Quote from: coolstorybruh on July 31, 2020, 20:31:12It looks like Samsung, Xiaomi etc have huge butthurt because OnePlus decided to put flagship Sony sensor with Optical Image Stabilization in mid-ranger )))
After looking at the camera samples in the review, the poor low-light camera performance is very likely due to the pre-release software (at the time of this review) or an "early days" bug than an actual characteristic of the camera setup. The Nord has the very same main camera (with OIS) as in the OnePlus 8 (which NBC has also reviewed), so there is no good reason why the hardware would perform that differently in low-light.
You have pretty much nailed it in your comment. Unlike all other phones in this price range that *must* produce crappy low-light photos because exposure times are limited due to the lack of OIS (thus higher ISOs, more noise, or loads more processing time for computational photography are a given), the OnePlus Nord camera hardware is actually capable of overcoming those limitations and blow away the entire mid-range competition on low-light photography.