Vivo V70 Elite vs 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
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 β 144 Hz
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
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 | 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 |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 119 Hz |
| Response time | - | 9 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
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
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 10091 | 10567 |
| Single-core score | 1930 | 1963 |
| Multi-core score | 4817 | 4981 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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
| Stability | - | 92% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1055 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 22 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5168 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 22960 |
| Video editing | - | 7758 |
| Photo editing | - | 37813 |
| Data manipulation | - | 14719 |
| Writing score | - | 24843 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo V70 Elite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-07 -> Pintu.715127 | AnTuTu | 1913976 |
OnePlus Nord 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-17 (Mahfuz Ullah) | AnTuTu | 1920929 |
| π 2026-07-08 (darksenko) | AnTuTu | 1546483 |
| π 2026-07-05 (Weqetal) | AnTuTu | 1706392 |
| π 2026-07-02 (Suman) | AnTuTu | 1475920 |
| π 2026-06-19 (Shikiro) | AnTuTu | 1902169 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Web browsing | - | 10:44 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:17 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | - | 112 hr |
General battery life
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 |
| 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 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | - |
| Focal length | 85 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| 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 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 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 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 |
| 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
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 β go for the OnePlus Nord 5.
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