The new OnePlus Nord is one of the most impressive Android phones of the year, with great battery life, an impressive camera, and a speedy 90Hz display for a price starting at just £379. So what sacrifices were made to achieve this low price, YouTuber JerryRigEverything seems to have discovered in some durability tests.

JerryRigEverything put the Nord through the full torture test, as he does with every major phone release, not only scratching the screen, edges, and body, but also bending the phone to see if it breaks. And his findings revealed both good and bad news for OnePlus' latest phone.

Nord's Gorilla Glass 5 display didn't start to scratch until JerryRigEverything applied six levels of pressure (out of nine), and when the YouTuber started scratching the edges of the phone, the seams started coming apart, not real metal It became apparent that it was not real metal, but plastic with an aluminum-like coating. This is not a major drawback, but it does reveal an area where OnePlus could have cut costs.

On the bright side, the phone's glass back and rear camera array suffered no damage in the scratch test; in JerryRigEverything's heat test, the phone's AMOLED display turned white after about 25 seconds of exposure to a lighter. The Node's optical fingerprint sensor continued to function even after a level 7 scratch.

But it was the JerryRigEverything bending test where the Nord began to crumble. Bending from the front immediately cracked the phone's shell, and further pressure caused the entire screen to crack and cease functioning; JerryRigEverything noted that most phones do not break in his tests, and recommended that the Nord not be placed in a back pocket, but instead be placed in a reliable hard case and He recommends combining it with a reliable hard case.

Overall, these durability weaknesses don't detract much from what is still one of the best Android phones you can buy right now. Just be sure to get a case if you decide to get the OnePlus Nord.