OnePlus Nord 2 promises big budget features without breaking the bank
OnePlus has unveiled its latest handset, the Nord 2 5G. As the name suggests, the smartphone is the sequel to last year’s OnePlus Nord, which became the Shenzhen-based firm’s best-selling handset in Europe after its launch in July 2020. In the UK, the OnePlus Nord become the best-selling phone on Amazon during its launch month.
OnePlus clearly wants to recreate that success with the sophomore entry in the Nord range, which sits below the flagship OnePlus 9 (£629) and OnePlus 9 Pro (£829). With the Nord 2 5G, OnePlus is promising to deliver “everything you could ask for” in a phone. And honestly, looking through the list of features and the price tag… they might be dangerously close to delivering on that marketing tagline.
First up, Nord 2 has a 6.4-inch AMOLED display. Like its pricier siblings from OnePlus, it has a 90Hz refresh rate, which makes system animations and scrolling appear much smoother, and should ensure fast-paced games are even more frantic. There’s also a clever AI Resolution Boost feature, which will upgrade everything you’re watching on YouTube to take advantage of the Full HD resolution on the display.
OnePlus Nord 2 5G is borrows liberally from the pricier OnePlus 9 series. It’s 50MP main camera – complete with Sony IMX 766 sensor and Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) to remove shakes from video and blurriness in low-light photography – can be found in the camera array on the OnePlus 9 series. The 50MP Sony IMX 766 brings 56 percent larger sensor than the first-generation OnePlus Nord, enabling more light to be captured for well-lit photos and videos.
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