Upper mid-range · 2021

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Name: OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Brand: OnePlus
Price: 240000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦150,000 to ₦240,000 · 6 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A54's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 65W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.43″ AMOLED · 90Hz

1200 6 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 65W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the OnePlus Nord 2 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.43″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.43"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

633 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 1200 (6 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Mali-G77 MC9

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 1200 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

714,400

v10

GeekBench

2,792

Graphics test

GFXBench 38 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G77 MC9

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A78 3.0 GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, OxygenOS 13 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, OxygenOS 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.3

Front camera

32 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX766, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A54 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 65 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

102:00h

Wired charging

65 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.3 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n78

Build & Design

189 g · 8.3 mm

Height

159.1 mm

Width

73.3 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

189 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.43″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

39% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

714k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 189 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

13% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

714k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 189 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

6 sellers·Used from ₦150,000

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

Lowest of 6 Fair for used

De Daveth Enterprises

1.8 yrs · 31 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦165,000

Fair for used

BETTER DAY COMMUNICATIONS

10.8 yrs · 63 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦190,000

Phone Tribes

3.7 yrs · 6 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

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BETTER DAY COMMUNICATIONS

10.8 yrs · 63 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦210,000

Fair for used

De Daveth Enterprises

1.8 yrs · 31 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦240,000

Sochim & De daveth Enterprise

7.5 yrs · 256GB

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

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