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

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The OnePlus Nord CE 2 isn't a bad phone, but it's as bland and uninspired as smartphones get....

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;

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

Plasticky rear panel; Middling performance;

As I said in the beginning, the Nord CE 2 has more shades of Oppo than OnePlus. It is very much evident that the future lineup of OnePlus phones, especially on the budget and mid-end, will have similarities to that of Oppo phones.

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