OnePlus Nord 5

The OnePlus Nord 5, officially launched on July 8, 2025, marks a significant leap in the brand's popular mid-range series. This device redefines expectations for its segment, bringing flagship-level performance, a stunning display, and a robust battery life, all wrapped in a sophisticated design. Aimed at tech enthusiasts, mobile gamers, and demanding everyday users, the Nord 5 positions itself as a top contender in the competitive smartphone market.

How much is the OnePlus Nord 5 in Kenya?

The Nord 5 is available in 3 Variants; 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM and 512GB 12GB RAM. 

The OnePlus Nord 5 is more than just a mid-range smartphone; it's a statement. It embodies OnePlus's commitment to delivering a premium experience at a compelling price point, making it a truly desirable option for users seeking power, aesthetics, and longevity.

The OnePlus Nord 5 features and specifications

OnePlus Nord 5 Design and Build

The OnePlus Nord 5 marks an interesting evolution in the Nord series' design philosophy. While retaining the brand's signature commitment to a refined user experience, the Nord 5 introduces a deliberate shift in its material construction, aiming for a balance of premium aesthetics and practical durability.

1. Aesthetic Evolution: 
   True to the Nord lineage, the Nord 5 embraces a minimalist design, characterized by clean lines and a streamlined profile. However, it takes a slightly different approach compared to its predecessor, the Nord 4. While the Nord 4 featured an all-metal unibody, the Nord 5 transitions to a glass front and back, complemented by a sturdy plastic frame. This choice, while a departure from the full-metal build, allows OnePlus to offer a premium feel without compromising on everyday usability.
   The rear panel showcases a single, solid color, a change from the two-tone finishes seen in previous models. This gives the Nord 5 a unified and sophisticated appearance. The vertically aligned camera module, a hallmark of recent OnePlus designs, is subtly integrated on the top-left, ensuring it doesn't interfere with horizontal usage, such as gaming or video playback. The LED flashlight is positioned outside the module, contributing to the clean aesthetic.
   Available in a selection of elegant hues, including Marble Sands (a shimmering platinum white inspired by sunlit beaches), Dry Ice (a cool blue that subtly shimmers), and Phantom Grey (a classic dark, matte charcoal grey), the Nord 5 offers options to suit various preferences. The frosted finish on the back helps to resist fingerprints, maintaining its pristine look.
2. Dimensions and Ergonomics: 
   Despite featuring a larger display than its predecessor, the Nord 5 maintains a relatively slim profile. With dimensions of approximately 163.41 mm in height, 77.04 mm in width, and 8.1 mm in thickness, it remains comfortable to hold, even for extended periods. Weighing in at around 211 grams, the phone has a noticeable, reassuring heft that contributes to its premium in-hand feel. The smoothed, slightly curved edges further enhance the grip, making it easy to handle whether you're texting, gaming, or simply browse.
3. Robust Build and Display Protection:
   The front of the Nord 5 features a stunning 6.83-inch Swift AMOLED display. This immersive panel is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, a co-developed material designed for enhanced scratch and drop resistance. The display is surrounded by ultra-thin 1.65mm bezels, maximizing the screen-to-body ratio at 93.6% for an expansive viewing experience.
   For added peace of mind, the OnePlus Nord 5 boasts an IP65 dust and water resistance rating. This means it's protected against dust ingress and low-pressure water jets, making it suitable for everyday splashes and light rain, though it's not designed for submersion.
4. Thoughtful Features and Controls:
   Beyond its core construction, the Nord 5 incorporates several thoughtful design elements:
   • In-display Fingerprint Sensor: For convenient and secure unlocking.
   • USB Type-C Port: For modern charging and data transfer.
   • Dual Nano-SIM Slot: For flexible connectivity.
   • Plus Key: Replacing the traditional Alert Slider, this customizable key offers quick access to various functions.
   • IR Blaster: A welcome, increasingly rare inclusion that allows the phone to function as a universal remote control.
   • Aqua Touch 2.0: Ensures the screen remains responsive even with wet or greasy fingers, a practical feature for daily use.

The OnePlus Nord 5's design and build represent a well-considered balance. It prioritizes a visually appealing, ergonomic form factor with reliable protection, making it a compelling choice for users who appreciate a premium feel and practical durability in their daily smartphone.

OnePlus Nord 5 Display

The OnePlus Nord 5 boasts a truly impressive display, designed to deliver a premium visual experience for everything from everyday Browse to demanding gaming and multimedia consumption. This smartphone sets a new standard for mid-range devices with its vibrant, smooth, and feature-rich screen.

Key Display Specifications & Features:

1. Expansive Swift AMOLED Panel: At the heart of the Nord 5's visual prowess is its large 6.83-inch Swift AMOLED display. This cutting-edge panel technology ensures deep, inky blacks, vibrant colors, and excellent contrast, making content truly pop.
2. Crisp 1.5K Resolution: With a resolution of 1272 x 2800 pixels (approximately 450 ppi density), the Nord 5's display offers exceptional sharpness and detail. This "1.5K" resolution provides a noticeable upgrade over standard Full HD+ screens, resulting in clearer text, more defined images, and an overall more refined viewing experience.
3. Ultra-Smooth 144Hz Refresh Rate: Experience unparalleled fluidity with the Nord 5's 144Hz refresh rate. This high refresh rate ensures incredibly smooth scrolling, seamless animations, and a highly responsive touch experience. While the adaptive refresh rate typically oscillates between 60Hz, 90Hz, and 120Hz for power efficiency, users can manually select 144Hz for supported games like BGMI and Call of Duty: Mobile, providing a competitive edge and an ultra-smooth gaming experience.
4. Stunning Brightness: The OnePlus Nord 5's display truly shines with its impressive brightness levels. It offers a typical brightness of 800 nits, a High Brightness Mode (HBM) of 1400 nits, and a peak brightness of an astounding 1800 nits. This ensures excellent visibility even in direct sunlight, making it perfect for outdoor use.
5. Exceptional Color Reproduction: Supporting 1 billion colors and featuring HDR10+ and Ultra HDR support, the Nord 5's display delivers incredibly accurate and lifelike color reproduction. This is ideal for consuming HDR content, enjoying photos, and experiencing truly immersive visuals.
6. Advanced Eye Care: OnePlus prioritizes user comfort with features like 3840Hz PWM dimming. This high-frequency dimming significantly reduces flickering at low brightness levels, minimizing eye strain during extended use, especially in dimly lit environments. The display also includes various eye-care tuning options and color personalization settings.
7. Aqua Touch Technology: A unique feature, Aqua Touch 2.0, enhances touch responsiveness even when your fingers are wet or oily. This practical innovation ensures the screen remains highly accurate and functional in real-world scenarios.
8. Durable Protection: The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, a co-developed material designed to offer superior scratch and drop resistance, providing peace of mind for daily usage.
9. Integrated Fingerprint Sensor: For convenient and secure unlocking, the OnePlus Nord 5 features an under-display optical fingerprint sensor, offering quick and reliable authentication.

The OnePlus Nord 5's display is a testament to OnePlus's commitment to providing a premium user experience in the mid-range segment. Its combination of a large, high-resolution AMOLED panel, incredibly smooth 144Hz refresh rate, exceptional brightness, and advanced eye-care features makes it a leader in its class. Whether you're a mobile gamer, a multimedia enthusiast, or simply someone who appreciates a stunning and responsive screen, the Nord 5's display is engineered to impress.

Camera Specs

The OnePlus Nord 5 aims to redefine mid-range smartphone photography with a camera system designed for versatility and impressive results in various lighting conditions. While it doesn't boast the telephoto lens often found in premium flagships, the Nord 5's camera setup focuses on delivering high-quality images and videos from its primary and selfie shooters, backed by intelligent software enhancements.

1. Rear Camera System: 
   The OnePlus Nord 5 features a dual-camera setup on its rear:
   • 50MP Sony LYT-700 Main Camera with OIS: This is the star of the show. The Nord 5 borrows the Sony LYT-700 CMOS (also known as IMX906) sensor, a 1/1.56" sensor with 1.0µm pixels, from the more premium OnePlus 13R and 13s series. This larger sensor size, combined with a bright f/1.8 aperture and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), allows the camera to capture a significant amount of light, leading to:
   • Excellent Daylight Photos: Images are characterized by strong clarity, sharpness, and vibrant, social media-ready colors. The dynamic range is surprisingly refined for this segment, ensuring natural highlights and sharp textures, especially in outdoor shots.
   • Solid Low-Light Performance: The large sensor and OIS work together to produce clean, sharp, and detailed low-light photos, even in shadowed areas. While some highlights might be slightly bright, the overall contrast and color temperature remain good.
   • Improved 2x Crop Zoom: Thanks to the capable main sensor, the 2x digital zoom offers better sharpness and detail retention compared to previous Nord generations, making it useful for closer shots without a dedicated telephoto lens.
   • RAW HDR Algorithm: The inclusion of a flagship-grade RAW HDR algorithm from the OnePlus 13 series further boosts color accuracy, contrast, and overall low-light performance.
   • 8MP Ultra-Wide Camera: This secondary sensor features an f/2.2 aperture and a 116˚ field of view. While it might not match the primary sensor's detail, it's a useful addition for:
   • Capturing Wider Scenes: Ideal for landscapes, architecture, or group shots where you need to fit more into the frame.
   • Consistent Color Science: It generally manages to retain the color science of the primary camera in daylight, offering a coherent visual experience.
   • Limitations: It lacks autofocus and tends to produce softer images with more limited dynamic range, especially in low-light conditions, which is common for ultrawide sensors in this price range.
2. Front Camera: 
   The OnePlus Nord 5 truly stands out with its 50MP Samsung ISOCELL JN5 selfie camera. This sensor, with a 1/2.75" size and 0.64µm pixels, boasts a bright f/2.0 aperture and, crucially, hardware autofocus. This combination delivers:
   • Sharp and Detailed Selfies: In good daylight, selfies are clean, sharp, and detailed with wide dynamic range and accurate colors.
   • Excellent Portrait Selfies: The autofocus ensures precise focus on your face, while the software effectively handles background blur for pleasing portrait shots with good skin tones.
   • Good Indoor Performance: It maintains good quality even in indoor lighting.
   • Low-Light Considerations: While still decent for video calls and casual use, detail can take a bit of a hit in very low light.
3. Video Capabilities: 
   Both the main rear camera and the front-facing selfie camera support 4K video recording at 30/60fps. The ultrawide camera is capped at 1080p at 30fps. Key video features include:
   • EIS/OIS Stabilization: The main camera benefits from both Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) for smooth and stable video footage, even when moving. The selfie camera also features EIS.
   • Ultra Steady Mode: For extremely stable video, a dedicated Ultra Steady mode mimics action camera performance.
   • Dual-View Video: Record from both front and rear cameras simultaneously at 1080p 30fps.
   • Slow-motion and Time-lapse: Expand your creative video options with these popular modes.
4. Software Enhancements & AI Features:
   Running on OxygenOS 15 based on Android 15, the OnePlus Nord 5 integrates several AI-powered camera features to enhance your photography experience:
   • LivePhoto with Ultra HDR: Capture three-second motion images by recording 1.5 seconds before and after the shutter press, adding a dynamic element to your photos.
   • AI Eraser: Conveniently remove unwanted objects or photobombers from your images with a single tap.
   • AI Perfect Shot: Helps in salvaging shots where someone might have blinked or missed a cue.
   • AI Reflection Remover: Instantly removes glares and reflections, allowing details to shine through.
   • AI Reframe: Assists in re-framing shots for a more focused and balanced composition.
   • Diverse Shooting Modes: The camera app offers a comprehensive suite of modes, including Photo, Video, Portrait, Nightscape, Pro Mode, Panorama, Cinematic, Slo-mo, Long Exposure, Dual-view Video, Time-lapse, Text-scanner, Hi-Res Mode, Tilt-shift, and Google Lens integration.

The OnePlus Nord 5's camera system, particularly its 50MP Sony LYT-700 main sensor with OIS and 50MP Samsung ISOCELL JN5 autofocus selfie camera, delivers a genuinely solid and mature photography package for a mid-range smartphone. While the ultrawide camera remains a modest offering, the overall consistency, vibrant color science, and intelligent software features make the Nord 5 a compelling choice for users who prioritize capable imaging and a versatile camera experience in their daily lives.

OnePlus Nord 5 Performance

The OnePlus Nord 5 is engineered for users who demand top-tier performance from their smartphone. This device pushes the boundaries of the mid-range segment, offering a flagship-level experience with its cutting-edge processor, ample RAM, and optimized software. Whether you're a hardcore gamer, a productivity enthusiast, or a content creator, the Nord 5 is built to deliver.

1. Blazing-Fast Processor:
   At the heart of the OnePlus Nord 5 lies the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform. This powerful 4nm chipset, an underclocked version of the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, delivers exceptional processing power. Its octa-core CPU, featuring a prime Cortex-X4 core clocked at 3.0 GHz, ensures seamless multitasking, rapid app launches, and fluid navigation through even the most demanding applications. This robust SoC, combined with the Qualcomm Adreno 735 GPU, provides a significant leap in graphics performance, making the Nord 5 a true contender for mobile gaming.
2. Optimized RAM and Storage:
   The Nord 5 is equipped with the latest LPDDR5X RAM, offering incredible speed and efficiency. Available in configurations of 8GB and 12GB, with OnePlus RAM-Vitalization for further optimization and expansion (up to an additional 12GB depending on the variant), the phone handles numerous open apps and intense workloads without a hitch. For storage, the Nord 5 features UFS 3.1, providing lightning-fast read and write speeds for quick app installs, file transfers, and game loading. Storage options include 256GB and 512GB, ensuring ample space for all your photos, videos, games, and applications.
3. Unmatched Gaming Prowess:
   Gaming is where the OnePlus Nord 5 truly shines. The powerful Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Adreno 735 GPU, coupled with the 144Hz Swift AMOLED display, deliver an incredibly smooth and immersive gaming experience. Expect steady-smooth 144 FPS in popular titles like PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile for extended periods (up to 5 hours of continuous gaming). OnePlus has also incorporated a substantial 32207mm² heat dissipation area to maintain optimal temperatures during prolonged gaming sessions, preventing thermal throttling and ensuring sustained high performance. Features like "Bypass Charging" further enhance the gaming experience by drawing power directly from the charger, reducing heat buildup in the battery.
4. Benchmark Dominance:
   The OnePlus Nord 5 demonstrates its raw power through impressive benchmark scores. It achieves an AnTuTu benchmark score of approximately 1,481,616, placing it among the top performers in its segment. In Geekbench, it scores around 2,003 for single-core and 5,094 for multi-core performance, further cementing its capability to handle complex computational tasks with ease. These scores highlight the Nord 5's ability to deliver a fluid and responsive user experience across all scenarios.
5. OxygenOS 15 and AI Integration:
   Running on OxygenOS 15 based on Android 15, the Nord 5 offers a clean, fast, and highly customizable user interface. OnePlus's software optimization complements the powerful hardware, ensuring a consistently smooth and efficient operation. The phone also integrates Dual AI features from both OnePlus and Google (including Google Gemini), providing enhanced capabilities for productivity, creativity, and daily tasks like AI Writer, AI Perfect Shot, and AI Unblur. OnePlus promises four generations of Android OS upgrades and six years of security updates, ensuring long-term software support and continued performance.

The OnePlus Nord 5 sets a new standard for performance in its category. With its flagship-grade Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor, generous RAM and storage options, an advanced cooling system, and a gaming-centric 144Hz display, it's a powerhouse designed to satisfy the most demanding users. If you're seeking a smartphone that excels in raw power, smooth multitasking, and exceptional gaming, the OnePlus Nord 5 is a compelling choice that offers a truly "Fast and Smooth" experience.

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