OnePlus Nord 2T 5G (Jade Fog, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)

Good

Though a good amount of time has passed by since it’s inception, OP Nord 2T proves a stable worker even now. At 60Hz Refresh Rate, the 2T runs a good length of 1.5 days constantly on Wifi connections. At 90, however, a sharp decline in Bty performance is seen. The length is just halved.
No lags on the Software end, but definite throttle in terms of general performance is seen. Expect to get a relief on genuine updates.
Speakers are not as good as other stereo ones around but can meet up routine requirements. They are loud and that’s all.
Lenses are built for average requirements and the daily routine snaps are more than satisfactory. Not for professional purposes at all.
YES .. should be loud n clear to OP that the Alert Slider is a boon and is the only such hardware utility in an Android phone , parallel to an IPhone. Of immense value.
2T with an expandable memory option and a 3.5mm port will be an end- all option for many in India and will go out as a Hot Cake .. take it from me.
Overall, 2T is reliable , sturdy enough, and an amalgamation of basic functionality features in a mid ranger smartphone.
If someone is not willing to shell out in the range of 50 n 60k , this offering from OP will work wonders.
Go for it.
Amazon thanks for a prompt delivery of a genuine piece. Have been relying on Amazon for good a decade now .. Keep it up

I write reviews after using above 4 months.
Overall good but sone problems I can face
*Battery drain issue.
*Some times hanging with good uses.
*Night time photo quality was poor.
Advantages
#Nice camera photo and videos quality in day time.
#nice gaming score after use 1hour regularly.
#overall performance was good to best some times.
#OnePlus brand product .

Verdict : A Solid buy for this price segment.

Disclaimer:
I’m not a OnePlus fanboy. This is my first OnePlus branded smartphone.
This review is based on my personal experience with the device purchased here in Amazon)
5G is not stable in my region. Hence, 5G related parameters are not included.

There are 4 review sections here at various stages of the usage/updates.

Review 4 – A week after an incremental update (Feb 2023 security patch | Received on 23 Feb 2023).
Review 3 – 30 days after the Oxygen OS 13 (Android 13) Stable Update (Received on 10 Jan 2023).
Review 2 – 15 days after the Oxygen OS 13 (Android 13) Open Beta Update (Received on 1 Dec 2022).
Review 1 – 30 days after the purchase of the device (Oxygen OS 12.1 | Android 12).

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Review 4:

> Ambient Light sensor issue resolved. Both front and rear Ambient light sensors are better responding.
> 3rd party icon support has been included.
> Spotify support in AOD has been implemented.

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Review 3:

> Literally no change (neither improvement nor deterioration) from the Beta version.
(Wished at least for the Ambient light sensor (front) calibration optimization, but no improvement)

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Review 2:
(An incremental update to enable Jio 5G received prior to this update).

Note: After the beta update, no new issues popped up.
i.e., there were;
No Heating related issues.
No fast battery drain.
No change in the Charging time.
No annoying bugs.
No change in camera performance.

Beta update is mostly like a Stable update.

OOS 13 (Android 13) update review:

Delighters:
> No new apps added. Absolutely NOT.
> System storage consumption remains the same (13.2 GB).
> Animations are more fluidic.
> More customization UI features added. (Scout widgets in home screen, Enlarged folder & lot more.)
> Daily data usage is available in the notification panel and need not be reset daily unlike earlier.
> Slight improvement in the Front Ambient light sensor.
> Ability to play videos in the background & screen OFF as well (even for YouTube)
(Really a welcoming & longing feature, which other brand UIs have not or only with screen OFF)
> Stand-by battery life has improved substantially.

Disappointers:
> Brightness at lowest level is brighter than before.
> No improvement in Sound levels. Still initial 40% is too silent.
> No Dolby Atomos (which was mentioned for OOS 13). Perhaps, to wait for Stable update.
> Auto brightness latency is higher than earlier. Response time is tad increased.
> Haptics have become tighter than earlier, but still not stronger.

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Review 1:

Note:
– This review is after a month’s usage.
– Received 2 updates during the course of time (Recent update was of 0.98 GB).
– System consumes 13.2 GB space. 128 GB variant is pretty adequate for a normal usage.
– N77 band is missing for 5G.
– The unit I bought DOES NOT have any sort of heating issues or fast battery drain issue.
– Shifting from a 120 Hz to this 90 Hz mobile. No noticeable difference observed. ( In Non-gaming aspect)
– Nothing Great or Nothing worse in the unmentioned parameters.

Things that are delighting;
> Exceptional signal reception (especially 4G+ carrier aggregation). Very fast download speeds.
> Insane Fast charging (0 to 100% in 40 mins, 30 to 100 % in 20 mins, excluding trickle charge). No heating of the mobile (just slight warming) during charging.
> Stand by charge and SoT is fantastic (Even more than 7.5 hrs, for Videos, YT and general tasks and calls, even in mobile data always ON and AOD set to Battery saver.
> Oxygen OS = Color OS/Realme OS – Bloatware. The skin is really good & nothing to complain like other brands’ UI.
> Absolutely no 3rd party bloatware and no ads in the UI or any 2nd party apps. Even some 2nd party apps are “un-installable”. No major bothering bugs noticed till date.
> Yes, the ICONIC “Alert slider” is present.

Things that are annoying;
> Dual ambient light sensor (1 in rear and other in front) is not well calibrated. The brightness is always in the lower side and frequent manual increase in required.
> Volume level is useless until 40% level (can be audible only in “Pin-drop silence ambience). Audible enough only post 40% level. Stereo speakers output are 70% bottom and 30 % earpiece. But full volume doesn’t distort & is loud enough.
> Haptics are tight but not strong, even in higher levels. Effective only post 40% and best only @ 90% level)
> Hotspot drains battery quickly (even a warning notification pops up). Also, Chrome and Google app eats away battery quickly. Parallel downloads makes the area near the camera module warm).
> Though the in-hand feel is good, the buttons are of no close tolerances and wobbles a bit.
> Data billing cycle to be reset daily to show the daily data usage in the notification panel.
> The inbuild DAC (no 3.5 mm hole and only Type-C port) is not great. The Dirac equalizer is also not yielding best output. Perhaps, Dolby Atmos support in OOS 13 could improve the audio output.

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