Is OnePlus Nord CE 5G Good Enough?

OnePlus Nord CE 5G Review

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OnePlus launched the second phone in it's Nord Line up. Long-time fans of the brand are waiting for this. This is the most affordable offering in the OnePlus lineup. It came at a time when people were of spending too much, and it was among the first few smartphones to offer 5G for under Rs.30,000. OnePlus has now launched the new OnePlus Nord CE 5G, which takes the price further down while still offering 5G connectivity as well as three rear cameras.

Specifications:

	OnePlus Nord CE 5G
Dimensions	Height: 15.92cm Width: 7.35cm Thickness: 0.79cm Weight: 170g
Display Parameters	Size: 6.43 inches Resolution: 2400 x 1080 pixels 410 ppi Aspect Ratio: 20:9 Type: 90 Hz Fluid AMOLED Support sRGB, Display P3
Features	Ambient display Dark mode Reading mode
Performance	Operating System: OxygenOS based on Android™ 11 CPU: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 750G 5G mobile platform GPU: Adreno 619 RAM: 6GB/8GB/12GB LPDDR4X Storage: 128GB/256GB UFS2.1 Battery: 4500 mAh (non-removable) Warp Charge 30T Plus fast charging (5V/6A)
Camera	Main Camera - Rear Megapixels: 64 Pixel Size: 0.7 µm/64M; 1.4 µm (4 in 1)/16M Lens Quantity: 6P Aperture: ƒ/1.79 Ultra Wide Camera - Rear Megapixels: 8 Field of View: 119° EIS: Yes Aperture: ƒ/2.25 Mono Lens - Rear Megapixels: 2 Aperture: ƒ/2.4 Flash LED Flash Zoom 0.6x - 10x Autofocus Multi Autofocus (PDAF+CAF) Video 4K video at 30 fps 1080p video at 30/60 fps Super Slow Motion: 1080p video at 120 fps, 720p video at 240 fps Time-Lapse: 1080p 30fps, 4k 30 fps Video editor Features Nightscape, UltraShot HDR, Portrait, Panorama, Pro mode, Smart scene recogonition, Filters Front Camera Sensor: Sony IMX471 Megapixels: 16 Pixel Size: 1.0µm EIS: Yes Aperture: ƒ/2.45 Video 1080p video at 30fps 1080p video at 60fps Time-Lapse Features Face unlock, Screen flash, HDR, Face retouching, Portrait, Filters
Connectivity	TE 4×4 MIMO, support up to DL Cat 18/UL Cat 13 (1.2Gbps /150Mbps), depending on carrier support Band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 LTE-FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/66 LTE-TDD: B38/39/40/41 NR NSA: N78 NR SA: N78 *Network connectivity may vary depending on carrier’s network and related service deployment. WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4G/5G Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1, support aptX & aptX HD & LDAC & AAC NFC NFC enabled
Sensors	In-display Fingerprint Sensor Accelerometer Electronic Compass Gyroscope Ambient Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Sensor Core
Ports	3.5mm headphone jack USB 2.0, Type-C Dual nano-SIM slot
Buttons	Gestures and on-screen navigation support Left: Volume key Right: Power key
Audio	Super linear speaker Noise cancellation support
Multimedia	Audio Supported Formats Decoder: WAV, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, MP3, WMA, AMR, FLAC, ALAC, Vorbis, AIFF, APE Encoder: WAV, AAC, AMR
Video supported formats	Decoder: H.264, MPEG-2, VP9, HEVC, HEIF/HEIC, MPEG-4, H.263 Encoder: H.264, HEVC, HEIF/HEIC, MPEG-4, H.263
Image supported formats	Decoder: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIF Encoder: JPEG, PNG
In The Box	OnePlus Nord CE 5G Warp Charge 30 power adapter Warp Type-C cable (Support USB 2.0) Phone case Screen protector (pre-applied) SIM tray ejector Welcome letter Brand sticker Red Cable Club Membership car Quick start guide Safety information and warranty card Highest SAR value & Plastic recycling card

The Nord CE 5G from OnePlus, it is the lower end of previous Nord smartphone in the market. OnePlus claims that the CE in the name represents Core Edition since the gadget is fit for conveying a center cell phone insight. The OnePlus Nord covers all the basics in terms of specifications and also has a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G has a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with a holepunch for the selfie camera. Comes with 90Hz refresh rate. The display has great survey points and an in-show unique finger impression scanner that is too fast to open. The cell phone is slim and weighs 170gms which makes it comfortable to use.

OnePlus comes the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor and has 6GB, 8GB and 12GB RAM variants. It is available in two variants yet storage capacity is non-expandable since it doesn't have a microSD card option.

The Nord CE 5G gets a triple camera arrangement comprising of a 64-megapixel camera, a 8-megapixel super wide point camera, and a 2-megapixel mono camera. For selfies, it has 16-megapixel. Light photographs from the Nord CE were acceptable yet lowlight camera execution required upgrades.

OnePlus is stuffed with 4,500mAh battery in the Nord CE which provides battery performance longer than a day. It supports 30W fast charging and comes with Warp Charger 30T in the case.

Pros	Cons
Good battery life, fast charging	build quality
5G ready processor	Low-light camera performance needs improvement
Long term Software Updates (Oxygen UI)	No alert slider
90Hz AMOLED display
Good Daylight photo quality