When the Nord N10 5G and Nord N100 were announced last October in Europe, OnePlus disclosed that the two budget phones will arrive in North America later. Nearly three months after that and OnePlus is finally bringing the two new phones to the continent.
The two phones will be available starting January 15 according to a tweet by the OnePlus US account. The OnePlus Nord N10 5G will be available in a single configuration – 6GB RAM + 128GB – and a single color variant – Midnight Ice for $299.99. The OnePlus Nord N100 which is a 4G phone will be available with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage and in Midnight Frost for $179.99.
North America, say hello to our most affordable lineup to date – the OnePlus Nord N-Series. Get your N10 5G and N100 on 1/15! pic.twitter.com/MK818iUx5B
— 202(OnePlus) (@OnePlus_USA) January 5, 2021
You can sign up for Early Access and get 10% off the Nord series between the 5th and 15th of January. It appears OnePlus will also sell the phone a week earlier to lucky buyers.
The official OnePlus US website states that the phones will be available in 2 days. Those who purchase the Nord N10 5G will get a free pair of OnePlus buds Z while those who purchase the Nord N100 will get a free pair of OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z.
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The Nord N10 5G has a 6.49-inch LCD display with an FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. There is a hole in the top left corner of the screen for a 16MP front-facing camera while the back is home to a quad-camera setup that consists of a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor.
Inside the phone is a Snapdragon 690 processor that draws juice from a 4300mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging. You also get a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, NFC, an audio jack, stereo speakers, a MicroSD card slot, and a USB-C port. OnePlus ships it with OxygenOS 10.x based on Android 10.
The OnePlus Nord N100 is a 4G device with a 6.52-inch HD+ 90Hz screen and a punch hole for an 8MP camera. It has a Snapdragon 460 processor, a 5000mAh battery, and support for 18W fast charging. A 13MP triple camera setup is on the back along with a fingerprint scanner. It also has a USB-C port, stereo speakers, and an audio jack but no NFC. It runs Android 10 out of the box but will get updated to Android 11 along with the Nord N10.
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