OnePlus 5 vs. Nothing Phone (2)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OnePlus 5 and Nothing Phone (2). Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

OnePlus 5 vs. Nothing Phone (2) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.2 mm 162.1 mm Nothing Phone (2) has greater height than OnePlus 5.
Width 74.1 mm 76.4 mm Nothing Phone (2) has greater width than OnePlus 5.
Depth 7.25 mm 8.6 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than OnePlus 5.
Weight 153 g 201.2 g OnePlus 5 is lighter than OnePlus 5.
Body Colour Midnight black | Slate grey Dark grey | White
Body Material Anodised aluminium 100% recycled aluminium, 80% recycled plastic
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Nothing Phone (2) is waterproof.
IP rating - IP54
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Optic AMOLED LTPO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.7" Nothing Phone (2) has larger screen size than OnePlus 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2412 x 1080 pixels Nothing Phone (2) has better screen resolution than OnePlus 5.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi 394 ppi OnePlus 5 has better pixel density than Nothing Phone (2).
Max Brightness - 1600 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Nothing Phone (2) has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Night Display Haptic touch, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Processor Number MSM8998 -
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz 3 GHz Nothing Phone (2) has higher clock speed than OnePlus 5.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - OnePlus 5 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 12 GB Nothing Phone (2) has more RAM than OnePlus 5.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Nothing Phone (2) has more internal memory than OnePlus 5.
CAMERA OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nothing Phone (2) has better camera resolution than OnePlus 5.
Sensor Size - 1/1.56"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor Sony IMX890 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.6 F/1.88 Nothing Phone (2) has better lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Nothing Phone (2) has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Special Effects Portrait, HDR HDR, Live Filters
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW mode Panorama, night mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, Documents, Motion Photo, Macro mode, Action Cam mode, Super Res Zoom, Motion capture, Panorama night mode, Time Lapse (4K)
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) HDR10+ at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) AI scene detection, HEIF image capture, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation, Advanced HDR
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nothing Phone (2) has better second camera resolution than OnePlus 5.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Samsung JN1
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.7 F/2.2 OnePlus 5 has better second camera lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 114 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Special Effects (2nd Camera) - HDR
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Nothing Phone (2) has better front camera resolution than OnePlus 5.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.74"
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor Sony IMX615 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 OnePlus 5 has better front lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, portrait mode, Motion Photo
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - OnePlus 5 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) Advanced HDR
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 4700 mAh Nothing Phone (2) has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 5.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Nothing Phone (2) has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 55 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Nothing Phone (2) can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi, Reverse wireless charging
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nothing Phone (2) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat) Nothing OS 2.0
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 30, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n40, n25, n12, n30
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, FDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound -
FEATURES OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology MIMO technology, Three microphones, 4 years of Security Updates, dual stereo speakers, 3 years of OS updates, 5W reverse wireless charging
OTHERS OnePlus 5 Nothing Phone (2)
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, screen protector (pre-applied), USB-C to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP54, SGS Low Blue Light Certification
Carbon Footprint - 53.45 kg carbon emissions
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