There was a time when OnePlus was famed for its flagship-level phones at reasonable prices… but just like in all fairy stories, the good bit didn’t last. So the company needed to come up with some new inspo. The result was the original OnePlus Nord, followed up by last year’s Nord 2. This, then, is a ‘T’-enhanced version of the latter.
There’s a slew of upgrades, notably the bang-up-to-date MediaTek Dimensity 1300 processor powering the whole shebang along.
The Nord has provided some welcome mid-range refreshment over the last couple of years, going toe to toe with a growing stack of rivals in the sub-£400 zone. It’s even spawned a proper budget series under the Nord 2 name: the also-new Nord CE 2 (£299) is the latest of those. We only wish OnePlus’s marketing strategists could have done more to make all these names a little less easy to mix up.
Shake your 2T
The design is run-of-the-mill for a mid-range Android, but at first glance your mates would be hard-pressed to guess you hadn’t paid £500 more for it. The only really inelegant part is where OnePlus has put two big black circles to hide the triple camera arrangement on the rear (1).
2T shooty
Of those rear cameras, there’s only really one that’s worth having: the 50MP Sony IMX766 (2), which remains thoroughly decent but thoroughly standard. As with most phones we test, the ultrawide (8MP) is of limited use while the 2MP mono sensor just adds in extra info.
Death cab for 2T
There’s no headphone port… though there is one on the cheaper Nord CE 2 if you need one for your wired cans.
This story is from the July 2022 edition of Stuff UK.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the July 2022 edition of Stuff UK.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
SONY AIBO
That reminds me - I really need to check out the new series of Doctor Who.
TOP TEN GAMES TO PREPARE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
Amazon's new Fallout series has got us right in the mood for some post-apocalyptic gaming. These are the titles that did it best...
TECH TITANS ATARI
In fact, it had more than that. Instead of Fairchild's weird controllers, Atari kept things modular and approachable.
INSTANT UPGRADES ONEPLUS OPEN
Leave your Open in your pocket or bag and use the OnePlus Watch 2 to get notifications, control music, pay for things and more, directly from your wrist.
BETA YOURSELF PRIME VIDEO
If you're keen to bingewatch so many box-sets your eyes will turn 16:9, check out these tips from Craig Grannell and get even more from Amazon's on-demand streaming TV service
Mini meme STOP MAKING TENSE
Not in the mood for stressful sprinting or murderous mayhem? These mobile games are designed to bring inner calm rather than making your temples throb...
UPVOTED SLING BAGS
Juggling your gubbins can be tricky about town - so, on the hunt for the ultimate hands-free holder, Chris Rowlands clips himself into nine assorted cross-body carriers
LEADER OF THE PACKED
Be a smarter holidaymaker with some techy pre-trip purchases, and maybe for once you'll be able to escape from your everyday stress instead of adding to it
Stack to the future
With two full-size touch displays and a detachable keyboard, is the Zenbook Duo OLED a showy gimmick or the start of a revolution in on-the-go productivity?
STAR BENZ ELECTRIC Mercedes-Benz Electric G-Class
A box on the back looks like it should include a spare tyre, but it's actually home to the charging cables.