OnePlus Nord N30 5G: Unlocked Dual-SIM Android Smart Phone with 6.7″ LCD Display, 8+128GB, 5000mAh Battery, 50W Fast Charging, 108MP Camera – Chromatic Gray

I’m conflicted even writing this but here goes…. This thing is impressive for the price paid.

I am a HUGE Samsung fan. I HATE Apple. I always spend the most money for the newest phone with as much memory as offered. My thought being it will last until the next time I need a phone. It will remain relevant, the tech won’t be obsolete, and presumably I’m buying a quality product.

That mentality has served me well… Until it didn’t. My S22 Ultra is having connectivity problems. We’ll it really isn’t that old and I owe $700+ on it still. So I was in a tough spot, fixing it means a bill probably North of $300(maybe more) and then I would still owe the money on top of it. I didn’t thi k either option was right. Paying it off seemed too expensive. Fixing it seemed silly, and ultimately too expensive.

So in the short term I went and found the cheapest phone I could stomach. A Motorola something or other for $150. It had 4G of RAM which caused Microsoft Teams to not even start on my phone. It just instantly crashed. So for awhile I just used that as my Hotspot for my Samsung (which had its drawbacks for sure).

That isn’t working. Alright I can still return this Motorola. What else for a little more money might be better? A refurb? Nope… Still $300+ in anything I would accept. I read. I researched. I finally come to the One Plus. Lots of nice things are said about the phone and fresh of my recent “cheap phone” experience, let’s just say I was dubious.

It goes on sale for $230. Alright for $230 I’ll bite.

I got to tell you… For a $230 it’s hard to gripe. Is it perfect? NOPE. is it a flagship Samsung phone. NOPE. For $230,I give it some grace. RAM 8G which is so so, it supports virtual RAM up to 16G. Not as good as real RAM but MORE than serviceable. 128G of memory alright that’s not great but guess what… It supports an SD card. Boom. Doesn’t matter. The OS is largely free of anything I hate. It’s functional. Some quirks here and there… But I adjusted pretty darn quick. The quick charge battery may be worth it alone. This thing just amazes me how quickly it charges. Is it good for the batteries longevity? I doubt it. However at $230, I don’t really care. I am a POWER USER, a 5,000ma battery is good. Still not good enough for me. I figure I’d need a 10,000ma battery maybe a little more to meet my demands. The fast charge though, it gets lower than I like, blast it with the supercharger, 20 minutes later and I’m back in the game. The finger print scanner, I didn’t think that it would be natural or useful where it is on the side. Not true. Dang thing works flawlessly always.

True downsides. The camera… It surely isn’t a Samsung. Now, I’ll give it props, in full light and still photos it’s adequate. Not great, but it does the job. In the dark though… Oi oi oi…. Hot garbage. The screen gets bright, it really does, but it needs to be brighter, by… Shoot I don’t know: 25-35%. It’s manageable though. I honestly think those are my only gripes.

Its responsive and plenty fast at running the things I need it to do. I’m kind of shaken up about it because I’m not sure at this point I’ll maintain my same theory about phone ownership. At $230 for…. 70% of the goodness let’s say, I have a hard time thinking that $1400 for a new phone makes a lot of sense. Bravo One Plus. This is impressive.

I wasn’t sure about the N30, but now I am. Great device! I’ve had a variety of not so great androids, with some good ones like the galaxy S2, and pixel 3. This N30 replaces my OnePlus 9 5G that’s just about 3 years old and the battery wears out quickly. 3 or 4 years is normally my upgrade window. To the phone: The N30’s processing ability (695 Snapdragon) is on par or better than the 9’s (888 Octocore), frame refresh rate is very good, pictures look good and the speakers also work very well. Games and videos stream smoothly, and how about the external memory capability? Not many devices support that feature anymore. I’ve had the phone for 3 days now and recharge only once a day, takes 30-40 or so minutes. The bottom line though is this phone performs really well. I added a nice protective case with a 256 GB micro SD card and I’m at a mere $310 including tax. My 9 5G was $700 alone. Absolutely awesome value at this price point. The money-saving value gives me the satisfaction equivalent of what a $1,200 flagship phone would provide. The Nord N30, I found a winner.

Los atributos están a la altura de un gama alta.. la velocidad y su estética los mejores y no se diga la calidad de la cámara y el sonido por el precio es excelente !!!