OnePlus Nord 5 vs vivo T3 Ultra

Comparing the OnePlus Nord 5 vs vivo T3 Ultra 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: OnePlus Nord 5 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,094, while vivo T3 Ultra scores 5,066, making OnePlus Nord 5 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 5 offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while vivo T3 Ultra offers 6.78 inches, making OnePlus Nord 5 the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 5 features a Swift AMOLED display compared to vivo T3 Ultra's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord 5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 5 and vivo T3 Ultra feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 5 and vivo T3 Ultra feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: vivo T3 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 12h 14m, while OnePlus Nord 5 delivers 11h 50m, making vivo T3 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus Nord 5 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while vivo T3 Ultra offers 128 GB, making OnePlus Nord 5 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 5 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while vivo T3 Ultra is rated 8.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord 5 and vivo T3 Ultra both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

OnePlus Nord 5

₹39,999

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vivo T3 Ultra

₹27,999

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Summary

Release Date

09 Jul, 2025

19 Sep, 2024

N/A

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Swift AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


6800 mAh	5500 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	80W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

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

Capable processor
IP68 dust and water resistance
Impressive portrait shots

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Flicker sensor doesn't help much
Skin smoothening in images

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(8,754 ratings)

4.5/5

(21,667 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,481,616 AnTuTu Score	1,445,926 AnTuTu Score	N/A
11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 09, 2025

(Official)

Sep 19, 2024

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

2 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

3 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635

MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.35 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 735

Immortalis-G715 MC11

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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

1,445,926

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

21.0 s

N/A

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

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.5 %

23.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Swift AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1800 nits

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

453 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.51 %

90.23 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.6 %

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

164.16 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77 mm

74.93 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.58 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

211 grams

192 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

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

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm 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 Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Smart Aura Light

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6800 mAh

5500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 54 minutes

Yes 80W Flash Charging 100% in 55 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired 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

12h 14m

N/A

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

0h 49m 0s

0h 38m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)