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OnePlus Nord 2 5G review: Dimensity 1200-AI mid-ranger with IMX766 OIS and 65 W.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2021·£399
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#8 of 22
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A flagship-sensor mid-ranger.

OnePlus Nord 2 brought the IMX766 OIS camera, Dimensity 1200-AI and 65 W charging to £399 with an alert slider. The best-value Nord of its era.

01Display

78/100

78/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for premium phones of 2021.

TypeFluid AMOLED, 90 Hz
Size6.43 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

74/100

74/100 trails the 77-point cohort average for premium phones of 2021.

Main50 MP Sony IMX766, f/1.88, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP
Mono2 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

74/100

74/100 trails the 77-point cohort average for premium phones of 2021.

ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 1200-AI (6 nm)
RAM6 / 8 / 12 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 75-point average for premium phones of 2021.

Capacity4,500 mAh
Wired65 W Warp Charge

05Build

76/100

76/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for premium phones of 2021.

06Value

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 77-point average for premium phones of 2021.

What works
  • IMX766 OIS — flagship sensor.
  • Dimensity 1200-AI + 65 W.
  • Alert slider + stereo.
  • Strong value at £399.
What doesn't
  • No IP rating.
  • Mono filler lens.
  • 90 Hz not 120.
  • No microSD.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 7
$599 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 22-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .