OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G vs vivo S2 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: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,092, while vivo S2 5G scores 2,825, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G offers 6.77 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. Both OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G and vivo S2 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G and vivo S2 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G offers 16 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 30m, while vivo S2 5G delivers 14h 57m, making OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G and vivo S2 5G 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 vivo S2 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 5 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while vivo S2 5G has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Release Date

12 Jul, 2025

11 Aug, 2026

10 Dec, 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	LCD
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Mono Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	8 MP

Battery


7100 mAh	7050 mAh	7000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	44W Flash Charging	45W Super Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Decent display
Reliable performance
Good primary camera
Impressive battery life

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Excellent battery endurance
Delivers reliable performance
Snappy software with many AI tricks
Loud and crisp stereo speakers

Cons

No stereo speakers
Average front camera
Many pre-installed apps

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Camera output details could be improved
Many apps don't run at max refresh rate

User Ratings

4.5/5

(16,237 ratings)

4/5

(44 ratings)

4.3/5

(16,755 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,402,278 AnTuTu Score	956,029 AnTuTu Score	974,831 AnTuTu Score
16h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 12, 2025

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Dec 04, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

2 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Year

3 Years

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex

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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T

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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

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC6

Mali-G615 MP2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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

956,029

974,831

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

23.0 s

27.0 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

851

1,017

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.8 %

N/A

21.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1430 nits

3000 nits

950 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

N/A

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.9:9

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

449 ppi

391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.98 %

91.03 %

86.42 %

Screen Protection

Yes

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 %

93.82 %

91.4 %

Design

Height

163.58 mm

164.42 mm

166 mm

Width

76.02 mm

75.25 mm

76 mm

Thickness

8.17 mm

7.99 mm

8.39 mm

Weight

199 grams

197 grams

208 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Glass Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very 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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D 0.61µm pixel size

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera1/5.1" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Slow Motion

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7100 mAh

7050 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 49.9 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 59 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 100% in 90 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 10W 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

14h 57m

17h 38m

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

47m

1h 5m

1h 25m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 2048 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

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)