The OnePlus Nord 4 offers high-powered AI performance in a unique all-metal body for less than you’d expect.
In a world of boring-looking smartphones, the all-metal OnePlus Nord 4 truly stands out – and there’s a few surprises inside that unique metal casing.
Smartphone innovator OnePlus has a long track record of delivering great-looking, powerful phones at a great price point, and their latest release offers incredible value from just £429.
The OnePlus Nord 4 is the only metal unibody 5G smartphone out there, and that unique slim all-metal body isn’t just glamorous to look at (as well as offering users the confidence to go case-free), it’s a tribute to a lot of clever engineering under the bonnet.
Metal smartphones have always been a Holy Grail in smartphone design, with previous generations of phones having ‘cheats’ like visible bands on the back to allow mobile signals to travel through the casing.
Thanks to the advanced aerials needed for 5G, many people had thought a full-metal 5G smartphone was impossible – until the OnePlus Nord 4 arrived.
Cleverly placed antennas allow for great 5G reception for both calls and data along with a sturdy, cool solid metal body (it doesn’t just look great, it can withstand a few more knocks than most smartphones). It’s also the thinnest OnePlus Nord device ever, at a mere 7.99mm thick, sporting a huge, bright 6.74” 120Hz AMOLED screen.
AI for less
There is no compromise on performance with the OnePlus Nord 4, thanks to the new Qualcomm Snapdragon® 7+ Gen 3 chipset, cutting-edge silicon designed to deliver artificial intelligence (AI) experiences which were previously the preserve of expensive flagship handsets.
The brand-new Qualcomm chipset can deliver high performance with apps including the latest games, but the chipset’s Neural Processing Unit (NPU) truly shines when delivering AI features, with processing on device for more responsiveness and faster performance.
The OnePlus Nord 4 delivers genuinely useful free AI productivity apps and features straight out of the box, with the powerful Snapdragon chipset also future-proof to deal with upcoming AI apps in the coming years.
The OnePlus Nord 4’s productivity-focused AI features make the device far more useful, whether you’re working, studying or just hoping to capture the perfect picture for social media.
AI Writer offers generative AI suggestions which help to write or rewrite emails, messages and social media posts, while AI Audio Summary can ‘listen’ to audio recordings such as meetings and lectures, offering a helpful summary list of the most important points.
AI Summary can ‘read’ long articles or essays and provide a plain-language numbered list of all the most important points – invaluable for anyone from students to executives.
The perfect group shot
OnePlus Nord’s AI also works hard in the background to ensure that every photo is perfect, with an array of AI functions built to boost everything from selfies to group shots. AI Best Face, coming in a software update later this year, is built for tricky group shots, with the ability to ‘correct’ the photo even when someone blinks just after you say ‘Cheese!’
AI Clear Face goes one further and enables OnePlus Nord 4 users to ‘clear up’ blurred faces if someone moves at just the wrong time in a group shot on the device’s 50-megapixel Sony camera.
AI Eraser removes annoying photo-bombers and passers-by with the touch of a button, ‘drawing over’ unwanted trespassers with a perfectly blended-in background created near-instantly by AI.
Built to last
The OnePlus 4 Nord is not just tough on the outside: it’s built to last. Batteries are often the Achilles heel of modern smartphones, but the OnePlus Nord 4 is built for the long haul (even while delivering a full charge in just 28 minutes with its supplied cable).
Clever ‘battery intelligence’ features mean that you don’t damage the long-term life of your battery while topping up.
Thanks to OnePlus’s unique Battery Health Engine, the battery will last 1,600 full charging cycles (enough for a full charge every day for more than four years) before the real-world battery performance drops to 80%. That’s double the performance users can expect from an average smartphone, with other devices lasting just 600-800 charging cycles.
The phone’s software will also go the distance, with six full years of software updates, including four years of Android updates and six years of security updates.
The OnePlus Nord 4 has been certified by technology sustainability experts TÜV SÜD to stay fast and perform smoothly for 72 months of use.
The OnePlus Nord 4 is IP65 water resistant, and comes in three metallic finishes: Obsidian Midnight, Mercurial Silver and Oasis Green, and is built to work with accessories including the OnePlus Watch 2R4 and OnePlus Nord Buds 3 Pro.
OnePlus Nord 4 is a genuinely unique all-metal smartphone in a world of pricey clone-phones, and delivers cutting-edge AI performance for far longer than anything in its price bracket.
Find out more about the precision-crafted icon at OnePlus.com/uk
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