Along with the Nord 3, OnePlus also launched Nord CE 3, the latest in its Core Edition of OnePlus Nord series phones in India. It has a 6.7-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, but it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G SoC and has up to 12GB of RAM. There is also, 4129.8mm² cooling area that includes high performance graphite and a large vapor cooling chamber.
It has the same camera set up as the Nord 3 that includes a 50MP main camera with Sony IMX890 sensor, 8MP ultra-wide, a 2MP macro camera and a 16MP front camera.
The phone runs Android 13 with OxygenOS 13.1, and should get 2 Android updates and 3 years of security updates, similar to other CE series phones. The phone packs a 5000mAh battery with support for 80W SuperVOOC fast charging.
OnePlus Nord CE3 specifications
- 6.7-inch (2412×1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 2160Hz PWM Dimming
- Octa Core (1 × Cortex-A78 2.7GHz + 3 × Cortex-A78 2.4GHz + 4 × Cortex-A55 1.8GHz Kryo 670 CPUs) Snapdragon 782G 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 642L GPU
- 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB UFS 3.1 storage / 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Android 13 with OxygenOS 13.1
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 50MP rear camera with Sony IMX890 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 8MP 120° ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX355 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture, LED flash
- 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.4 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 162.7×75.5×8.23; Weight: 184g
- Dust and Splash resistant (IP54)
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/NavIC, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh battery with 80W SUPERVOOC Fast Charging
Pricing and availability
The OnePlus Nord CE3 comes in Aqua Surge and Gray Shimmer colours, is priced at Rs. 26,999 for the 8GB + 128GB model and the 12GB + 256GB model costs Rs. 28,999. It will go on sale on Amazon.in, OnePlus online store and offline from August.