I have always wanted to get my hands on a OnePlus phone for a while now. What kept me from getting one was its price. While they’re not expensive as iPhones or other flagship Androids, it is still expensive at more than 900 to 1,000 ringgit even for second hand models. Then after their co-founder Carl Pei left, BKK electronics who own them (along with Oppo, Xiaomi and Vivo) started to produce budget versions of the OnePlus phones.
For a sub 500 ringgit phone, the OnePlus Nord N100 is quite decent. The 6.52” screen with punch hole camera at the top left offers a generous viewing real estate. You could tell this is a budget phone immediately after touching the plastic body. On the inside, it is powered by a Snapdragon 460 processor which is not too shabby. You get 4GB of RAM and 64GB of ROM with space for micro SD cards. There’s no fancy Face ID here but you get a standard fingerprint reader at the back.
The 90Hz IPS LCD offers HD shows and streams. With the huge 5.000 mAh battery, the phone lasted up to 30 hours on a single charge from my real time use. While OnePlus skimp on the plastic body, thank God they still retain the USB-C port. Don’t expect any wireless charging from this price point though.
Photos and videos recorded from this phone are just average since this is indeed a budget phone. I use it mainly for media consumption anyway with its bang-average speakers. It still retains some elements of the popular Oxygen OS skin. Other than the most expensive and newest OnePlus flagship phones, the Nord models especially are basically rebadged Oppo phones nowadays. You get average specs and performance at budget price.
I don’t remember why I sold it so quickly last time but it was probably because of its bulk and below average specs.
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