My colleague and I often discuss what makes a phone mid-range.
In Europe and in the US, that range goes up when you count in USD.
Specifications
Whats good
Lets start with the build and design of the equipment.
Its not premium, but itll do the job for the price.
What stands out is that gorgeous Blue Marble color.
The gray onyx variant is, well, meh.
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OnePlus has managed to cram in a full HD screen with 90Hz with this phone.
The screen is bright and colorful, the tuning was a touch too warm for me.
But I was able to quickly change it through the controls, so no big problem there.
Its insane thatSamsung launched the $999 Note 20with support for just a 60Hz refresh rate.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G is a good enough processor to handle most of the tasks.
I played resource-intensive games such allCall of Duty Mobilewithout any major hiccups.
This proves that you might not need a Snapdragon 8xx series processor for your daily smartphone needs.
And thats where the cameras might ends.
Its not clear if thats a gadget problem or an app problem, but its annoying.
Also, the bottom-firing speaker sounds tinny, and its easy to cover them while holding the phone horizontally.
The rest of this section is about the devices cameras, so buckle up.
The main camera often struggles with the dynamic range and color accuracy even when theres enough light around.
It might not be shining bright daylight, but Ive seen cameras in this range do a better job.
The wide-angle sensor takes acceptable photos in the daylight, but lose some details.
The selfie camera takes washed-out photos and the dynamic range is off the mark.
Conclusion
The OnePlus Nord is has a great set of features for a sub-$500 phone.
In the hardware department, it might trump a lot of phones in the range.
Till then, Nord can have a party of its own.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”
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