Our quick take

OnePlus Nord CE 2 - 4.0 / 5

Design 

  • Dimensions: 160.6 x 73.2 x 7.8mm / Weight: 178g  Plastic back and sides, Gorilla Glass 5 front In display optical fingerprint sensor 3.5mm headphones jack

Display and software

  • 6.43-inch AMOLED display, 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ Full HD resolution (1080 x 2400) OxygenOS 11 on Android 11

Performance and battery life

  • MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G processor 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, microSD card slot 4500mAh battery, 65W SuperVOOC fast-charging

Camera

  • Triple rear cameras: Main (26mm): 64-megapixel, f/1.8 aperture, 0.7µm pixel size, Wide-angle (13mm): 8MP, f/2.2 Macro (close-up): 2MP, f/2.4 16MP selfie camera

  • Main (26mm): 64-megapixel, f/1.8 aperture, 0.7µm pixel size, Wide-angle (13mm): 8MP, f/2.2 Macro (close-up): 2MP, f/2.4

To recap

For its price, the second-gen Nord CE is a solid offering. It might not be the most exciting phone on the market, but it gets the job done without any serious compromises. And all for a very fair price indeed.