OnePlus has revealed the latest iteration of its CE range with the unveiling of the OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G, to give the phone its full name. That’s way too long so it’ll be shortened to CE4 for the most of the story. Regardless of what it’s called, the Nord and Nord CE lines have been big hits for OnePlus and I’d expect the CE4 to continue that trend with a fun phone offering excellent value for money.
Let’s get the headline specs out of the way. The Nord CE4 Lite has a Snapdragon 695 CPU, powering a 6.67″ screen with a 1080 × 2400 pixels display giving 394ppi. Inside, there’s just the one configuration, with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. Software tricks allow an additional 8 GB to be allocated from storage to keep 26 applications running in the background until they’re needed again.
If 256 GB isn’t enough for you, the CE4 will take a memory card upto 2 TB but it shares the space for the second SIM, so bear that in mind if you want to have personal and business numbers on the same device.
This is all run by a 5,110 mAh battery which delivers over 9 hours of gaming and 18 hours of social media. Apparently the battery is a little smaller in the EU and UK because of regulations on battery sizes compared with 5,400 mAh in some other territories.
For the photographers, there’s a 50 MP Lytia 600 main camera sensor with OIS, plus a 2MP depth-assist camera and 16 MP front camera. Numerically, that’s a drop from the 108 MP of the CE3, but the Lytia sensor comes with in sensor 2x zoom which should keep the snappers happy.
Following on from bright Pastel Lime of the CE3, the new CE4 comes in two great sounding colours – Mega Blue and Super Silver. How can you not love those? The Mega Blue looks great in the press shots and would definitely be the one I’d choose, though the Super Silver looks pretty sleek too.
For lovers of wired headphones, the CE4 retains the 3.5 mm audio socket, but if you want to party with friends, there’s an audio boost feature which turn up the volume on the stereo speakers by 300%. Tuuunnne!
The CE4’s screen also comes with AquaTouch, a technology that keeps the screen responding properly when the screen gets wet. Anyone who’s played Pokemon Go in Ireland knows how great this feature can be.
Pricewise, the OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G is going to come in at £299 / 329 € with with pre-orders starting from 24 June.
There are some special offers for early birds.
From 24th June to 1st July, choose from a free pair of OnePlus Nord Buds 2, a case or a power adapter,
and from 24th June to 2nd August, there’s a 50 £/€ discount, bringing it down to £249 / 279 €.
The full quirky reveal is available on YouTube here. Skip through to about 4’30”.