Home Phone comparison OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE5 - Which is better?

OnePlus 7 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE5

56 out 100
OnePlus 7 Pro
VS
74 out 100
OnePlus Nord CE5
OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus Nord CE5

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 7 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, 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 OnePlus 7 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 516ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2.0
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord CE5
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4085mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 7 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 7 Pro
vs
OnePlus Nord CE5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.77 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 516 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 616 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 7 Pro
615 nits
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)122 Hzn/a
Response time6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 7 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 163.58 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 76.02 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.17 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IPX4 IP65
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Gold
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 7 Pro
88.5 %
OnePlus Nord CE5
89.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))		 - 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 Hexagon 690 MediaTek APU 780
Graphics Adreno 640 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 7 Pro
988
OnePlus Nord CE5
1510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 7 Pro
2678
OnePlus Nord CE5
3990
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9881510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26783990
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 7 Pro
600201
OnePlus Nord CE5
1395425
CPU180879297568
GPU177997552451
Memory112765267441
UX128560277965
NanoReview Score6002011395425
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 7 Pro
2115
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.49.6 °Cn/a
Stability97 %n/a
Graphics Test12 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2115n/a
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 7 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 7 Pro
10833
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Writing score13556n/a
Web score8326n/a
Video editing5700n/a
Data manipulation9179n/a
NanoReview Score10833n/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		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 15
OS Size 17 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 12.1 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 4085 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes Warp Charge (50% in 20 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:20 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 7 Pro
19:25
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Web Browsing06:39 hn/a
Video Playback10:18 hn/a
Games04:10 hn/a
Standby Mode111 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 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
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony LYT-600
Sensor size1/21/1.95
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length78 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3M5n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX481Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/3.091/4.0
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 7 Pro
118
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 7 Pro
98
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 7 Pro
111
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 7 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.0
Pixel size 1 μm 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
OnePlus 7 Pro
111
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 7 Pro
116
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 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 Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared Port No 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 1700, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA (850/900/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/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 category16n/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
OnePlus 7 Pro
90.9 dB
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced May, 2019 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 670 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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.

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