OnePlus Nord N20 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

OnePlus Nord N20 - focus on 5G

The mid-high price segment of the smartphone market has undergone many changes over the past few months. Its representatives have made significant progress in a number of parameters, but each manufacturer is trying to equip the manufactured phones with specific competitive advantages. So, Poco X3 Pro surprises with performance, the Pro version of Redmi Note 10 - with photographic capabilities, and the hero of today's review relies on support for 5G networks. But is this enough for success?

The appearance of the novelty is more interesting than that of its predecessor. The triple camera unit is similar to that of the developer's flagships, the fingerprint scanner has been moved under the screen, and the glass back panels look graceful and expensive. The diagonal of the display is 6.43 inches , the resolution is FullHD +. There are almost no bezels, the opening of the 16-megapixel selfie camera is small and almost invisible in everyday life. The AMOLED screen displays a natural picture with a refresh rate of 90 hertz , only against the background of the flagship AMOLED panels it lacks brightness and contrast. In direct sunlight, the image is slightly out of sight.

Technical characteristics have received an increase in gaming power. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor, 6GB / 8GB of RAM and the Adreno 619 video adapter are about 10-15 percent faster than the 690 chip used in the N10, the Android 11 interface (proprietary ColorOS shell) and not the most demanding applications function at lightning speed, but the situation with resource-intensive games is more difficult. In projects like Genshin Impact and Fortnite, you should set medium graphics presets, or even lower to get a comfortable frame rate. But heating and throttling are minimal, and what an energy efficiency the CPU has! The 4500mAh battery will give you a long 9-10 hours of active screen time. The volume of internal storage has reached 128GB , which will be enough for most buyers.

The main 48- and 2-megapixel cameras have now acquired sophisticated software, which has improved the detail of images, the operation of the noise reduction system. Evening shots will work without blur and noise much more often. Additional incentives for purchasing a gadget are stereo speakers , NFC contactless payments. A plastic edging and a slightly inflated price tag in comparison with analogues from competitors can scare off the purchase. But these disadvantages still do not cover the abundance of advantages of a curious phablet.