Huawei Honor 10 vs OnePlus Nord 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 10 Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 5.84 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, vs OnePlus Nord 5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10
  • Lighter design: 153g vs 211g
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 5
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 10 and OnePlus Nord 5
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 5.84 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2280 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 432 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 1400 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 77.6 % 90.1 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 10
507 nits
OnePlus Nord 5
1324 nits
Contrast1423:1n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.6 mm (5.89 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance No IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
- White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 10
77.6 %
OnePlus Nord 5
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 10 and OnePlus Nord 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 10 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 216 768
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 10
526
OnePlus Nord 5
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 10
1570
OnePlus Nord 5
4981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5261963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15704981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a10567
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 10
353467
OnePlus Nord 5
1481616
CPU80042395746
GPU106499525594
Memory81766263364
UX85160296912
NanoReview Score3534671481616
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 10
827
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability75 %n/a
Graphics Test4 fpsn/a
Graphics Score827n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 10
6542
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Writing score6772n/a
Web score5225n/a
Video editing5075n/a
Data manipulation5611n/a
NanoReview Score6542n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0) Android 15
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 3400 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 25 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:20 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 10
15:50
OnePlus Nord 5
25:12
Web Browsing06:33 h10:44 h
Video Playback09:58 h16:17 h
Games04:09 h05:44 h
Standby Mode72 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4616x3464 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 16 MP
Monochrome: 24 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix16 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX498Sony LYT-700
Sensor size1/2.81/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5760x4312 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.9 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1818
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 10
84.2 dB
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2018 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 450 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 549
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Nord 5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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