OnePlus Nord 6 Review: Well-rounded premium mid-range phone

Last week, OnePlus launched the premium mid-range Nord 6 series smartphone in India.

It is available in two configurations-- 8GB RAM + 246GB and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage-- at Rs 38,999 and Rs 41,999, respectively.

Design, build quality and display

The Nord 6 comes with a new design compared to its predecessor. OnePlus phone features a curved square-shaped camera module with a dual-camera system and an LED flash. The rest of the body has a plain, minimalistic design.

On the left side, you will find the Plus Key. Users can programme it to perform operations such as turn on silent/night mode, do not disturb, camera, shortcut to take screenshots, take voice memo, torch, and Mind Space, an AI feature. The latter can assist users in recording on-screen information, which can be recalled to work on a project. It can scan what's appearing on the phone's screen, offer insights, and, if required, be able to add them to a to-do list.

The rest of the device has the same standard buttons and ports we see in any conventional phone. It has a power and volume rocker on the right side.

It has a speaker, a microphone and a Type-C USB port at the base. And, at the top, it features a microphone, a proximity sensor and an IR blaster.

The device comes in three colours-- Quick Silver, Fresh Mint, and Pitch Black.

OnePlus Nord 6.

The display is protected by a Crystal Guard Glass shield and comes with an IP66/68/69/69K rating and military-grade MIL-STD-810H durability certification. Add to that, the company offers a free cover case.

It sports a 6.78-inch ( 2772 x 1272 pixels) 1.5K AMOLED display with up to 165Hz dynamic refresh rate, and up to 3600 nits peak brightness. The screen is really good for multimedia consumption and playing graphics-rich games.

And, the in-display optical fingerprint sensor works smoothly with a low false rejection rate.

Performance

It houses a 3.21 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 octa-core processor paired with Adreno 825 GPU, 8GB / 12GB LPDDR5X RAM, and 256GB UFS 4.1 storage.

The device can easily handle popular graphics-heavy AAA gaming titles and smoothly run powerful generative Artificial Intelligence applications. It also comes with a G2 Wi-Fi chip to deliver stable, faster data speed for video calls and streaming of content on OTT apps.

The device runs Android 16-based OxygenOS 16 and is guaranteed to get four years of Android OS updates and six years of security patches for protection against cyber threats up to 2032.

OnePlus Nord 6's camera sample.

It houses a massive 9,000mAh battery. Under normal usage, it can easily last more than a day. It supports 80W fast charging. It can reach from zero to 100 per cent in under 75 minutes. It also supports 27W reverse wired charging.

OnePlus Nord 6's camera sample.

Photography

OnePlus Nord 6 houses a dual-camera module-- a main 50MP camera (with a 1/1.95-inch Sony LYTIA-600 SMOS sensor, f/1.8 aperture, OIS: Optical Image Stabilisation) and an 8MP 112-degree ultra-wide camera (with OmniVision OV08F sensor, f/2.2 aperture).

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

The device takes pretty nice pictures in the daylight and in challenging low-light conditions indoors and in the evening.

OnePlus Nord 6's camera sample.

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

It also excels with portrait mode images, with sharp focus on the subject and gracefully blurs the background to deliver a bokeh effect.

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

OnePlus Nord 6's camera sample.

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

It also supports several AI photography tools such as AI Portrait Glow, AI Perfect Shot, AI Unblur and more.

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

At night, it captures sharp photos with less noise. It supports 4K video recording at 60 frames per second.

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

OnePlus phone comes with a 32MP (f/2.0) front camera. It can take good quality selfies in the sunlight. It can also record 4K videos, but at 30fps.

OnePlus Nord 6 camera sample.

Final thoughts

The OnePlus Nord 6 is packed with features that make it a great value for money. It comes with good build quality, delivers smooth performance, boasts long battery life and features excellent dual-camera hardware.

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