OnePlus Nord 5 vs POCO X8 Pro

Comparing the OnePlus Nord 5 vs POCO X8 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO X8 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 3.4 GHz, while OnePlus Nord 5 runs at 3.0 GHz, making POCO X8 Pro the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 5 offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while POCO X8 Pro offers 6.59 inches, making OnePlus Nord 5 the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 5 features a Swift AMOLED display compared to POCO X8 Pro's OLED, making OnePlus Nord 5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 5 and POCO X8 Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO X8 Pro offers 20 MP, making OnePlus Nord 5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Pro delivers longer battery life with None, while OnePlus Nord 5 delivers 11h 50m, making POCO X8 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord 5 and POCO X8 Pro offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while POCO X8 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

OnePlus Nord 5

₹45,000

@ Flipkart

POCO X8 Pro

₹42,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

09 Jul, 2025

18 Mar, 2026

13 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Swift AMOLED	OLED	Flexible AMOLED
1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6800 mAh	6500 mAh	5400 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	100W Fast Charging	50W Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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N/A

8.1/10

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Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

Cons

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

Device yet to be reviewed

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

User Ratings

4.5/5

(7,652 ratings)

4.3/5

(4,027 ratings)

4.5/5

(6,765 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,481,616 AnTuTu Score	N/A	1,176,492 AnTuTu Score
11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹45,000

@ Flipkart

₹42,990

@ Amazon

₹35,949

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jul 09, 2025

(Official)

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

HyperOS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

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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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 735

Mali-G720 MC8

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

1,481,616

N/A

1,176,492

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

N/A

21.0 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

N/A

1,116

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.5 %

N/A

38.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Swift AMOLED

OLED

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

2160 Hz

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

2500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

460 ppi

440 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.51 %

N/A

87.37 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.6 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.4 mm

N/A

163.9 mm

Width

77 mm

N/A

77.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

N/A

8.5 mm

Weight

211 grams

201.47 grams

205 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes IP68 IP69K (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6800 mAh

6500 mAh

5400 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 54 minutes

Yes 100W Fast Charging

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

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

14h 42m

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

49m

N/A

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)