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OnePlus Nord 5 vs Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro

What Nord 5 does better (4) and where Civi 5 Pro wins (13) — every spec side by side.

OnePlus Nord 5
OnePlus · 2025Nord 5
9.1Score
4 advantages≈ $420
vs
Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro
Xiaomi · 2025Civi 5 Pro
9.4Score
13 advantages≈ $400
Higher score
9.6Display8.7
8.0Performance8.8
9.1Camera9.2
7.7Battery8.6
8.0Features9.2
Dimensions

Size comparison

Nord 5Civi 5 Pro
77 × 163.48.173.2 × 1577.4
Nord 5Civi 5 ProDifference
Height163.4 mm157 mm+6.3 mm
Width77 mm73.2 mm+3.8 mm
Thickness8.1 mm7.4 mm+0.6 mm
Weight211 g181 g+30 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Nord 5 better than Civi 5 Pro?

  1. Refresh rate144 Hz vs 120 Hz+20%
  2. Wired charging80 W vs 67 W+19%
  3. Screen size6.8″ vs 6.6″+4%
  4. Resolution (width)1,272 px vs 1,236 px+3%

Why is Civi 5 Pro better than Nord 5?

  1. AnTuTu score1,512,943 vs 2,375,195+57%
  2. Telephoto cameraNo · Nord 5: Yes
  3. Battery capacity5,200 mAh vs 6,000 mAh+15%
  4. Geekbench 6 (multi-core)5,112 vs 6,890+35%
  5. RAM12 GB vs 16 GB+33%
  6. Peak brightness1,800 nits vs 3,200 nits+78%
  7. Weight211 g vs 181 g+17%
  8. CPU frequency3 GHz vs 3.21 GHz+7%
  9. Pixel density450 ppi vs 460 ppi+2%
  10. Rear cameras2 vs 3+50%
  11. Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 7+17%
  12. Main camera aperturef/1.8 vs f/1.6+12%
Specifications

Side by side

OnePlus Nord 5OnePlus Nord 5≈ $4209.1
Design
Weight211 g181 g
Thickness8.1 mm7.4 mm
Height163.4 mm157 mm
Width77 mm73.2 mm
FramePlastic—
BackPlasticGlass
Ingress protectionIP65—
Water resistance (IPx)IPx5—
Glass protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 7i—
ColoursPhantom Grey, Dry Ice, Marble SandsGray, Rose Gold, Violet, White, Brown
Display
Screen size6.8″6.6″
PanelSwift AMOLEDAMOLED
OLED panelYesYes
Resolution (width)1,272 px1,236 px
Resolution (height)2,800 px2,750 px
Pixel density450 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate144 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness1,800 nits3,200 nits
Measured brightness1,330 nits—
Screen-to-body ratio90.1%90%
HDRYesYes
Performance
ChipsetQualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Chip makerQualcommQualcomm
Process4 nm4 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency3 GHz3.21 GHz
GPUAdreno 735Adreno 825
AnTuTu score1,512,9432,375,195
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)5,1126,890
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,399—
Memory
RAM12 GB16 GB
Storage (max)512 GB512 GB
Storage (base)256 GB256 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory card slotNoNo
Camera
Main camera50 MP50 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Main sensor size1/1.56"1/1.55"
Rear cameras23
Optical stabilisationYesYes
Ultra-wide cameraYesYes
Telephoto cameraNoYes
Optical zoom—2.5×
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate60 fps60 fps
Selfie camera50 MP50 MP
4K selfie videoYesYes
Battery
Battery capacity5,200 mAh6,000 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoSi/C
Active use (test)13.8 h—
Wired charging80 W67 W
Charged in 30 min79%—
Wireless chargingNoNo
Reverse wireless chargingYes—
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.45.4
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 2.0
USB version22
Infrared portYesYes
Satellite navigationGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavICGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersYesYes
3.5 mm headphone jackNoNo
Loudspeaker loudness-25.3 LUFS—
Fingerprint sensorUnder displayUnder display
SensorsFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SAR (head)1.18 W/kg—
Software
OS at launchAndroid 15Android 15
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceOxygenOS 15HyperOS 2
Major OS updates promised4—
EU label
Energy classB—
Battery charge cycles1,200—
Endurance per cycle49 h—
Repairability classB—
Drop resistance classC—
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