OnePlus Nord 3 review: A near-flagship mid-ranger powered by the Dimensity 9000.
A mid-ranger with a flagship chip and a genuinely good main camera.
The Nord 3 stands out with the Dimensity 9000 and a Sony IMX890 main sensor at $449. The ultrawide camera and IP54 rating are the cost-savings.
01Display
86/10086/100 puts it above the 82-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.
02Camera
79/100At 79/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 10 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 6 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
85/10085/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.
05Build
84/10084/100 puts it above the 80-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.
06Value
87/100At 87/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.
- Dimensity 9000 — flagship-class chip in a mid-ranger.
- Quality Sony IMX890 main camera with OIS.
- Bright 120 Hz AMOLED.
- 80 W fast charging.
- Weak 8 MP ultrawide and token macro.
- IP54 splash resistance only.
- No wireless charging.
- 3-year OS policy.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .