OnePlus 8 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 5

62 out 100

VS

78 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 8 Pro Manufactured in April, 2020, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, 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 OnePlus 8 Pro

Higher pixel density: 513ppi
Lighter design: 199g vs 211g
Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Supports DisplayPort

Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 5

Larger display: 6.83in
Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4510mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB

- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus Nord 5

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

OnePlus 8 Pro

81

OnePlus Nord 5

93

Camera

Main & front camera tests

OnePlus 8 Pro

62

OnePlus Nord 5

77

Performance

App & system performance

OnePlus 8 Pro

52

OnePlus Nord 5

69

Games

3D gaming performance

OnePlus 8 Pro

37

OnePlus Nord 5

70

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

OnePlus 8 Pro

64

OnePlus Nord 5

85

Connectivity

Connectivity features

OnePlus 8 Pro

81

OnePlus Nord 5

79

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

OnePlus 8 Pro

62

OnePlus Nord 5

78

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.78 in	6.83 in
Resolution	1440x3168 pixels	1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.8:9
Pixel density	513 ppi	450 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max brightness	1300 nits	1400 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	240 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	91.8 %	90.1 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

OnePlus 8 Pro

882 nits

OnePlus Nord 5

1324 nits

sRGB gamut	99.9 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	258 Hz	n/a
Response time	7.5 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	165.3 mm (6.51 in)	163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width	74.4 mm (2.93 in)	77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight	199 g (7.02 oz)	211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	IP65
Cooling system	n/a	Vapor chamber
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Metal	Plastic
Colors	- Black - Blue - Green	- White - Gray - Blue
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

OnePlus 8 Pro

91.8 %

OnePlus Nord 5

90.1 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus Nord 5 In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency	2840 MHz	3000 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture	- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))	- 3/2 (Cortex-A520) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	7 nm	4 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon 698	Hexagon
Graphics	Adreno 650	Adreno 735
GPU Cores	768	768
GPU Frequency	587 MHz	1100 MHz
FLOPS	1202.1 GFLOPS	1689.6 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

OnePlus 8 Pro

1258

OnePlus Nord 5

1963

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

OnePlus 8 Pro

3476

OnePlus Nord 5

4981

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1258	1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	3476	4981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	10567

Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 5]

AnTuTu 10

OnePlus 8 Pro

758854

OnePlus Nord 5

1481616

CPU	236093	395746
GPU	194272	525594
Memory	149001	263364
UX	179488	296912
NanoReview Score	758854	1481616

3DMark Wild Life

OnePlus 8 Pro

3839

OnePlus Nord 5

n/a

Max Surface Temp.	50.2 °C	n/a
Stability	99 %	n/a
Graphics Test	22 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	3839	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 8 Pro]

PCMark 3.0

OnePlus 8 Pro

11994

OnePlus Nord 5

n/a

Writing score	14813	n/a
Web score	9833	n/a
Video editing	5842	n/a
Data manipulation	9517	n/a
NanoReview Score	11994	n/a

Memory

RAM Size	- 8 GB - 12 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency	2750 MHz	n/a
Channels	2	4

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.0	UFS 3.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)	Android 15
OS Size	20 GB	n/a
UI Skin	OxygenOS 13	OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume	4510 mAh	5200 mAh
Max Charging Power	30 W	80 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (30 W)	No
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	No
Fast Charging	Yes (50% in 23 min)	Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	0:55 h	0:42 h

Battery Life

OnePlus 8 Pro

20:36

OnePlus Nord 5

25:12

Web Browsing	08:01 h	10:44 h
Video Playback	12:03 h	16:17 h
Games	04:57 h	05:44 h
Standby Mode	103 h	112 h

Main camera

Matrix	48 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8000x6000 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Dual 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 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	240 fps (1080p)	240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens	120 °	116 °
Lenses count	Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth: 5 MP	Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	48 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.8
Focal length	25 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX689	Sony LYT-700
Sensor size	1/1.43	1/1.56
Pixel size	1.12 μm	n/a
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	8 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/2.4	n/a
Pixel size	1 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Optical	n/a

Matrix	48 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	13 mm	15 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX586	Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size	1/2.25	1/4.0
Pixel size	0.8 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

OnePlus 8 Pro

113

OnePlus Nord 5

n/a

Video quality

OnePlus 8 Pro

109

OnePlus Nord 5

n/a

Overall camera score

OnePlus 8 Pro

113

OnePlus Nord 5

n/a

Bokeh	60	n/a
Preview	53	n/a
Zoom	107	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix	16 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	4920x3264 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Aperture	f/2.5	f/2.0
Focal length	n/a	21 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX471	Samsung JN5
Sensor size	1/3.06	1/2.76
Pixel size	1 μm	0.64 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps	2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor	No	No

Photo quality

OnePlus 8 Pro

121

OnePlus Nord 5

n/a

Video quality

OnePlus 8 Pro

127

OnePlus Nord 5

n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.1	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	Yes	No
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC - SBAS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	Yes

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	No	No
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900	GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G Bands	WCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19	WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*	LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category	20	18
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	n/a
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Max Volume

OnePlus 8 Pro

84.4 dB

OnePlus Nord 5

n/a

Other

Class	Flagship	Mid-range
Announced	April, 2020 yr	July, 2025 yr
Release Date	April, 2020 yr	July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($)	899	n/a
MSRP ($)	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

Results

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

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OnePlus 8 Pro

0 (0%)

OnePlus Nord 5

0 (0%)

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OnePlus 8 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 5

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