OnePlus Nord 2 CE release date, specs, rumours and features

(Pocket-lint) - OnePlus whitethorn person lone precocious announced the flagship OnePlus 10 Pro, but that isn't expected to beryllium the lone smartphone we spot from the institution successful the archetypal fractional of 2022. 

There are plentifulness of rumours supporting a successor to the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, expected to beryllium called the OnePlus Nord 2 CE but codenamed the OnePlus Ivan. Here is everything we person heard truthful far.

Release day and price

• Q1, 2022
• Possibly February 2022
• Likely astir £300

The OnePlus Nord Core Edition (CE) arrived successful June 2021, though it's been claimed its successor volition look respective months earlier than the twelvemonth anniversary. 

According to a mates of antithetic sources, the OnePlus Nord 2 CE volition motorboat successful Q1 of 2022, and much specifically, it's been claimed it volition look successful February oregon March 2022. It was certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) successful aboriginal December 2021, and that typically means a motorboat is imminent, though presently this is unconfirmed.

Rumours suggest the OnePlus Nord 2 CE volition travel with India and European markets. Pricing hasn't leaked arsenic yet, though the OnePlus Nord CE started astatine £299.99 erstwhile it launched truthful a akin bracket is expected for its successor.

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Design

• Plastic frame, solid rear
• Triple rear camera 
• Punch spread beforehand camera

The OnePlus Nord 2 CE has appeared successful renders showing a precise akin plan to the Nord 2 but with a antithetic camera lodging connected the rear. It's a alteration up from the Nord CE too, moving distant from the rear pill-shaped camera arrangement.

Based connected the renders, the Nord 2 CE volition travel with a punch spread camera successful the apical near country of the display, a integrative framework but a Corning Gorilla Glass-protected rear and front.

The camera lodging is expected to beryllium successful the apical near country of the rear, featuring 2 salient lenses and 1 smaller lens, arsenic good arsenic a flash. Leaked colours truthful acold see grey and an olive greenish colour.

There's said to beryllium nary alert slider - a signature OnePlus diagnostic that didn't look connected the OnePlus Nord CE either - though determination is seemingly a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Display

• 6.4-inch, AMOLED, 90Hz
• Full HD+
• In-display fingerprint sensor

The OnePlus Nord 2 CE is claimed to beryllium coming with a 6.4-inch AMOLED show with a 90Hz refresh rate. There's nary item connected solution arsenic yet, but Full HD+ is likely.

If correct, this would beryllium the aforesaid arsenic its predecessor, which offered a 6.43-inch display, 90Hz refresh complaint and Full HD+ solution astatine 2400 x 1080, for a pixel density of 410ppi.

With the renders showing nary carnal fingerprint sensor, it's been suggested this volition beryllium nether the show for the Nord 2 CE, arsenic it was for the Nord CE.

Hardware and specs 

• MediaTek Dimensity 900
• Up to 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, microSD
• 4500mAh battery
• 5G capable

Reports suggest the OnePlus Nord 2 CE volition tally connected the MediaTek Dimensity 900 system-on-chip with enactment of up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. There is said to beryllium a 128GB retention option, and determination is besides claimed to beryllium microSD enactment for retention expansion.

The artillery capableness of the OnePlus Nord 2 CE is claimed to beryllium 4500mAh and determination is said to beryllium enactment for 65W accelerated charging.

A 3.5mm headphone jack is claimed to beryllium connected committee and the OnePlus Nord 2 CE volition beryllium a 5G handset.

Camera

• Triple rear camera
• 64MP main, 8MP ultra wide, 2MP macro
• 16MP beforehand camera

It's claimed the OnePlus Nord 2 CE volition travel with a 64-megapixel superior OmniVision camera, coupled with an 8-megapixel ultra wide-angle camera and a 2-megapixel macro lens.

This would beryllium a akin setup to the OnePlus Nord CE, though that instrumentality offered a mono lens alternatively of a macro lens.

The beforehand camera of the Nord 2 CE is claimed to beryllium 16-megapixels, which is the aforesaid arsenic the OnePlus Nord CE.

OnePlus Nord 2 CE rumours: What's happened truthful far?

Here are each the rumours that person appeared truthful acold surrounding the OnePlus Nord CE 2.

26 December 2021: OnePlus Nord 2 CE rumoured to motorboat February 2022

India Today reported that the OnePlus Nord 2 CE could motorboat successful February 2022.

16 December 2021: Renders of OnePlus Nord CE 2 look online

91 Mobiles published immoderate renders of the OnePlus Nord CE 2 successful relation with Yogash Brar. The renders amusement a akin plan to the OnePlus Nord 2 but with a antithetic rear camera arrangement.

15 December 2021: OnePlus Nord 2 CE to motorboat successful Q1

91 Mobiles reported that the OnePlus Nord 2 CE would motorboat successful India successful Q1 2022, arsenic good arsenic European markets. It besides revealed a fewer much details successful presumption of specs.

13 December 2021: OnePlus Nord 2 CE specifications leak

91 Mobiles published a report revealing a fig of specifications for the OnePlus Nord 2 CE done tipster Yogash, arsenic good arsenic an expected merchandise date.

10 December 2021: Mysterious OnePlus instrumentality gets BIS certification

A OnePlus instrumentality with the exemplary fig IV2201 appeared connected the Bureau of Indian Standards, thought to beryllium a caller OnePlus Nord device.

Writing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 6 January 2022.