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OnePlus Ace 5 vs Ace 3

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OnePlus Ace 5 vs Ace 3

90 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 5
VS
80 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 3
OnePlus Ace 5
OnePlus Ace 3

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Ace 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on December 26, 2024, against the OnePlus Ace 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 1 year before. 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 Ace 5
  • Comes with 915 mAh larger battery capacity: 6415 vs 5500 mAh
  • 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2180K versus 1610K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 3
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 5 and Ace 3 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Ace 5
94
Ace 3
90
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 5
81*
Ace 3
73*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Ace 5
95
Ace 3
83
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Ace 5
98
Ace 3
89
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 5
95*
Ace 3
77*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Ace 5
80
Ace 3
79
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Ace 5
90*
Ace 3
80*
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:
Ace 5
vs
Ace 3

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.8:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 161.72 mm (6.37 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 inches) 75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Purple Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 5
91.2%
Ace 3
90.9%

Performance

Tests of OnePlus Ace 5 and OnePlus Ace 3 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3300 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 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		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 5 +7%
2134
Ace 3
1995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 5 +25%
6626
Ace 3
5290
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Ace 5 +35%
2180072
Ace 3
1610354
CPU 470559 398180
GPU 887681 603338
Memory 462881 317713
UX 358951 291123
Total score 2180072 1610354
Samples Less then 3 [9 tests]

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM ColorOS 15 ColorOS 14

Battery

Capacity 6415 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 11 min)
Full charging time 0:44 hr 0:26 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash 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 (1080p) 480 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 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 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" 1/1.56"
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" 1/4.0"
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital 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 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 -
Sensor size 1/3" 1/3.09"
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.3
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
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* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced December 2024 January 2024
Release date December 2024 January 2024
Launch price $315 $600
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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