It’s hard to argue with the OnePlus Nord’s value proposition and this once again begs the questions of why you’d pay more for a phone anymore. This could easily be a five-star device if it had a true standout feature, but it’s still easy to recommend as one of the best cheap phones around.

Great quality OLED panel; Very quick charging; Lovely version of Android; Nice; ergonomic design; 5G and great performance

Screen seems to mark very easily; Secondary cameras are pretty much useless

It’s hard to argue with the OnePlus Nord’s value proposition and this once again begs the questions of why you’d pay more for a phone anymore. This could easily be a five-star device if it had a true standout feature, but it’s still easy to recommend as one of the best cheap phones around.

Great quality OLED panel; Very quick charging; Lovely version of Android; Nice, ergonomic design; 5G and great performance;

Screen seems to mark very easily; Secondary cameras are pretty much useless;

OnePlus Nord is light and robust with perhaps the market's best screen compared to the price.

Light and robust phone with perhaps the market's best screen for the price. Excellent front camera with ultra-wide angle, lightning fast 5G, fast charging and good battery life

Anonymous and semi-boring design, no built-in stereo speakers, ultra-wide angle night mode does not work, and performance is not overwhelming.

The 2020 flagship killer

The OnePlus Nord is a mid-range smartphone that, for the price, offers some really great things. You get a decent camera and other flagship features bundled up in a great looking smartphone for under £400 but the problem is, they're not the only company doing this any more so it's hard for the Nord...

Excellent price; Good range of camera features; Flagship features at a better price; The smartphone looks great; Side switch to mute phone

Battery life isn't 'wow'; No wireless charging; Zoom isn't great; No headphone jack; No IP rating

This isn’t as good as the OnePlus 8 range, but it gets very close, and shows just how much phone you can still get for less than half what a top-end handset would cost.

Great camera setup; Smooth 90Hz screen; Brilliant value

No water resistance rating; No wireless charging; No telephoto camera

We’re at a point where 5G capabilities in mid-range devices aren’t new anymore but are always nice to keep, just in case. For PHP 21,990 , the OnePlus Nord is currently on top of my recommendations list for 5G-ready mid-rangers available today.

“The OnePlus Nord has the right features and tech to make the phone last, all at a value-driven price.”

Reasonably priced; Future-proofed with 5G; Good battery life; Reliable; easy to use software

Camera needs improvement; Some connectivity bugs

OnePlus Nord is easily one of the most talked about smartphones of 2020. Keeping aside the hype, you simply cannot ignore how similar the Nord is when compared to the flagship OnePlus 8 smartphone.

If you’re not familiar with OnePlus then it’s a brand worth taking seriously, especially if you’re in the marke...