OnePlus Nord lineup has gotten two new additions today. The Nord 3 is the star of the show, debuting as the latest feature-packed mid-ranger from the brand. The company also launched the more affordable OnePlus Nord CE 3 with some nice-to-have specifications. There’s a Snapdragon 782G chipset powering the smartphone, paired with fast 80W charging. The handset boasts a large AMOLED panel and a decent camera setup as well. Here are the details.
Specifications
The OnePlus Nord CE 3 shares its design with the recently launched Nord CE 3 Lite. You get two large camera rings on an almost flat back. The front features a flat 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. Readers would also appreciate thin bezels on all four sides of the display. The panel gets Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The handset offers a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 20:9 ratio, and a 120Hz refresh rate. There’s also 2160Hz PWM dimming.
As far as the processor is concerned, the OnePlus Nord CE 3 gets the Snapdragon 782G under the hood. This is a 6nm octa-core CPU with one high-performance ARM Cortex-A78 core capped at 2.7GHz. The chip is paired with either 128GB or 256GB of internal storage and 8GB or 12GB of RAM.
For clicking pictures, you get a triple camera setup on the rear, headlined by a 50MP Sony IMX890 primary camera with OIS. This is the same main camera as the OnePlus Nord 3. There’s also an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro shooter. Fueling the handset is a 5000mAh battery that supports 80W fast charging. On the software front, the Nord CE 3 will run Android 13 OS with OxygenOS 13.1. It should receive two years of OS and three years of security updates.
Price and Availability
OnePlus Nord CE 3 will be offered in Gray Shimmer and Aqua Surge colors. The 8GB+128GB base variant of the device will cost you Rs 26,999. If you need more storage, you can get the 12GB+ 256GB variant for Rs 28,999. OnePlus said the Nord CE 3 will be available for purchase in August, with no specific date mentioned.
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