OnePlus 6 vs OnePlus Nord 5 compare

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OnePlus 6 vs OnePlus Nord 5

What is the difference between the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus Nord 5? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.


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Common specs

Brand and model OnePlus 6 OnePlus Nord 5
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Release date 2018, May 2025, July 08
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.7 x 75.4 x 7.8 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.97 in 163.4 x 77 x 8.1 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.03 in
Weight 177 g | 6.24 oz 211 g | 7.44 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), plastic back, plastic frame
Colors Midnight Black, Mirror Black, Silk White, Amber Red Phantom Grey, Dry Ice, Marble Sands
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 5200 mAh, Market-dependent versions:··
Body Form OnePlus
Approximate price 520 EUR £ 249.99

Screen

Technology Optic AMOLED Swift AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 1B
Screen size 6.28" inc 6.83" inc
Screen area 98.4 cm2 113.3 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.8% 90.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1272 x 2800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 450 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 6
Other specs - DCI-P3 - 144Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1400 nits (HBM), 1800 nits (peak)
-Ultra HDR image support

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 50 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.22µm, OIS, PDAF
-20 MP (16 MP effective), f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, PDAF
-50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 116˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, Ultra HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps, Auto HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 96
DxOMark Photo 100
DxOMark Video 87
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 50 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
Functions Auto-HDR, gyro-EIS Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 9.0.2 Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, OxygenOS 15
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 735
External memory No No
Internal memory 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 357294
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 522
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1681
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2089
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1918
GeekBench 5 Single Core 501
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2216
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2390
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8846
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13505
GeekBench 4 Battery 3565

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dirac HD sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 5V 4A 20W (Dash Charge)
- Splash resistant

- 80W Fast charging, 33W PPS, 18W Power Delivery , 100% in just 54 min
-5W Reverse charging
-Bypass charging
- IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
Versions
- For Europe, Asia, North America, China

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