OnePlus ventured into the budget smartphone after many years with the OnePlus Nord in July 2020. Later, the company turned the gear up and launched two more devices under the ‘Nord’ branding in quick succession. By November, reports had already started surfacing about a Nord SE and that it may launch in Q1 or 2021. However, Max Jambor(@MaxJMB) thinks otherwise.

Max, who earlier hinted about a possible Special Edition, is now saying that according to his sources, OnePlus isn’t going forward with the announcement of OnePlus Nord SE. Particularly, he says that the Special Edition that was planned with the original Nord won’t be hitting the stores.

Back in December, a Phone report suggested that  OnePlus Nord SE could just be a special Edition of the Original OnePlus Nord designed in partnership with graphic artist Joshua Vides. However, an older report by Android Central said that the Nord ‘SE’ would have internal improvements like  4,500mAh battery, 65W Warp Charging.

Anyway, it makes sense of OnePlus to call off the whole special edition idea considering the Nord successor is already in the works. Speaking of which, OnePlus seems to be developing the device with an internal codename ‘Denniz‘ for months now.

And if another Android Central report is anything to go by, OnePlus will finally shift from the Qualcomm paradigm and opt for Taiwanese MediaTek chipsets. It says that the OnePlus Nord 2 will feature MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 1200 5G chipset.

Keeping this aside, there’s also an OnePlus ‘Ebba’ in the works and this is said to be the successor of the OnePlus Nord N10 5G. This device is likely to get a  6.49-inch flat display, triple-cameras, measure 62.9 x 74.7 x 8.4mm with a plastic rear panel.

That being said, let’s just hope OnePlus brings ‘Special Editions’ of succeeding Nord devices in the future.

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OnePlus announced the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and Nord N100 back in October 2020. At present, they are the most affordable smartphones from the brand. Fresh information shared by reliable tipster Max Jambor reveals that the company will be slashing the prices of the Nord N10 5G and Nord 100 in the coming week. This could be a hint that it could be gearing up to launch a new Nord N series phone.

The tipster revealed that OnePlus will be dropping the prices of the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and OnePlus Nord N100 on Feb. 8. Currently, these handsets are selling for 349 euros and 199 euros in Europe. According to the tipster, the OnePlus Nord N10 5G’s price will be reduced to 299 euros and N100’s cost will be brought down to 149 euros in the next week.

Max had recently claimed that the next mid-range phone from the brand would be arriving in the market like the OnePlus Nord N1 5G. He revealed that the N1 5G is codenamed as Ebba. This phone will be succeeding the Nord N10 5G. The tipster also said that since Nord N100 and N10 5G arrived in October last year, it may take some more time for the OnePlus Nord N1 5G to go official.

Rumors are rife that the next month could see the arrival of the OnePlus 9 series of smartphones, which reportedly includes three handsets such as OnePlus 9 Lite, OnePlus 9, and OnePlus 9 Pro. The company is also expected to launch a device named OnePlus Nord SE in Q1 2021. It does not seem to be an entirely new device. Max said that it is just a Special Edition of the original OnePlus Nord phone from last year.

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OnePlus ventured into the budget segment with the OnePlus Nord Smartphone back in July. The company expanded the Nord lineup recently with Nord N10 5G and N100. And now, a report by Android Central reveals that the next Nord will be named the Nord SE and debut in Q1 of next year.

Android Central’s report quotes insider sources for the new leak. It says that Nord SE will be a budget-friendly device just like any other Nord device so far. Codenamed “Ebba”, the device will have features like 65W Warp Charging(fully charger under 40mins), 4,500mAh battery, and AMOLED panel. That said, we still don’t know other specifications like processor, camera yet.

Additionally, the report says Nord SE will be available in India and Europe and most likely not in the US. It will be announced shortly after the OnePlus 9 which is poised to launch sometime around mid-March of 2021. Having said that, we need more details to conclude on whether Nord SE is an upgrade to the OnePlus Nord. But it is welcoming to see that it retains AMOLED and not boast an LCD display like the N10, and N100.

If we recall, the company recently revealed the new Nord N10 5G, and N100 in the EU(European Union), and the US. These devices take a lot of reminiscence to Oppo‘s budget devices like A53. However, the company is mum about its availability in other markets like India. Accordingly, Android Central had also claimed that the devices won’t be available in the country. We will keep you updated as new details about the new Nord device pops up on our radar.

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