Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and OnePlus Nord 5 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs OnePlus Nord 5

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
78 out 100
OnePlus Nord 5
Xiaomi 15
OnePlus Nord 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 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 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 211g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 5
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 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 15
vs
OnePlus Nord 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1500 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 90.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
OnePlus Nord 5
1324 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
OnePlus Nord 5
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and OnePlus Nord 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
OnePlus Nord 5
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
OnePlus Nord 5
4981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87624981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2450710567
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [OnePlus Nord 5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
OnePlus Nord 5
1481616
CPU584725395746
GPU1142381525594
Memory519406263364
UX373632296912
NanoReview Score26201441481616
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Writing score22508n/a
Web score18826n/a
Video editing8060n/a
Data manipulation14605n/a
NanoReview Score18292n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
OnePlus Nord 5
25:12
Web Browsing13:20 h10:44 h
Video Playback19:22 h16:17 h
Games07:10 h05:44 h
Standby Mode150 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 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/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony LYT-700
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length60 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.761/4.0
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

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 Omnivision OV32B Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No 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 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 5.4 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 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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
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 15
91.3 dB
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 549
Sensors - 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.

Results

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

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