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Nord CE 2 review: Slim Dimensity mid-ranger with 65 W charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2022·$349
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#18 of 49
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A pragmatic, slim mid-ranger.

Nord CE 2 brought 65 W charging, an AMOLED and the headphone jack back at $349. The mono speaker and 90 Hz are the trades.

01Display

74/100

74/100 trails the 77-point cohort average for mid phones of 2022.

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

02Camera

66/100

66/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid phones of 2022.

Main64 MP, f/1.7
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2022.

ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 900 (6 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 GB + microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2022.

Capacity4,500 mAh
Wired65 W

05Build

72/100

72/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for mid phones of 2022.

06Value

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2022.

What works
  • 65 W charging at $349.
  • AMOLED + jack + microSD.
  • Slim 173 g.
  • Dimensity 900 efficient.
What doesn't
  • 90 Hz not 120.
  • Mono speaker.
  • No OIS.
  • Only 2 OS updates.
Cross-shop it against
POCO F5 Pro
$499 · score 76/100

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 49-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .