OnePlus just launched a new best-buy in the Indian market: the OnePlus Nord 2T. It is a refresh of the original OnePlus Nord 2 5G and, before the Indian market, it was launched in Europe as well. After the launch, a lot of people are wondering which are the changes between the refreshed version and the original one. If you are among these, then you are in the right place. This comparison is not focused on establishing which of these phones is the best because you probably already know it and they do not differ too much. Instead, we will focus mainly on the differences you can find between the specifications of the OnePlus Nord 2 5G and the OnePlus Nord 2T.

OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs OnePlus Nord 2T

OnePlus Nord 2 5G OnePlus Nord 2T
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 158.9 x 73.2 x 8.3 mm,
189 g		 159.1 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm,
190 g
DISPLAY 6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), Fluid AMOLED 6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED
PROCESSOR MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G, octa-core 3 GHz Mediatek Dimensity 1300, octa-core 3 GHz
MEMORY 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB
SOFTWARE Android 11, OxygenOS Android 12, OxygenOS
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS
CAMERA Triple 50 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.9 + f/2.3 + f/2.4
32 MP f/2.5 front camera		 Triple 50 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.9 + f/2.2 + f/2.2
32 MP f/2.4 front camera
BATTERY 4500 mAh, fast charging 65W 4500 mAh, Fast Charging 80W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM 5G, dual SIM

Design

Unlike the specs sheets, there are important changes between the designs of these two devices. The OnePlus Nord 2 5G comes with a classic rectangle-shaped camera module including three separate sensors placed vertically and a single LED flash. On the OnePlus Nord 2T, you get a camera module with other camera modules inside: there are two round-shaped modules including three sensors, while on the right there are two LED flashes. On the front side, these two phones look more or less the same because they come with the same flat display, the same diagonal, and the same thickness of the bezels. The punch hole is placed on the upper left corner of the display and these two phones have more or less the same size and the same weight. Unfortunately, both these phones come with a plastic frame and a plastic back, so do not expect premium materials.

 

Display

There are no differences between the OnePlus Nord 2 5G and the OnePlus Nord 2T when it comes to the displays. We are talking about an AMOLED panel with a diagonal of 6.43 inches, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 90 Hz refresh rate, and the HDR10+ certification, as well as the Gorilla Glass 5 protection for the glass. Both the displays come with an in-display fingerprint reader and both the phones are equipped with stereo speakers, but they have no 3.5 mm audio jack. The displays can be considered pretty good panels, but we are not close to flagship displays. On the right side, there is a power key and the traditional OnePlus alert slider, while the volume buttons are placed on the left side of the phone.

 

Specs & Software

The OnePlus Nord 2 5G is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 mobile platform: it is MediaTek’s flagship chipset of 2021, it is built at 6 nm and it has an octa-core architecture composed of one Cortex A78 CPU running at a max frequency of 3 GHz, three Cortex A78 running at 2 GHz, and four Cortex A55 running at 2 GHz, as well as a Mali G77 MC9 GPU. The MediaTek Dimensity 1300 chipset found on the OnePlus Nord 2T is exactly the same chipset: it has the same CPUs and the same GPU, as well as the same production process. But there is one different aspect: the Dimensity 1300 supports MediaTek HyperEngine 5.0 gaming technologies, which is an upgrade over the MediaTek Dimensity 1200, which comes with the MediaTek HyperEngine 3.0. That is the reason why the OnePlus Nord 2T might offer a slightly better gaming performance when compared to the vanilla Nord 2 5G. Both the handsets come with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage, and they run Android 12 out of the box, customized by OxygenOS in the Indian and European markets.

 

Camera

Even under the camera aspect, these two phones are exactly the same. On the rear side, they have a flagship-class Sony IMX766 main camera with a 50 MP resolution and OIS, as well as an 8 MP ultrawide lens and a 2 MP macro camera. On the front, they come with a great 32 MP selfie snapper. Thanks to the presence of the Sony IMX766 main sensor, the camera performance looks amazing in normal photos, but these phones lack optical zoom and they have low-end ultrawide sensors, so they are not so versatile.

 

Battery

The OnePlus Nord 2 5G and the OnePlus Nord 2T are equipped with the same battery sporting a capacity of 4500 mAh. The difference is the fast charging technology: you get 80W fast charging on the new Nord 2T, while the older model supports 65W fast charging.

 

Price

The starting price of the OnePlus Nord 2T in India is Rs. 28,999 (which roughly translates into $3679, while you need at least Rs. 28,000 (roughly $355) to purchase the vanilla OnePlus Nord 2. The 2T is actually a better choice because it comes with an upgraded chipset and a faster charging technology, but for the rest, these two phones are more or less the same.

 

OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs OnePlus Nord 2T: PRO and CONS

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

PRO

  • More affordable
  • Wider availability
  • More memory configurations
  • Same flagship camera as the 2T

CONS

  • Inferior chipset

 

OnePlus Nord 2T

PRO

  • Better chipset
  • Faster charging
  • More modern design

CONS

  • Price
  • More limited availability

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