OnePlus Nord 3 after 1.5~ months of ownership

TL:DR at bottom

Unsurprisingly, many of us in the 1+ community have been a bit disappointed in the last few years, some feel like 1+ has changed for the worse, some feel like they've been betrayed.

I felt the same, until my beloved OG Nord ate a gravel tile at mach 5.

So i had to go back into the trenches of smartphones to find my next replacement, eventually ending up choosing between the P7A and Nord 3.

The P7A had a better camera, cool AI features, and a clean android experience.

The Nord 3 meanwhile, had literally everything else, because there's no way I'm buying a phone with awful 18w charging in 2023.

So how is the Nord 3?

It's a seamless, lag free, 120hz experience, that could fool any casual user into thinking it's a 1000$ flagship, and the build quality feels premium, nothing more, nothing less.

Even with my 8GB+128GB model, it never has a hitch.

And we need to be honest with ourselves here, we've reached a point in smartphone innovation where a fast and smooth OS isn't a flagship only experience.

The battery is great, and the reason why it is great, is because i don't actually ever think about it.

The 80w charging is blisteringly fast and the phone stays ice cold during it's entire charge up to 100%, it lasts me about 1.5 days if i need it to, but i just charge it whenever i feel like.

I'm not gonna post any useless, pointless, SoT screenshots of my battery page, because it means absolutely nothing, everyone's use cases will differ, I spend around 4-5 hours a day on the phone, no gaming, and it's more than enough for me, even with locked 120hz, i usually have 40-50% when getting into bed.

OOS 13 runs smooth, does everything i want, and has plenty of cool features to satisfy me whenever i need to feel more like a power user.

The camera is great in the sense that it JUST WORKS, it takes pictures that you simply can't complain about, the strong point is the portrait mode which when wielded by a good photographer, can take some absolutely fantastic shots for a 500$ midranger.

TLDR?

It's fast, It does what i tell it to, takes great shots, lasts a long time, stays ice cold during fast charging and heavy use, and often surprises my flagship wielding friends.

It's a great midranger with no perceivable drawbacks except for maybe IP rating and wireless charging, which doesn't affect me.

It might not be the phone for everyone, but if you're like me, you'll love it.

If there's something specific you need to know, you can find it on the internet, but i can still answer questions.