Home Phone comparison OnePlus Nord 2 5G and Realme 15 Pro 5G - Which is better?

OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs Realme 15 Pro 5G

59 out 100
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
VS
73 out 100
Realme 15 Pro 5G
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Realme 15 Pro 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 2 5G Manufactured in July, 2021, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G, vs Realme 15 Pro 5G, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. 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 Nord 2 5G
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Realme 15 Pro 5G
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord 2 5G and Realme 15 Pro 5G
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 Nord 2 5G
vs
Realme 15 Pro 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.43 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 410 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 450 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5 % 91.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
629 nits
Realme 15 Pro 5G
n/a
sRGB gamut128.2 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.12 mm (6.26 in) 162.26 mm (6.39 in)
Width 73.31 mm (2.89 in) 76.15 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 in) 7.69 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - Silver
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
85.5 %
Realme 15 Pro 5G
91.9 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord 2 5G and Realme 15 Pro 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)		 - 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 576 512
GPU Frequency 886 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
1056
Realme 15 Pro 5G
1204
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
2911
Realme 15 Pro 5G
3592
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10561204
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29113592
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a6607
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 15 Pro 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
775453
Realme 15 Pro 5G
1086379
CPU237901312446
GPU213601325541
Memory145797218506
UX178154229886
NanoReview Score7754531086379
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
4197
Realme 15 Pro 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.50.7 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test25 fpsn/a
Graphics Score4197n/a
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
9631
Realme 15 Pro 5G
n/a
Writing score13382n/a
Web score7267n/a
Video editing5336n/a
Data manipulation9058n/a
NanoReview Score9631n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 15
OS Size 14 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 Realme UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 7000 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 No
Fast Charging Yes (98% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:31 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
21:19
Realme 15 Pro 5G
n/a
Web Browsing09:17 hn/a
Video Playback13:38 hn/a
Games05:22 hn/a
Standby Mode92 hn/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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX896
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.3f/2.0
SensorSony IMX355OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size1/2.81/2
Pixel size1.14 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
125
Realme 15 Pro 5G
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
105
Realme 15 Pro 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
Realme 15 Pro 5G
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor Sony IMX615 OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.88
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
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 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 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 5.4
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
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G BandsHSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19WCDMA 1/5/8
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/B3/B5/B8/B40/B41)
LTE category18n/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 Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB
Realme 15 Pro 5G
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date July, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 470 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 335
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 Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 15 Pro 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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