The OnePlus Nord cracks during bend test

27 July 2020
The plastic frame is, as expected, not as robust as the metal one.

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  • MrKong
  • xZI
  • 28 Jul 2020

Doesn't matter what material it is made of, even Samsung A50 with plastic frame last year didn't bend or crack.

Aside from the software, the phone is cheaply built. Great to know your Poco F2 Pro and iPhone SE does not permanently bend and crack under stress.

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    • Nextxkit
    • McV
    • 28 Jul 2020

    Looks like just another 1+ phone pulled out from Oppo F15 desgin, Plastic and cheap plastic. Why India should buy the e-waste from any other nation. Enough, bring some quality to products, let them live some life. Nobody pays 30K to a plastic phone that has nothing spectacular just OxygenOS. Get something functional 1+ dont fall into race with Oppo, Vivo though they are your cousins.

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      • F grade is too much
      • 3PE
      • 28 Jul 2020

      Run, users, run!!! Run away, buy something else and save your cash!!! Get something like Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite or anything with aluminium frame, better build quality and lower price at the same time from REAL brands. OnePlus just hit the rock bottom this year...

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        • Anonymous
        • Su8
        • 28 Jul 2020

        Amazing how jerryrigeverything became the deciding factor in buying a smartphone. It shows how well respected he is. Hats off to Zack, well done mate.

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          • just having a beer
          • B{X
          • 28 Jul 2020

          Haxnage, 27 Jul 2020Plastic frame buddy. Buy it but dont dend it. *bend it

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            • Anonymous
            • na1
            • 27 Jul 2020

            BBK hype train screeched into the station.
            Informed travellers told it to get bent.

              Plastic frame buddy. Buy it but dont dend it.

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                • Rosso
                • 3LF
                • 27 Jul 2020

                kupfernigk, 27 Jul 2020Kevlar won't help with bending,and most polycarbonate ... moreIssue is that OnePlus didn't pay attention to structural strength, you can have plastic phone that won't bend.

                  Typical OnePlus build quality,not surprising at all.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 6ci
                    • 27 Jul 2020

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 8js
                      • 27 Jul 2020

                      Flamington, 27 Jul 2020Ah..the plastic body. Atleast the Asus Zenfone 6 had an Alu... moreI have Asus phones with metal body. And the screen cracked on a very mild bend. Despite the screen had like a really small crack, it fail to display and I had to replace it. And their poor international support doesn't help either that I had to took to 3rd party to speed things up. Both me and my family had cracked screen that still manage to display that were worse then Asus. Not to say Asus is bad, but both metal case and Asus phone are no exception to damages, and if you want to take that argument further, why don't you bend your Zenfone 6 like the video and send us an upload to see how the screen/phone cope?

                        The problem isn't in using a plastic frame. Most phones used to come with plastic frames back a while. They didn't bend though. Meanwhile some phones came with aluminium frames that managed to bend. It's all about quality of materials & having a solid foundation.

                        OnePlus certainly could've done better here...

                          Anonymous, 27 Jul 2020Nope its worth every penny , name another brand with 3 year... moreKeep dreaming, it is officially will be supported for 2 years and another year for security patches, pretty much on par with any major OEM support for their phones

                            Love the Community, 27 Jul 2020These Chinese companies should stop using Polycarbonate. Th... moreKevlar won't help with bending,and most polycarbonate is glass fibre reinforced anyway. The issue here seems to be the plastic frame.

                              Anonymous, 27 Jul 2020Cant wait for mine to arrive !Condolence for you, 400 euros wasted on plastic brick

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Fht
                                • 27 Jul 2020

                                Cant wait for mine to arrive !

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Fht
                                  • 27 Jul 2020

                                  kammem2, 27 Jul 2020Oneplus nord is just another samsung phone for expensive priceNope its worth every penny , name another brand with 3 years updates and international support ?

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                                    • kammem2
                                    • arR
                                    • 27 Jul 2020

                                    Oneplus nord is just another samsung phone for expensive price

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • xHb
                                      • 27 Jul 2020

                                      I found funny things about Nord

                                      Expectation: Their team boasting their design as if nord was a pinnacle of design in its class
                                      Reality: just a reskinned (or rebranded?) realme X50 pro

                                      facepalm*

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                                        • Magnificent Suleiman
                                        • PH@
                                        • 27 Jul 2020

                                        Everybody and their mother is hyping this phone when it's just another run of the mill smartphone.

                                        The only good OnePlus phone was the first one