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ONEPLUS NORD CE 2
Price £299 / stuff.tv/CE2
With OnePlus now duking it out with Samsung at the upper end of the price spectrum, you might think it had forgotten its roots as a value champ. Not true – that spirit now lives on in the Nord CE 2.
CE stands for Core Edition, which roughly translates to ‘all the hardware you need, with none of what you don’t, at a price your wallet can appreciate’. It’s the line-up’s new entry point, but carries over much of what makes the Nord 2 such a compelling mid-ranger – notably a display that’s excellent compared to many rivals, a 6.43in AMOLED with fairly smooth 90Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ support. It has a Full HD resolution, which is what you’d expect at this price point.