Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs OnePlus Nord 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs OnePlus Nord 5, Manufactured in July, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 211g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 5
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and OnePlus Nord 5
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2600 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 90.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
OnePlus Nord 5
1324 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
OnePlus Nord 5
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and OnePlus Nord 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
OnePlus Nord 5
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
OnePlus Nord 5
4981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21881963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69354981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a10567
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
OnePlus Nord 5
1481616
CPU464193395746
GPU863947525594
Memory268952263364
UX306789296912
NanoReview Score19038811481616
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test104 fpsn/a
Graphics Score17532n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Writing score21218n/a
Web score18418n/a
Video editing7978n/a
Data manipulation15753n/a
NanoReview Score17501n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
OS Size 24.1 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 7.0 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
OnePlus Nord 5
25:12
Web Browsing07:07 h10:44 h
Video Playback15:32 h16:17 h
Games05:03 h05:44 h
Standby Mode83 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 135 Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Sony LYT-700
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length67 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX564Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.551/4.0
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.76
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 6E (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 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 799 549
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 No No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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