Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 5a 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G vs OnePlus Nord 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Google OnePlus OnePlus
Announced August 2021 February 2022 July 2025
Status Coming Soon - August 2021 Coming Soon - February 2022 Available - July 2025
Price - Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 31,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Mostly Black Gray Mirror, Bahama Blue Phantom Grey, Dry Ice, Marble Sands
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.1 x 2.9 x 0.3 in)
160.6 x 73.2 x 7.8 mm
(6.32 x 2.88 x 0.31 in)
163.4 x 77 x 8.1 mm
(6.43 x 3.03 x 0.32 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - region dependent
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 - India
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Network 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - Europe
1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 11 Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades
User Interface - OxygenOS 11 OxygenOS 15
Processor Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6877 Dimensity 900 5G (6 nm) Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 620 Mali-G68 MC4 Adreno 735
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ Swift AMOLED screen
144Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ), 1400 Nits (HBM), 1800 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors 1B colors
Size 6.34 inches 6.43 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (415 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (409 ppi) 1272 x 2800 pixels (450 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.05% 85.04% 90.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP + 16 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, 77˚ (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/1.97", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 116˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, AF
Ultra HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 83˚ (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
Panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 65W
Reverse charging
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 80W wired, 33W PPS, 18W PD, 100% in just 54 min
5W reverse wired
Bypass charging
Capacity 4680 mAh 4500 mAh 6800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -