High-end · 2025

OnePlus Nord CE5

Name: OnePlus Nord CE5
Brand: OnePlus

Our Take CPU benches near recent high-end phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23+

A strong high-end phone with all-day battery and 80W fast charging.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength All-day battery (5200mAh), 80W fast charging

6.77″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Dimensity 8350 Apex 8 / 128 GB

5200 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the OnePlus Nord CE5 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Reverse charging for accessories and earbuds

480 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.77″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2392 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.77"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2392 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1231 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Mohs level 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 8350 Apex (4 nm) · 8-core 3.35 GHz · Mali G615-MC6

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 8350 Apex (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

AnTuTu

1,719,236

v11

GeekBench

4,006

CPU

8-core, 3.35 GHz

GPU

Mali G615-MC6

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x3,35 GHz Cortex A715 + 3x3,20 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2,20 GHz Cortex A510

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 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

16 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony LYT-600, 1/1.95", 0.7µm

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

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

14:42h

Lab endurance

61:48h

EU cycle rating

1,200 cycles

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.1 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.1 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

199 g · 8.2 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

163.6 mm

Width

76.0 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

199 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

41% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,200 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2392 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

1.7M vs 2.2M AnTuTu · High-end vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

199 g vs 177 g

Starts with less storage

128 GB vs 256 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Longer tested battery life

14h 42m vs 13h 9m active use · 80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,200 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

1.7M vs 3.1M AnTuTu · High-end vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

199 g vs 162 g

Full comparison

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OnePlus Nord CE5

In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 17

Samsung Galaxy S25

Where to buy

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