Oppo Find N5 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8.12-inch Oppo Find N5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on February 19, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find N5
- Has a 1.22 inches larger screen size
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- Comes with 915 mAh larger battery capacity: 5600 vs 4685 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2207K versus 1733K)
- The phone is 6 months newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Shows 38% longer battery life (35:01 vs 25:19 hours)
- Delivers 52% higher peak brightness (1795 against 1178 nits)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Better grip in hands – the body is 68.98 mm narrower
- 11% higher pixel density (458 vs 412 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3564 and 3035 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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 testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 8.12 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 2248 x 2480 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 412 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2100 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Nanocrystal Glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4% | 92.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.8% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.87 mm (6.33 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 146.58 mm (5.77 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.21 mm (0.17 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) | - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 24653 | 33019 |
| Single-core score | 3035 | 3564 |
| Multi-core score | 8256 | 8880 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 528992 | 472378 |
| GPU | 828091 | 647938 |
| Memory | 439888 | 247362 |
| UX | 410753 | 365532 |
| Total score | 2207724 | 1733210 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [22 tests] |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.4) |
| ROM | ColorOS 15 | - |
| OS size | 54 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5600 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:37 hr | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | 13:13 hr | 22:01 hr |
| Gaming | 06:01 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Standby | 137 hr | 163 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700C | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" | 1/1.28" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 75 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/3.06" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 93 |
| Zoom | - | 142 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2025 | September 2024 |
| Release date | February 2025 | September 2024 |
| Launch price | - | $1199 |
| Configurations | - 12 / 256 GB - 16 / 512 GB - 16 / 1024 GB | - 8 / 256 GB - 8 / 512 GB - 8 / 1024 GB |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.22 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.45 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Find N5:
- Only the PKH120 model supports satellite connectivity.
- Its processor has 7 cores, one less than the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
- The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

