OnePlus Nord 2 Review - Watch This Before You Buy!!! By C4ETech

This is the OnePlus Word 2 and I've been using it as my primary for about 2 weeks -. There are quite a few interesting things about this smartphone ? for starters, it's the first OnePlus phone with a MediaTek chip inside, It's also the first OnePlus phone with oxygen OS, which is based on color OS, It supposedly has an excellent primary camera, The battery capacity has also gone up since the last time around and oh the charger ? long story short, on paper. The word 2 has a lot of going for it, so what's the deal ? let's take a close look: ?, I'm, ash, you're, watching c4etech, and welcome to my full review of the OnePlus word 2 5G And. That is what we are gonna start with.5G ? OnePlus has been criticized a lot for providing only a couple of 5G bands with their 5G smartphones in India -. They do avoid that criticism here with the word 2 by going for 6 bands ? that's a welcome change -. Apart from that, we have carrier aggregation ?, so data speeds have been stable and cellular reception has also been fine.

?, the earpiece BTW It's pretty loud and clear ? and also happens to double as a second speaker ?, the speaker output. I wouldn't call it the best, but it is still above average, especially in the loudness department While, on the topic of audio via the headphone jack -. Well, that's non-existent since OnePlus have removed it talking about changes ? at first glance, the word 2 resembles its predecessor a lot and that's because, In a lot of ways. It's pretty similar to the first gen word. The dimensions are close to identical, the display too -.

It's still 6.4ish inches full HD plus, fluid AMOLED with a 90hz refresh -. The blue here makes it pleasantly word ? the major changes, looks wise-. They are mainly with the optics The selfie camera -. Now that's a single shooter instead of the dual setup from last time, -. So just a 32mp f2.5 wide ? same primary. As from the word 1 -.

It's nothing to write home about ? there's enough detail, the skin tones come across fine, but the dynamic range, I'd say it leaves something to be desired and It's pretty noticeable, especially when you are outdoors on a very sunny day like this one, just see how blown out the background is next, the rear, camera setup -. The primary here is a 50mp Sony, imx766 ? it's a 1/1.56 inch sensor with a f1.9 lens that happens to be optically, stabilized -. As you can see the sensor size and the aperture make for nice, both, there's ample detail, the colors are pretty natural, too -. In fact, I'd say they are a tad better than what we usually get with OnePlus -. That's a lot because of the new software processing under the hood.

Well, get to that in a bit I. Also liked the dynamic range here. Now in the UAE I can't go around showing you blue skies BCO. We don't have blue skies, it's generally very grayish. So let's take this image as an example the suns directly in the picture, but it's still not blown out -.

That's a nice example of how good the range is on this one under low light. Again, the large sensor comes into play and also Optical Stabilization -. This results in pretty detailed and nice looking images, while on the topic of stabilization ? video tops out at 4k30, and it is quite stable not just the primary -. Even the ultrawide video is serviceable. Despite being FHD... and, the ultrawide ?, it seems to be the same hardware from last time: around 8mp f2.3 ?, the stills.... They are grayish.

Nothing too good, nothing too bad to say, here... Now We did lose a sensor from the OG word ?, but cry me a river. I highly doubt anyone's going to shed a tear over it -. Last time we had 2 useless sensors, This time we have 1 ? in fact, I'd even go so far as to call it an effective use of space Because. U know what they've done with the extra space ? the battery capacity ? its gone up from 4115mah to 4500mah and, as we already saw, the dimensions have not increased ? the weight too, It's gone up: ?, yes, but by a mere 5 grams.

So the word 2 remains just as weldable as its predecessor. We still get gorilla glass 5 to the front and back with a plastic frame holding it all. Together Now, some might say: ? gorilla, glass, Vitus is the only one. That's gonna save your phone. If it falls, all other gorilla glasses will break ? news, flash ?, all glass breaks.

?? U can see people dropping phones from 20 feet and having it survive or dropping it from 3.5 feet and have the glass shatter. It depends on the angle of impact and, more importantly, luck. ? gorilla, glass 5 on a phone in this segment is pretty decent, IMHO -. Unless you dislike the brand or something ?, let's not go there Now, while the added battery capacity seems great in theory, ? OnePlus have also switched to a MediaTek chip. Inside, so I couldn't help but be varied about it, help, but think ? was this increase in battery capacity, an upgrade that OnePlus was offering, or was it a more of a necessity, BCO of the chip inside -? Thankfully, it was the former ?, the density 1200 chips, here, mediates flagship, 6?nm chip, it sips battery, I was easily able to get a full day of use.

Out of this even when I was pushing the word 2 with gaming, tests, shooting camera samples and more. Add to this there's a 65w warp charger included in the box, and it can get this phone from 0-100 in 30 minutes. ?, that's nuts Now. The next question with MediaTek is: how does it fare with real use? What's the performance in relation to something Qualcomm? I'd says the 1200 here is comparable in performance to a snapdragon, 860 -. Sometimes it's a little better ?, so I'd slot it in between the 860 and 870, which is not a bad deal at all.

Five read some complaints about this one providing 10000 points less with an tutu, or something and that's. Just something super stupid to crib about ? benchmarks are just numbers. ? actual use is on point ?, even with the performance mode on ?, the phone doesn't get HOT ? I have a YouTube short with an hour of gaming ?, at the end of which just one point on the phone hit: 47 degrees, is -. The rest is at 42 ?, which is pretty acceptable... Other specs include 6 8 or 12 gigs of RAM and 128 gigs Or 256 gigs of UFS 3.1 storage. Now, here, ? I have a bone to pick with OnePlus ? 2 extra gigs of RAM does jack -.

So if you want to pick a 12 256 that's cool, no micro, SD and the storage will help. But 8/128 is a waste of money ?, it's all the more annoying when 6/128 is listed but not available. ? seems like they announced the 6.128 so that they can have news articles like this ?, hey the word 2 launched at 28k ?, but no it doesn't. It feels like a very underhanded marketing move. ? I'd rather brands go the early bird pricing route first x units ? we sell at this, then it goes up ? so buy early.

If you want to better deal, ? helps the fans get a better deal, helps the brand get a boost -. Instead of making the actual fans chumps for wanting to buy early ?, paying more for 2 gigs of RAM. ThatS not gonna, make a difference. ?, ok, end of rant U. Remember how I mentioned changed under the hood with software -.

Well, the software has changed ? a LOT ?, while at first glance this might seem to be the oxygen OS that we've all come to adore, it isn't, it's just a skin on top of color OS -. Now that's a result of OnePlus merge with Oppo ? personally I prefer oxygen. Os, I felt it was snappier ?, but with color OS based oxygen, OnePlus promises faster and more stable updates, and here in the case of the word 2 ? 2 years of android updates and 3 years of security patches, ? color OS also has more functionality built in. Now, if this means OnePlus can avoid some snafus we've been seeing in recent times, ? I'd be willing to give it a chance... but still even for someone quite used to oxygen and color OS, the interface here, right from the settings menu to the first party apps, they felt ? just weird ? I.

Guess it's going to take some time for me to get used to it, but for a gotta people you aren't gonna notice, much difference, ? and form a performance and stability. Point ? color OS has come a long way from its stutter beginnings, and it is a pretty snappy and stable interface. These days BTW. There are some concerns on permissions and sh*t, which, frankly speaking, have been blown way. Out of proportion, ?, there's, nothing OnePlus.

Does that we've not seen on an Oppo or realm before and when influencers have had no issues with that in the past and suddenly seem to have issues with all changes on OnePlus ?, its just funny and sad Ok. Conclusion time, ?, with the switch to color OS, there's, not much differentiating OnePlus from realm ?, with the realm x7 max, and even the Poco f3 gt being priced 3 to 3500 rupees, lower -. The extra you pay is basically just for the better camera and that extra comes with its own compromises. ?, both the realm and the Poco offer higher refreshes and the Poco also has a higher capacity battery -. So that means the word 2 gets a recommend only if rear cameras high priority for you -.

Now, if the 6gb variant were available, ? that's priced at 28k and especially with the HDFC discount, bringing it down to 27 ?, the word 2 becomes a must-buy ? the 30hz difference in screen isn't a big deal, The battery is strong, as is ?, so I'd be happy recommending it, but till that that variant happens, at the current price, ? the 8/128 ? I'd, say go for it only if cameras high priority ? now in other markets, especially ones where realm and Poco don't have a presence. The word 2 is already a killer -. So there you go -. ThatS my take on the word 2 -. Is there anything you disagree? With? Let me know your opinion in the comments below, and now it's time for me to bid you adieu ? thumbs up thumbs down, based on what you felt about the video ?, thanks for your time, thanks for watching ? till next time, ? my names ash ? you've been watching c4etech and I'm signing off for now.

?, you guys have a great day. ? BUH, bye, now.

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