iQOO Z5 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G

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Comparing the iQOO Z5 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 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: iQOO Z5 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,019, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G scores 2,147, making iQOO Z5 5G the better performer.


Display: iQOO Z5 5G offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers 6.43 inches, making iQOO Z5 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z5 5G's IPS LCD, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both iQOO Z5 5G and OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both iQOO Z5 5G and OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: iQOO Z5 5G delivers longer battery life with 18h 23m, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G delivers 16h 42m, making iQOO Z5 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both iQOO Z5 5G and OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both iQOO Z5 5G and OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G equally at 7.


User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while iQOO Z5 5G has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

03 Oct, 2021
22 Feb, 2022
04 Aug, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 778G
MediaTek Dimensity 900
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
8 inches (20.32 cm)
IPS LCD
Fluid AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
2256x2504 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A
N/A
6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
N/A
N/A
1080x2520 px (FHD)

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
10 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
44W Flash Charging
65W Super VOOC Charging
45W
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Stylish design
  • Charges quickly
  • Good performer
  • Excellent haptics
  • Nice looks & good build
  • Clean UI sans bloatware
  • Capable primary camera
  • Good battery life and fast 65W charging
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Main sensor clicks oversharpened images
  • Sub-par display
  • Performance can\'t match rivals
  • Misses out on stereo speakers
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • No Android 12
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(24,623 ratings)
4.3/5
(7,429 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

557,775
AnTuTu Score
423,161
AnTuTu Score
N/A
18h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 03, 2021
(Official)
Feb 22, 2022
(Official)
Jul 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11
Android

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years
N/A

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years
9 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
Oxygen OS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 670 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 670 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 670
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 642L
Mali-G68 MC4
Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
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.

557,775
423,161
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
20.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
2.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.5 %
12.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Fluid AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
8 inches  (20.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
2256x2504 px

Brightness

650 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
N/A

Pixel Density

395 ppi
409 ppi
422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.14 %
84.91 %
178.04 %

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+
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.36 %
N/A
90.1 %

Design

Height

164.7 mm
160.6 mm
158.4 mm

Width

76.6 mm
73.2 mm
72.8 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
7.8 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

193 grams
173 grams
215 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
N/A

Form Factor

N/A
N/A
Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A
N/A
Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.97" sensor size S5KGW3 ISOCELL Plus 0.7µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view0.6µm 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 Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 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)
N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
30 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
4500 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes
Yes 65W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 32 minutes
Yes 45W

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.

18h 23m
16h 42m
N/A

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

2h 18m 0s
0h 29m 45s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
TDD N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.81 W/kg Body: 0.54 W/kg
Head: 1.023 W/kg Body: 0.814 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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