For its price, the second-gen Nord CE is a solid offering. It might not be the most exciting phone on the market, but it gets the job done without any serious compromises. And all for a very fair price indeed.

Bright and vivid display; Great battery life; Transparent camera hump is a nice touch; Affordable;

Lots of competition; Cameras could be better; Glossy plastic attracts fingerprints; Looks more Oppo/Realme than OnePlus;

The OnePlus Nord CE 2 isn’t the most exciting phone from the brand, but it seems to be a package that includes a lot of fantastic specs for a lower price than a lot of its competition. The camera sounds good, there’s a lot of power and, most importantly, the price is affordable.

Big, bright display; New microSD support;

No wireless charging; Limited color options

Incredible fast-charging capability; Good screen; Decent camera;

Plasticky rear panel; Middling performance;

The OnePlus Nord CE 2 doesn’t exactly rip up the rulebook with its familiar display, design, and camera system. However, solid lower- mid-range performance, dependably classy software, and rapid charging make for another accomplished all-rounder.

Fast charging; Slim and light body; Elegant, restrained UI; ;

Middling performance; So-so camera; Not much of an advance from the Nord CE

The OnePlus Nord CE 2 is an impressive affordable mid-ranger, with only a few flaws - though the biggest is OnePlus’s lacklustre commitment to software updates, which will likely see the phone out of updates by the end of next year.

Attractive design; AMOLED display; Strong main camera; Headphone jack;

Average performance; Ships with Android 11;

Fast Charging. The Nord CE 2 is a minor evolution of OnePlus's Core Edition line of smartphones. As successor to the Nord CE it improved upon various aspects thereof but unfortunately also made a few things worse. Find out in our review whether or not this phone is worth purchasing.

OnePlus continues down the path it embarked upon with the introduction of its Core Edition smartphon...

good battery life; decent 90 Hz OLED panel; 3.5-mm headphone jack and triple camera array; fast charging with up to 65 W; low heat emissions;

ultra-wide-angle camera; plastic case; low performance; mono speaker; display brightness;

Fast charging; Decent performance;

Poor selfie camera; No alert slider;

OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G : The OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G is one of the best phones you can buy for around £300

Polished design, 65W fast charging, Strong performance

No IP rating, Nothing else of note

The budget smartphone segment is getting crowded these days. There are plenty of options around the $400 mark and the OnePlus Nord CE 2 is definitely a contender. It all boils down to personal preference in the end - if you’re a OnePlus fan, and you’re looking for a budget phone with great display...

Great display, Surprisingly snappy performance, Ample battery, Super fast charging, SD card slot, 3.5mm audio jack, The price, 5G connectivity

Plasticky build, Mediocre camera, No IP rating, No wireless charging

OnePlus has changed a lot. The brand originally started out by releasing a single flagship phone a year sold at a substantially lower price to its more established competitors. Lately that’s less true.

Affordable, 90Hz OLED screen, Fast charger in the box

Low light camera performance not great, Plastic construction, Occasional hiccups in performance