Today we have the new OnePlus Nord 5, which is the latest mainline entry in the company’s cheap range of smartphones. The phone is set to launch with Nord CE5 next week and today we can share a shutdown on the device with an unboxing.
Starting with packaging, Nord 5 comes in a specific blue box that we have come to expect from Nord tools. The specific fact for a Nord Box is that there is no mention of the exact model number on the front side, which looks similar to the other Nord box until you bend them around.
Inside the box you will get a phone, an 80W fast charger and a USB cable for data and charging. OnePlus also includes a silicone case in the dark gray.
Our review unit comes in Marble Sands Finnish, with light champagne gold frames and a glass back. The back panel has a very interesting pattern, inviting creases and bumps to the marble surface and looks almost three dimensions the way it plays with light. It is a great form that proved to be very challenging to capture the camera and must be seen in the person to appreciate it properly.
However, while behind the phone it is very foreign glass, the frame is made of plastic. It looks like a downgrade from Nord 4, which was made of a single, solid slab of aluminum and felt very premium.
You must have also seen that Nord 5 has a vertical camera arrangement on the back. Nord 4 used a horizontal layout, but Nord 5 opposed for vertical layouts that have been used by all other Nord phones over years.
The Nord 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s runs on the 8s 3 chipset, making it the first Nord phone for the flagship-grade chip. It has a 50mp Sony Lyt-700 camera on the back with OIS and 50MP camera with the Samsung JN5 camera with autofocus on the front. Display also supports 144Hz refresh rates in sports like BGMI and Call of Duty.
More information on the device will be revealed when it is launched on 8 July next week. Stay for our complete review.
