Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsIts a flagship phone without the price
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2023
Lets put this into context, I have been part of Samsung's universe since 2016 and in truth it was great, software was smooth, the experience was easy and the phones were all really solid and reliable.
So when I was called in to handover my A52 to my son who was limping along with an older Samsung I straightaway went to look for another Samsung but in truth I was only willing to spend circa £400 for an upgrade and the A53 was just like buying the same phone as the A52 so I bravely looked afield and trawled the internet for reviews like a sad sack.
Anyway I found that a very trustworthy brit YouTube channel regarded the Nord 2T very highlight I with much trepidation grabbed one from Amazon.
Right well it arrived and the finish is superb, an all glass phone (GG5 no less) that has a better camera than the A52 and is pretty seamless to use, in fact it is lightening quick. Superb to use, no lag and very smooth.
The handset is still 2020's large but it is both shorter and shallower than the A52 and easy to hold, I can even get it in a pocket.
The face recognition is lightening quick, (be careful tho, security is compromised) and the OS is really slick... HOWEVER the OS in my honest view is not quite as smooth as Samsung's, it feels a bit pared back which i guess allows things to move much more quickly combined with a really strong processor so my mate at YouTube seems to say. I have to admit there are bits of the OS that just feel nicer with Samsung but comparing between the brands, this Oxygen OS thingy is just so very quick and like a Pixel so I am told.
Fingerprint is miles better than the Samsung I had and I love having a physical switch to turn of notifications, I would have to recommend that you get a case and a screen protector as it will no doubt crack without one. Saying that the range of cases is not great, the Spigen one recommended was poor so I found a nice one from OnePlus themselves which fits perfectly and keeps things small but protected.
Look its great, I really am impressed as i came into the Nord 2T with lower expectation but its such a nice phone with a really zippy OS and a great look and feel to the handset that I have to say this was a good move.
Usually keep phones for 1 or 2 years so lets see how things go...