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OnePlus 9 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE5

68 out 100
OnePlus 9 Pro
VS
74 out 100
OnePlus Nord CE5
OnePlus 9 Pro
OnePlus Nord CE5

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, 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 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 199g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2.0
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord CE5
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 9 Pro
vs
OnePlus Nord CE5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.77 in
Resolution 1440x3216 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 525 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
sRGB gamut97.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)192 Hzn/a
Response time41.5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.2 mm (6.43 in) 163.58 mm (6.44 in)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 in) 76.02 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 8.17 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %
OnePlus Nord CE5
89.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 MediaTek APU 780
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
OnePlus Nord CE5
1510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
OnePlus Nord CE5
3990
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14881510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39963990
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
OnePlus Nord CE5
1395425
CPU261741297568
GPU310698552451
Memory177203267441
UX225891277965
NanoReview Score9755331395425
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.45.6 °Cn/a
Stability58 %n/a
Graphics Test34 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5707n/a
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Writing score14841n/a
Web score8928n/a
Video editing6066n/a
Data manipulation9290n/a
NanoReview Score11123n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 16 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 32 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:32 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Web Browsing08:24 hn/a
Video Playback12:07 hn/a
Games04:56 hn/a
Standby Mode116 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 140 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 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/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX789Sony LYT-600
Sensor size1/1.431/1.95
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length14 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX766Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/1.561/4.0
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom110n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.0
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.2 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 Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS		 - 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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19WCDMA (850/900/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

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 9 Pro
81.1 dB
OnePlus Nord CE5
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 970 n/a
Sensors - 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 Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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