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OnePlus Nord N200 5G review: The cheapest 5G OnePlus ever — a US carrier-aisle workhorse.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2021·$239
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#4 of 4
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

OnePlus at the prepaid floor.

Nord N200 5G's only real headline was the badge — a sub-$240 OnePlus with 5G — wrapped around the Snapdragon 480 and a single useful camera. For US prepaid buyers who wanted the logo and the OS, it served its modest purpose.

01Display

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2021 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.49 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 trails the 55-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.

Main13 MP, f/2.2
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

48/100

48/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2021 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 480 (8 nm)
RAM4 GB
Storage64 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.

06Value

64/100

64/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.

What works
  • Cheapest 5G OnePlus ever — under $240 with FHD+.
  • 5,000 mAh, microSD + jack.
  • 90 Hz panel at the tier.
  • OxygenOS 11 build at launch.
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 480 is entry-class.
  • 13 MP single useful camera + two 2 MP filler lenses.
  • 18 W charging, single speaker.
  • Support ended.

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