OnePlus Nord N200 Review: 5G simply isn't enough

[@yesilbursa]

I guess I'm now officially old. I don't play games or care for camera quality on a phone besides being able to take photos. I don't need to run more than a couple of apps and if I want to run a new app after that I'll just close the others and run the other app. These new phones may give more... but do you need it, especially at the price of a killer PC?

[@Agumon5]

For those thinking about getting it free with T-Mobile, you're essentially looking at a better screen than the Samsung A32 5G, and a worse camera. The Nord also has splash resistance (A32 5G does not), but the A32 is a bit smoother due to Samsungs software just working better. Also, Samsung OS updates/ support are likely going to be superior too long term (if you plan to keep the device over a year).

[@georgesalcedo2735]

The A32 screen is so terrible I would rather just have a better 1080p screen on the One Plus. T-Mobile discontinued the A32 from the 5G for all program and there is good reason for it.

[@zeke297]

For 240 this is a good enough phone for most people adding 5G is enough the phone already had a lot of features

[@aandlwireless]

LCD is not bad. Advantage over oled. Is lcd doesn’t get burn in issues like most oled screens suffer. Every single iPhone I had with oled always had burn in. So I went with the iPhone 11 and do not have to worry about that anymore. We need to stop to bash the lcd screens. I take no burn in any day.

[@Polymer]

I might pick this up; available at T-Mobile on June 25th, they say. No, it's NOT the ultimate phone by a long shot, but it does have 64Gb (not 32Gb), 5G, and Band 71, and less than $250; all of which is a MUST for me. Added: GREAT review, thanks!

[@ramondelgado6778]

90hz display, 5000 miliamp battery, fast charging, water resistant, full HD screen, and as of today, T-Mobile is running a promo that if you trade in ANY working, undamaged, smartphone (paid off) such as a 7 year old LG whatever, the phone is FREE!!!!!!!! I think its a great budget phone. Why compare it to $1,000 phones.

[@2string861]

I got mine recently and love it... totally an upgrade from my Moto E5 plus. Yes the camera sucks, but as a photographer I almost always carry my dslr around with me so honestly I could care less lol. But even then, in a pinch if you absolutely had to use the camera on the phone, it takes just a little bit of editing to make it look better. Add another 64gigs of storage with a $10 micro sd, disable animations, turn on the bottom navigation bar, add a pretty background photo, and its a sweet phone for the price. Just have to see how it holds up in the long term I think reviewers are expecting it to be on par with much more expensive phones which is kind of dumb

[@Polymer]

@@2string861 I bought two of these on launch day; one for myself and one for my son. It's a great phone for the price, I agree. So far, so good.

[@journey4109]

4G is plenty enough for streaming..

[@donotneed2250]

@@ramondelgado6778, right. My $200 phone has stereo speakers, 128GB memory, headphone jack, Micro SD Card slot, charger. Flagship phones used to but now don't. They have the memory and that's it. I'm not paying for what I want and can't get.

[@krupal15]

I am trading a historic note 2 for this phone and its free upgrade with T mobile, I am sure its better then Note 2 now and its free

[@phandroid]

I'm sure you'll love it. It's all about perspective.

[@ramondelgado6778]

I would take that deal and RUN with it!

[@justchillin7274]

@@ramondelgado6778 i have an old nokia phone, gonna see if i can do it with that xD

[@5_colquhoun703]

Hehe, we're all running for that deal!

[@Toxicdevil8446]

I literally just did it XD I'm typing on the nord200

[@roys3769]

Just bought it. Not a phone gamer. Pc only gaming. This phone is perfect for me. I intend to read on it and listen to music/books with bluetooth. Really looking forward to the 5g connectivity.

[@moneris7069]

One of the reasons I want a OnePlus is cuz of oxygen os

[@travisfrost6508]

I bought one and it's amazing. As good as my father's galaxy S9 and great features. People say it lags and the finger print sensor doesn't work but both claims are bogus... Set up the finger print sensor correctly and it's great. No lag and good for league of legends wild rift!! Buy one!!

[@georgesalcedo2735]

The A32 though technically free is a huge piece of crap with 10 year old screen tech. Every person I upgraded to the A32 has complained about the lag and screen touch issues. T-Mobile has now removed the A32 phone as a free option for 5G for all.

[@modulusquantum6455]

And T-Mobile is now promoting a deal where you trade in any good working cell phone; pay shipping and they will send you the OnePlus Nord N200. If you're replacing a lost etc. phone thru Assurant, they offer the same phone. Pffft.

[@jenniferisrael7112]

I have the A32 and I'm jumping to the nord n200 because it's cheaper and better screen quality only thing I hate about the A32 is the 720p display.

[@anand123456789]

I don't mind slow charging, letting it charge overnight at a slower pace is healthier for the battery. Obviously fast charging is great if you are in a rush to charge the battery, but for the typical charge overnight usage, I think slow chargers are better.

[@phandroid]

Quite a few phones offer slower charging profiles for overnight charging.

[@eduardojlino]

I hadn't thought about this. I have the s20 ultra and I've seen that option but hasn't realized that it's a better thing to do for overnight charging. I'll be seeing that up in my Bixby routines. Thanks for the idea

[@ShaneBales]

The 480 is a substantial upgrade to the 460. What's this dude on about?

[@phandroid]

Not really. I've tested both side by side and there's no noticeable difference besides 5G.

[@Vhsss_God]

Should have made it 300$ and gave it 2x 16 mp cameras. Both with ois , 1 wide angel & one normal one . then also give it a sd750 Front facing 2k video recording is also a must, whilst they are at it also add pixel binning so the 2k video has a decent dynamic range & lowlight capability.

[@phandroid]

Lol. At that point you're looking at a $450 phone.

[@lukemothug]

Wait for the Nord 2

[@r.vincenta.9678]

When oneplus released the Nord N-series with 1 OS and 2 yrs updates, I realized they're practically selling smart burner phones. The first gen phones haven't even been updated to android 11 and 12 is already at the corner.

[@lol-ivan7500]

Yeah, also the fact that this phone is priced way too close to the samsung a32 4g, like i mean the a32 4g is better in almost every way compared to this phone, and the fact the design is also more practical

[@r.vincenta.9678]

@@lol-ivan7500 the nords may get 5G but the A32 will get 2 OS and 3 yrs maintenance/security updates which is on par with OP flagship phones.

[@lol-ivan7500]

@@r.vincenta.9678 no the a32 series will get 3 major OS updates due to it having full OneUI Those that have "OneUI core" like the m series and a0x, a1x and a2x (like the a01,a11,a21,etc) will get 2 major OS updates only. Even if the a22 4g has the same SoC as the a32 4g, which is helio g80, a22 runs on one ui core which makes it inferior to the a32

[@r.vincenta.9678]

@@lol-ivan7500 ok so i stand corrected. Samsung appears to deliver better software support across its portfolio at least on paper

[@barackclinton568]

Not everyone wants a phone to game on, snd most people are ok with a good camera. This one s a fine budget phone snd it had a built on magnetometer so you could use it for a compass if you needed one.

[@NickRoeder]

Doesn't every phone have a compass for years now? It's a basic function for Maps.

[@jordanham4485]

Shit I can't even download an app with out running out of space. I maybe have to apps and my storage is completely filled. What's filling it I don't know but it's brand new phone?

[@ousamaabdu794]

I just got this phone to replace the Note 8 I used for the past 2 years. Is this phone comparable, pros/cons? I'm not much of a tech guy, but I do listen to plenty of KZbin and take basic phots? Any opinions will be appciataed..

[@UnityGuy]

No idea where you found the graphics performance 50% difference but the snapdragon 480 benches higher than the dimensity 720 in Antutu by about 15%. Would be interested to hear what made you think it was 50% when a quick google search shows a completely different story, maybe it was the screen resolution difference but that just means one phone has a bad display on it. A32 wins on the camera but that is literally it, a 720p 60hz screen in 2021 is an absolute failure, the screen alone makes the n200 significantly better in my opinion.

[@phandroid]

You can't look at AnTuTu scores simply because the benchmark app is built specifically for Qualcomm chipset. The 50% improvements in graphics performance are shown in our Geekbench, 3D Mark and GFX benchmark tests. There are GPU specific scores, not overall performance which also accounts for CPU.

[@Garro0]

@@phandroid It is an upgrade from Adreno 610 to Adreno 619 which is found in the Snapdragon 700 series chipsets, it is a big upgrade. What about that?

[@UnityGuy]

@@Garro0 I am 100% sure this guy has no idea what he is doing with benchmarks after reading that comment.

[@UnityGuy]

@@phandroid Also again just Google the performance difference apparently yours are different from the rest of the internet lol.

[@freddyrincon1481]

Had the moto stylus 5g for a couple hours and took it back for the n200... Night and day in build quality and screen brightness and HD resolution...not to mention the ease of use...

[@jdvapez4014]

You never mentioned the one plus n10 5g

[@mdmoinuddinsheikh]

When will it come to the market of Bangladesh?

[@Hanael616]

Would it be worth trading the OnePlus 6T?

[@rajamuhammadmujtaba386]

No not at all You are getting the snapdragon 480 in exchange in for the snapdragon 845 and the camera on Nord 200 is no where near the 6t you could get better battery life from the n200 tho But I would suggest you keep your 6t

[@freddyrincon1481]

I just got this phone...I had the 6t also but with no more updates and security patches I thought it was time for a new phone..it's still a good phone for the price...I never cared about gaming or camera....I would recommend it if you've had a OnePlus in the past...

[@sweetcraft557]

Why comparing this to q premium phone ? Compare it to an a02s that is competing with

[@amandagodfrey5502]

How would this phone do for Pokémon Go?

[@justchillin7274]

How would this phone work as a secondary phone? I have a decent phone and tablet so im looking at this as a secondary/ backup

[@yahshua4928]

I work @ t-mobile and i’ve had many people buy the n100 and n10 as backup devices, so i guess it can’t be too bad

[@duaneafields]

just stick to one girlfriend

[@kevinsong712]

Needed a phone on a budget for a gift and the n200 was on sale for 199 during black Friday. Turns out the pixel 3xl is on sale for the same price. Bought that instead, you get so much more from it esp if you don't need 5G.

[@shortvideos6576]

Isn't 1080p, Full HD?

[@phandroid]

It is.

[@TheWolfHowling]

The original N100 wasn’t that compelling a device compared to competing models and this one isn’t either. As well as the Samsung you mentioned, there’s a better phone in Nord’s own stable, the Nord N10, for only $60 more at MSRP. For that extra money, you get more internal storage, more RAM, arguably better display and cameras and a better SoC. The N200 does have a couple things over the N10, an FM tuner & a larger capacity battery of 5Ah compared to the N10’s 4.3 but the N10 supports faster 30W charging, with IMO, is worth the trade.

[@duaneafields]

the reason im not buying samsung is simple enough, i buy their midgrade phones, then about exactly 2 years, the phone lags, or goes to homescreen or i have to hit speaker phone instead of using the earpiece, bluetooth drops, charging then takes double the time, keyboard doesnt want to show when you tap to write. on and on and on. just tired of buying a new phone every two years which they absolutely engineer. meanwhile, im not an apple guy, but my wife is still using her iphone 6, i believe for 6 years now, no change in its workability. i am thinking about that 399'00 apple, but i like spending around 200.

[@isshinryu11]

Have you done the a32 review yet? Great review

[@pzark3638]

Does this phone's screen utilize PWM ?

[@7techno77]

18w fast charging is the same as Samsung’s $1200 ultra…..

[@phandroid]

No, the ultra has 25W has charging which is about 40% faster than 18W.

[@sports0017]

Thnx for the review. Can you please do a review on the SamSung A22 5G thank you . Subbed.

[@minmin_haokip]

Bru guide me for 30k, which one shall i go for camera performance?

[@oscarvasich3387]

a32 has a better camera

[@aremdvnasophia]

I just picked it up from T-Mobile with trade-in and paid only for tax and activation. Phone seems nice to me and I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Note 10. My son loves the phone and is coming from using a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

[@94metsboy]

I really feel this phone is amazing. I paid 229$ for a 5G capable phone. Great screen amazing battery life and so much money saved. My fiance pays over 1,000 for an iPhone that every other year starts to get messed up when a new one comes out , also her battery dies more times then I can even count. This is an amazing phone and I am truly now , a OnePlus diehard....

[@trevorwallet7671]

Just got it and everything is great I don't know what your talking about games are great

[@leroydever4761]

Did I hear him right that it only has a 4G of ram? I currently have 3G on my LG K51. And it get a little slow if I have a good sized chain reaction on candy crush.

[@vanceoliver1688]

How does it compare to the kiosera dura force pro

[@stevestm1]

Comparing a 240.00 phone to a 900.00+ flagship isn't a fair comparison

[@phandroid]

No one was comparing this phone to a $900 smartphone. The comparison I made was the the Galaxy A32 which is within the same budget category.

[@pauljericklara3865]

So BBK's move now is to make OnePlus look inferior than Oppo. This Nord model has similar body to Oppo X3 Lite.

[@lukemothug]

Besides the flagships!

[@phandroid]

Oppo doesn't sell its devices directly in the US, so this is simply a market grab for them, especially since these are very cheap 5G phones for the US market. In their view, this is a way to grab market share from Samsung, TCL and other brands and hopefully convert customers to move expensive OnePlus devices in a few years.

[@BinaryzeroNYC]

For free, it's not bad but the 9 pro is just DOPE af and far faster gaming than samsung for the price ....boone EVER pays full price for oneplus.....I got my 9pro for 150 (taxes) with verizon and they just offered me a iphone 13...waiting for holidays to upgrade but the n200 and Gstylus for real photos will get me thru fall.

[@eduardojlino]

I'm subscribing to your channel. I like the way you record your videos. Clear voice clear lighting. Great setup. Your personality is awesome too. Thanks for your videos

[@phandroid]

Thanks for the support

[@aerohk]

It's 5G with TMobile only, very misleading

[@phandroid]

Well... It is a TMobile exclusive.

[@Teknickelofficial]

Great video 😊

[@judekraft847]

Dude 250.00 that's all I gotta say

[@SpaceWithSam]

Cool review 😎

[@phandroid]

Thanks! 👍 What's your take on the OnePlus Nord N200?

[@thewolverine127]

@@phandroid👍🏼

[@South_Texas420]

Just bought one to day not bad for $216

[@sadams_1100]

Anything less than 6gb of ram? My iPhone 12 has 4gb of ram and I can have like over 30 apps opens and my phone isn’t even worried lol. It’s still lightning fast.

[@DIESTAR2010]

So why are you on an android device review?

[@sadams_1100]

@@DIESTAR2010 bc I was thinking about buying this for a friends and wanted to check out the specs. I can’t have a iPhone and look at other phone brand specs? I’m just saying my 4gb of ram in my iPhone super fast. I have over 20 plus apps open at a time plus watching movies and switching to Facebook and messages smoothly. Apps never close on me and my phone never freezes.

[@yugenxiong5523]

Great review!

[@MrMusic55123]

I wish it was 6GB, I just bought it for 180$ from Metro PCs, I wanted Nord 10 but it's 270$

[@moneris7069]

Is it Good? How's the os. do u regret buying It

[@howiebag]

Great phone. The camera blows so get a GCam apk and you'll be quite pleased.

[@NickRoeder]

When I receive mine I plan on using GCam.

[@wf2670]

I'm actually using it

[@donaldaseltine1520]

Well worth it.

[@MrDougmartin]

Oh my God if I here one more reviewer go on about amoled screen. We got it, they are better than lcd. And it's so funny how reviews are all over the place - you say it doesn't play high demanding game other reviewers play high demanding game on it.

[@ssanc6]

For a short moment, I was asking my self what's AMOLED? Oh, Samsung oled

[@phandroid]

Since Samsung makes most of the OLED displays for smartphones, most of them are AMOLED.

[@blackwing116]

So u from MN? Bud

[@phandroid]

Lived there for 15 years.

[@jamesc.9415]

Great phone for the price 👍

[@Ian-ty6zh]

It's basically an oppo Reno 5 but downgraded

[@JoseLopes-dl1nc]

Cool

[@AuggieG]

For under $250, you don't have a lot of better options. Pixel 4a is $350. iPhone SE is $400

[@KyleRuggles]

Hmm updates promised for this? 1 ? It's a good phone for grandma.

[@phandroid]

Honestly, this is a good phone for young kids. For grandparents, I'd rather give them something a big more reliable since the performance could cause them unnecessary frustrations.

[@KyleRuggles]

@@phandroid Yeah I agree, it's a great price, love the camera bump look, looks premium but, meh.. That snapdragon proc is really low powered, ram aside I don't think it'll keep up over the years. I'll most likely hold onto my OP6 for another year, still waiting on Android 11. lol, but there's bigger things to worry bout these days.

[@NowKissMyChucks]

@@KyleRuggles I don't think that phone is getting android 11

[@michaelmuna5754]

Nord 2 vs nord n200

[@kellardavis1679]

I can't play some games on mine 🤬🤬

[@lol-ivan7500]

This makes me want the upcoming samsung a22 4g/5g instead literally

[@chungmanlee1703]

I bought it because it is free if I trade in any working phones in good conditions. I think I paid about 45 dollars upfront and that was it. I am one of those people who like cheap phones over expensive ones. and Yes. the camera on this phone is not that great. but it's a new phone that will do for my day to day needs and I don't play games that much either. so If you are a current T-Mobile customer and own any old phone that is working in good condition and you don't care about good phones, I mean why not.

[@kovankamaran4296]

🧡

[@ptoztvvv]

I'll be a fool to pass up on a free phone with Amazon benefits I can call text watch videos play games take pictures y'all make it seem y'all phones be making sandwiches or transforming God damn 😂

[@bogdanr.965]

почему не на русском, але(

[@securitybase3430]

I'll Wait For Samsung A-22 5G To Hit The States Rather Than Buying This.

[@ronniejaye1]

More crappy OnePlus phones. They simply can't do mid-range or budget. They could barely do higher end . Couldn't do flagship at all .

[@phandroid]

Sounds like someone's not a fan.

[@shortvideos6576]

That selfie camera is garbage!!

[@AlexBoiii47]

It's enough 🤣

[@KenKopper]

The phone sucks. The sound is terrible. Camera is one of the worst I've ever used on a phone.

[@MeMe-xm9sv]

Sd480 is a no no..

[@phandroid]

Why?

[@rainierr9356]

Camera is straight trash. Photos arent worth taking

[@howiebag]

Agree. Get a Gcam apk and you'll be amazed at the improvement.

[@rainierr9356]

@@howiebag thanks for the tip. I'll check that out