While it might look the part, is it as good?īy subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy. The £399 (roughly $458 before tax) Nord 2 has a slightly more premium style that’s more similar to expensive relatives like the $729 OnePlus 9. I’ve been testing the Nord 2 for a couple of days, and if you liked the proposition of the original Nord, you’ll probably like its sequel. The Nord 2 5G costs more than that and is pretty similar to the original Nord in a lot of ways - including the fact that it’s not destined for the US. Last year’s Nord was the beginning of a new family of devices that attempted to still claim ‘flagship killer’ status, but at increasingly cheaper prices, including the debut Nord and the $240 N200, which wasn’t all that great.

The company’s Nord series was aimed at undercutting the expensive devices offered by the likes of Samsung, its Chinese rivals - or even Apple. It’s making very good flagship smartphones these days - the OnePlus 9 Pro is an incredibly good phone - but at the same time, it’s still chasing its status as flagship phone killer.

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