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.”

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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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The OnePlus Nord launches in ten days as the manufacturer’s first mid-range 5G phone. However, it may not be the only mid-range OnePlus phone we will be getting this year.

A OnePlus device has been spotted on Geekbench under the name “OnePlus BE2028” and it is not the OnePlus Nord. The Geekbench listing shows the phone has 6GB of RAM, runs Android 10, and is powered by the Snapdragon 690.

Yes, that is the Snapdragon 690 and not the Snapdragon 765. The CPU details show the processor has an Adreno 619 which is not the GPU inside the Snapdragon 765 processor.

The Snapdragon 690 was announced last month as the first Snapdragon 600-series 5G processor. It is an 8nm chipset with 2x Kryo 560 cores clocked at 2.0GHz and 6x Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.7GHz. The GPU is an Adreno 619L.

The chipset also has Bluetooth 5.1 and Wi-Fi 6 and supports FHD+ displays with a 120Hz refresh rate and QHD+ displays with a 60Hz display.

Based on the features of the chipset, we can deduce some of the specs of this OnePlus phone. For starters, it will have an FHD+ display. It should also have a refresh rate of at least 90Hz. OnePlus already said last year that all its phones will have a high refresh rate and we presume this will also apply to its mid-range phones.

While the official name of this phone is not known, there are speculations it may be the OnePlus Nord Lite. OnePlus already confirmed that Nord is a line of affordable smartphones, so any OnePlus device that is not a flagship will launch under the Nord line.

We expect more details regarding this device will surface in the coming weeks.

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