Introduction
Floods, hurricanes, fires, epidemics ... Even if it looks like Ragnarök out there, right now. But something with northern signs is coming, and it's OnePlus Nord 2. This sequence has one crystal clear goal - to be the next leading killer as part of the company's 'Never Settle' innovations. Let's meet OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
OnePlus already has a good flag list and number series, and all is well. But the Series 9 also has the best prices. This is where Nords and Nord 2 come in handy - offering the best brands at a moderate price and reclaiming the lost title of ‘big killer’.
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G brings a few improvements over the first Nord - faster hardware thanks to the new Dimension 1200 chipset, a better new Sony IMX766 sensor camera, dual speakers, and a larger 4,500mAh battery with faster support of the 65W Warp Charge.
OnePlus Nord 2 5G Update
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G is offered with new cool polishes - you can choose between matte, leather or glitter with Gorilla Glass 5 back panel.
Not everything is new, though. The new Nord seems to be borrowing the original Nord's Fluid AMOLED screen, but thankfully it has one selfie camera, and the notch eye is now just a small hole. The snap inside the hole is similar to the OG Nord snapshot - 32MP f / 2.5 cam.
The OnePlus Nord 2 is the first smartphone to use on Oxygen OS 11.3. While it may not seem like a significant update and it is still Android 11-based, it is the first firmware with a combination of ColorOS and OxygenOS code after the integration of Oppo and OnePlus. This will make it easier to spread new features on both Oppo and OnePlus phones. Let's hope it gets better over time.
Specifications
- Body: 158.9x73.2x8.25mm, 189g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame.
- Display: 6.43" Fluid AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+, 1080x2400px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 409ppi.
- Chipset: MediaTek MT6893 Dimensity 1200 5G (6 nm): Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G77 MC9 GPU.
- Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
- OS/Software: Android 11, OxygenOS 11.3.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.3, 119˚; Depth: 2 MP, f/2.4.
- Front camera: 32 MP, f/2.5, 1/2.8", 0.8µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, gyro-EIS; Front camera: 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 4500mAh; Warp charging 65W.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); 5G, Dual-SIM, Wi-Fi 6, NFC; stereo speakers.
Images
We are a little disappointed that this is the only new version of the screen with cut-out size. But we always prefer one front-facing camera with a small note above the useless ultrawide selfraw and the awesome hole that stops the pill.
One more thing, while Nord 2 does not include any kind of intrusion protection. Officially that. Splash-proofed, however, is illegal, characterized by rubber gaskets. Long story short - it will survive the rain. Probably, no promises.