After launching two new high-end smartphones with 5G support in April, OnePlus is preparing to open a new chapter in its history and introduce a mid-range mobile phone to the world: the OnePlus Nord. Rumors have been circulating on the Internet, fueled by a mysterious promotion campaign on social networks, and now the first confirmations about the smartphone that is already on pre-sale are beginning to arrive.
Inside the equipment will be a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor. The revelation came from Carl Pei, co-founder of the brand and one of those responsible for launching the new smartphone, in an interview with the TechRadar website. On Twitter, Qualcomm also confirmed the news.
The processor supports 5G and, according to Carl Pei, its inclusion aims to prepare the future, thinking about consumers who want to have access to a new generation of mobile networks in the palm of their hand as soon as they are available in your country.
Although he did not reveal any more concrete details about the remaining components of the smartphone, Carl Pei explained that the equipment takes into account three essential points: the camera, the user experience and the quality. With OnePlus Nord we will bring a camera that is at the level of a flaghship model to a device with a mid-range price, said the official.
With regard to prices, Pete Lau, CEO of the company, confirmed to the international press that the cost of the new OnePlus Nord will be below 500 dollars. Also this month, the official revealed in a publication in the official forum of OnePlus that the smartphone would reach Europe and India first and that an exclusive number of North American users would have the opportunity to try it through a beta program after the official launch date. .
It is true that there are still no dates for the official launch, but the manufacturer is already accepting limited orders on a pre-sale basis. According to the British website of OnePlus, the first shipment of orders sold out today, July 1, although it does not reveal how many smartphones were, in fact, purchased. The next pre-sale sessions are scheduled for July 8 and 15.
While preparing the launch, OnePlus also has a documentary with four chapters on the development process of the new smartphone. Keeping the theme of the mystery, the teasers published by the brand on Instagram are not everything to reveal from OnePlus Nord, although a prototype of the equipment appears.
OnePlus Nord: What do OnePlus teasers and online rumors reveal?
After Pete Lau revealed more details about what led the company to develop the new smartphone on the official OnePlus forum, the brand went to Instagram and Twitter with a puzzle that left many Internet users intrigued.
The publication includes a link to an Instagram page called OnePlusLiteZThing, a joke about the possible names of the device, which suggests that turquoise may be one of the shades in which the smartphone will be available.
Later, rumors advanced by the Android Central website revealed a possible configuration of cameras. The OnePlus Nord can have two front cameras, one with 32 MP and the other with 8 MP, in a similar configuration to the smartphones of the Huawei P40 line. Other rumors also state that the equipment will have an AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 90 Hz.