Vivo V70 Elite vs OnePlus Nord 5

78 out of 100
Vivo V70 Elite
VS
74 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 5

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Vivo V70 Elite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on February 19, 2026, against the OnePlus Nord 5, which is powered by the same chip and came out 7 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 Vivo V70 Elite
  • The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
  • Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5200 mAh
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The phone is 7 months newer
  • Weighs 24 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 5
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V70 Elite and OnePlus Nord 5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
80*
73*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
83*
72
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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Final comparison evaluation
78*
74*
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
72.2
(Good)
Value Index
85.6
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2750 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
PPI 459 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Schott Xensation Core Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 91% 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
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
1335 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.52 mm (6.2 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 74.33 mm (2.93 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Red 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
V70 Elite +1%
91%
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo V70 Elite and OnePlus Nord 5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 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 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo V70 Elite and OnePlus Nord 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1930
Nord 5 +2%
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4817
Nord 5 +3%
4981
Compute Score (GPU)
10091
Nord 5 +5%
10567
Compute Score (GPU) 10091 10567
Single-core score 1930 1963
Multi-core score 4817 4981
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
V70 Elite +4%
1913976
1848224
CPU 614020 610318
GPU 464404 487079
Memory 384501 289054
UX 451051 461773
Total score 1913976 1848224
Samples Less than 3 [30 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
1055
Stability - 92%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1055
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
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
n/a
18813
Web score - 22960
Video editing - 7758
Photo editing - 37813
Data manipulation - 14719
Writing score - 24843

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo V70 Elite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 -> Pintu.715127AnTuTu1913976
OnePlus Nord 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-17 (Mahfuz Ullah)AnTuTu1920929
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (darksenko)AnTuTu1546483
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (Weqetal)AnTuTu1706392
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-02 (Suman)AnTuTu1475920
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-19 (Shikiro)AnTuTu1902169

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 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 90 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 (48% in 30 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:58 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
n/a
25:12 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.7x 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 (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 115Β° 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/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Sony LYT-700
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.7 -
Focal length 85 mm -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 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 OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
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 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor - 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 Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes 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 - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
87 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2026 July 2025
Release date February 2026 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $570 $549
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo V70 Elite. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord 5.

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