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

Huawei P30 vs OnePlus Nord 5

50 out 100
Huawei P30
VS
78 out 100
OnePlus Nord 5
Huawei P30
OnePlus Nord 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.1 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
  • Lighter design: 165g 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 3650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 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
vs
OnePlus Nord 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness n/a 1400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 90.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30
629 nits
OnePlus Nord 5
1324 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.1 mm (5.87 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 71.4 mm (2.81 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors Blue - White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30
85.8 %
OnePlus Nord 5
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 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
957
OnePlus Nord 5
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30
2513
OnePlus Nord 5
4981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9571963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25134981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a10567
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30
588682
OnePlus Nord 5
1481616
CPU192129395746
GPU159791525594
Memory109920263364
UX126842296912
NanoReview Score5886821481616
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30
2479
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.7 °Cn/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2479n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30
8482
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Writing score10879n/a
Web score6709n/a
Video editing5704n/a
Data manipulation7470n/a
NanoReview Score8482n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 15
OS Size 12 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 10 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 3650 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 SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30
18:54
OnePlus Nord 5
25:12
Web Browsing07:35 h10:44 h
Video Playback12:30 h16:17 h
Games04:36 h05:44 h
Standby Mode85 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 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 length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX600Sony LYT-700
Sensor size1/1.71/1.56
Pixel size1 μmn/a
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
Matrix16 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.8 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 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 No 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 (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
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 category2118
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 P30
82.4 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 ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) 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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