Google Pixel 5A vs OnePlus Nord 2

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Comparing the Google Pixel 5A vs OnePlus Nord 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.0 GHz, while Google Pixel 5A runs at 2.4 GHz, making OnePlus Nord 2 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord 2 offers a screen size of 6.43 inches, while Google Pixel 5A offers 6.34 inches, making OnePlus Nord 2 the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 2 features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Google Pixel 5A's OLED, making OnePlus Nord 2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Google Pixel 5A offers 12.2 MP, making OnePlus Nord 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Google Pixel 5A offers 8 MP, making OnePlus Nord 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 5A offers a higher battery capacity with 4680 mAh, while OnePlus Nord 2 offers 4500 mAh, making Google Pixel 5A better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Google Pixel 5A and OnePlus Nord 2 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: OnePlus Nord 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Google Pixel 5A has a rating of 3.6.

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Google Pixel 5A
₹22,999
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₹29,999
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
84%

Release Date

10 Jan, 2022
16 Aug, 2021

Performance

Snapdragon 765G
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.34 inches (16.1 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
OLED
Fluid AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12.2 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Mono Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4680 mAh
4500 mAh
18W Fast Charging
65W Warp Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Decent performance
  • Excellent photography
  • Software experience still the best
  • Superfast 65W charging

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Mono sensor not very useful
  • Screen brightness could be better
  • Low-light photography needs improvement

User Ratings

3.6/5
(1,148 ratings)
4.1/5
(241 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
541,522
AnTuTu Score
N/A
15h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 16, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 2.2 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 475
Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A78 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 620
Mali-G77 MC9

RAM

6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
541,522

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
27.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
6.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
Fluid AMOLED

Screen Size

6.34 inches  (16.1 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

415 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.01 %
85.59 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Design

Height

154.9 mm
159.1 mm

Width

73.7 mm
73.3 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

185 grams
189 grams

Build Material

Back: Metal
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12.2 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8500 x 6500 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4680 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 30 minutes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
15h 27m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
0h 40m 4s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N5 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N41 / N71 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope