Android Advisor - UK (2021-08)

40 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 88

REVIEWS

The front-facing

camera caps out at

1080p for video,

though the rear

camera can handle

4K– thoughonly

at30fps – and of

course,without

opticalstabilization.

If I sound a bit

down on the camera

module, it’s only

by comparison to

the original Nord,

which really excelled

here.Bycontrast,

the NordCE’scamerais muchmore

typicalfora cheaperphone.It’snotbad

by anymeans,but you will find better

in thelikesoftheRedmiNote 10 Proif

photographyis reallyyourfocus.

BATTERYLIFE

Batteryatleastis a strongsuit.

OnePlushassqueezeda 4,500mAh

batteryintotheCE’sslimframe,and

the resultis a phonethatwilllasta full

day withease,andwillstretchtotwo

dayswithlightusage.AsI writethisit’s

aboutmiddayandI lastchargedthe

phoneyesterdaymorning– butI still

have 29 percentbatteryremaining,

andthephonepredictsit’lllast

another12 hours.

Batterylife

OnePlusNordCE5G: 11 hours,

44 minutes

OnePlus Nord: 11 hours, 26 minutes

OnePlus Nord N10: 11 hours, 36 minutes

Poco F3: 14 hours, 24 minutes

Realme 8 Pro: 12 hours, 51 minutes

Charging is nippy too, with what the

company calls ‘Warp Charge 30T Plus’.

That’s fancy branding for 30-watt wired

USB-C charging, but this is supposedly a

slightly faster, refined version of the tech.

OnePlus says it can top up 70 per

cent of the phone’s battery in half an

hour – the same as the original Nord,

despite the larger battery here. However,

it only managed 61 per cent in that time

OnePlus has squeezed a 4500mAh battery into the CE’s slim frame.