Home Phone comparison Oppo Find N5 and Samsung Galaxy S21 - Which is better?

Oppo Find N5 vs Samsung Galaxy S21

85 out 100
Oppo Find N5
VS
65 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S21
Oppo Find N5
Samsung Galaxy S21

Compared 2 smartphones : Oppo Find N5 Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 8.12 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S21, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. 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 Oppo Find N5
  • Larger display: 8.12in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21
  • Higher pixel density: 421ppi
  • Lighter design: 169g vs 229g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Oppo Find N5 and Samsung Galaxy S21
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:
Oppo Find N5
vs
Samsung Galaxy S21

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 8.12 in 6.2 in
Resolution 2248x2480 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 421 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (48-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 85.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Oppo Find N5
1174 nits
Samsung Galaxy S21
854 nits
sRGB gamut98.8 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz240 Hz
Response time3 ms5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Oppo Find N5], [Samsung Galaxy S21]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.87 mm (6.33 in) 151.7 mm (5.97 in)
Width 146.58 mm (5.77 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 4.21 mm (0.17 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple		 - White
- Gray
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Oppo Find N5
90.4 %
Samsung Galaxy S21
85.9 %

Performance

Testing Oppo Find N5 and Samsung Galaxy S21 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 2100
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2900 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G78 MP14
GPU Cores 1536 896
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 854 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1530.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Oppo Find N5
3035
Samsung Galaxy S21
1331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Oppo Find N5
8256
Samsung Galaxy S21
3593
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30351331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)82563593
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24653n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Oppo Find N5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Oppo Find N5
1645669
Samsung Galaxy S21
903780
CPU470983253391
GPU361578281676
Memory129812158352
UX383296210361
NanoReview Score1645669903780
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Oppo Find N5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21
5715
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.9 °C
Stabilityn/a66 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5715
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S21]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Oppo Find N5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21
13123
Writing scoren/a16101
Web scoren/a11909
Video editingn/a7097
Data manipulationn/a10153
NanoReview Scoren/a13123

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 54 GB 28.1 GB
UI Skin ColorOS 15 One UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 50 min)
Full Charge Time 0:52 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Oppo Find N5
25:19
Samsung Galaxy S21
17:54
Web Browsing09:37 h06:01 h
Video Playback13:13 h11:06 h
Games06:01 h04:21 h
Standby Mode137 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 1.1x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length21 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-700CSony IMX555
Sensor size1/1.561/1.76
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.7f/2.0
Focal length75 mm28 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor size1/2.761/1.72
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/41/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Oppo Find N5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21
129
Video quality
Oppo Find N5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21
137
Overall camera score
Oppo Find N5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S21]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX374
Sensor size n/a 1/3.24
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a24
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Oppo Find N5
82.2 dB
Samsung Galaxy S21
87 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr January, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr February, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 800
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Oppo Find N5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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