Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 Pro and OnePlus Nord 5 - Which is better?

Huawei P30 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 5

54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
VS
78 out 100
OnePlus Nord 5
Huawei P30 Pro
OnePlus Nord 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs OnePlus Nord 5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. 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 P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 211g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 5
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 Pro 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
Smartphones:
Huawei P30 Pro
vs
OnePlus Nord 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.47 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 570 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 90.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
OnePlus Nord 5
1324 nits
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)231 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 73.4 mm (2.89 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %
OnePlus Nord 5
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Pro and OnePlus Nord 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 360 768
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
912
OnePlus Nord 5
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
OnePlus Nord 5
4981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9121963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22594981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a10567
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
OnePlus Nord 5
1481616
CPU195913395746
GPU159297525594
Memory117921263364
UX128557296912
NanoReview Score6016881481616
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2490n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Writing score10855n/a
Web score7067n/a
Video editing5710n/a
Data manipulation7553n/a
NanoReview Score8525n/a

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 15
OS Size 13.4 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 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 (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
OnePlus Nord 5
25:12
Web Browsing08:25 h10:44 h
Video Playback13:36 h16:17 h
Games05:24 h05:44 h
Standby Mode99 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX650Sony LYT-700
Sensor size1/1.71/1.56
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.71/4.0
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
119
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
97
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P30 Pro
112
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 29 mm 21 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.76
Pixel size n/a 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
110
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
130
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a

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 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
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 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2118
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2019 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 549
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- 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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