OnePlus Nord 4 review

16 July 2024


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You seriously need some new reviewers you just can't be taken seriously anymore when you come out with comments like it tips the scale at nearly 200 grams which is a bit hefty for a phone with not that many cameras. It has a whopping 5,500 battery and 6.74 inch screen that's actually quite impressive. The Pixel 8a only weighs 10 grams less and that's a 6.1 inch screen with only a 4500 mah battery and a plastic back and the same amount of cameras dear me gsm arena 🤨

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    • Juan
    • RxE
    • 03 Aug 2024

    Doesn't have legitimate Google services. There are limitations with the apps.

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      • Anonymous
      • nDx
      • 02 Aug 2024

      Hmm, 02 Aug 2024Good luck. After you use chinaphone and it starts having so... moreSamsung isn't any better, at least lately. Not to mention that OneUI is just as bloated and crappy at times.

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        • Anonymous
        • XSU
        • 02 Aug 2024

        Ivanhoe, 18 Jul 2024Does it have EIS at 4k60fps? Some reviewers in India shot s... moreThe sensor is semi dog thats why

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          • Anonymous
          • XSU
          • 02 Aug 2024

          Anonymous, 29 Jul 2024Good choice. As far as planned obsolescence is concerned, e... moreI hate to agree with you, but I've noticed the same on multiple devices around me..

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            • a40
            • 02 Aug 2024

            Kb100, 21 Jul 2024After a 25 year run with Samsung right from the SGH600 days... moreGood luck. After you use chinaphone and it starts having software/hardware issues after 6 months you'll understand why Samsung is top selling phone maker for all those years.

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              • Anonymous
              • rKn
              • 29 Jul 2024

              Kb100, 21 Jul 2024After a 25 year run with Samsung right from the SGH600 days... moreGood choice. As far as planned obsolescence is concerned, every brand does that through software updates by killing batteries, under clocking chipsets to slow down the phone, green line issues on Amoleds, network problem etc.
              So do not update your phone at all if you want to use it for longer. Keep Android system webview and other apps on Play Store up to date. That's more more than enough to keep your phone secure.

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                • 7kj
                • 26 Jul 2024

                Anon., 24 Jul 2024Damn This was near closer to my version of the perfect phon... moreYes, GSMArena should have mentioned what bloatware is present in Software section of review.

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                  • Anon.
                  • D02
                  • 26 Jul 2024

                  BMHater12, 25 Jul 2024Just use ADB to uninstall the bloatware and you're goo... moreI'm a power user yes, I use custom ROMs and root phones, but I believe a good phone shouldn't have bloatware built in. Especially one plus which used to be good with clean software.

                    Anon., 24 Jul 2024Damn This was near closer to my version of the perfect phon... moreJust use ADB to uninstall the bloatware and you're good to go

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                      • YMn
                      • 24 Jul 2024

                      Damn This was near closer to my version of the perfect phone (minus 3.5mm,micro SDcard slot).

                      However multiple reviewers have independently confimed it to have a lot of bloatwares preinstalled which cant be uninstalled either!!...which makes it more of a realme phone than a Oneplus phone!! Ive yet to check it myself..But GSMarena team missing this issue out on software section feels intentional and misleading...Big L to Oneplus with this device and team for not notifying the site users

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                        • 21 Jul 2024

                        After a 25 year run with Samsung right from the SGH600 days, I have decided to ditch the brand. Too many complaints and issues with Crapsung these days - Display died just days out of warranty - and replacement costs more than what the phone is worth! Exynos chips that seem to proliferate the phones being sold in India are damn buggy, and the user experience progressively becomes laggy. Heating. Battery issues .. the list goes on. Their quality has clearly fallen and everything other than their flagships feels built to fail (planned obsolescence). And suddenly they seem to have grown arrogant - in terms of their product vs pricing.

                        After considering the S23FE, and A55 and A35, Vivo V30, Moto Edge50 Pro, I just prebooked an OnePlus Nord 4 for INR28,999/- aka around USD 346/- (launch offer plus card disc).

                        Specs seem far superior to anything the Sammys have to offer even at 10k above. 8 GB RAM 256GB UFS4.0 plus a 100W fast charger in the box!!! 6 years of Software and security updates.

                        My priorities were -

                        1. A reasonably priced midranger - not more than USD 350 (INR 30K). After having splurged on flagships, I have cone to value the value proposition! :D

                        2. NO bloatware

                        3. Regular updates - and the longest possible updates in this segment is currently the OnePlus Nord 4 - According to their website - 6 years of Software and Security Updates (Please note some review sites have this down as 4 yrs OS and 6 year security - this is still more than everyone)

                        4. Good Cameras (need not be cutting edge - I was happy with the output that I saw in the One Plus showroom - yes they had one on display)

                        BONUS -
                        4. Metal Body ( no more fragile glass to shatter - and insanely fat covers to protect against that)

                        Guess am sorted for my use case.


                          Bright , 19 Jul 2024When you talk about garbage soc in midrange.. and you don&#... moreTalk about a bias... ^^

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                            • a40
                            • 20 Jul 2024

                            Decent chip and lots of RAM but cameras are underwhelming. As always with these mid range chinaphones. It just shows that getting a chip and cramming it into metal and glass sandwich is easy. Having good cameras and software for them is hard.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 19 Jul 2024

                              Bright , 19 Jul 2024When you talk about garbage soc in midrange.. and you don&#... moreAlthough not midrange, Exynos 2400 is just so GOOD.

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                                • Bright
                                • CbF
                                • 19 Jul 2024

                                Anonymous, 19 Jul 2024You're just ignorant if you don't acknowledge the... moreWhen you talk about garbage soc in midrange.. and you don't mention samsung. Then you're being biased. Because oneplus has decent hardware at all prices while samung has the worst. Samung is over priced and slowest and most outdated soc of all the phones

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 7tV
                                  • 19 Jul 2024

                                  bork, 19 Jul 2024The bottom line from the video review: "will be easier... moreAgree. If not for the build quality, this phone has no right to be priced anything above 300.

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                                    • 3Db
                                    • 19 Jul 2024

                                    The bottom line from the video review: "will be easier to reccomend when the price goes down". Cant agree more. Not a 550 usd phone. Not by any stretch of the imagination.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 19 Jul 2024

                                      Hemedans, 18 Jul 2024They are not, plenty of phones have been anounced with 7+/8... moreYou're just ignorant if you don't acknowledge the 8gen 2 phones like f6 pro, iqoo neo9, 12r which are around the same price.

                                      Nord 4 costs a minimum of 375. About same with the gt6t. Which have this absolute garbage soc.

                                      And personally I think you'd have to be so acoustic to be doing shit like Nintendo or PC emulation on phones. Get the full experience, play them on bigger screens, with proper controls.

                                        Anonymous, 18 Jul 20248 gen 2 phones are around the same price range as the 7+g3 ... moreThey are not, plenty of phones have been anounced with 7+/8s gen 3 around $300 or below depend with Market, these soc are much smaller than flagship soc that's why you find them In lower price point.

                                        All flagship soc would overheat if you max Highend Emulation, even in this Oneplus which use 7W it's same power usage as flagship like 8 gen 3. If you know how to configure highend Emulation managing heat won't be a problem either.

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