OnePlus Nord 5 vs Apple iPhone 17

Comparing the OnePlus Nord 5 vs Apple iPhone 17 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while OnePlus Nord 5 scores 5,094, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 5 offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making OnePlus Nord 5 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to OnePlus Nord 5's Swift AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord 5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord 5 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making OnePlus Nord 5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 6800 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making OnePlus Nord 5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord 5 and Apple iPhone 17 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 5 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus Nord 5 has a rating of 4.5.

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₹39,900

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₹82,900

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Summary

Spec Score

88%

94%

Release Date

09 Jul, 2025

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Apple A19

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
Swift AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6800 mAh	3692 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	40W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

Big and attractive display
Solid battery life
Great for gaming with sustained performance

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Cameras aren't the best in the segment
Heavier and bulkier than rivals
Less distinctive glass design

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.5/5

(7,583 ratings)

4.6/5

(24,791 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,481,616 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 09, 2025

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Year

N/A

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635

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Apple A19

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Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 735

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A	Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

1,481,616

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

3,251

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.5 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Swift AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1800 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.51 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.6 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.4 mm

149.6 mm

Width

77 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

211 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700 CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6800 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 54 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

11h 50m

N/A

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

49m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)