The OnePlus Nord 2 Pac-Mac Edition is a limited edition cell phone that not only combines the traditional modifications that we would expect in a device of this class, but it takes everything a little further until it glow in the dark.
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Main modifications
Personalized box with different elements of Pac-Man
Pac-Man design case included
Back of the cell phone with new design and that glows in the dark
Notification slider is now blue
"OnePlus Nord x Pac-Man" next to the rear camera module
Android theme with Pac-Man colors and elements like classic icons and video game sounds
Pac-Man 256 video game app pre-installed
Available only with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage
Design, specifications and details
As the name implies, the OnePlus Nord 2 Pac-Man Edition is based on the OnePlus Nord 2 which is one of the best cell phones I tested this year, mainly because it achieves a great balance of user experience, design and price.
This means that it maintains its 6.43-inch screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, a 4,500mAh battery, Android 11 pre-installed and the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G processor that has been the best I have tested from this manufacturer.
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MediaTek processors have generally failed to reach the levels that Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors generally do and that is why they are cheaper too.
However, in general use the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 processor does not lag too far behind the Snapdragon 888 processor as many would expect and it was a big surprise that I had.
On the front there is a 32 megapixel camera and on the back there are three cameras: a main 50 megapixel one accompanied by an 8 megapixel wide angle and then a 2 megapixel monochrome sensor that does not really offer a different perspective like the others. lenses.
The OnePlus Nord 2 is available with 6, 8 or 12 GB of RAM, accompanied by 128 or 256GB of storage.
The OnePlus Nord 2 Pac-Mac Edition is available only with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, so if you decide to buy this limited edition you will get the best of the best from the OnePlus Nord 2.
Modifications to the design and hardware of the special editions are common and expected, but I think that with this cell phone OnePlus took one more step to differentiate itself in the market - beyond simply integrating components that represent Pac-Man.
Actually, this extra step is what I liked the most about this cell phone because it is something different.
The OnePlus Nord 2 has the ability to glow in the dark like the stars or decorations that we usually place on children's allotments.
Actually, it must be the exact same implementation because its glow slowly fades minutes later.
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However, this not all.
When the OnePlus Nord 2 glows in the dark that body reveals passageways that represent Pac-Man and also shows us the word Nord and the OnePlus logo.
These are details that will not necessarily change the general experience we have with a cell phone, but it is ingenious to hide the name and these details, as well as to make the body of the cell phone glow when the environment is very dark.
In full sunlight, none of these things are visible because you just see a silver body that sometimes, depending on the angle you see it, takes a slightly green hue.
That rear part has Pac-Man present there and the rest of the body has different points that in one way or another represent "the food", known as Pac-dots.
On one side of the rear camera module, the company also places the legend "OnePlus x Pac-Man", just towards the side edge.
On the other hand, the slider that allows you to control the notification alerts and the ringtone has a strong blue color that gives a good contrast.
The rest of the metal edge of the cell phone is silver and has no further hardware changes.
I consider that the main disappointment I had with the cell phone, despite all the good things, was that the charging cable arrives in the typical red color of OnePlus and the adapter has no changes either.
I would have liked the company to take the trouble to customize it as it did with the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, but it is understandable that this was a high-end cell phone in which that kind of modification was more worthwhile.
software
The OnePlus Nord 2 Pac-Man edition arrives with Android 11 pre-packaged, but it brings multiple modifications that arrive thanks to Pac-Man.
For example, the theme now has yellow and blue accents in the software, while many other fields are dark.
The indicator on the quick settings pages is Pac-Mac moving to eat its Pac-dots when you turn the page.
The OnePlus icons also take a classic arcade design and you will find different wallpapers (the one that comes by default is animated and in it Pac-Man moves when you unlock the cell phone), it has alert sounds and ringtones with music and sounds that They belong to the classic game and even the animation to unlock the cell phone shows Pac-Man and different ghosts.
Additionally, OnePlus also includes a custom animation when you turn on the phone and also when you finish its initial configuration.
Inclusive, the company also hides some surprises through the cell phone and one of them can be activated only when you play 'Pac-Man 256' and achieve a specific result.
Once you reach it, you can go to the calculator app to enter “3333360” and it doesn't matter if it shows you an animation of Pac-Man.
Beyond that, OnePlus also includes a Lego package that allows you to build a cell phone holder and that features Pac-Man and the ghosts.
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Price
The OnePlus Nord 2 Pac-Man Edition is priced at 529 euros, about $ 595 USD. At the moment, this cell phone is sold mainly in Europe.
The base version, the OnePlus Nord 2 sells for
USD $ 249 /
MX $ 9,794 at 18 MSI;
on Amazon in the version with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, so the price difference to get the Pac-Man mod is not very big.
conclusion
In general, I really liked the work that OnePlus did with this cell phone because it brought things that I had not seen before on a cell phone, beyond the customization of Pac-Man.
Of course, the main reason to buy this cell phone is because of the exclusive customization that Pac-Man has and then because it is still a good cell phone at that price.
However, the existence of the Pixel 6 hurts it because with its price of
USD $ 699 /
MX $ 19,750 it is difficult to argue that this OnePlus cell phone is better, beyond its Pac-Man customization.
Despite this, it must be borne in mind that this cell phone is sold in a very limited way and the Pixel 6 is not sold worldwide as Samsung and Apple do with their equipment.
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