realme 16 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 5

Comparing the realme 16 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 5 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 realme 16 Pro scores 2,869, making OnePlus Nord 5 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 5 offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16 Pro offers 6.78 inches, making OnePlus Nord 5 the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 5 features a Swift AMOLED display compared to realme 16 Pro's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord 5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while OnePlus Nord 5 offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both realme 16 Pro and OnePlus Nord 5 feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 16 Pro delivers longer battery life with 14h 18m, while OnePlus Nord 5 delivers 11h 50m, making realme 16 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus Nord 5 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 Pro 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 realme 16 Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while realme 16 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

realme 16 Pro

₹44,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus Nord 5

₹43,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

12 Jan, 2026

09 Jul, 2025

13 Mar, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	Swift AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 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	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7000 mAh	6800 mAh	5400 mAh
80W Super Flash Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging	50W Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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Pros

Bright, vibrant display
Excellent battery life
Loud, punchy speakers
Solid durability

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

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

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No telephoto camera
Runs warmer than rivals

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

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

User Ratings

4.4/5

(2,941 ratings)

4.5/5

(7,674 ratings)

4.5/5

(6,818 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

983,589 AnTuTu Score	1,481,616 AnTuTu Score	1,176,492 AnTuTu Score
14h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹44,999

@ Amazon

₹43,999

@ Flipkart

₹38,965

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Jul 09, 2025

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

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Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

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)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 735

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

983,589

1,481,616

1,176,492

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

20.0 s

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.

862

3,251

1,116

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.5 %

12.5 %

38.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Swift AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

2160 Hz

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

2500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

440 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.24 %

89.51 %

87.37 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.57 %

93.6 %

N/A

Design

Height

162.60 mm

163.4 mm

163.9 mm

Width

77.60 mm

77 mm

77.5 mm

Thickness

7.75 mm

8.1 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

192 grams

211 grams

205 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KHP5 0.5µm pixel size

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/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm 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
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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 Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

12288 x 16384 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

30 x Digital Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

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

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

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

6800 mAh

5400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 54 minutes

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

Reverse Charging

Yes 6W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W 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.

14h 18m

11h 50m

14h 42m

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

49m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

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 N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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 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)
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 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 N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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 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)
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) / 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)