OnePlus Nord 2 5G

OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Screen: 6.43" AMOLED - 1080 x 2400
  • SoC: MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
  • Camera: 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)
  • Battery: 4500 mAh
  • OS: Android 12
  • Weight: 189 grams (6.67 oz)

Review

Display
73
Camera
66
Performance
54
Gaming
47
Battery
74
Connectivity
78
NanoReview Score
65

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Display

Type AMOLED
Size 6.43 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9
PPI 410 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 650 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 128.2%
PWM 119 Hz
Response time 8 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
631 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.9 mm (6.26 inches)
Width 73.2 mm (2.88 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof No
Rear material Glass
Frame material Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
85.8%

Performance

All specs and test OnePlus Nord 2 5G in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
Max clock 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB
Lithography process 6 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G77 MC9
GPU clock 850 MHz
FLOPS ~980 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
813
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
2778
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
660113
CPU 186770
GPU 232801
Memory 114516
UX 131863
Total score 660113
3DMark Wild Life Performance
4190
Max surface temperature 50.7 °C
Stability 69%
Graphics test 25 FPS
Graphics score 4190
PCMark 3.0
8678
Web score 6730
Video editing 5362
Photo editing 14457
Data manipulation 9137
Writing score 10328
Sources: 3DMark [3]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6, 8, 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1
Memory card No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM OxygenOS 12
OS size 14 GB

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh
Max charge power 65 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging No
Fast charging Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:31 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:29 hr
Watching video 13:49 hr
Gaming 05:27 hr
Standby 94 hr
General battery life
32:08 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Nord 2 5G
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8700 x 5800
Zoom Digital
Flash Dual LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119°
Lenses 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 24 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.3
Monochrome lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Samples Photo samples of OnePlus Nord 2 5G from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.5
Pixel size 0.8 microns
Sensor type Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
125
Video quality
105
Generic camera score
116

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS
NFC* Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support* No
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat* 18
2G network GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G network HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19
4G network LTE B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/38/32/34/39/40/41/66
5G support Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
81.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range
Announced July 2021
Release date July 2021
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Nord 2 5G may differ by country or region

User ratings

3.9 of 5 points (325 votes)

User reviews (1)

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Anonymous 20 February 2022 16:46
Why is the Nord 2's score just 68, despite the fact that it features a Sony imx766 sensor?
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