OnePlus Nord CE 5G with 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 750G, up to 12GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 22999


OnePlus just launched the OnePlus Nord CE (Core Edition) 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in the Nord series as it had promised. It has a 6.43-inch FHD+ Fluid AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, features a 16-megapixel camera. It is powered by Octa-Core Snapdragon 750G SoC with X52 5G modem that supports SA and NSA 5G and has N78 for India. The phone runs Android 11 with OxygenOS 11 with a promise of 2 years of software updates and 3 years of security updates.

It has 64-megapixel rear camera, features an 8-megapixel 119° ultra-wide angle camera and a 2-megapixel mono camera. It doesn’t have an alert slider that was present in the original Nord, but the 3.5mm audio jack is back. The phone is 7.9mm thick and weighs 170 grams, making it the thinnest and lightest OnePlus phone since the OnePlus 6T. The phone comes with a 4500mAh battery with Warp Charge 30T Plus fast charging that can charge the phone from 0% to 70% in 30 minutes.

OnePlus Nord CE 5G specifications

  • 6.43-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) Full HD+ 410 ppi 20:9 Fluid AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate
  • Octa Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.8GHz Hexa Kryo 570 CPUs) Snapdragon 750G 8nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 619 GPU
  • 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
  • Android 11 with OxygenOS 11
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 64MP rear camera with 0.7μm pixel size, f/1.79 aperture, EIS, 8MP 119° ultra-wide camera with f/2.25 aperture, 2MP mono camera with f/2.4 aperture, 4K video at 30fps, 1080p slow motion at 120fps, 720p at 240fps
  • 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.45 aperture
  • In-display fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 159.2×73.5×7.9mm; Weight: 170g
  • 3.5mm audio jack, Super linear speaker
  • 5G SA/NSA (N78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/NavIC, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 4500mAh battery with Warp Charge 30T Plus Fast Charging (5V/6A)

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G comes in Blue Void with a matte finish, Charcoal Ink with a glossy finish and Silver Ray which reflects light for a gradient effect, is priced at Rs. 22,999 for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version in Charcoal Ink, 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs Rs. 24,999 in Blue Void and Charcoal Ink colours and the 12GB RAM with 256GB storage version is priced at Rs. 27,999 that comes in all three colours.

It will be available from Amazon.in and OnePlus.in as well as OnePlus Experience stores starting from June 16th. Pre-booking starts tomorrow, June 11th at 12 noon.

Launch offers

  • Users who purchase their Nord CE on amazon.in will receive an Amazon Pay cashback worth INR 500
  • Users who purchase their Nord CE on oneplus.in will receive a coupon worth INR 1000 to purchase other OnePlus products
  • Customers can avail instant discount of INR 1000 and up to 6 months No Cost EMI using HDFC Bank Credit Cards, Credit Card EMI & Debit Card EMI on Amazon.in, OnePlus.in, OnePlus stores and select offline partners
  • Customers can avail 5% cashback up to INR 2500, on select American Express cards only on OnePlus.in
  • Jio prepaid users can recharge their Nord CE 5G for INR 999 to receive cashback benefits worth INR 150 up to 40 months. Offer valid till August, 2021.

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