OnePlus Nord 5 vs Honor 400 Pro
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch OnePlus Nord 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on July 8, 2025, against the Honor 400 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 5
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor 400 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2243K versus 1848K)
- Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (1472 against 1327 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Reverse charging feature
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2800 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 119 Hz | - |
| Response time | 9 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.6/5) | Good (3.61/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) Β· 90 drops | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 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 | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 10567 | 14352 |
| Single-core score | 1963 | 2109 |
| Multi-core score | 4981 | 6695 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 610318 | 702885 |
| GPU | 487079 | 723128 |
| Memory | 289054 | 332058 |
| UX | 461773 | 485733 |
| Total score | 1848224 | 2243804 |
| Samples | [30 tests] | [24 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 92% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1055 | 1492 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | 22 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5168 | 7535 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 22960 | 17920 |
| Video editing | 7758 | 7685 |
| Photo editing | 37813 | 29553 |
| Data manipulation | 14719 | 14371 |
| Writing score | 24843 | 17125 |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Nord 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-07 (Shankar one) | AnTuTu 11 | 1703396 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | CPU Throttle | 92% |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1952 / 5317 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | AnTuTu 11 | 1950942 |
| π 2026-09-18 (Rox9ne9) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1960 / 5182 |
Honor 400 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Lunka) | AnTuTu 11 | 2094129 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Maska) | AnTuTu 11 | 2163688 |
| π 2026-07-07 -> naufall | AnTuTu 11 | 2162598 |
| π 2026-06-28 (f0NES1k) | AnTuTu 11 | 2306681 |
| π 2026-06-10 (Zhan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2206753 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 53 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 5300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (79% in 30 min) | Yes (93% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 0:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:44 hr | 10:11 hr |
| Watching video | 16:17 hr | 14:23 hr |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | 06:01 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 116Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 68 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX856 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung JN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | July 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Honor 500 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor 400 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 30