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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs OnePlus Nord 5

80 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
73 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 5
Samsung Galaxy S25
OnePlus Nord 5

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the OnePlus Nord 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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 Samsung Galaxy S25
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 58% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2920K versus 1848K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 5
  • Has a 0.63 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 5200 vs 4000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 and OnePlus Nord 5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Galaxy S25
78*
Nord 5
73*
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.
DeviceFacts Score
Final comparison evaluation
Galaxy S25
80*
Nord 5
73*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
83.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S25
vs
Nord 5

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
PPI 416 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2600 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.4% 100%
PWM 240 Hz 119 Hz
Response time 2 ms 9 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Nord 5
6.83″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Galaxy S25
6.2″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.6 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S25 +5%
1393 nits
Nord 5
1327 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 146.9 mm (5.78 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.23/5) Good (3.6/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S25 +1%
91.1%
Nord 5
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 and OnePlus Nord 5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 4470 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 and OnePlus Nord 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S25 +53%
3012
Nord 5
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S25 +96%
9766
Nord 5
4981
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S25 +88%
19829
Nord 5
10567
Compute Score (GPU) 19829 10567
Single-core score 3012 1963
Multi-core score 9766 4981
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S25 +58%
2920032
Nord 5
1848224
CPU 899843 610318
GPU 1139434 487079
Memory 330975 289054
UX 549780 461773
Total score 2920032 1848224
Samples [44 tests] [30 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S25 +110%
2216
Nord 5
1055
Stability 59% 92%
Graphics test 16 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 2216 1055
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy S25 +94%
10045
Nord 5
5168
Graphics test 38 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 48 FPS 22 FPS
Section 2 37 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 29 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 10045 5168
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Galaxy S25
5664
Nord 5
n/a
Stability 51% -
Graphics test 33 FPS -
Graphics score 5664 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S25 +6%
20022
Nord 5
18813
Web score 21815 22960
Video editing 8619 7758
Photo editing 34466 37813
Data manipulation 17708 14719
Writing score 27109 24843
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#126th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-12 (Niki)AnTuTu 123324487
📘 2026-09-24 (Icecream)AnTuTu 123297029
📘 2026-09-18 (S25 owner)AnTuTu 123476989
📘 2026-08-23 (S25 owner)AnTuTu 113149606
📘 2026-08-14 (Atharva0999)AnTuTu 113027002
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OnePlus Nord 5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-07 (Shankar one)AnTuTu 111703396
📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9CPU Throttle92%
📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9Geekbench 6 CPU1952 / 5317
📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9AnTuTu 111950942
📘 2026-09-18 (Rox9ne9)Geekbench 6 CPU1960 / 5182
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 9.0 OxygenOS 16
OS size 30.1 GB 53 GB
OS updates 7 years 4 years
Security updates 7 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:17 hr 0:42 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:09 hr 10:44 hr
Watching video 17:15 hr 16:17 hr
Gaming 05:32 hr 05:44 hr
Standby 108 hr 112 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S25
24:10 hr
Nord 5 +4%
25:12 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 116°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - 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 Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Sony LYT-700
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 67 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 15 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy S25 +5%
91.7 dB
Nord 5
87 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced January 2025 July 2025
Release date February 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $549
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) -
SAR (head) 1.29 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.36 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S25:
    - Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.
*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 Samsung Galaxy S25 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
7 (70%)
3 (30%)
Total votes: 10

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