OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G vs Moto G96 5G 256GB

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Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G vs Moto G96 5G 256GB 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 CE 5 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,092, while Moto G96 5G 256GB scores 2,909, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Moto G96 5G 256GB offers 6.67 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Moto G96 5G 256GB's P-OLED, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G and Moto G96 5G 256GB feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Moto G96 5G 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G offers 16 MP, making Moto G96 5G 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 30m, while Moto G96 5G 256GB delivers 10h 53m, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Moto G96 5G 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G offers 128 GB, making Moto G96 5G 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Moto G96 5G 256GB is rated 7.7.


User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Moto G96 5G 256GB has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

12 Jul, 2025
16 Jul, 2025
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED
P-OLED
AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
50 MP

Battery

7100 mAh
5500 mAh
6600 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging
33W Turbo Power Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10
7.7/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Decent display
  • Reliable performance
  • Good primary camera
  • Impressive battery life
  • Sleek and lighweight design
  • Beautiful 144Hz curved display
  • Decent primary camera
  • Reliable battery endurance
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • No stereo speakers
  • Average front camera
  • Many pre-installed apps
  • Limited Android upgrades
  • Performance could've been better
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5
(18,018 ratings)
4.4/5
(90,212 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,402,278
AnTuTu Score
625,098
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
16h 30m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 53m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹32,999
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₹159,999

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 12, 2025
(Official)
Jul 09, 2025
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v15
Android v15
Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year
1 Year
5 Year

Security Updates

6 Year
3 Year
7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

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

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC6
Adreno 710
Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
625,098
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s
21.0 s
14.0 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.

3,022
779
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.8 %
17.1 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
P-OLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1430 nits
1600 nits
4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits
1200 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
144 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.9:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
395 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.98 %
90.58 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.10 %
92.77 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

163.58 mm
161.86 mm
162.98 mm

Width

76.02 mm
73.26 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.17 mm
7.93 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

199 grams
178.10 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Premium Vegan Leather
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65
Yes Water resistant IP68
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8LYT 700C 1µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @480 fps
HD @960 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.14" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

7100 mAh
5500 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
N/A
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 59 minutes
Yes 33W Turbo Power Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless 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
10h 53m
15h 10m

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

0h 47m 0s
1h 7m 0s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.199 W/kg Body: 0.907 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4
Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

Yes
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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