OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G vs OnePlus Nord 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 17, 2022	Jul 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	€499

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches 160.6 x 73.2 x 7.8	6.43 x 3.03 x 0.32 inches 163.4 x 77 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g	7.44 oz / 211.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes; IP65
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Phantom Grey, Dry Ice, Marble Sands

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.00% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.16% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2800x1272px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen3 SM8635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6× 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4	Adreno 735
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (15), up to 4 OS updates

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	Wired: 80.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.7 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p	50 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, SBAS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

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