OnePlus Nord 5 vs Ulefone Note 21

OnePlus Nord 5
OnePlus
Nord 5
Ulefone Note 21
Ulefone
Note 21

At a glance

Brand
OnePlus
Ulefone
Release date
July 2025, 11 months ago
January 2025, 1 years 5 months ago
AnTuTu
1.566.982 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 91% of devices
251.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices

Display

Size
6.83"
6.56"
Resolution
1272 x 2800 px QHD
720 x 1612 px HD+
Type
AMOLED
LCD IPS
Density
456 ppi Very high density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1800 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1100 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², Peak brightness - 2200 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen3
Unisoc Tiger T606
CPU
1x3 Ghz Cortex X4, 4x2,8 Ghz Cortex A720, 3x2,0 Ghz Cortex A520
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
4 nm
12 nm
Frequency
3 GHz
1.6 GHz
GPU
Adreno 735
ARM Mali-G57
RAM
12 GB
4 GB
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Sony LYT-700C
Samsung S5K3L6
Pixel size
0.80 µm
1.12 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"
1/3.1"
Flash
Quad LED
LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.4
Unknow
Sensor
Samsung S5KJN5
Pixel size
0.64 µm

Battery

Capacity
6800 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 80.0W
Yes , 10.0W
Charge cycles
1200 cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 49h
~ 47h
Features
Bypass Charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
512 GB
128 GB
Type
UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot
No
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Body

Dimensions
77.0 mm 163.4 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
75.2 mm 163.2 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
211 g
196 g
Materials
Glass , Aluminium
Plastic
Colors
White Gray Ice
Black Violet
Water/dust resistance
IP65
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
Class A B C D E 113 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
92 %
84 %

Software

Operating system
Android 16 OxygenOS 16 (Android 16)
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Updates
OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 6 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, LHDC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, in screen
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Compass
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
No
Audio
Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones

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