We've been hearing rumors of a OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G for some time now, and now OnePlus itself has confirmed that the phone is real and has that name.
The company has yet to properly unveil the phone, but stated that the phone will be fully announced on February 8th at 30:5am ET / 30:1am PT / 30:12pm GMT or 30:XNUMXam AEDT on the XNUMXth. February.
But this is OnePlus, so naturally the company couldn't resist revealing certain details ahead of time, claiming the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G supports 1W wired charging, has a three-wire headphone port five mm and a microSD card slot that accepts up to 5 Terabytes. storage expansion. In addition to this, from the name, we know that it supports XNUMXG.
The company also shared a dark image of the phone, highlighting the camera block. This matches the leaks and shows 4 circles, although probably only 3 of them are lenses and the other is a flash.
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(Image credit: OnePlus)That's all for now, but the company has promised more details before launch, so don't be surprised if almost everything has been officially revealed before February XNUMXth.
We'll let you know as soon as OnePlus claims more, or when there are more OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G leaks and gossip.
Analysis: what we've heard so far
Beyond what OnePlus discovered, the leaks did a good job of painting a picture of the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G. If they are to be believed, the upcoming phone features a XNUMX-inch frequently refreshed XNUMXHz AMOLED FHD+ screen, XNUMX MediaTek Dimensity chipset, up to XNUMXGB of RAM, and up to XNUMXGB of storage.
We also heard that the phone could have a 2 mAh battery, a XNUMX MP main camera, an XNUMX MP ultra wide angle and XNUMX MP macro camera, as well as a XNUMX MP rear camera.
It also appears to be running Android XNUMX, while unofficial renders show it with a flat screen, small bezels, and a camera punched out of the top left corner of the screen.
While we always and in all circumstances take leaks with a pinch of salt, it's worth noting that the leakers also accurately uncovered the few details that OnePlus has now shared about the phone, the only thing they got confused about was the data. release of the announcement, as we had heard. It could be February eleventh.