OnePlus Nord 5 vs POCO F7

Comparing the OnePlus Nord 5 vs POCO F7 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: POCO F7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,660, while OnePlus Nord 5 scores 5,094, making POCO F7 the better performer.

Display: Both OnePlus Nord 5 and POCO F7 offer the same screen size of 6.83 inches, but OnePlus Nord 5 features a Swift AMOLED display compared to POCO F7's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord 5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 5 and POCO F7 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO F7 offers 20 MP, making OnePlus Nord 5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO F7 delivers longer battery life with 20h 36m, while OnePlus Nord 5 delivers 11h 50m, making POCO F7 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord 5 and POCO F7 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 5 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while POCO F7 is rated 7.5.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while POCO F7 has a rating of 4.4.

OnePlus Nord 5

₹45,000

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POCO F7

₹35,999

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Summary

Release Date

07 2025

04 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Swift AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF

Battery


6800 mAh	7550 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	90W Turbo Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

Durable design
Excellent performance
Solid battery life
Long-term software support

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

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

Cameras need improvement
Hefty at 222g
Many pre-installed apps

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.5/5

(7,652 ratings)

4.4/5

(23,514 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

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₹45,000

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₹36,999

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General

Launch Date

July 9, 2025

(Official)

July 1, 2025

(Official)

April 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

HyperOS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.01 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.01 GHz, Dual core

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 735

Adreno 825

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Hybrid Cooling System

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.

1,481,616

2,106,422

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

16.0 s

17.0 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.

3,251

4,363

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.5 %

16.1 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Swift AMOLED

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1800 nits

3200 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1700 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

480 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

447 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.51 %

89.9 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

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)

93.6 %

93.70 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

163.1 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77 mm

77.93 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.98 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

211 grams

222 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Beautify

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @960 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Vlog Mode
Video Pro Mode
Short Video Mode

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6800 mAh

7550 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 54 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging 50% in 26 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 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.

11h 50m

20h 36m

14h 01m

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

49m

45m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)