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 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 6E (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 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 No
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xperia 10 VII
88.7 dB
Nord CE5
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 July 2025
Release date September 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $299
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included 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 performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord CE5. But if the camera and sound are more of a priority – go for the Sony Xperia 10 VII.

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