I was debating between the OnePlus Nord N20, Samsung A53 and Google Pixel 6a based on price range and reviews. Although the A53 and Pixel have better specs, better cameras and more years of OS support/upgrades, I didn't go with them for the following reasons: 1. When I demoed them, the A53 was sluggish and the Pixel got too hot. 2. Both A53 and Pixel had a default yellow background color which bothered me. They only turned white at maximum brightness which was painful to look at. Images on both phones looked dull unless I used maximum brightness which hurt my eyes. I knew I wouldn't happy with the A53 and Pixel because of the issues above, so I took a chance on the OnePlus and am so glad I did. It's super fast, images are vivid, the white background is pure white at all brightness levels and comfortable to look at, it stays cool, a battery charge lasts a long time, it has a earphone port, it's bluetooth works perfectly with my car, the signal is strong and I don't have texting issues (since I use Google message). Best of all, I paid only $260 (unlocked from Best Buy). I know the camera is not as good, but memories are more important to me than boasting about 10,000,000 MP resolution (which most people don't care about anyway). I also know that the OS will only reach Android 12, but my previous phone was only at Android 8 and I survived. I'm so happy with this phone and feel I got an incredible value.
Phone jack and micro SD card for a budget phone! How do you explain that? This phone has insane value. Forget about 4K and other useless things. I change the display on my Samsung from 4K to 720 and don't see any difference. Also there's no difference between 1080P and 4K videos on my LG TV. And don't forget about large size files from 4K that quickly gobbles up the memory. Go to Best Buy and hold this phone in your hand it just feels right, size and weight. Why waste money on glass and metal and make the phone heavy when it's gonna get obsolete in 2 years?!
Bought this phone on black friday for $80 CAD off, with the nord buds bundled in for $6. Seemed like a fantastic budget option compared to anything else I was looked at. Especially from the meager Canadian carrier options. My only reservation is the gaming performance. I don't really had an idea of the upper limit of a budget chipset. Will it run marvel snap? bloons tower defense 6 on high levels? is there any chance it runs Apex Legends or Genshin Impact? 🧐
Love the phone so far. Great battery life. Oled screen is awesome. Gaming was both good and bad. Apex had some stutters. Fortnite was completely unplayable performance. Genshin impact was actually pretty decent 45 fps on medium-low. Everything lighter than that runs perfectly. Mario Kart tour, AC pocket camp, Muse dash, Marvel snap, Minecraft, colorful stage. 👍
Just received the T-Mobile version on Friday to replace my aging Xperia XZ1... After a weekend of use, have had no complaints. Aside from the single speaker, the phone literally checks off all of the boxes I need in a phone. Not to mention, it's only costing me $11/month w no $$ down. Thanks for the heads up on this one!!! 👍
@@StevealiciousTech Ok ..a full week+ usage... My biggest gripe about this phone is the somewhat useless Always-on display, in conjunction w the phone having no notification LED... it's a bit wicked-annoying... Other than that, the phone really is a speedy beast to use...it works flawlessly w my home/auto LDAC setups, and since I don't dig super deep in the phone settings, the simplistic customization menus are actually more to my liking. Probably gonna keep this phone for awhile. 👍
Does ram boost drain your battery on the n20? I tested out for a few days and the battery took a hit I don't know if its only me but if anyone test ram boost on the n20 leave results int comments.
@@StevealiciousTech yeah I have seen lots of people say that but also the 120hz super oled and the 4K as well as the better battery, but it doesn’t look good, the one plus looks premuim
@@StevealiciousTech Thanks for your reply. I really feel like changing my phone, I used OnePlus 3T before for 3 years and now OP 7 for almost 3 years. I'm itching to change but can't seem to find a good Android phone that feels like an upgrade. My budget is 700 CAD. Please suggest. My priority is fast charging and efficient processor. Rest all is manageable.
Great video man. I wish I had seen this video when I was looking for a new phone, it would have solidified my decision more than when I came to the thought to get this. It's a great phone and does absolutely everything I need it to do.
The Oxygen OS 12 update ruined my N200. Battery drains faster and tons of glitches. The N20 won't be getting that update? If that's true I might need to buy one.
I'm considering this, i would upgrading from my current moto g7 power (2019) and i haven't seen any other phones for $299 that compare to the OnePlus n20, the Google pixel 6a looks like a good deal but that's a $150 more and I'd rather not spend more than 300 on my next phone
@@StevealiciousTech So, in other words, I would need to download a third party app that keeps track of my battery percentage and notifies me when my phone is fully charged??🤔
I am leaving this message for anyone here, including the uploader, who may know what's happening: (1st issue) Sometimes, when I receive a text message, the message appears at the top of all my messages. This forces me to scroll all the way to the top just to read the entire message. Also, it's indicating that it was received in December of 1969. (2nd issue) In my car, I have the option to set the 4 most important contacts on the main screen and everytime I start my car, the contacts are erased and I end up having to re-store those contacts over and over again. Never had a problem with other phones except this one. Can someone let me know what could be occurring and if it's happened to you as well?? Thanks.
Having an issue with texts coming in with the wrong date. Text disappears to top of thread which is an issue if you have 2 years worth of texts on one thread.
*been using this phone for a month now and so far it's been really good. Only thing I hate and this isn't just on this phone other one plus phones have been having the same problem, is that sometimes my new text messages will DISAPPEAR and be MOVED to the very top of the thread and the date says 1969 lmao like tf. So far there hasn't been any way to fix that so one plus users have to wait for another update to fix that. Also I hate how in the developer options it gives you the option to use DESKTOP MODE like Samsung dex but it doesn't actually work. But other than that this phone has been amazing*
I've heard a couple of people have issues with the default text app. To be honest, I never know because I immediately switch my default messages app to Google Messages as soon as I get any new Android. I would download Google Messages as it seems to have fixed it for people.
yeah I have the OnePlus Nord n205g and I love this phone it does everything that I need to do and I will put this phone up against the Samsung Galaxy a53 every day of the week and twice on Saturday and I think this phone will kick that phone's ass and by the way I'm really liking your videos I'm glad I found your channel I find that you're honesty is really nice it's nice for a piece of mind and it's kind of refreshing and I learned a lot you know from your videos so keep on making good you know more good videos and yes my phone is great I've only had a couple drop calls on this phone but not very much and by the way you can play any game on this call and call of duty ark pubg and all the high demand games that you can get on the Google Play store Play just like a knife through hot butter I really love this phone and I wouldn't give it up for nothing I gave up an iPhone 10 r to have this phone
Whats up Steve i love your videos i ordered this through t-mobile when i got it and set it up all my streaming services video were stuttering i have my pixel 3a xl and ran the services side by side and the video on the nord would keep stuttering it was not my phone service or my wifi i had them running on the same wifi and the pixel 3a xl played perfect on all streaming services and the nord n20 kept stuttering video and stopping so maybe i had a bad one i dont know i sent it back i think i'm just gonna wait for the pixel 6a.
@@StevealiciousTech i had the pixel 3a xl on the same wifi maybe i just got a bad n 20 i wanted to keep it but now i figure i'll just wait for the 6a thanks for replying back.
As someone who watches a lot of these videos, just a bit of constructive criticism. I’d like to see some apps be opened and used throughout the video. Not just 10 minutes of the home screen.
There have to be some compromises at that price point. The 5G is on ATT and not OnePlus. ATT is being unreasonable with a lot of folks but that's going to be any device that isn't ATT branded or sold. When you factor in $299 for the performance and display, it becomes a contender. Have you used one?
And I'm so happy with it and it's good and look beautiful and pretty good for under 300$ and it comes with a fingerprint in display and the Hz I'm happy with it's not bad and the snapdragon chip is excellent, I played truck simulator on it and it did a great job and the design looks beautiful in my opinion and the display looks so much better then the last OnePlus I had yeah and the battery is excellent when I got to bed and have it on the charger it's doesn't overcharge it will stop at 100% , there is some things I gave up for this phone but after having it for a month of having it I'm sold yeah the speaker is not super loud and it's not 90 Hz like my last phone but, that's okay with a phone at this budget alone I'm glad I sacrificed my last phone. Would I recommend this phone if you plan to switch to OnePlus yes.
I still have my OnePlus 7pro it's finally at the point where I need to get a new phone. So I'm going to pickup this n20 5g today excited to check it out.
absolutely agree about taking your time about perfecting the OS before releasing it, I think they are at a stage where they are updating android just for the sake of updating it,
Definitely! Better media controls on the lock screen aren't worth it if the rest of the device doesn't run well. Get me the most up to date version that the device can run smoothly!
@@StevealiciousTech I agree 100%. I am sure that there are a lot of features people don't use. We spend time when we initially get a phone setting it up the way we want it ( i use Microsoft launcher) and with every update i make sure that it looks and runs the way i had originally set it up.
J. WILLIAMS, LOVES HIS NORD 20 5G ALSO, HE SAID HIS NORD 200 5G, JUST GOT THE ANDROID 12 UPDATE YESTERDAY, I WONDER WHEN THE NORD 20 & MY NORD 10 5G GONNA GET ANDROID 12!😁👍🏾
I almost hope it doesn't. Unless they changed it a lot. Oxygen 12 on my OnePlus 9 made it horrible...I'm ok with them skipping to 13 as long as they do it right. Lots to love here with this phone. I don't blame him!
Snapdragon 694 is a great processor for sure moto g stylus 5g 2022 has it and it's the smoothest moto I've ever used even better than moto ace with 750 g . All day camera as well
Why don't just unlock it TMobile lol love your videos Steve as always . I got moto g stylus 5g 2022 TMobile to moto is better than nord n20 only thing it got is AMOLED screen. Next week getting s21 plus will smack both phones I mentioned together....
If you were waiting for the unlocked version, today is your day!
I was debating between the OnePlus Nord N20, Samsung A53 and Google Pixel 6a based on price range and reviews. Although the A53 and Pixel have better specs, better cameras and more years of OS support/upgrades, I didn't go with them for the following reasons: 1. When I demoed them, the A53 was sluggish and the Pixel got too hot. 2. Both A53 and Pixel had a default yellow background color which bothered me. They only turned white at maximum brightness which was painful to look at. Images on both phones looked dull unless I used maximum brightness which hurt my eyes. I knew I wouldn't happy with the A53 and Pixel because of the issues above, so I took a chance on the OnePlus and am so glad I did. It's super fast, images are vivid, the white background is pure white at all brightness levels and comfortable to look at, it stays cool, a battery charge lasts a long time, it has a earphone port, it's bluetooth works perfectly with my car, the signal is strong and I don't have texting issues (since I use Google message). Best of all, I paid only $260 (unlocked from Best Buy). I know the camera is not as good, but memories are more important to me than boasting about 10,000,000 MP resolution (which most people don't care about anyway). I also know that the OS will only reach Android 12, but my previous phone was only at Android 8 and I survived. I'm so happy with this phone and feel I got an incredible value.
Just got it. Coming from an LGV20, I love it!
Thankyou so so much for giving your review of this phone in such a detail. This has helped me decide after days of searching if it’s worth it.
That A53 is a piece of crap, I just returned one. Nord is on my horizon, a friend has one & I’m getting it!
I originally used a oneplus nord n100, went to an IPhone 13 pro, and am planning on making this my secondary phone. So far it looks promising!
You will enjoy it!
exactly my set up. Iphone 13 pro and nord n20 5g as a 2ndry phone.
It would be a phenomenal second phone.
Phone jack and micro SD card for a budget phone! How do you explain that? This phone has insane value. Forget about 4K and other useless things. I change the display on my Samsung from 4K to 720 and don't see any difference. Also there's no difference between 1080P and 4K videos on my LG TV. And don't forget about large size files from 4K that quickly gobbles up the memory. Go to Best Buy and hold this phone in your hand it just feels right, size and weight. Why waste money on glass and metal and make the phone heavy when it's gonna get obsolete in 2 years?!
Bought this phone on black friday for $80 CAD off, with the nord buds bundled in for $6. Seemed like a fantastic budget option compared to anything else I was looked at. Especially from the meager Canadian carrier options. My only reservation is the gaming performance. I don't really had an idea of the upper limit of a budget chipset. Will it run marvel snap? bloons tower defense 6 on high levels? is there any chance it runs Apex Legends or Genshin Impact? 🧐
Love the phone so far. Great battery life. Oled screen is awesome. Gaming was both good and bad. Apex had some stutters. Fortnite was completely unplayable performance. Genshin impact was actually pretty decent 45 fps on medium-low. Everything lighter than that runs perfectly. Mario Kart tour, AC pocket camp, Muse dash, Marvel snap, Minecraft, colorful stage. 👍
Just received the T-Mobile version on Friday to replace my aging Xperia XZ1...
After a weekend of use, have had no complaints. Aside from the single speaker, the phone literally checks off all of the boxes I need in a phone. Not to mention, it's only costing me $11/month w no $$ down.
Thanks for the heads up on this one!!!
👍
Glad you are liking it! Really quality phone for the price!
@@StevealiciousTech
Ok ..a full week+ usage...
My biggest gripe about this phone is the somewhat useless Always-on display, in conjunction w the phone having no notification LED... it's a bit wicked-annoying...
Other than that, the phone really is a speedy beast to use...it works flawlessly w my home/auto LDAC setups, and since I don't dig super deep in the phone settings, the simplistic customization menus are actually more to my liking.
Probably gonna keep this phone for awhile.
👍
I have it Steve today and I like it I have the One plus 10 t as well
Nice phone for sure!
Great review! Fell in love after your review…If you have any extras unlocked, can you pass one off 🙏🏿?😊
Thanks!
Does ram boost drain your battery on the n20? I tested out for a few days and the battery took a hit I don't know if its only me but if anyone test ram boost on the n20 leave results int comments.
do you know if the unlocked version will work with straight talk?
Hmmm, apparently they use all three so it might be ok but I would double check with them.
I’m planning on getting a metro deal and in it the oneplus n20 is 40 bucks and the Samsung a53 is 50 I don’t know which to pick could you help
OnePlus N20 for sure. The A53 is horribly disappointing.
@@StevealiciousTech yeah I have seen lots of people say that but also the 120hz super oled and the 4K as well as the better battery, but it doesn’t look good, the one plus looks premuim
Get both
@@NowKissMyChucks can’t my dad said my budget is 100 bucks so the phone cost plus 40 bucks for a plan
I have an LG stylo 4. It really lags now.. Im thinking this would be a big upgrade?
Huge upgrade for sure. Night and day.
I'm currently using OnePlus 7 (8GB RAM + 256 GB Storage), Do you think it will makes sense for me to upgrade to OnePlus Nord N20 5G ?
Ummmm, the 7 should still be doing really well and snappy. I think you can get away with another year for sure on that.
@@StevealiciousTech Thanks for your reply. I really feel like changing my phone, I used OnePlus 3T before for 3 years and now OP 7 for almost 3 years. I'm itching to change but can't seem to find a good Android phone that feels like an upgrade. My budget is 700 CAD. Please suggest. My priority is fast charging and efficient processor. Rest all is manageable.
If 5G data is important to you. Then I don't see any reason to switch up. I don't see it as an upgrade though.
Brought this in April when it came out. Paid $249. Simply a great phone. Only wish it had stereo speakers. Bought it through Metro by T-Mobile
Great device for sure!
Great video man. I wish I had seen this video when I was looking for a new phone, it would have solidified my decision more than when I came to the thought to get this. It's a great phone and does absolutely everything I need it to do.
Definitely! Thanks for watching!
The Oxygen OS 12 update ruined my N200. Battery drains faster and tons of glitches. The N20 won't be getting that update? If that's true I might need to buy one.
I don't believe so. They intentionally left it on Android 11 because of that...so hopefully not.
Great review sir! So glad I didn't just dismiss this one because it looks like it has everything I need and I can save hundreds of dollars
Thanks for watching! Definitely! A great device for sure!! You will like it!
Just got an unlocked N20 for $230 for my Cricket. Wait a long time for AMOLED screen to come down near $200... Finally, I go for it...
Color os is better than oxygen os. It's the same but color os has better features Steve
I'll have to give it another shot...the first time around wasn't so hot.
I'm considering this, i would upgrading from my current moto g7 power (2019) and i haven't seen any other phones for $299 that compare to the OnePlus n20,
the Google pixel 6a looks like a good deal but that's a $150 more and I'd rather not spend more than 300 on my next phone
Yeah, the 6a is going to be quite a bit more. The N20 is going to stand alone at this price, I think.
QUESTION:
When I'm charging my phone, is there some kind of indicator that will let me know when my phone is completely charged at 100%...???? 🤔
Not really, not on a lot of devices anymore. It will just say 100 percent on the always on display.
@@StevealiciousTech So, in other words, I would need to download a third party app that keeps track of my battery percentage and notifies me when my phone is fully charged??🤔
I am leaving this message for anyone here, including the uploader, who may know what's happening:
(1st issue) Sometimes, when I receive a text message, the message appears at the top of all my messages. This forces me to scroll all the way to the top just to read the entire message. Also, it's indicating that it was received in December of 1969.
(2nd issue) In my car, I have the option to set the 4 most important contacts on the main screen and everytime I start my car, the contacts are erased and I end up having to re-store those contacts over and over again. Never had a problem with other phones except this one.
Can someone let me know what could be occurring and if it's happened to you as well?? Thanks.
Having an issue with texts coming in with the wrong date. Text disappears to top of thread which is an issue if you have 2 years worth of texts on one thread.
Weird but I've seen this from other people. If you switch to Google messages, those issues seem to go away. Which app are you using?
i got it today. It's definitely worth every penny. Fast, long battery life, premium design plus it has a headphone jack.
Camera?
@@Native722 it's kinda good enough. Not excellent tho
Basically. Good enough for sure.
*been using this phone for a month now and so far it's been really good. Only thing I hate and this isn't just on this phone other one plus phones have been having the same problem, is that sometimes my new text messages will DISAPPEAR and be MOVED to the very top of the thread and the date says 1969 lmao like tf. So far there hasn't been any way to fix that so one plus users have to wait for another update to fix that. Also I hate how in the developer options it gives you the option to use DESKTOP MODE like Samsung dex but it doesn't actually work. But other than that this phone has been amazing*
I've heard a couple of people have issues with the default text app. To be honest, I never know because I immediately switch my default messages app to Google Messages as soon as I get any new Android. I would download Google Messages as it seems to have fixed it for people.
yeah I have the OnePlus Nord n205g and I love this phone it does everything that I need to do and I will put this phone up against the Samsung Galaxy a53 every day of the week and twice on Saturday and I think this phone will kick that phone's ass and by the way I'm really liking your videos I'm glad I found your channel I find that you're honesty is really nice it's nice for a piece of mind and it's kind of refreshing and I learned a lot you know from your videos so keep on making good you know more good videos and yes my phone is great I've only had a couple drop calls on this phone but not very much and by the way you can play any game on this call and call of duty ark pubg and all the high demand games that you can get on the Google Play store Play just like a knife through hot butter I really love this phone and I wouldn't give it up for nothing I gave up an iPhone 10 r to have this phone
I finally got the phone
Nice!!
I got the same phone I give it a 10/10 for price
Absolutely!
Dont talk to me about the chin lol true looks like a great value phone
Only single sim is the problem
I just got this phone and it's solid asf
Really nice device!
Does it work on Verizon?
Nope, this is going to be ATT, Tmobile, and all of their other companies like Cricket, Mint, etc.
Whats up Steve i love your videos i ordered this through t-mobile when i got it and set it up all my streaming services video were stuttering i have my pixel 3a xl and ran the services side by side and the video on the nord would keep stuttering it was not my phone service or my wifi i had them running on the same wifi and the pixel 3a xl played perfect on all streaming services and the nord n20 kept stuttering video and stopping so maybe i had a bad one i dont know i sent it back i think i'm just gonna wait for the pixel 6a.
Pixel 6a should be good. Odd! Maybe an off one. I never had issues with that so far but weird for sure! Maybe a wifi issue with it not working right.
@@StevealiciousTech i had the pixel 3a xl on the same wifi maybe i just got a bad n 20 i wanted to keep it but now i figure i'll just wait for the 6a thanks for replying back.
As someone who watches a lot of these videos, just a bit of constructive criticism. I’d like to see some apps be opened and used throughout the video. Not just 10 minutes of the home screen.
One speaker,not 5G or wifi calling on AT&T,bad cameras,one OS update lol and forget about the Oneplus support
There have to be some compromises at that price point. The 5G is on ATT and not OnePlus. ATT is being unreasonable with a lot of folks but that's going to be any device that isn't ATT branded or sold. When you factor in $299 for the performance and display, it becomes a contender. Have you used one?
And I'm so happy with it and it's good and look beautiful and pretty good for under 300$ and it comes with a fingerprint in display and the Hz I'm happy with it's not bad and the snapdragon chip is excellent, I played truck simulator on it and it did a great job and the design looks beautiful in my opinion and the display looks so much better then the last OnePlus I had yeah and the battery is excellent when I got to bed and have it on the charger it's doesn't overcharge it will stop at 100% , there is some things I gave up for this phone but after having it for a month of having it I'm sold yeah the speaker is not super loud and it's not 90 Hz like my last phone but, that's okay with a phone at this budget alone I'm glad I sacrificed my last phone. Would I recommend this phone if you plan to switch to OnePlus yes.
Glad you are enjoying it!
Having an issue with the power button, anyone else?
I still have my OnePlus 7pro it's finally at the point where I need to get a new phone. So I'm going to pickup this n20 5g today excited to check it out.
You will enjoy the performance!
absolutely agree about taking your time about perfecting the OS before releasing it, I think they are at a stage where they are updating android just for the sake of updating it,
Definitely! Better media controls on the lock screen aren't worth it if the rest of the device doesn't run well. Get me the most up to date version that the device can run smoothly!
@@StevealiciousTech I agree 100%. I am sure that there are a lot of features people don't use. We spend time when we initially get a phone setting it up the way we want it ( i use Microsoft launcher) and with every update i make sure that it looks and runs the way i had originally set it up.
J. WILLIAMS, LOVES HIS NORD 20 5G ALSO, HE SAID HIS NORD 200 5G, JUST GOT THE ANDROID 12 UPDATE YESTERDAY, I WONDER WHEN THE NORD 20 & MY NORD 10 5G GONNA GET ANDROID 12!😁👍🏾
I almost hope it doesn't. Unless they changed it a lot. Oxygen 12 on my OnePlus 9 made it horrible...I'm ok with them skipping to 13 as long as they do it right. Lots to love here with this phone. I don't blame him!
I love mine. I got it based on your review. Thank you! ❤️
Glad you are liking it!!
I got to say that phone is missing the wide lens. That 3rd lens really no one needs it.
Snapdragon 694 is a great processor for sure moto g stylus 5g 2022 has it and it's the smoothest moto I've ever used even better than moto ace with 750 g . All day camera as well
Meant to say 695 lol Steve typo 🤣
I use both Nord n20 and Moto Ace along with my OnePlus 10 pro
Why don't just unlock it TMobile lol love your videos Steve as always . I got moto g stylus 5g 2022 TMobile to moto is better than nord n20 only thing it got is AMOLED screen. Next week getting s21 plus will smack both phones I mentioned together....
S21 still running well! You will enjoy it!
Gotta do a head to head with the TCL Stylus 5G! I got the Stylus for $200 on a Metro upgrade and for the money it's incredible!
A53 worst Samsung ever push out after a52
this phone is not bad but i think it's overrated