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OnePlus Nord 4 vs Ace 5

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OnePlus Nord 4 vs Ace 5

81 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 4
VS
90 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 5
OnePlus Nord 4
OnePlus Ace 5

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.74-inch OnePlus Nord 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on July 16, 2024, against the OnePlus Ace 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 4
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Weighs 23.5 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 5
  • 58% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2180K versus 1378K)
  • Comes with 915 mAh larger battery capacity: 6415 vs 5500 mAh
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2134 and 1911 points

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 4 and Ace 5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Nord 4
91
Ace 5
94
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Nord 4
70*
Ace 5
81*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Nord 4
79
Ace 5
95
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Nord 4
77
Ace 5
98
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Nord 4
96
Ace 5
95*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Nord 4
71
Ace 5
80
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Nord 4
81*
Ace 5
90*
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord 4
vs
Ace 5

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1240 x 2772 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 19.8:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2150 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 95.7% -
PWM 119 Hz -
Response time 6 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 4
1160 nits
Ace 5
n/a

Design and build

Height 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) 161.72 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 75 mm (2.95 inches) 75.77 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 8.02 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 199.5 g (7.04 oz) 223 g (7.87 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Gray, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 4
89.7%
Ace 5 +2%
91.2%

Performance

Tests of OnePlus Nord 4 and OnePlus Ace 5 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 2800 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 732 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 950 MHz 903 MHz
FLOPS ~1459.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 4
1911
Ace 5 +12%
2134
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 4
5143
Ace 5 +29%
6626
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Nord 4
1378075
Ace 5 +58%
2180072
CPU 373886 470559
GPU 455938 887681
Memory 292452 462881
UX 255799 358951
Total score 1378075 2180072
Samples [5 tests] Less then 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8, 12, 16 GB 12, 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256, 512 GB 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 15
ROM OxygenOS 14.1 ColorOS 15
OS size 17 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 6415 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:28 hr 0:44 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:37 hr -
Watching video 14:05 hr -
Gaming 06:45 hr -
Standby 113 hr -
General battery life
Nord 4
28:03 hr
Ace 5
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYTIA LYT-600 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.95" 1/1.56"
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/4.0" 1/4.0"
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.09" 1/3"
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 13 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord 4
82.8 dB
Ace 5
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced July 2024 December 2024
Release date August 2024 December 2024
Launch price $499 $315
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 80 W
Further details
Notes on Nord 4:
    - The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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