OnePlus Nord: All You Need to Know

The phone is made out of metal and plastic, with a very sleek design. It feels very premium and definitely not something you would find on a budget phone. The build quality is excellent, and it feels like it will last for a long time. OnePlus Nord also has some great features that are not found on other mid-range phones. For example, the phone has a fast charging port which is really helpful if you are always on the go. Plus, there is also an headphone jack which is really handy.

Design and Build

OnePlus Nord has a 6.44-inch Full HD+ Fluid AMOLED display that has a 20:9 aspect ratio, a resolution of 2400X1080 pixels, and comes with a 90Hz refresh rate. It also has sRGB support and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. ..

The OnePlus 6T is a great phone with a sleek design and great color options. It doesn’t have wireless charging support, but that’s not a big deal. ..

Hardware and Battery

The OnePlus Nord is powered by the Snapdragon 765G and comes with 5G support. The Snapdragon 765G will be paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.0 storage. OnePlus will be using UFS 2.0 instead of UFS 3.0 for this one to cut some price. ..

OnePlus phones are known for their smooth software and the latest update, OxygenOS 10.5, will be based on Android 10. This means that you’ll get all of the new features and improvements that Google has made to the operating system. ..

OnePlus did not get an IP rating for this smartphone, but it should be able to handle some spills and light showers. ..

Nord has a 5G-ready phone that comes with Warp Charge 30T fast-charging support and a fast charger. The phone can charge from 0% to 70% in about 30 minutes via USB Type-C port at the bottom.

Cameras

The camera on the OnePlus 8 has a vertically place quad-camera setup with a 48-megapixel(f/1.75) Sony IMX586 sensor that is present on the OnePlus 8 as well. So you get OIS and EIS for good video stability. Then you have an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens with 119-degree FOV, a 5-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro sensor at the back.

You can capture videos with 4K resolution @30fps in Pro mode, which offers RAW image capture. There are other features too, like high frame rate and low latency. ..

Availability and Price

OnePlus Nord is one of the best mid-range phones on the market right now. It has been designed with care and attention to every detail, making it one of the most user-friendly and affordable options around. ..

OnePlus Buds: All You Need to Know

OnePlus is working on new audio devices, and has unveiled their first truly wireless earbuds called the OnePlus Buds. ..

Design

The OnePlus Buds come in a round-shaped case with a matte finish. You can see the battery indicator at the front and the device switch/pairing button on the back. ..

The earbuds have that very common half-in-ear design and these will give you kind of AirPods vibes if you look at them when someone is wearing them. The earbuds are very lightweight with each earbud weighing around 4.7 grams and the charging case weighing around 37 grams. ..

Sound and Battery

OnePlus has announced that their new OnePlus Buds will come with 13.4mm dynamic drivers and support for Dolby Atmos, Bass Boost, and Dirac Audio Tuner. The earbuds also have microphones on each earbud that will do the environmental noise cancellation and have a very clear voice calling capability. ..

The charging case will have a 430mAh battery capacity and each earbud will have a 35mAh battery. OnePlus claims 7 hours of continuous playback on the earbuds and the case will be able to boost battery life for up to 30 hours.

OnePlus says that a charge of 10 minutes will be enough for the case to give 10 hours of playback. The case takes 80 minutes to fully charge the case and earbuds from 0%.

Connectivity and Controls

The OnePlus Buds are a Bluetooth earbuds that connect to your phone over 5.0 and can operate within 10 meters of range. You also get the Google Fast Pair support, which means as soon as you will open the case of your OnePlus Buds, you will see the pop-up to pair the earbuds.

The OnePlus Buds mobile gaming headset comes with Fnatic Mode support that can reduce latency up to 103ms. This will make your gaming experience much better.

The circular touch controls on the earbuds let you customize how they work. You can double-tap to play/pause, long press to call Google Assistant, and some other stuff too.

Availability and Pricing

OnePlus will not be launching the OnePlus Nord in the US, but it will be launching the OnePlus Buds in the US for USD 79 in two colors- White and Gray. The Nord Blue is exclusive to India and Europe for now.