OnePlus AYEN Nord 2T 5G UK 8GB RAM SIM Free Smartphone with 50MP AI Triple Camera and 80W SUPERVOOCFast Charging 2 Year Warranty Jade Fog, 128GB 8GB

Bought this to tide me over till the end of the year when I'm out of contract and can upgrade to a newer flagship, was at the end of my tether with my old phone. Pros - Great Camera, on par with many flagships I've used in the past. Excellent low light and HDR performance. Average 4k video recording but good full hd. Great system performance, no lag, no heat and very quick. Amazing charging speed, literally increases a percentage every 15 seconds on the vooc charger. Good screen, not the brightest or highest refreshrate, but very high quality 90hz FHD Ram Boost, can use some storage to boost the ram from 8gb to 13gb if you want Great front facing camera. Excellent 'all day' battery life, getting about 6 hours Screen on time over 15 hours use. Rarely have to charge in the day. Cons - Some bugs which I'm sure OnePlus will fix, but they are quite annoying, for example, sometimes the phone cannot pick up any 4g/5g data, you have to manually turn off the data and back on. Also when in a low light environment the selfie cam seems to always default to light up the screen mode, even if you turn it off. Also sometimes the bluetooth disconnects from my car and needs manually reconnecting. Not major issues but hopefully they are ironed out as it's a fantastic phone.

Lets put this into context, I have been part of Samsung's universe since 2016 and in truth it was great, software was smooth, the experience was easy and the phones were all really solid and reliable. So when I was called in to handover my A52 to my son who was limping along with an older Samsung I straightaway went to look for another Samsung but in truth I was only willing to spend circa £400 for an upgrade and the A53 was just like buying the same phone as the A52 so I bravely looked afield and trawled the internet for reviews like a sad sack. Anyway I found that a very trustworthy brit YouTube channel regarded the Nord 2T very highlight I with much trepidation grabbed one from Amazon. Right well it arrived and the finish is superb, an all glass phone (GG5 no less) that has a better camera than the A52 and is pretty seamless to use, in fact it is lightening quick. Superb to use, no lag and very smooth. The handset is still 2020's large but it is both shorter and shallower than the A52 and easy to hold, I can even get it in a pocket. The face recognition is lightening quick, (be careful tho, security is compromised) and the OS is really slick... HOWEVER the OS in my honest view is not quite as smooth as Samsung's, it feels a bit pared back which i guess allows things to move much more quickly combined with a really strong processor so my mate at YouTube seems to say. I have to admit there are bits of the OS that just feel nicer with Samsung but comparing between the brands, this Oxygen OS thingy is just so very quick and like a Pixel so I am told. Fingerprint is miles better than the Samsung I had and I love having a physical switch to turn of notifications, I would have to recommend that you get a case and a screen protector as it will no doubt crack without one. Saying that the range of cases is not great, the Spigen one recommended was poor so I found a nice one from OnePlus themselves which fits perfectly and keeps things small but protected. Look its great, I really am impressed as i came into the Nord 2T with lower expectation but its such a nice phone with a really zippy OS and a great look and feel to the handset that I have to say this was a good move. Usually keep phones for 1 or 2 years so lets see how things go...

My Moto 6 has been on it's last legs a while so I finally made a decision to go with the Nord 2T. I had admired the Nord 2 which my son had so this was an easy decision to go for this later, upgraded but slightly cheaper edition. I have to say I am really impressed with this phone. Screen resolution is great, it is very fast and responsive and the UI is simple and intuitive. The battery life is really good but even better it charges up so quickly on the 80w charger. I will charge it for 30 minutes and it last a day! The camera is good too. Overall: I highly recommend this phone. The positive reviews are well justified. It is a good value mid range work horse. If like me you are reluctant to make a decision on your new phone (there's always the promise of a new model next month!), then I say go for this, you won't be disappointed.

I've had a OnePlus 7T since 2019 and it was time for an upgrade as I wanted 5G and the fast charging appealed. The OnePlus 7T was a £500+ spend but I couldn't justify that this time so I opted for the OnePlus Nord 2T 5G as it got great reviews. I'm not disappointed - it's really fast and the Oxygen/Android 12 combo works really well on the 2T, it's smooth and responsive. I don't play games on my phone so I can't rate it for gaming but for regular heavy day to day use -Youtube, Social Media, scrolling it's fantastic. Plus it really does charge the battery from 0 to 99% in about 30 minutes! The screen is lovely and the build quality is really good. I wasn't totally sure of the green at first but I like it now. Very pleased and I definitely recommend this phone.

This replaced my Huawei which I used for 6 years (with 1 battery replacement). The OnePlus Nord is a comfortable size and weight for a smaller hand. I'm happy with the speed, layout, picture and video quality (much better than iphones). Initially, I was very impressed with the fast recharge and battery life; however, after a little over 1 year, the battery life has deteriorated. It used to last 2 days without charging but it's now less than 1 day. A minor issue when you consider that all phones have this problem. I'd definitely recommend the OnePlus. I've already clawed back the phone cost and and with my £6 5GB SIM card I'm quids in!