The much-awaited OnePlus Nord 2 is here. After a long time OnePlus seems to be back with a Flagship Killer.OnePlus made its name as Flagship Killer & this time we have the OnePlus Nord 2(successor of the OnePlus Nord). When it comes to performance, battery & a lot of other things, it’s a huge leap.
This is the 1st phone to come
with OPPO-OnePlus integrated code-based OS.
There are many new things in the
OnePlus Nord 2 & we’re going to unbox it & give its first impressions.
We’ll tell you all about it &
I’m really hoping it comes close to the Flagship territory. It comes with a
black box with NORD written on it. Box Contents - Upfront you get the phone
& there’s Nord’s signature blue color.
There’s documentation with
stickers, a red cable membership card, a quick start guide & safety
information. There’s a sim card tool, a Type C cable in signature red & a
65W Warp Charge fast charger.
There’s a good quality case which
we’ll put on the OnePlus Nord 2. Looks - Should I call it OnePlus Nord 2 or OnePlus
9 Lite because it’s very similar to the OnePlus 9.
It looks familiar with 2 big
sensors on the OnePlus Nord 2. This is Haze Blue color, you get Grey Sierra
& Green Wood color options too. In-Hand Feel - It feels slightly hefty &
is a little on the heavy side, but it’s built very well. It feels premium, fits
well on the other hand & it also looks close to a flagship phone.
Build Quality - The case is good
& bulky but it looks nice with the case[Drop Test] The case is good so it
wouldn’t matter even if I drop it harder. It comes with a preinstalled scratch
guard, so I’ll take it out.
The in-hand feel is not the best
nor the worst but feels good & it’ll feel big with small hands. Let’s
weigh, I think it’ll be close to 200g. It is 189g! Maybe, I thought it’s
heavier because of the heft. And the weight distribution is ok, it’s not bad at
all.
There’s glass both on the front
& back. We aren’t sure of the Gorilla Glass version & the frame is
plastic. Ports & Buttons - Below, there’s a speaker grille, a USB Type C
port, a microphone & a sim card tray. On the left, you get a volume rocker(up
& down). And the buttons are solid & clicky.
There’s a noise-canceling mic on
top. On the right, there’s the alert slider with the power button below. The sim
card tray has a dual nano sim card slot & there’s no expandable storage.
Display - It’s a typical OnePlus
display with 6.43” Super AMOLED with 90Hz fast refresh rate & HDR10
support. There’s no exact screen-to-body ratio but the top & side bezels
are thin & the chin is smaller than average.
Specifications - It has MediaTek
Density 1200 5G SoC which is based on 6Nm fabricated technology.
There are 3 variants : 6GB+128GB,
8GB+128GB & we have 12GB+256GB top variant.Good thing, it has UFS 3.1
storage type making good read-write speeds & has LPDDR4X RAM type.
Performance - It’s the successor
of the OnePlus Nord which had Qualcomm SD 765G SoC. And if I compare it with
Dimensity 1200’s AnTuTu Score, the performance has nearly doubled! The AnTuTu The score on this 12+256GB variant is around 6.87L which is a big jump. The AnTuTu The score on SD 765G was around 4L. And Dimensity 1200 clearly has a big jump.
Battery - It has a 4500mAh
battery with 65W Warp charging & battery capacity is big compared to
4115mAh on OnePlus Nord.
The 4500mAh battery will charge
0-100% in 30 minutes. Overall, a great upgrade in battery & performance. OS
UI - It’s my favorite clean OxygenOS & having a 90Hz fast refresh makes
overall scrolling & animations smoother. But due to the integrated code
base, the camera UI is from ColorOS.
Being a daily OnePlus user, it
looks a little out of place. There are 2-3 things added from ColorOS.
In the battery section, you’ll
get a high-performance model. Looks like ColorOS is creeping into OxygenUI.The thing missing from ColorOS is the level of customization of AOD, which would have a welcome feature. So I’d say it's a mixed bag of OxygenOS. For regular usage, there wouldn’t be a problem. Especially, you’ll have fun using it with Dimensity
1200 & UFS 3.1.
You can play games with high-very
high & HDR settings. We played for a long time & it was fun &
smooth.
Camera - The OnePlus Nord had a
quad camera setup (48MP+8MP+5MP+2MP). This one has a 50MP+8MP+2MP(triple
camera). The 50MP sensor is an IMX766 Sony sensor. On the front, there’s a 32MP
selfie sensor. And looking at the photos, the IMX766 sensor works well. But
when you move to Ultrawide, it lacks sharpness & results in softer images.
Even the selfies’ colors
& dynamic range are good. Let us know what you think in the comments.
The 50MP sensor works very well.
Surprisingly, the video quality options are downgraded compared to Nord. With the rear camera, you’d be able to take 4K@60FPS which was possible with the OnePlus
Nord but with the 32MP front camera in Nord, you were able to shoot 4K@60FPS
videos.
In Nord 2 there isn’t any
support for 4K, but maybe with updates it’ll be available.
Sensors - All sensors are
available, in-display fingerprint sensor & face unlock both work fast &
are reliable.
Connectivity - It’s excellent as
you get 5G with 11 band support which is a benefit of Density processors.
You get more band support(11
bands) with dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi Calling, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 & NFC
support. We tried testing carrier aggregation but there’s some issue with
Density 1200, so I’m not sure if it’s there.
Multimedia - Its bright AMOLED
screen is great & the viewing angles are also good.
You get stereo speakers, one
below & another in the earpiece above, which are good & loud. You’ll
get a flagship multimedia experience on the Nord 2. And there is no 3.5mm jack.
Features - You get Camera2api support, so you can use GCam, there’s Widevine L1 for HD streaming.
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