OnePlus is gearing up to launch a new Nord series mid-range smartphone in the US. Rumors are that it will bring the Nord CE 3 Lite stateside, but with a different name. The handset that debuted in some international markets last month would be rebranded as Nord N30 in the US. While there hasn’t been any official word from the company yet, a Bluetooth certification has more or less confirmed the rumors.
The Bluetooth SIG ( Special Interest Group), which is the standards organization that oversees the development and licensing of Bluetooth technologies to device manufacturers, has certified three OnePlus devices under the same ID. More precisely, it has listed model numbers CPH2465, CPH2467, and CPH2515 in the same certification. The former two belong to the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite, as the listing mentions. The latter, meanwhile, is described as a “OnePlus Mobile Phone”.
Checking back on recent leaks and rumors, the CPH2515 is the model number for the unannounced OnePlus Nord N30. The FCC recently certified this model, along with the CPH2513. The two OnePlus phones were previously spotted on the company’s firmware archives under the same project ID. It specifically mentioned that the device will arrive as the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G in India and OnePlus Nord N30 in the US. It even revealed that T-Mobile will sell the latter phone stateside along with OnPlus.
The OnePlus Nord N30 doesn’t yet have a launch date
The recent developments suggest OnePlus is getting closer to launching the Nord N30 in the US. The device will succeed last year’s Nord N30, which debuted late in April. Unfortunately, we don’t yet have a launch date for the new phone. Meanwhile, here’s a quick recap of its specs, which should be the same as that of the Nord CE 3 Lite.
Unless OnePlus tweaks things at the last minute, the Nord N30 will feature a 6.7-inch IPS LCD screen with 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. It will be a 5G-enabled mid-range handset powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 695 chipset. OnePlus should offer the phone with 8GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB of storage. We are expecting a 108MP primary rear camera, a 16MP selfie camera, stereo speakers, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging support.
The OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite has a price tag of £299 and €329 in the UK and the rest of Europe, respectively. A direct conversion today puts that into a $350-370 range. However, last year’s Nord N20 debuted with a $282 price tag in the US. So OnePlus would probably launch the Nord N30 with a sub-$300 starting price. We’ll let you know as soon as we find out more.
2023-05-19 15:11:55