Display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOnePlus Nord CE 2 5G still has the same 90Hz AMOLED display<\/strong>. But, OnePlus claims that it has full sRGB and D-P3 coverage along with HDR10+ certification<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe AMOLED display is a good one with vibrant colors and more than enough brightness. However, I did have some issues with Auto-Brightness outdoors, screen brightness would get too low and I had to manually adjust the slider.<\/p>\n
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The 90Hz refresh rate is not anything to boast about for a phone at this price tag as you can easily get a 120Hz display in this segment. Also, it doesn’t have an adaptive refresh rate. Overall, it is a smooth display and I did not have any touch issues or display ghosting.<\/p>\n
Regarding the HDR capability, I was not able to verify it as the Netflix app did not list any HDR capabilities.<\/p>\n
Camera<\/h4>\n\nRear Camera:<\/strong> 64MP, f\/1.79, 26mm (wide), 1\/1.97\u2033, 0.7\u00b5m, PDAF\n\n8MP, f\/2.2, 119\u02da (ultrawide)<\/li>\n 2MP, f\/2.4, (macro)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nFront Camera:<\/strong> 16 MP, f\/2.4, 27mm, 1.0\u00b5m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCamera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOnePlus Nord CE 2 has a triple camera system on the back consisting of a 64MP f1.7 main sensor, 8MP f2.2 ultra-wide sensor, and 2MP f2.4 macro sensor<\/strong>. On the front, it has a 16MP f2.4 sensor<\/strong> for selfies. The camera setup is the same as the Oppo Reno 7 except for the front camera.<\/p>\nNORMAL PHOTOS<\/strong><\/p>\nIn daylight, the main camera captures surprisingly good photos. The images are well exposed with good color accuracy. The dynamic range is not great and it tends to overexpose the shots sometimes.<\/p>\n
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ULTRAWIDE PHOTOS<\/strong><\/p>\nThe ultrawide camera is decent but the detail level is not great as well as the dynamic range. The color is also slightly different than the main camera.<\/p>\n
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LOW LIGHT PHOTOS<\/strong><\/p>\nIn low light, the Nord CE 2 tends to oversaturate the colors. The photos are quite good in Auto mode but the highlights are not under control. If you use the Night mode, it tends to bring more exposure in the dark areas but those areas tend to have low details. Thus, the image can look unappealing sometimes compared to Auto mode.<\/p>\n
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FRONT CAMERA<\/strong><\/p>\nOn the front, there is a 16 MP selfie<\/strong> camera<\/strong>. In daylight, the selfies look good with good details but the background might look overexposed sometimes. Indoor, the photos did not have the same sharpness as outdoor photos and some photos turned out slightly blurry.<\/p>\nThis slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p>
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VIDEOS<\/strong><\/p>\nFor videos, it can capture up to 4k 30fps<\/strong> from the main camera. The 4k footage has good detail and nice sharpness but the color is boosted. The pan is smooth but the stabilization is not great and the footages appear shaky.<\/p>\nThe 1080p 30fps footages look smoother and stabilization is better than 4k footage but 1080p videos are a bit noisy. Furthermore, it also has an ultra steady mode that captures 1080 60fps footage.<\/p>\n
Performance<\/h4>\n\nMediaTek Dimensity 900 5G (6 nm)<\/li>\n Octa-core (2\u00d72.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6\u00d72.0 GHz Cortex-A55)<\/li>\n Mali-G68 MC4<\/li>\n 128GB 8GB RAM, UFS 2.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNord CE 2 5G is powered by Dimensity 900<\/strong> chipset from MediaTek.<\/p>\nMediaTek Dimensity 900 has Octa-core (2\u00d72.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6\u00d72.0 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU<\/strong> and Mali-G68 MC4 GPU<\/strong>. For memory, it comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB UFS 2.2 storage.<\/p>\nThe Nord CE 2 5G sails through daily tasks without any hiccups. It runs smoothly and I did not face any issues with it.<\/p>\n
GAMING<\/strong><\/p>\nFor gaming, we tested COD Mobile and Genshin Impact on the Nord CE 2. COD Mobile<\/strong> can be played at ‘Max’ <\/em>fps with a ‘Low’ <\/em>graphics setting. Likewise, you can play at ‘High’ <\/em>Graphics at the ‘High’ <\/em>fps setting.<\/p>\nCOD Mobile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt Max fps, COD Mobile runs smoothly with average fps of 57.9 without any issues. There were no frame drops and stutters as well.<\/p>\n
For Genshin Impact<\/strong>, I tested it on default medium settings and it ran decent. There were some frame drops and stutters as well but the performance was good overall.<\/p>\n