OnePlus Nord 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 08, 2025	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€499	€239

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.03 x 0.32 inches 163.4 x 77 x 8.1 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
7.44 oz / 211.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP65	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Grey, Dry Ice, Marble Sands	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 90.16% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1800 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2800x1272px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1081 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8s Gen3 SM8635 (4 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 735	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15), up to 4 OS updates	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1910
3D Mark High
Untested	346
3D Mark Low
Untested	338

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Battery

Type
5200 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 80.0W	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
	Yes
Front
50 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	13 MP

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, SBAS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM

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