If you can wade through the frankly toilsome amount of marketing hype for the OnePlus Nord, you’ll find countless references to its Snapdragon 765G chipset and top-tier performance.
OnePlus’ Carl Pei is bullish on the chip himself, telling Android Authority, “we really believe that putting this 765G processor here is the right thing for a product at this price point.” In addition, Pei is also touting “almost 300 optimizations” to ensure “the same fast and smooth experience that OnePlus users know and love”.
Needless to say, expectations that the Nord will provide OnePlus enthusiasts with a high-performing experience on a budget are high. Albeit, you won’t get quite the same extreme performance offered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865-powered flagships.
Does the OnePlus Nord live up to these claims and can it provide an experience above and beyond similar handsets? Remarkably, yes.
Take a closer look: Snapdragon 765G vs Snapdragon 865 benchmarked
Classic benchmarks: OnePlus Nord vs AnTuTu, Geekbench, and 3DMark
We’ve already benchmarked the Snapdragon 765G inside ZTE Axon 11 and ran the OnePlus Nord through the same tests for a head-to-head comparison. We also grabbed our data from previous OnePlus handsets, including this year’s Best of Android winner, the OnePlus 8 Pro, to showcase where the Nord fits in the growing OnePlus portfolio.
As expected, the OnePlus Nord doesn’t keep up with this year’s flagship handset, or even last year’s for that matter. However,