OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G vs Google Pixel 9 vs OnePlus 15

OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G

₹24,998

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Google Pixel 9

₹60,990

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Summary

Release Date

12 Jul, 2025

14 Aug, 2024

13 Nov, 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex	Google Tensor G4	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	OLED	LTPO AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2424 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	10.5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7100 mAh	4700 mAh	7300 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	27W Fast Charging	120W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.3/10

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7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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User Ratings

4.5/5

(5,865 ratings)

4.6/5

(17,685 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,402,278 AnTuTu Score	1,284,962 AnTuTu Score	3,615,565 AnTuTu Score
16h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 12, 2025

(Official)

Aug 14, 2024

(Official)

Nov 13, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

7 Years

N/A

Security Updates

6 Year

7 Years

N/A

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex

Google Tensor G4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

CPU

Octa core

3.35 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.1 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.92 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

4.608 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

N/A

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC6

Mali-G715 MP7

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

12 GB / 16 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.

1,402,278

1,284,962

3,615,565

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

10.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

5,608.0

7,450.0

3,731.0

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.8 %

26.0 %

8.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

OLED

LTPO AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2424 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1430 nits

2700 nits

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.9:9

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

421 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.98 %

87.1 %

90.95 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.10 %

N/A

95.5 %

Design

Height

163.58 mm

152.8 mm

161.4 mm

Width

76.02 mm

72 mm

76.7 mm

Thickness

8.17 mm

8.5 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

199 grams

198 grams

211 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Crystal Shield Glass Glass Fiber

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 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.68 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KGNK ISO-CELL 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

48 MP
f/1.7 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Detection Autofocus

Yes Continuous Laser Autofocus Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

8 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 480 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 @ 60 @ 120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 @ 60 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 30 @ 240 @ 480 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size

10.5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Capacity

7100 mAh

4700 mAh

7300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 59 minutes

Yes 27W Fast Charging 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 10W Wireless 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.

16h 30m

11h 48m

17h 06m

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

0h 47m 0s

1h 14m 0s

0h 30m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

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

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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

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

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)