Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13 Ultra and OnePlus Nord 5 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13 Ultra vs OnePlus Nord 5

81 out 100
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
VS
78 out 100
OnePlus Nord 5
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
OnePlus Nord 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs OnePlus Nord 5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. 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 Xiaomi 13 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 5
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 211g vs 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 Ultra 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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
vs
OnePlus Nord 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 1300 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 90.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1201 nits
OnePlus Nord 5
1324 nits
sRGB gamut97.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.18 mm (6.42 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.64 mm (2.94 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 9.06 mm (0.36 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
89.7 %
OnePlus Nord 5
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 Ultra and OnePlus Nord 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 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 740 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1995
OnePlus Nord 5
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
5419
OnePlus Nord 5
4981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19951963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54194981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a10567
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1524921
OnePlus Nord 5
1481616
CPU389140395746
GPU596405525594
Memory297015263364
UX242361296912
NanoReview Score15249211481616
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
11992
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.52 °Cn/a
Stability89 %n/a
Graphics Test71 fpsn/a
Graphics Score11992n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 13 Ultra]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:40 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
23:30
OnePlus Nord 5
25:12
Web Browsing09:36 h10:44 h
Video Playback13:10 h16:17 h
Games05:28 h05:44 h
Standby Mode117 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 503 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix503 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony LYT-700
Sensor size1/11/1.56
Pixel size1.6 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.0n/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX858n/a
Sensor size1/2.51n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length12 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX858Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.511/4.0
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
138
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
140
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom147n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
123
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B3 / B5 / B8GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G BandsWCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
89.5 dB
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 549
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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