Early 2023 might be a busy time for OnePlus telephones, as a result of, in addition to the OnePlus 11, we’re additionally more likely to see the OnePlus Nord CE 3, and an in depth specs record for this telephone has now leaked.

This comes courtesy of @OnLeaks (opens in new tab) – a leaker with an excellent monitor report – on behalf of GadgetGang (opens in new tab), and based on the leak, the OnePlus Nord CE Three has a 6.7-inch FHD+ LCD with a 120Hz refresh price, a Snapdragon 695 chipset, and a alternative of both 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage or 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

The OnePlus Nord CE Three additionally apparently has 5G, a 5,000mAh battery with 67W charging, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and a triple-lens rear digicam, consisting of a 108MP main sensor, a 2MP macro digicam and a 2MP depth sensor. Lastly, there’s apparently a 16MP digicam on the entrance.

These specs are a mixture of good and never so good, at the least on paper. The 108MP digicam is a promising inclusion, as is the 120Hz refresh price, the big quantity of potential RAM and storage, and the battery dimension and charging pace.

The 2MP macro and depth sensors sound somewhat much less promising and extra like filler, and the remaining specs sound middling, however nonetheless cheap, if the worth is correct. Up to now we don’t know what the OnePlus Nord CE 3’s value can be, however it’s more likely to be a somewhat reasonably priced telephone.

For reference, the OnePlus Nord CE 2 begins at £299 (round $340 / AU$530), so we’d see an identical value right here. Nonetheless, the Nord CE Three nearly definitely received’t be obtainable in Australia and possibly received’t land within the US both, going by previous kind – however a UK launch is very probably.

Evaluation: a mixture of the CE 2 and the CE 2 Lite, with some upgrades

When you’re questioning how these rumored specs examine to these of the OnePlus Nord CE 2, then, nicely, it’s not so simple as the upcoming mannequin being an all-round improve. It seems to be in some areas, however in others it’d really be a downgrade.

If these specs are proper then the OnePlus Nord CE Three has an even bigger battery and display screen, a better refresh price, extra potential RAM and storage, and extra megapixels on its predominant digicam.

However its charging pace is comparable, it lacks the Nord CE 2’s 8MP ultra-wide digicam, it has a slightly much less highly effective chipset, it makes use of LCD somewhat than the older telephone’s superior AMOLED show tech, and it doesn’t have the Nord CE 2’s under-display fingerprint sensor.

In actual fact, among the OnePlus Nord CE 3’s rumored specs are extra in step with the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite, which has the identical chipset, battery dimension, secondary cameras, and refresh price.

So the OnePlus Nord CE Three is in peril of discovering itself confusingly positioned, which might damage its probabilities of rating among the many greatest low cost telephones. We’ll probably discover out quickly, because the Nord CE 2 landed in February 2022, so a launch round February 2023 is perhaps on the playing cards.