It looks like OnePlus found success in building budget phones, which is why they made a new one, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G.
The new OnePlus Nord CE 5G sits between the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and the OnePlus Nord. This one is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G octa-core processor, which brings the latest connectivity feature to the device.
Update 6/30/21: The OnePlus Nord CE official price in the Philippines have been announced.
Unlike a couple of budget phones, OnePlus didn’t make a lot of compromises on this one. It still has a fast 90Hz refresh rate with a colorful FHD+ AMOLED panel.
What’s cool is, it has a bigger battery than the first Nords. It comes with a 4,500mAh capacity. A 70% charge will still take 30 minutes with its 30W Warp Dash 30T+ charging.
The cameras on the back are quite similar. There’s a 64-megapixel main snapper, 8-megapixel ultra-wide, and 2-megapixel mono sensor. No nonsense lens. On the front, there’s a sharp 16-megapixel camera.
As you can see on the specs list below, it’s also one of the thinnest and lightest phones today, with a weight and thinness of 170g and 7.9mm, respectively. Oh, and before we forget, “CE” stands for “Core Edition”.
The OnePlus Nord CE 5G has a price of INR22,999 (around Php15,000) for the 6GB/128GB, INR24,999 (around Php16,300) for 8GB/128GB, and INR27,999 (around Php18,300) for the 12GB/256GB. OnePlus already confirmed it would arrive in the Philippines, so stay tuned for its local price and availability.
OnePlus Nord CE 5G Specs
- Android 11, OxygenOS 11
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.43-inch FHD+ Fluid AMOLED display, 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution, 410ppi
- 90Hz refresh rate, sRGB, P3
- 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G octa-core processor
- 6GB/8GB/12GB LPDDR4X RAM
- Adreno 619 GPU
- 128GB/256GB UFS 2.1 internal storage, non-expandable
- 16-megapixel front camera
- 64-megapixel (f/1.8) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide, f/2.25) + 2-megapixel (mono, f/2.4) rear cameras, LEDflash
- up to 4K@30fps video recording
- Headphone jack
- In-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- Super linear speaker
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.1
- NFC
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, NaVIC, BDS
- USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 159.2 x 73.5 x 7.9mm
- Weight: 170g
- Colors: Silver Ray, Blue Void, Charcoal Ink
- 4,500mAh non-removable battery, 30W Warp Charge 30T Plus