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Nord N10 5G review: OnePlus's first US-priced budget 5G phone.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2020·$300
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#50 of 104
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

OnePlus enters US carrier budget.

Nord N10 5G was OnePlus's first sub-$300 US-market phone — Snapdragon 690 5G, Warp Charge 30T and microSD at a price Verizon, T-Mobile and Metro could pitch against Samsung A-series carrier models.

01Display

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD, 90Hz
Size6.49 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

Main64 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide8 MP, 119 deg
Monochrome2 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 690 5G (8nm)
GPUAdreno 619L

04Battery

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid-range phones of 2020.

Capacity4300 mAh
ChargingWarp Charge 30T

05Build

68/100

68/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2020.

What works
  • Warp Charge 30T at $300
  • 64 MP main + 90Hz + 5G
  • microSD + 3.5 mm + stereo
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 690 modest
  • 2 MP mono/macro filler
  • OnePlus updates short for the line
Cross-shop it against
Reno 7 Pro 5G
$549 · score 78/100

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