Upper mid-range · 2025

OnePlus Nord 5

From ₦500,000 to ₦600,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Camera shares the OnePlus 13R's main sensor
Best for
Strength , 80W fast charging
Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system
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In the Real World

See how the OnePlus Nord 5 looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.83″ · AMOLED · 1272 × 2800 · 144 Hz · HDR
OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size
6.83"
Panel type
AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1272 × 2800 px
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Smooth
Eye comfort
3840 Hz PWM
High-frequency PWM
Colour depth
10-bit (1B colours)
10-bit
Brightness
1330 nits
HDR
HDR10+
HDR
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 6

Performance

Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Adreno 735
High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
Current CPU tier
High-end
AnTuTu
1,782,095
v11
GeekBench
5,112
v6
Graphics test
3DMark 3,399 (Wild Life Extreme)
CPU
8-core, 3.0 GHz
GPU
Adreno 735
Process
4 nm
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X
Storage type
UFS Storage 3.1
CPU layout
1x3 Ghz Cortex X4, 4x2,8 Ghz Cortex A720, 3x2,0 Ghz Cortex A520

Software & updates

Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, OxygenOS 15 · 4-year support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system
Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, OxygenOS 15
Software support
4 years of updates
Updates remaining
~3 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 50 MP selfie · 4K video
OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera
50 MP f/1.8
OIS
Ultrawide
8 MP f/2.2
Front camera
50 MP f/2.0
Main sensor
Sony LYT-700C, 1/1.56", 0.8µm
Premium sensor
Same sensor in
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
Video
4K @ 60 fps
4K video

Battery

5200 mAh · 80 W wired
Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity
5200 mAh
Lab active use
13:47h
Lab endurance
49:12h
EU cycle rating
1,200 cycles
Wired charging
80 W
Fast
Reverse wireless charging
Supported
Reverse charging
Bypass charging
Supported
Heat friendly
Removable
No

Audio

Very good (-25.3 LUFS) · Stereo
Stereo speakers
Loudspeaker
Very good (-25.3 LUFS)
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo
Microphones
2

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB
Roomy
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Configurations
8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6E
Modern radios
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Modern Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.4
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN
4G full · 5G works
Full
A Airtel
4G full · 5G works
Full
G Glo
4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.
Works
9 9mobile
4G full
Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band
M A G 9
B7 extra speed
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
n78 the 5G band
M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8
3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19
4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32
5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78

Build & Design

211 g · 8.1 mm · IP65
Built to last
Height
163.4 mm
Width
77.0 mm
Thickness
8.1 mm
Weight
211 g
IP rating
IP65
Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

vs

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 2 losses
Lower benchmark score
1.8M vs 2.2M AnTuTu · High-end vs Flagship tier
Heavier in hand
211 g vs 177 g
₦350k cheaper Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S25

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
30% larger battery capacity
80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,200 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 128 GB baseline
Lower benchmark score
1.8M vs 3.1M AnTuTu · High-end vs Flagship tier
Lower video ceiling
— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video
Heavier in hand
211 g vs 162 g
₦250k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

4 sellers·New from ₦550,000 to ₦600,000·Used from ₦500,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used
₦500,000
Lowest of 4 Fair for used
Macca Gadget Store
3.1 yrs · 3 feedback · 256GB
Jiji Used
₦500,000
Lowest of 4 Fair for used
Sbase gadget
7.7 yrs · 10 feedback · 512GB
Jiji New
₦550,000
Smooth Gadgets
2.8 yrs · 31 feedback · 256GB
Jiji New
₦600,000
HITASTE COMMUNICATION
8.7 yrs · 98 feedback · 12GB
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