How low can it go?
Basically the only possible surprise (pun intended) left undisclosed by Kinder Liu is the recommended price point of the 6.72-inch Nord CE 3 Lite, which can however be fairly easy to guess based on recent history.
Aside from a larger screen, which is predictably confirmed to retain its predecessor’s 120Hz refresh rate capabilities, probably the most important upgrade of the Nord CE 3 Lite 5G is a “really big” 108MP camera.
That’s expected to be joined by two undoubtedly modest 2MP shooters on the handset’s familiar-looking back, while around the front the single 16MP selfie cam housed in a discreet top left corner-positioned hole punch is likely to go unchanged.
Also, the 5,000mAh battery is not getting a capacity bump in line with the screen size increase, but on the decidedly bright side of things, the charging speeds will jump from a decent 33W to an absolutely breathtaking 67W.
Save the date!
Even better, it’s already etched in stone that the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite will actually include a blazing fast 67W SuperVOOC charger and USB Type-C cable in its retail box as standard.
So, yeah, even if the price were to jump to, say, €349 or €369 in Europe, the value for money will still be just right, especially when you also consider the “standard” 8GB RAM provision supporting an extra 8 gigs of “virtual” memory allotment for heavy multitasking situations.
That’s an as-yet-unannounced version of the company’s proprietary skin built on top of Android 13 billed by OnePlus as “hyper-intuitive” and focused on “fast and smooth experiences” for the masses.
We’ll admit, we’re even more curious now to see how the Nord CE 3 Lite 5G will perform out in the real world after its proper April 4 announcement.
By the way, even the above images showing off the impending affordable smartphone from all angles in Pastel Lime and Chromatic Gray paint jobs are official, further confirming the presence of a good old fashioned headphone jack and a relatively thin profile.
