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heOnePlusNordCE5G– the
CEstandsforCoreEdition,
factfans– is anunderstandably
brazenattempt by OnePlus to recreate
the success of what it says is one of
its best-selling phones ever, last year’s
OnePlus Nord.
The essentials of last year’s Nord
return in broad strokes – the design, the
display, the mid-range specs – but with a
few concessions made across the board
to help the phone hit a lower price point.OnePlus Nord CE 5G
Sadly, there are too many of those
cutbacks, for too slight a price drop, to
make the Nord CE the absolute slam-
dunk of the original Nord. But by any
measure this is a competitive mid-range
phone that delivers solid features, an
attractive design, and the OnePlus killer
app: OxygenOS.DESIGN
At a glance the Nord CE looks very
much like its predecessor. It’s aboutPrice: £299 from fave.co/3d2NvjE