OnePlus updates its midrange Nord with new processor and a headphone jack
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Reported today in The Verge.
OnePlus updates its midrange Nord with new processor and a headphone jack
OnePlus has announced a new addition to its lineup of midrange phones, the Nord CE. According to the company, the "CE" stands for "Core Edition," an indication that the company is focusing on the fundamentals, rather than inflating the device's spec sheet with unnecessary extras. The phone is launching in Europe and India, and there are no plans for a US release.
What this focus on the fundamentals means in practice is that the Nord CE is slightly stripped down compared to last year's Nord, but it's slightly higher-specced than its predecessor, too. So you're getting a higher-resolution 64-megapixel main camera (up from 48 megapixels), but there are only three rear sensors in total. (There's also an 8-megapixel ultrawide with a 119-degree field of view and a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor.) The Nord CE also only has a single 16-megapixel selfie camera, with no secondary ultrawide like the original Nord.
Internally, there's a Snapdragon 750G powering this year's model, compared to the 765G in last year's phone. OnePlus claims its CPU is 20 percent faster, while its GPU is 10 percent faster. That's paired with a choice of 6, 8, or 12GB of RAM, although these options vary slightly based on region. There's a 4,500mAh battery inside the Nord CE, up from 4,115mAh last year, and the phone supports Warp Charge 30T Plus fast charging, which OnePlus says should charge you from 0 to 70 percent in half an hour.
Externally, the Nord CE looks very similar to its predecessor. It's got a very similarly styled camera bump on the back left (though with three rather than four cameras) and a hole-punch for its selfie camera on the front of the phone (again, with one rather than two camera