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GSMArena Team, 31 January 2022

OnePlus Nord 2 long-term review Comments

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  • Anonymous
  • Ab9
  • 17 May 2025

Some excellent things that are not mentioned in the review, and obviously comparing with competitors in this price bracket;

1. Great haptic feedback. No other phone in this range (A52s or 11 lite 5g ne) has this thing on. To some it is very important.

2. 11 lite 5g /NE lacks OIS. Trust me in today's it's a very much need feature when you're capturing at night or shooting something that's moving like pet or child or perhaps a car. It also helps in portraits.

3. It has great great battery life. I mean greater than 11 lite 5g or A52s both. And add that faster charging as well.

4. A52s has somewhat dull color pallet, no I'm not talking about close-to-natural term, I'm talking about dull. Than again Nord 2 delivers lively but not those over saturated Realmeish look photos.

5. Oh yes one thing is worth mentioning. Nord 2 has great earpiece. It's so clear and calming.

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    • 0wY
    • 01 Sep 2024

    Had my Nord 2 since 2021. Upgraded from a drowned Huawei and by far the best phone Ive had. But also my first really good smartphone. Did not run into any software bugs, battery life great charge at the end of the day and everything works smooth. Now I consider upgrading to my first real flagship the OP 12. But if not could easily stick to this Nord 2, maybe I will.

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      • Anonymous
      • pXr
      • 29 Jun 2024

      I had the Nord 2 for little over a year.
      Good main camera, good display - the 90hz instead of 120hz did not bother me.
      Great battery life, way way better than my current Nothing Phone 1
      But the bugs were just too many in the software
      Oneplus never did manage to fix the bug where notifications sometimes did not show. That was a dealbreaker for me. .

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        • Skiittz
        • kr%
        • 09 Jun 2024

        Anonymous, 11 Feb 2022I sold my one plus nord 2 phone because of the bugs it had in the software. Some bugs were ext... moreBut Samsung engages in planned obsolence...don't go to Samsung. I'm looking for another manufacturer bc they just bricked my s21+ and watch 3 titanium with a bad os update.

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          • Joe Romania
          • n3C
          • 08 Aug 2023

          The OnePlus Nord 2 is so bad,I wouldn't recommend it even to my enemies.
          Pros:
          -fast charging speed ( when the stars are aligned)
          -if you get the pac-man edition,a beautiful glass back
          Cons:
          -the processor chokes and dies if used in the summer heat IN SHADE
          -the phone loses connection all the time,and even with 5g,it stutters like hell ( AT FULL BARS )
          -the " clean android 13 " is useless,hard to navigate and bugged like there is no tomorrow. When it upgraded to 12, I saw some issues,and hoped that 13 will fix them. It didn't.
          -when the phone is cold like a brick,the temperature freezes the screen,and inputs take longer to register.

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            • Ruh
            • CbE
            • 17 Jun 2023

            One plus is a garbage i regret spending 30 k on this grabage cell Phone
            You can't edit comments in YouTube videos. A major but in one plus Nord 2T 5g
            Skype doens't work properly on this garbage fone u can't expect such PATHETIC performance by 30 k lphone

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              • jm
              • M4A
              • 15 Jan 2023

              Everywhere says about good camera quality. Well, actually it's terrible. Colours are completely off and image is oversaturated and oversharpen. Even with all options off it's just bad. Complete dissapointment.

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                • Kid boo
                • 4wK
                • 02 May 2022

                Rares, 20 Apr 2022I have achieved almost 5 hours of screen on time and I still have 66% (I didn't charge it... moreFacts

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                  • Rares
                  • mAP
                  • 20 Apr 2022

                  ProbablyNotLime, 04 Feb 2022I have the European version of the phone (DN2103) and the battery is fine I have 6-7 hrs of So... moreI have achieved almost 5 hours of screen on time and I still have 66% (I didn't charge it at all to get this number) with the brightness around 50-60% and sometimes lower and using 2 sims, on wifi.. The dark mode was always active. Yes:=).

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                    • Amarisia
                    • 0Ut
                    • 22 Mar 2022

                    Anonymous, 11 Feb 2022I sold my one plus nord 2 phone because of the bugs it had in the software. Some bugs were ext... moreYeah i got A52s too, much reliable phone.

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                      • maxmin
                      • k3U
                      • 21 Feb 2022

                      "Unlike cheaper Nords, this one retains OnePlus' trademark alert slider, and we're very happy for that (and still can't figure out why no other Android device maker, not even Oppo, which is now merged with OnePlus, has copied it)."

                      Why doesn't GSM Arena start including a feature item " Ringer/Alert slider Yes/No" in the spec sheets for all phones?

                      Perhaps the reason other manufactures don't bother with the alert slider is they think nobody cares about this feature. They are wrong! One of the main reasons I buy OnePlus phones is because of the alert slider.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • rJK
                        • 12 Feb 2022

                        Heating issue

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vG1
                          • 11 Feb 2022

                          I sold my one plus nord 2 phone because of the bugs it had in the software. Some bugs were extremely irritating. I bought samsung M52 now. Even though this new phone is average, but its far better in comparision to nord2. So many bugs and new bugs are introduced with software upgrade.

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                            • Umesh Kumar
                            • 7j}
                            • 11 Feb 2022

                            One plus nord is good phone but Amazon is not a good selar renewed Nord variant return or replace policy very warst i am not happy & all customer health not good so please Cheng return or replace policy

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                              • Samie
                              • XUH
                              • 10 Feb 2022

                              Does OnePlus Nord 2 still throws out everything from its within and everywhere resulting in explosive consequences or they really treated their this patient or its just timing loose motion waiting to happen to anytime just like s ticking time bomb ??

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                                • C. Rajiv Singh
                                • XSY
                                • 09 Feb 2022

                                Nord was my First one plus phone. I bought it on 5th Feb, 2022 and today is 9th Feb, 2022 (I returned it)
                                2 main reasons.
                                1- it's not good for gaming. Especially if u play Asphalt 9.
                                The Maximum frame rate ur gonna get 49fps.
                                And after playing for around 1 hour it will start to lag extremely and will close the app automatically and will throw u on home screen.
                                No, it's not because of Dimensity 1200
                                Dimensity 1200 is really good processor.
                                And tbh seeing Dimensity 1200 I bought Nord 2 over Sanpdragon 870 in Mi 11X
                                But, it was such a Sh*t phone so I returned it.

                                2- I heard Nord 2 explodes.
                                I watched lots of reviews don't know if they were saying truth or lie.
                                But if they say it explodes more often.
                                So I don't think we should take any risk.
                                There are other brands too out there.
                                And I guess we shouldn't take any risk if it comes to someone's life.

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                                  • Retseem
                                  • mY3
                                  • 09 Feb 2022

                                  The UI actually has been cripled by OnePlus, actually it is a complete disappointment.
                                  Almost no native apps, all google stuff.
                                  No native dialer, no native contacts, no native messaging, no native agenda, a so so calculator, no native email app with exchange support and no music player at all.
                                  In dark mode the UI is black, but all the google apps are not, they just dark gray. So theming wise it doesn't match.
                                  Some may like these google apps, but I am one of the many that don't and prefer native apps.
                                  If youbhave native apps you can still always install the google stuff, but the other way around not.
                                  A complete miss from oneplus.

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                                    • Chandrasekhar
                                    • ate
                                    • 08 Feb 2022

                                    Battery backup is very less while compared with other OnePlus mobiles.

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                                      • Sandy
                                      • GQa
                                      • 08 Feb 2022

                                      Battery draing fast after 6-7 months of use

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • tZ0
                                        • 07 Feb 2022

                                        Anonymous, 07 Feb 2022To me, it doesn't get connected to Android Auto in the car. Connecting with Bluetooth is ... moreThe Android Auto refusing to connect has been an issue for various Oneplus phones. Oneplus 6 and 7 series have the same issue after updating to OxygenOS 11. Users been reporting this issue to Oneplus since about half a year ago, so it seems they still haven't managed to resolve it

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