7 Amazing AI Features You'll Find on the OnePlus Nord 2

The revolutionary artificial intelligence features on the OnePlus Nord 2 bring improvements to your photos, videos, gaming, and more.

The Nord 2 is the first OnePlus smartphone to be powered by Mediatek's most powerful processor to date. It sports a custom chip named the Dimensity 1200-AI, which brings a range of new and innovative AI features to the phone.

AI-assisted photography, display and video enhancements, better response times in gaming, and more await you in the OnePlus Nord 2. So let's explore these features.

1. Get Going With Smart Ambient Display

Love the thrill of the outdoors? Or working out in fresh air? The Smart Ambient Display of the OnePlus Nord 2 will keep you connected and active everywhere.

Its AI is always at work along with light-sensing technology to ensure optimal screen readability at all times. So you can check emails, enjoy chatting, and stay tuned to your social media apps without the glare.

2. Click Amazing Photos With AI Photo Enhancement

Imagine dressing up your Instagram and Facebook posts with photos that pop out automatically—without filters or edits. You can do that with the AI Photo Enhancement mode in the OnePlus Nord 2.

This cool AI feature can recognize up to 22 different scenes and automatically adjusts the color tones, contrast, and definition best suited to the scene you want to shoot. It works on both the 50MP main camera and the 8MP Ultra Wide lens as well.

All you need to do is tap the AI icon in the camera app and put a subject in the frame. The app detects the scene and gives you an on-screen alert in the Nord 2's signature AI rainbow style.

AI Photo Enhancement can recognize greenery and gives you a Grass alert when you're shooting in a garden, or the Green Plants alert when you're shooting plants. It recognizes flowers too, and gives you a Bouquet alert.

And if you have pets, you'll have a great time taking punchy photos of their playful moments, with Puppy and Kitty recognition. It even enhances the image of a document with Text recognition.

Moreover, the AI in the Nord 2 can distinguish between indoors and outdoors, to capture colorful party shots or a beautiful landscape. It also detects portraits and groups to make you and your loved ones stand out.

In fact, Group Shot 2.0 on the front camera can detect up to five faces at a time, and optimizes skin tone and facial details.

Yes, the AI enhancement does result in vibrant photos with slightly boosted colors and sharpness, compared to the more natural-looking images taken when the setting is turned off. But look at it this way, it's a great option to have such eye-pleasing photos created automatically, especially if you're posting on social media.

3. Bring the Night Alive With Nightscape Ultra

Nighttime and low light photography are also impressive on the Nord 2, thanks to its AI-powered brain. There is the standard Nightscape or Night mode on both the Main and Ultra Wide Cameras that lets you click detailed and clear pictures with low noise, saturated colors, and amazingly balanced exposure.

But what sets this camera experience apart is the Nightscape Ultra or Ultra Dark mode that works in tune with the 50MP sensor with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS).

The Ultra Dark Mode automatically turns on when using Night Mode and lets you shoot better and brighter photos in places with as little as one lux of illuminance. That's equivalent to the amount of light emitted from a single candle.

Take a look at the images below to view this AI marvel. The first picture is the actual scene in the night. It's almost pitch black and the Ultra Dark Mode alert has turned up on the screen. When you shoot this scene the AI takes up to four seconds to process the image in real-time, and you should keep the phone steady for the best results.

Now view the clicked image: the night scene has turned into a brighter one, with visible details, and light and vibrant color in abundance.

4. Create Unforgettable Memories With AI Specials

The Nord 2 also has a couple of special AI modes for you to shoot portraits and videos.

One is the AI Color Portrait filter, which detects the outline of the subject you're clicking and keeps the subject in its vibrant colors while turning the background to black-and-white. This works in the front camera too.

Another cool feature is Bokeh Flare, which uses AI algorithms to detect real light sources in the background and create bokeh light areas across the picture.

Bokeh Flare is enabled for videos too, in both the rear and front cameras. Now you can shoot impressive videos and selfies with sparkling bokeh highlights.

5. Shoot Better Videos With AI Video Enhancement

Like the AI Photo Enhancement, the Nord 2's AI Video Enhancement helps you capture better videos. The AI enables Live HDR effects in real-time when you're shooting.

It uses DOL-HDR (Digital Overlap High Dynamic Range) technology to enhance the color range and accuracy of the videos. So shooting on Nord 2 gets you brighter videos that have better contrast and greater dynamic range.

6. Enjoy Crisp and Vibrant Videos with AI Display Enhancement

The Nord 2 is equipped with a Video Enhancement Engine that adds a touch of clarity and vibrancy to your videos. Found in the Display and Brightness settings, it has two AI modes that make watching videos more enjoyable.

The AI Resolution Boost upscales low res videos to HD on social media apps like Instagram and YouTube. Though not to a great extent, you will see a noticeable difference when using AI Resolution Boost.

And if you like watching videos on apps like YouTube and VLC, you can enjoy them with enhanced colors using the AI Color Boost feature.

Related: OnePlus Nord 2 Review

7. Live the Thrills of High Refresh Gaming

If you're looking for super-smooth gaming, the OnePlus Nord 2 won't disappoint you. The fast and fluid 90Hz display and the Dimensity 1200-AI chipset ensure thrilling action with low latency, improved heat management, and efficient battery consumption so you can enjoy longer gaming sessions.

There is also a Games App to help you launch manage and optimize settings for your favorite games. Plus the Nord 2 also features a special optimized high-refresh gaming mode for Brawl Stars.

OnePlus Nord 2: A Wonder of AI Wizardry

AI is becoming more and more a part of how we live, work, and play. It's also transforming our inseparable assistant, the smartphone, and the OnePlus Nord 2 is a shining example of this revolution.

Sporting a flagship-grade camera and a powerful and AI-optimized processor, the OnePlus Nord 2 is packed with loads of conveniences and enhancements. It's a super-intelligent smartphone and a great all-rounder that offers a smooth, easy, and exciting experience.

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