The Nord CE department is a well-liked one within the OnePlus household, however because the budget-conscious choices, each era is targeted on particular upgrades. The CE3 introduced an even bigger, higher show, an even bigger, quicker battery and a bigger sensor in the principle digicam, plus a quicker chipset. That chipset was a reasonably previous Snapdragon 782G (6nm), although.
The primary improve that the OnePlus Nord CE4 brings is the chipset – the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. This chip encompasses a massively improved GPU in comparison with the Gen 2 chip and will supply near double the efficiency of the previous 782G GPU. As it’s fabbed on a extra trendy 4nm node, it’s extra environment friendly too (plus the good points from the brand new CPU cores).
OnePlus Nord CE4: Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 with 8GB RAM, 128/256GB storage
The chipset is paired with 8GB of RAM (LPDDR4X), however there’s no 12GB possibility this time. The storage is 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.1, which is expandable by way of the microSD slot (with playing cards as much as 1TB). The telephone runs the newest OxygenOS 14 out of the field and it presents an additional 8GB of digital RAM as a characteristic.
We talked about elevated effectivity, the Nord CE4 additionally brings a bigger battery for good measure – it ties the 12R for the most important capability on a OnePlus telephone at 5,500mAh and borrows its 100W SuperVOOC charging. The previous CE3 wanted 31 minutes for a 1-100% cost, the CE4 can do it in 29 minutes (regardless of having to cost 500mAh extra). The Battery Well being Engine will stretch out battery life to 4 years of charging cycles. The 100W SuperVOOC charger is included within the field.
OnePlus Nord CE4: 5,500mAh battery with 100W wired-only charging
One of many upgrades on the CE3 we talked about was the 50MP major digicam with a pretty big 1/1.56” IMX890 sensor (up from the 64MP 1/1.97” sensor on the CE2). The brand new mannequin switches to a special Sony sensor, the LYT-600, which additionally has 50MP decision however is smaller at 1/1.95”. It nonetheless has OIS, although. As for the 8MP extremely large module, that also makes use of the IMX355 sensor.
OnePlus is promising that new picture processing algorithms will enhance picture high quality for all cameras, together with the 16MP selfie module. The telephone additionally comes with Portrait Mode 2.0. Video recording stays capped at 4K at 30fps with a 60fps possibility at 1080p (and even a 120fps slow-mo mode).
OnePlus Nord CE4: 50+8MP cameras, 16MP on the entrance
As talked about beforehand, the OnePlus Nord CE4 runs OxygenOS 14 out of the field (Android 14). It should obtain two main OS updates and a complete of three years of safety patches. That’s the identical deal that the CE3 acquired.
The telephone encompasses a 6.7” OLED show much like its predecessor. It has an FHD+ decision with a barely taller than 20:9 side ratio. The show runs at 120Hz and renders 10-bit colours with HDR10+ and Amazon Prime Video HDR help.
The telephone has inner cushioning and has been examined to outlive drops of 1.5m (5ft) onto marble. For the primary time, the CE mannequin has an official mud and water resistance ranking – it’s solely IP54, however it’s higher than nothing. And the show can detect touches even when it’s moist, that’s the Aqua Contact characteristic from the OnePlus 12 sequence.
The CE4 is on the market in two colorways – Darkish Chrome (with a shiny grey metal-like end) and Celadon Marble (a jade inexperienced with a marble-like texture).
Gross sales of the Nord CE4 will start on April 4. The bottom 8/128GB mannequin is priced ₹25,000 ($300/€280), whereas the 8/256GB one is ₹27,000. On launch day you’re going to get a free pair of OnePlus Nord Buds 2r (valued at ₹2,200). Moreover, you possibly can rating and change bonus of as much as ₹2,500.