Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 20 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE5 - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE5

54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
VS
74 out 100
OnePlus Nord CE5
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
OnePlus Nord CE5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 20 Pro Manufactured in November, 2018, with display 6.39 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs OnePlus Nord CE5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 199g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2.0
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord CE5
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 20 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE5
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
vs
OnePlus Nord CE5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.39 in 6.77 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 538 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 660 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
sRGB gamut99.1 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)245 Hzn/a
Response time4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.8 mm (6.21 in) 163.58 mm (6.44 in)
Width 72.3 mm (2.85 in) 76.02 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.17 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %
OnePlus Nord CE5
89.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 20 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek APU 780
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU Cores 360 768
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
OnePlus Nord CE5
1510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
OnePlus Nord CE5
3990
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9331510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23833990
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
OnePlus Nord CE5
1395425
CPU192149297568
GPU158975552451
Memory112523267441
UX126437277965
NanoReview Score5900841395425
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2480n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Writing score10968n/a
Web score6821n/a
Video editing5781n/a
Data manipulation7579n/a
NanoReview Score8592n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryMicroSD

Software

OS Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 15
OS Size 15.2 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 10.1 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:00 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Web Browsing07:46 hn/a
Video Playback11:44 hn/a
Games04:55 hn/a
Standby Mode98 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED 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 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX600Sony LYT-600
Sensor size1/1.731/1.95
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length80 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.71/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.0
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2.0
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA (850/900/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2018 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2018 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1050 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Nord CE5 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below