OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs OnePlus 15R

59 out 100

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90 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 2 5G Manufactured in July, 2021, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G, vs OnePlus 15R, Manufactured in January, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Lighter design: 189g vs 214g
Supports Dolby Atmos
Includes charger

Reasons to choose OnePlus 15R

Larger display: 6.83in
Higher pixel density: 450ppi
Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
Higher battery capacity: 7400mAh vs 4500mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord 2 5G and OnePlus 15R

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

68

OnePlus 15R

92

Camera

Main & front camera tests

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

60

OnePlus 15R

86

Performance

App & system performance

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

48

OnePlus 15R

97

Games

3D gaming performance

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

36

OnePlus 15R

94

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

70

OnePlus 15R

98

Connectivity

Connectivity features

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

72

OnePlus 15R

85

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

59

OnePlus 15R

90

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.43 in	6.83 in
Resolution	1080x2400 pixels	1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	410 ppi	450 ppi
Refresh rate	90 Hz	165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness	450 nits	1800 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate	180 Hz	300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio	85.5 %	91 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

629 nits

OnePlus 15R

n/a

sRGB gamut	128.2 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	119 Hz	n/a
Response time	8 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	159.12 mm (6.26 in)	163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width	73.31 mm (2.89 in)	77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness	8.25 mm (0.32 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance	No	IP69
Cooling system	Vapor chamber	Vapor chamber
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Plastic	Metal
Colors	- Gray - Blue - Green	- Black - Green - Purple
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

85.5 %

OnePlus 15R

91 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord 2 5G and OnePlus 15R In benchmarks

Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max Frequency	3000 MHz	3840 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (2 + 6)
Architecture	- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78) - 1/3 (Cortex-A78)	6/3.32 ()
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	6 nm	3 nm
Neural Processor	MediaTek APU 3.0	Hexagon
Graphics	Mali-G77 MP9	Adreno 829
GPU Cores	576	1024
GPU Frequency	886 MHz	1200 MHz
FLOPS	979.2 GFLOPS	2457.6 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

1056

OnePlus 15R

2847

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

2911

OnePlus 15R

9422

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1056	2847
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	2911	9422
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	20796

Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 15R]

AnTuTu 10

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

775453

OnePlus 15R

2969231

CPU	237901	954408
GPU	213601	939113
Memory	145797	385833
UX	178154	689877
NanoReview Score	775453	2969231

3DMark Wild Life

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

4197

OnePlus 15R

n/a

Max Surface Temp.	50.7 °C	n/a
Stability	70 %	n/a
Graphics Test	25 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	4197	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

PCMark 3.0

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

9631

OnePlus 15R

n/a

Writing score	13382	n/a
Web score	7267	n/a
Video editing	5336	n/a
Data manipulation	9058	n/a
NanoReview Score	9631	n/a

Memory

RAM Size	- 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB	12 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency	2133 MHz	5300 MHz
Channels	4	4

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

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

Battery

Volume	4500 mAh	7400 mAh
Max Charging Power	65 W	80 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	No	No
Reverse Charging	No	Yes
Fast Charging	Yes (98% in 30 min)	Yes (60% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time	0:31 h	n/a

Battery Life

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

21:19

OnePlus 15R

n/a

Web Browsing	09:17 h	n/a
Video Playback	13:38 h	n/a
Games	05:22 h	n/a
Standby Mode	92 h	n/a

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8700x5800 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	No	No
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 30 fps)	Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	240 fps (720p)	240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens	119 °	112 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Monochrome: 2 MP	Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.9	f/1.8
Focal length	24 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX766	Sony IMX906
Sensor size	1/1.56	1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size	1 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	8 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/2.3	f/2.2
Focal length	n/a	16 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX355	Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size	1/2.8	1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size	1.14 μm	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

125

OnePlus 15R

n/a

Video quality

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

105

OnePlus 15R

n/a

Overall camera score

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

116

OnePlus 15R

n/a

Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Front camera

Matrix	32 MP	32 MP
Photo resolution	6528x4896 pixels	n/a
Aperture	f/2.5	f/2.0
Sensor	Sony IMX615	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.8	n/a
Pixel size	0.8 μm	n/a
Autofocus	No	n/a
Stabilization	Digital	Optical
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps	2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor	No	No

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 MiMO - 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	6.0
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
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	GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900	GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G Bands	HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19	WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category	18	n/a
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

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

Max Volume

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

81.6 dB

OnePlus 15R

n/a

Other

Class	Mid-range	Flagship
Announced	July, 2021 yr	December, 2025 yr
Release Date	July, 2021 yr	January, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($)	470	n/a
MSRP ($)	n/a	699
Sensors	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	Yes 65 W	No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 15R the clear winner in this comparison.

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OnePlus 15R

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OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs OnePlus 15R

Key Differences

Versions

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Display

Design & Build

Performance

Memory

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Sound

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