OnePlus recently introduced the Nord series of smartphones by introducing the OnePlus Nord 5G smartphone. Now that the series has been introduced, the Chinese manufacturer may launch more budget-friendly phones in the future. Before the launch of the OnePlus Nord, a mysterious OnePlus handset powered by Snapdragon 690 5G chipset was spotted on Geekbench. The listing suggests that it could be a forthcoming Nord series smartphone. A new report on XDA Developers has revealed vital information of a handset that appears to be a Snapdragon 690 powered OnePlus Nord phone.
Scouring through the OxygenOS 10.5 available on the OnePlus Nord, the publication could find references of a mysterious OnePlus phone that is codenamed as “Billie.” As shown in the screenshot above, the “isSM6350Products” method was associated with model names such as “BE2025”, “BE2026”, “BE2028”, and “BE2029.”
The sm6350 is the part number of the Snapdragon 690 mobile platform that debuted in June. OnePlus phones heading to different markets have different model numbers as shown in the chart below. Hence, it appears that “BE2025”, “BE2026”, “BE2028”, and “BE2029” are model names/numbers of the upcoming OnePlus Nord phone fueled by the SD690 chip.
The letters “AC” in the model names such as “AC2001” and “AC2003” that belong to the OnePlus Nord is a short form of its Avicii codename. It is named after the popular Swedish DJ.
According to the publication, the letters “BE” in the BE2025/6/8/9 model could be a short form of Billie Eilish, a well-known singer and songwriter from America. The Bille2T and Billie8T texts seen in the below-shown screenshot of the OnePlus Launcher APK suggests that the smartphone could be available in two variants.
The mysterious Snapdragon 690 SoC powered OnePlus device could be the Nord smartphone arriving in the U.S. later this year. The handset could also be coming to markets in Europe and India. The Snapdragon 765G powered OnePlus Nord starts at Rs. 24,999 (~$334) in India. The alleged SD690 driven Nord phone may start around Rs. 20,000 (~$267) in the country. At present, there is no official information available on its existence.
All the screenshots in the post are courtesy of XDA Developers.
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