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OnePlus Nord CE 5G - 4.5 / 5

Plastic fantastic

  • Dimensions: 159.2 x 73.5 x 7.9mm / Weight: 170g No official waterproofing 3.5mm headphone port Blue Void, Charcoal Ink and Silver Ray colours

Display and software

  • 6.43-inch AMOLED 90Hz display 1080 x 2400 resolution OxygenOS 11

Power and performance

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor (8nm) 6GB, 8GB or 12GB RAM - 128GB or 256GB storage 4500mAh battery 30W fast charging

Cameras

  • Triple rear camera system: 64MP primary camera 8MP ultra-wide (119-degree) 2MP monochrome sensor 4K recording at 30fps 16MP selfie

  • 64MP primary camera 8MP ultra-wide (119-degree) 2MP monochrome sensor

To recap

OnePlus Nord ‘Core Edition’ is something of an unusual phone in its position. The first OnePlus Nord in itself was supposed to represent the core essentials of OnePlus phones. Stripped down, but without real compromise. So in essence, the OnePlus Nord CE is a Core Edition of a Core Edition phone.