OnePlus Nord 4 5G Review: ‘Hit’ in performance, ‘Superhit’ in design, OnePlus’ value for money smartphone

The company has launched OnePlus Nord 4 in three storage variants – 8GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB RAM + 256GB and 12GB RAM + 256GB. The starting variant of the phone is priced at Rs 29,999 and its top variant comes for Rs 35,999. This phone can be purchased in three color options – Mercurial Silver, Oasis Green and Obsidian Midnight. We have reviewed its 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and Mercurial Silver.

OnePlus Nord 4 5G Review

Features of OnePlus Nord 4 5G

OnePlus Nord 4 5G: Design (4.5/5 rating)

Compared to the OnePlus Nord 3 launched last year, this phone has a completely fresh design. The company has used a metal frame in the body of this phone. Compared to the previous generation, the company has used aluminum body instead of plastic. Dual-tone finishing can be seen in the back of the phone. You will get to see a smooth glass-like design in the camera module. The camera module is also vertically aligned, which gives it uniqueness.

OnePlus Nord 4 looks very attractive due to its metal finishing. When you pick it up in your hand, you will understand its finishing. The phone weighs 199 grams. Rounded corner finishing has been given all around the phone, due to which you will feel good in gripping this phone. However, if your palm is small then you may face difficulty in using it in single hand.

OnePlus Nord 4 5G Review

OnePlus has used the volume and power buttons on the left side of this phone. On the other side, there is an alert slider, which you can use to set the phone’s ringing to silent, vibrate or ring. Apart from the SIM card slot, USB Type C charging port and speaker grill are provided at the bottom. After a long time, a brand has launched a phone that looks very good and gives a premium feel.

OnePlus Nord 4 5G: Display (4.0/5 rating)

This mid-budget smartphone of OnePlus has a large 6.74-inch display, which has a resolution of 2772 x 1240 pixels. Very thin bezels are provided around the phone’s display. The aspect ratio of the display is 20.1: 9 and the peak brightness is up to 1100 nits. After using OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R, I did not like the display of this phone, but its display is good compared to other brands’ phones in this price range. It has features like 10-bit color depth, HDR10 +, 120Hz high refresh rate. The company has given a flat display in the phone, which fits its design.

I have not seen any flaw in the display quality while watching videos as well as gaming on this phone. Apart from one or two smartphones coming in this price range, its display is good and users will get a good video experience. I watched many matches of IPL 2024 on the phone. The display of this phone was supporting 4K quality videos. Even during gaming, there was no problem in the display of the phone.

OnePlus Nord 4 5G Review

OnePlus Nord 4 5G: Performance (4.0/5 rating)

This OnePlus smartphone has Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 processor. It uses a 4nm processor, which gives good power efficiency. This phone uses 12GB LPDDR5x RAM and up to 256GB UFS 4.0 internal storage. You can use two nano SIM cards and a microSD card in the phone. The phone will have a hybrid SIM card slot, which is fitted with a USB Type C port and speaker grill at the bottom. The storage of this OnePlus smartphone can be expanded up to 1TB via microSD card. Features like Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity, GPS are available in the phone.

OnePlus Nord 4 5G Review

OnePlus Nord 4 has OxygenOS 14 based on Android 14. The company is offering 3 years of software upgrade and up to 4 years of security update to this phone. Talking about performance, you can experience heavy duty games on this smartphone. While playing the game, you will definitely feel slight heat in the back of the phone, but there is nothing to worry about. The phone has a cooling system, which keeps the phone cool during multi-tasking.

The user interface and operating system of this phone is clean and will give you the experience of stock Android. While setting up the phone, you can skip unwanted apps, so you will not find any extra app or bloatlayer in the phone. You will not face any problem in using the phone even during multi-tasking. The company has equipped this phone with AI feature, in this you will get access to in-built Gemini AI, which can make many of your tasks easier.

OnePlus Nord 4 5G Review

OnePlus Nord 4 5G: Battery (4.5/5 rating)

OnePlus has given a big battery of 5,500mAh in this smartphone. Also, the phone also has 100W Super VOOC fast charging feature. Due to the large battery of this phone, you can easily use it for two days in a single charge. Even if you are a heavy user, you can use it all day after fully charging the phone in the morning. You will not need to put the phone on charge again. This OnePlus phone has fast charging, which fully charges the phone in 25 to 30 minutes. Even after charging this phone for 10 minutes, you can use it for 5 to 6 hours.

OnePlus Nord 4 5G Review

OnePlus Nord 4 5G: Camera (4.0/5 rating)

This OnePlus smartphone has a dual camera setup. The phone has a 50MP Sony LYTIA primary sensor. The aperture of the main sensor of the phone is f/1.195 and it has an 8MP ultra wide camera sensor. This phone has a 16MP camera for selfie and video calling. A vertical camera module is provided in the back of the phone, which has a primary and ultra wide camera sensor along with an LED flash below. Both the rear cameras of this phone are aligned horizontally. Dual pixel LED lights are provided with it, which will help in photography in the dark.

OnePlus Nord 4 5G Review

With the primary camera of OnePlus Nord 4, you can click good pictures in daylight. However, the picture taken from the phone gets pixelated when you zoom too much. Pictures taken in low light may disappoint you. On the other hand, talking about the video experience, you can shoot 4K quality videos with the camera of this smartphone. On the other hand, talking about the selfie camera, it can record 1080p quality video. We like the camera of the phone for photography. It gives tough competition to Xiaomi and Samsung phones coming in this price range.

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