OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G Review: OnePlus's most balanced smartphone, users of every range will like it

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G: Design

This phone has a completely fresh design compared to OnePlus Nord CE 3 launched last year. The phone comes in two color options – Dark Chrome and Celadon Marble. The device we reviewed is Celadon Marble, which looks like mint green marble. Glossy finishing has been given in the back panel of the phone, which makes it attractive to look at. The look and feel of the phone will be no less than a premium smartphone. OnePlus has provided a silicone cover with its box, which will protect its glossy finish from scratches.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G Review

Polycarbonate i.e. plastic body has been used in OnePlus Nord CE 4, but due to the glossy finish it looks attractive. When you pick it up in your hand, you will understand its finishing. The weight of the phone is 186 grams and its width is 0.84 cm, due to which you will feel comfortable gripping it. However, if your palm is small then you may face difficulty in using it with a single hand.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G: Display

After the design, now let's talk about its display. The phone has a large 6.7 inch display, whose resolution is 2412 x 1080 pixels. Very thin bezels have been provided around the display of the phone. The aspect ratio of the display is 20.1:9 and the peak brightness is up to 1100 nits. After using OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R, I did not like the display of this phone so much. However, its display is good compared to phones of other brands in this price range. Features like 10-bit color depth, HDR10+, 120Hz high refresh rate have been provided in it.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G Review

I have not noticed any flaw in the quality of the display while gaming as well as watching videos on this phone. Barring one or two smartphones falling in the range of Rs 25,000, its display is good and users will get a good video experience. I watched many matches of IPL 2024 on the phone. The display of this phone was supporting 4K quality video. Even during gaming, no problem was experienced in the phone's display.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G Review

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G: Performance

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor is available in this smartphone of OnePlus. A 4nm processor has been used in it, which gives good power efficiency. This phone uses 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256GB UFS 3.1 internal storage. You can use two nano SIM cards and microSD card in the phone. The phone will have a hybrid SIM card slot, which is fitted with a USB Type C port and speaker grill at the bottom. The storage of this OnePlus smartphone can be expanded up to 1TB via microSD card. Features like Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity, GPS are available in the phone.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 has OxygenOS 14 based on Android 14. The company is offering 2 years of software upgrade and up to 3 years of security update to this phone. Talking about performance, you can experience heavy duty games on this smartphone. While playing the game, you will definitely feel slight heat in the back of the phone, but there is nothing to worry about. The phone has a cooling system, which keeps the phone cool during multi-tasking.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G Review

The user interface and operating system of this phone is clean and will give you the experience of stock Android. While setting up the phone, you can skip unwanted apps, so that you will not get any extra app or bloatlayer in the phone. You will not face any problem in using the phone even during multi-tasking.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G: Battery

OnePlus has given a large battery of 5,500mAh in this smartphone. Additionally, 100W Super VOOC fast charging feature is also available in the phone. Due to the large battery of this phone, you can easily use it for two days on a single charge. Even if you are a heavy user, after fully charging the phone in the morning, you can use it throughout the day. You will not need to put the phone on charge again. Fast charging is available in this OnePlus phone, which fully charges the phone in 25 to 30 minutes. Even by charging this phone for 10 minutes, you can use it for 5 to 6 hours.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G Review

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G: Camera

Dual camera setup is available in this smartphone of OnePlus. The phone has a 50MP Sony LYT600 primary sensor. The aperture of the main sensor of the phone is f/1.8 and it comes with an 8MP ultra-wide camera sensor. This phone has a 16MP camera for selfie and video calling. A vertical camera module is provided in the back of the phone, in which the LED flash is provided at the bottom along with the primary and ultra-wide camera sensors.

With the primary camera of OnePlus Nord CE 4, you can click good pictures in daylight. However, when the picture taken from the phone is zoomed too much, it becomes pixelated. A photo taken in low light can disappoint you. Talking about video experience, you can shoot 4K quality videos with the camera of this smartphone. Talking about the selfie camera, it can record video of 1080p quality. We found the camera of the phone to be fine in this price range.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G Review

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G: Our verdict

Talking about this phone of OnePlus, it comes with upgraded features compared to its previous model. You will see this difference from the design to the performance of the phone. The best thing we like about the phone is that after charging its battery once, it will not have to be charged again for two days, that is, you will not need to carry the charger with you.

We also liked the design of the phone and the quality of its display is better than the phones of other brands in this price range. The phone also has IP rating, due to which the phone does not get damaged by water splashes and dust. We expected more from the phone's camera.