OnePlus Nord 2, 5G Unboxing And First Impression: Features

The much-awaited OnePlus Nord 2 is here. After a long time OnePlus seems to be back with a Flagship Killer.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS of this Article:

• Introduction 
• Box Contents 
• Looks and Design 
• Build Quality 
• Ports and buttons 
• Display and specifications 
• Performance 
• Battery 
• OS UI
• Camera and Sensor 
• Connectivity and Multimedia 
• Conclusion

Introduction:-

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 OnePlus Nord 2

 

Looks and Design:- 

• 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 in the hand & it also looks close to a flagship phone.

Build Quality - 

• The case is good & bulky but it looks nice with the case.

• The case is good so it wouldn’t matter even if I drop it harder.

• It comes with a preinstalled scratch guard.

• 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 Dimensity 1200 5G SoC which is based on 6Nm fabricated technology.

• There are 3 variants : 6GB+128GB, 8GB+128GB & we have 12GB+256GB top variant.

• It has a 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 Score on this 12+256GB variant is around 6.87L which is a big jump.

• The AnTuTu 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 mode. 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 OnePlus Nord 2 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’ the colors & dynamic range is good. 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 the 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 works fast & are reliable.

 

Connectivity - 

• t’s excellent as you get 5G with 11 band support which is a benefit of Dimensity processors.

• You get more band support(11 bands) with dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi Calling, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 & NFC support.

 

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.

• No notification light. No FM radio. 

Conclusion:-

• Best Performance 

• Good battery and Good build Quality.

• Normal OS.

That's all for this OnePlus Nord 2 article. 

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