OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 15

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 15 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 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.35 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 runs at 2.3 GHz, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G offers 6.77 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi 15's IPS LCD, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 15 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers 8 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 30m, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 delivers 14h 54m, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 15 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 is rated 7.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 has a rating of 4.2.

OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G

₹34,990

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Xiaomi Redmi 15

₹20,399

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

85%

78%

Release Date

12 Jul, 2025

28 Aug, 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex	Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7100 mAh	7000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.3/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Decent display
Reliable performance
Good primary camera
Impressive battery life

Two-day battery life
Premium design
Big screen for bingeing content

Cons

No stereo speakers
Average front camera
Many pre-installed apps

Thick bezels
Phone seems unnecessarily large
Low-light photography could be better

User Ratings

4.5/5

(18,650 ratings)

4.2/5

(4,952 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,402,278 AnTuTu Score	463,289 AnTuTu Score
16h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 54m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹34,990

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General

Launch Date

Jul 12, 2025

(Official)

Aug 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

OS Updates

4 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

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

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC6

Adreno 619

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 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.

1,402,278

463,289

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

34.0 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

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.8 %

23.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1430 nits

850 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.9:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

374 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.98 %

86.04 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.10 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.58 mm

168.48 mm

Width

76.02 mm

80.45 mm

Thickness

8.17 mm

8.40 mm

Weight

199 grams

217 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

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 Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @480 fps
HD @960 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7100 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 59 minutes

Yes 33W Fast 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

14h 54m

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

0h 47m 0s

1h 18m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4

Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

IR Blaster

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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