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Nord N100 review: OnePlus’s sub-$200 budget Nord with 90 Hz display.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2020·$179
Overall
52/100
Class rank
#1 of 2
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

OnePlus’s first attempt at a budget Nord.

Nord N100 brought 90 Hz to sub-$200 with a stripped-back package. The slow SD460 limited what it could do beyond messaging.

01Display

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 62-point average for budget phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.52 inches
Resolution1,600 × 720 px

02Camera

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

Main13 MP, f/2.2
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

44/100

44/100 trails the 46-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 460 (11 nm)
RAM4 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

06Value

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for budget phones of 2020.

What works
  • 90 Hz at sub-$200.
  • 5,000 mAh battery.
  • Stereo speakers.
  • OxygenOS still clean here.
What doesn't
  • HD+ resolution.
  • SD460 is slow.
  • No 5G.
  • Only 1 OS update.

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 2-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .