If you liked the look of the OnePlus 10 Pro but not its price, the company now has a trio of possible alternatives for you, having just announced the OnePlus 10R, OnePlus 10R Endurance Edition, and OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G.
The first two phones are identical in many ways, but while the OnePlus 10R has a 5000mAh battery with 80W charging (which can go from 1% to 100% in 32 minutes), the OnePlus 10R Endurance Edition has a 4500mAh battery. with a 150W load, capable of going from 1% to 100% in just 17 minutes.
And while fast charging can sometimes degrade a battery faster, OnePlus says the Endurance Edition will retain 80% of its capacity after 1600 charge cycles, which is double the industry standard.
Beyond that, both phones have a 6.7-inch 1080 x 2412 AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a fairly high-end MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Max chipset, 8GB or 12GB of RAM, up to 256GB. storage, 50 MP main camera, 8 MP main camera. ultra wide angle, 2MP macro and 16MP front.
The phones also run Android 12 and will go on sale in India on May 4. Pricing and availability for other regions are yet to be confirmed, but for reference, the OnePlus 10R starts at INR 38,999 (around €510 / €405 / AU). €715), while the OnePlus 10R Endurance Edition (which can only be purchased with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage) costs INR 43,999 (around €575 / £460 / AU$805).
Then there's the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G, which has a 6,58-inch 1080 x 2412 LCD display with 120Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 695 chipset, 128GB storage, 6GB or 8GB RAM, battery 5000 mAh, 33 W charging, 64 MP main camera, 2MP macro, 2MP depth sensor and 16MP front camera.
So far, it has only been announced for India, where it will go on sale from April 30 at a starting price of INR 19,999 (around £260 / £210 / AU$365).
Analysis: a phone with three names
The OnePlus 10R and OnePlus 10R Endurance Edition have just been announced, and yet they have also been announced before, just under different names.
Not long ago we saw the OnePlus Ace unveiled in China, which is the exact same phone as the OnePlus 10R Endurance Edition.
But even before that, we saw the Realme GT Neo 3, which is again essentially the same phone and comes in 150W and 80W versions. However, there is a slight difference here in that the GT Neo 3 has a slightly lower Dimensity 8100 chipset, instead of the Max version.
The Realme phone also has a very different paint job, more inspired by racing. The colors that you can get the OnePlus 10R and OnePlus Ace also differ from each other, but the overall design is the same.
So if the OnePlus 10R launches elsewhere, it may not launch under this name. Here's hoping that at least a fourth name doesn't get added to the mix, because three is more than enough.