OnePlus Nord has been officially confirmed by the company. The device will be called OnePlus Nord, and the upcoming OnePlus series will be dedicated budget-focused entry-level flagship phones. OnePlus Nord will launch in India and Europe first, expected on July 10.
The earlier renders hinted at the OnePlus Nord launch between July 6 and July 12.
OnePlus Nord specs are out as well including the expected price. The upcoming OnePlus mid-range device will run on Snapdragon 765G chipset with 12GB RAM, confirmed on the Geekbench listing. OnePlus Nord launch is said to happen first in India, as hinted by the company CEO.
The leaked OnePlus Nord live images show us a punch-hole display upfront. Tipster Ishan Agarwal previously estimated the OnePlus Nord price to start at Rs 37,500 (converted), expected to be priced in India at under Rs 30,000.
Here’s everything you need to know about the just-confirmed OnePlus Nord.
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OnePlus Nord Officially Confirmed: Coming To India First?
OnePlus has officially confirmed the name of it’s upcoming affordable version of the current OnePlus 8 series. The company tweeted about it as OnePlus gears up to bring in “a new, more affordable smartphone product line” under the popular brand. The new affordable range of OnePlus smartphones will be called Nord.
The company aims to offer a similar premium and flagship experience on a budget with OnePlus Nord.
OnePlus previously created an Instagram page as well called “OnePlusLiteZThings” entirely dedicated for the affordable OnePlus phones.
The OnePlus Nord is the same device previously leaked on multiple occasions: OnePlus Z, OnePlus Lite Z or OnePlus 8 Lite.
The company has already confirmed that the upcoming OnePlus Nord series will launch in India and Europe first. OnePlus Nord will later launch in North America and other Asian countries. OnePlus cryptically confirmed the OnePlus Nord India launch in July, currently being expected on July 10.
OnePlus Nord Specs: Same As OnePlus Nord / OnePlus 8 Lite?
OnePlus Nord is going to be the affordable variant of the current OnePlus 8. The company’s first ‘Lite’ model will primarily focus in the mid-range segment. The company did experiment with such one model in early years, remember the OnePlus X?
As far as the leaks go, OnePlus Nord specs show a more toned-down version of the current OnePlus 8. Nord will will feature a 6.4-inch AMOLED Full HD+ display offering a 90Hz refresh rate with a punch-hole on top middle.
OnePlus Nord will be powered by mid-range Qualcomm 5G chip, the Snapdragon 765G with 12GB RAM and 128GB/256GB UFS 3.0 internal storage. The device will run on Android 10 out of the box with OxygenOS. OnePlus Nord will come with a triple camera setup at the back.
OnePlus Nord will feature a 48-megapixel main lens, a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Upfront, the OnePlus Nord will have a 16-megapixel Sony IMX471 sensor, the whole system backed by a 4,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging support.
OnePlus Nord Price, OnePlus Nord Expected Price
OnePlus Nord launch will happen between July 6 and July 12, currently expected on July 10. It’s for the very first time that OnePlus will launch a different model of its series. The leaked OnePlus Nord price in India places it somewhere in and around 30,000 category for India.
OnePlus Nord (OnePlus 8 Lite) price has been earlier leaked by tipster Ishan Agarwal.
The previously leaked render gave us a western price of GBP 400 (around Rs 37,500), which means it will be considerably lower in India. OnePlus Nord price in India is expected to start at under Rs 30,000 for the base variant.
OnePlus Nord Launch, OnePlus Nord Launch Date
OnePlus confirmed that the upcoming affordable OnePlus Nord series will launch in India and Europe first. OnePlus Nord will later launch in North America and other Asian countries. OnePlus cryptically confirmed the OnePlus Nord India launch in July, currently being expected on July 10.
As far as the claims go, the company may get into the entry-premium flagship category again with OnePlus Nord. OnePlus Nord launch in India is being expected by the second week of July.
The company has slowly entered the premium flagship space year by year ditching the flagship killer status. The upcoming affordable OnePlus smartphone series will help it get back to where it started and have more hold in the entry premium segment with OnePlus Nord.