OnePlus 5 vs Nothing Phone (2) Specs Comparison

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8.5
OnePlus 5
6.6
Nothing Phone (2)
OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Released · Jun 22, 2017
Released · Jul 11, 2023
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.7-inch · 2412x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
4700 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 20, 2017 Jul 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$539 $599

Design

Dimensions
6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches
162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.40 oz / 153.0 g 7.10 oz / 201.2 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water; IP54
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.93% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2457 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1658
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 4358
3D Mark High
Untested 2674
3D Mark Low
Untested 1654

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer 4700 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 29min
Browsing
15h 59min
Video
10h 14min
Gaming
5h 27min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 1.6x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 36 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
139
Overall
147
Photo
131
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 20, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000
Measured SAR
Head: 1.36 W/kg
Body: 0.84 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Phablet: 3.57 W/kg

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Memory 12GB/256GB
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