Reviews:
- Android Authority "Little more than a cheap 5G entry point" [androidauthority.com]
- Engadget "A $240 5G phone that's predictably average" [engadget.com]
- HotHardware "A Budget 5G Phone That Delivers" [hothardware.com]
- PCMag "Budget-friendly 5G, with few downsides" Code:
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/oneplus-nord-n200-5g
- Phandroid "5G simply isn't enough" [phandroid.com]
- TechRadar "...a promising budget phone" [techradar.com]
- The Verge "T-Mobile's Best Phone Under $250" [theverge.com]
- Tom's Guide "The best budget 5G phone" [tomsguide.com]
Quick specs:
- Snapdragon 480
- Sub6 5G
- 6.49" 1080x2400 90Hz IPS screen
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB storage, with microSD support
- Headphone jack
- 5000mAh battery
- Wi-Fi 5
- Side-mounted fingerprint reader integrated into power button)
- 18W wired charging (no wireless charging)
- NFC
Phone is NOT waterproof!
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Camera:
View this thread. It appears the camera is relatively decent, but the included app may be the issue. This user has better results with GCam:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/...337/page-2
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Carrier Unlock:
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Please visit this discussion and send a PM to mobbdeep with the following details in the PM.
Last Name
Telephone #
https://forum.xda-developers.com/...97/page-23
Note: The OnePlus has to be active on T-Mobile network for 3 business days to unlock it.
He/She has been unlocking OnePlus 9/ Pro, Nord200
Only T-Moble not MetroPCS.
EIP need not be paid off for the above unlock process.
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Trade in Phone:
If you don't have a trade in phone, nice cheap one for $10.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084GXS58R/
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Top Comments
The distinction which launches the article I shared (which did center on Verizon) is the same for T-Mobile: the form of 5G which would provide the benefits touted by some sources is exceptionally rare. T-Mobile gives their own version of this which is fairly telling:
https://www.t-mobile.com/news/net...-and-speed
T-Mobile's TLDR is that:
AT&T is an open liar (i.e. 5GE is faux 5G)
Verizon has some work to do on expanding mmWave 5G
(And by extension delivering on the promise of 5G)
Please don't take notice that T-Mobile is also not delivering mmWave 5G
(Basically they talk a lot of trash about mmWave without highlighting the distinction on what it delivers: true, low-latency, gigabit 5G capacity)
While T-Mobile touts the expansion of mid-band 5G, you will notice no mention of a huge mmWave deployment of their own... because they don't have one. More specifically they have very little spectrum in that space and no significant plans for deploying it beyond the few high-density scenarios which will distinguish 5G for years to come: stadiums and high-density urban centers like the middle of Times Square.
https://www.fiercewirel
Instead what T-Mobile has done is dedicated more of their existing 4G LTE network to 5G in the same way they quickly repurposed their 3G network to 4G in a bid to maintain relevance in the 4G era. At the time, they lacked the desirable low-band real estate purchased by Verizon, but saw they could maximize the efficiency of the bandwidth they had. The way that plays out similarly today is a 5G network which provides an incremental efficiency improvement over the prior network configuration and whose growth is built upon mid-band spectrum acquired from Sprint.
https://www.wired.com/story/testi...n-edition/
Maybe some of this is interesting to someone(?).
Good luck!
Jon
The A32 only has a 720p screen and Mediatek processor.
Comparison:
https://www.gsmarena.co
The main advantage to the A32 is in theory it should have a physically better camera.
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This would be a great backup phone.
IMO, the Metro promotion is a better deal.
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The A32 only has a 720p screen and Mediatek processor.
Comparison:
https://www.gsmarena.co
The main advantage to the A32 is in theory it should have a physically better camera.
I believe it'll be a separate optionedit: it's replaced the A32
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Do people really wait for their alerts to go off just so they can race over and say the same crap each and every time?
It used to be contracts, now it's bill credits. No company is going to give you free phones without some kind of guarantee that they'll make some money off of you.
Lots of people stick with the same carrier for many years so bill credits aren't really an issue.
You can literally trade in any crappy device, as long as it works, and get a free phone.
If you're so uninterested in trade in deals and bill credits, then just pay for your devices out of pocket and use whatever cheap $10 a month plan you want, but then don't complain that no one gives you free stuff.
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