The OnePlus that managed to completely the smartphone market back in 2014 with its top of the line, spec
sheet, and a flagship killer price, however, things have changed since then
with the price of OnePlus phones
gradually increasing with every iteration and the latest OnePlus
8 pro is now a full-fledged flagship phone and with OnePlus
themselves creating avoid in the mid-range smartphone market brands like Vivo
have started launching the v series Samsung has the galaxy A70 series and
there's real me with its X series and truth be told one of these phones are
perfect by any.
The OnePlus Nord as been comparing it against the Vivo v19 and the Galaxy A71 to seet the OnePlus Nord actually contemporary mid-range smartphone market.
Colour
The blue marble color variant which looks vibrant and I like
it there's also another gray color variant but I think OnePlus could have
gone with more color options because that would be really cool.
Design and Features
Display
The smoother 90hz display my experience with the OnePlus Nord was a bliss besides gaming. The UI transitions scrolling through Instagram feed or other websites everything is smooth but if you are up to date with OnePlus Nord reviews from various tech reviewers you might be concerned about a red tint issue under low brightness and a horizontal line near the pill shape cut out however I am happy to report that my unit is completely immune to those issues so it looks like the problem with the display is almost entirely limited retail units and your OnePlus Nord suffers from the said issue be sure to ask for a replacement.
The
AMOLED screen on the Nord produces great colors with excellent contrast ratio. Brightness was sufficient enough but compared to the ones on the Galaxy A71 or
Vivo V19 it was a little bit dim but I
did not have any problem using it even on a bright sunny day and because it's
an amulet panel you can enjoy the dark mode that has been almost flawlessly
executed by OnePlus.
You can customize it under the display settings where there
is also the option to turn it on automatically based on a predetermined
schedule and with the upcoming oxygen OS 11 we will also be getting the
long-awaited always-on display and I am very excited to see it in action. OnePlus Nord has an excellent display thanks to
the vibrant AMOLED panel complemented by a smooth 90hz refresh rate so I can
honestly say that this is one of the best displays you can
CAMERA
now let's get to the cameras all together there are six
cameras on the OnePlus four on the back and two on the front the rear quad
camera setup is composed of a 48-megapixel Sony IMX 586 sensor and the
8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens a 5-megapixel depth sensor and finally a
2-megapixel macro camera during my review.
I tested them out
against the cameras, in Samsung galaxy A71 was able to output better colors and
details, on the other hand, the 2megapixel macro camera on the OnePlus
Nord is entirely gimmicky with no practical utility but the 5-megapixel
depth sensor does a pretty decent job and its bokeh effects are quite
impressive although the edge detection is far from perfect as you can see you
get a nice enough subject focus and the background looks nice too compared to
the a71 they are more or less similar but in some scenarios, the A71 does a
slightly better job getting to the images.
The 48megapixel primary camera I must say that they have an
awesome bit of detail despite this the color reproduction is a little bit on
the unnatural side and the Nord also overcompensates the contrast while the
images are oversaturated as well but overall the photos look pleasing comparing
it with the A71
The images from the OnePlus Nord look a little dark
because of the extensive contrast, I mentioned earlier as a result the Galaxy
A71's photos look more balanced while they look more or less similar in most
cases ultra-wide-angle images from the OnePlus Nord are good too
with decent colors and details but once again bringing A71 into the mix its wide-angle images have a
wider field of view and slightly better colors even with all this the Nord's
8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera is good enough but it's just that the
images turn out looking a little bit darker than you would like coming forward OnePlus
not is the company's first smartphone with dual selfie
cameras its 32-megapixel primary wide lens and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle
sensor has been fitted inside a pill-shaped cut out on the top left corner of
the display
Selfies from the primary camera look vibrant and the subject's skin color, as well as the background, come out pleasant however they are a little smooth in contrast selfies from the galaxy A71 are void of such built-in smoothening and the color tone has a slightly reddish tint to it that I prefer moving on the ultra-wide-angle selfies on the Nord gives out more or less similar images like the primary selfie camera, however, they lack the detail and sharpness compared to the ones from the 32megapixel sensor but at the end of the day your group selfies are going to look acceptably Instagram able in terms of low-light photography I tested out OnePlus Nord’s capability on multiple locations and usually they have good details there's also a dedicated nightscape feature that enhances visibility and details in dark environments.
while it does not compare to the night mode on the more
expensive flagship phones it does make the night time images look a whole lot
better similarly ultra-wide-angle lens can take low light shots as well even
though they're terrible regarding details turning on nightscape tries to save
grace and improves the details by a tiny bit still not in the way that you like
it to be videography wise
The OnePlus does not max out at 4k 30fps
which is another rare and often overlooked feature on a mid-range device. The
stabilization works great here and overall. The videos have good colors and
dynamic range interestingly the selfie camera on the OnePlus Nord can
shoot up to 4k resolution and 30 fps and even though it does not have a
dedicated stabilization system
The recordings look good enough so if you're into Blogging
and such the OnePlus Nord could be a good option for you
overall the cameras on the OnePlus Nord are sufficiently average
and nothing groundbreaking it is compared to the galaxy A71 and the Vivo v19 it
is definitely on par but I think it could have been a lot better if OnePlus
had gone with the newer sony imx686 sensor rather than the aging sony mx586
The OnePlus Nord is powered by
Qualcomm's excellent mid-range chipset the snapdragon 765g with the last
generation ddr4x ram and UFS 2.1 storage OnePlus claims that they have greatly
optimized this for the Nord and it shows under normal or even heavy usage the
phone handles them with a few exceptions the 765g is not as fast as last year's
or this year's flagship chipsets but the 765g is one of the snapdragon chipsets
with an integrated 5g modem with support for both sub 6 gigahertz and a wave
of 5g spectrum and since this phone is
launching in many countries where 5g is already available so maybe this was the
best option for OnePlus
The Nord does not hold up against similarly priced
smartphones like the Redmi k20 and the real me x3 especially when it comes to
graphic-intensive games talking about gaming the combo of snapdragon 765g and
the 90-hertz display brings out a smooth playing experience
I extensively played PUBG mobile on the phone under HD
graphics and high frame rates in this setting. I got a stable fps while it
bumped to 40 fps under smooth graphics and ultra-frame rates.
unfortunately, that's
about it and expecting a much smoother 60 fps gameplay on the OnePlus
Nord is unachievable at least for no win topical news different OnePlus
devices like the 7 pro and the 8 series exclusively support 90 fps gameplay on
PUBG and seeing the OnePlus not miss out on this feels like a major bummer
but I did not notice any lag or touch latency in high settings which is largely
thanks to its quick 180hz dot sampling rate additionally I also tried out
Asphalt 9.
You can imagine how
it performed since it's a relatively undemanding title besides gaming OnePlus
Nord is a speed champ in practically every other use case
because of the beloved oxygen OS, it has a clean bloat-free customizable and
stock android. The design you can change the UI's theme color to the icon
design is not overdone either with all this and more oxygen os remains and one
of my favorite Android skins to date
Nord's AMOLED display also houses an optical in-display
fingerprint sensor which is lightning fast and pretty darn accurate also when
registering your fingerprint you get a nice and strong haptic feedback although
it does not compare to the flagship series
The audio output is quite average from the single firing
bottom speaker but what I like about it is even in high volumes it manages to
deliver a balanced sound quality
OnePlus Nord comes with a decent 4115 MaH cell with
support for 30 watts warp charge fast charging because of its user switchable
refresh rate between either 60hz or 90 hertz is by told the net battery
endurance is not going to be uniform among the users
I tested it out against both and the results varied under 60
hertz I got about a day and a little more battery life while the stat reduced
to just a day when using under a smooth 90-hertz refresh rate furthermore i
tried a light wallpaper for a couple of charge cycles and that consumed an
additional battery life when it comes to charging the 30 watts wired fast
charging is incredible during my test
OnePlus Nord from 0 to 100 in exactly an hour while 30 minutes of charge takes the phone to 60 as expected it does not support wireless charging now it's time to wrap it all up. I think the OnePlus Nord is an exciting smartphone for its price. its launch comes in an interesting time and here's what I think first of all it gives into the demands of those who are looking for a cheaper OnePlus device, secondly, the OnePlus Nord also promises a certain level of performance that's acceptable to the mainstream smartphone buyers at a price that warrants the question are expensive flagship phones worth it all in all the OnePlus Nord challenges the mid-range smartphone market status core just like how the original OnePlus one did with the flagship market redefining just how good an inexpensive phone can be and if you're someone who seeks great performance but does not want to or cannot cash in a ton of money the OnePlus Nord could be your best shot so that was all for our extensive review of the OnePlus Nord
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