OnePlus invented the ‘flagship killer’ space and then slowly retreated from it, step by step, year after year, to the point where its flagships are now proper top of the line (and expensively priced) devices. Not much remains of the ethos that the company started out with, but you can definitely see traces of it in the OnePlus Nord 2, much more so than in its predecessor, the original Nord.
Unlike that one, the Nord 2 has an almost flagship chipset, diverging slightly from the ‘flagship killer’ formula but not that much really – especially for all but the most avid of gamers. The rest of the phone’s specs are all clear compromises intended to reach a price point (aside from the main camera and charging speed).
