OnePlus Nord N10 5G and Nord N100 unveiled — here's the specs and prices

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The OnePlus Nord has been one of this twelvemonth's more talked-about phone launches, delivering some premium features for a 5G telephone that costs less than $500. Only Usa phone shoppers may have felt left out of the party. To appointment, the OnePlus Nord has only been bachelor in Europe and India, leaving people on this side of the Atlantic to wait for a budget rival to have on the Google Pixel 4a and the iPhone SE.

The wait could be coming to an end soon. OnePlus has just taken the wraps off two new additions to the Nord lineup. And while the phones are slated to get in in the UK and the rest of Europe first, a North American launch sounds like it's in OnePlus' plans.

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OnePlus Nord N10 5G specs, features and price

Information technology'south the OnePlus Nord N10 5G that figures to be the more intriguing of the 2 phones, largely considering information technology promises to be on the cheapest 5G phones to striking the marketplace. The phone will debut at £329, which direct converts to $427, though telephone makers often adjust prices for particular markets. That means we could see a OnePlus 5G telephone that costs less than the $499 Pixel 4a 5G.

OnePlus says the phone is coming to the UK in November. It's unclear how closely a US launch would follow after that.

The OnePlus Nord N10 5G delivers some features you wouldn't expect from a budget handset. It'southward half dozen.49-inch Full Hd+ display offers a 90Hz refresh rate at a time when faster refreshing screens are typically found on more expensive phones. Bumping the refresh charge per unit across the 60Hz found in nearly phones makes scrolling down web pages smoother and other experiences more than immersive.

OnePlus Nord N10 5G specs

Toll: £329
Screen size: 6.49 inches (FHD+ resolution, 90Hz refresh charge per unit)
CPU: Snapdragon 690
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 128GB
Expandable: Yeah
Rear cameras: 64MP main, ultrawide bending, macro, monochrome
Forepart photographic camera: 16MP
Bombardment size: 4,300 mAh

The 4,300 mAh battery on the OnePlus Nord N10 5G uses OnePlus' Warp Accuse 30T fast-charging technology plant in pricier flagships like the OnePlus viii. While the newly released OnePlus 8T charges even faster, we've seen that 30W charge get drained phones up to 68% later on one-half-an-60 minutes, and so the OnePlus Nord N10 5G figures to juice up rapidly, too.

You'll observe iv lenses on the dorsum of the OnePlus Nord N10 5G — a 64MP main sensor joined past an ultrawide angle lens with a 119-degree field of view. The other 2 sensors are dedicated macro and monochrome lenses.

If at that place's 1 area where OnePlus has compromised, it's with the mobile processor. The N10 5G uses a Snapdragon 690 system-on-chip, which includes a 5G modem (though not one capable of working with mmWave-based 5G, which delivers the fastest speeds). While the Snapdragon 690 figures to outperform other Qualcomm half-dozen serial chipsets found in budget phones, it can't actually friction match the Snapdragon 765G constitute in the original OnePlus Nord.

OnePlus augments the Snapdragon 690 with 6GB of RAM and includes 128GB of storage. Expandable storage lets you boost capacity to 512GB. The phone also features OnePlus' Oxygen interface, simply the N10 5G runs Oxygen 10.5 congenital on Android 10, not the newer Android 11-based version that shipped on the OnePlus 8T.

OnePlus Nord N100 specs, features and price

If the OnePlus Nord N10 5G is meant to retain a few premium features in an affordable 5G handset, the OnePlus Nord N100 likewise introduced today (Oct. 26) sounds strictly like a budget phone. It costs £179 (around $233), and seems more than comparable to Motorola's G series of phones.

The OnePlus Nord N100 hits the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland on Nov. 10. A Northward American launch engagement hasn't been announced.

OnePlus Nord N100 specs

Toll: £179
Screen size: 6.52 inches
CPU: Snapdragon 460
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Expandable: Yes
Rear cameras: 13MP main, bokeh, macro
Battery size: 5,300 mAh

That's in large part because of the five,000 mAh battery OnePlus is including in the Nord N100. That's the same bombardment size found in phones similar the Moto G Power, which currently tops our best phone battery life list. The Nord N100's bombardment should charge faster, though, as it supports 18W charging.

The OnePlus Nord N100 comes with 3 rear cameras — a 13MP master sensor supported by a bokeh lens for portrait shots and a macro shooter. The three lenses are made by the Snapdragon 460, which features an ISP capable of supporting three lenses. The Snapdragon 460 also promises improved graphics performance relative to other budget phones, and it adds Qualcomm's AI engine.

The 6.52-inch OnePlus Nord N100 comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage that'southward expandable. Like the N10 5G, it runs the OxygenOS 10.5.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom's Guide. He has strong opinions about Apple, the Oakland Athletics and old movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.