OnePlus shows off its sub-$500 smartphone, the OnePlus Nord – Ars Technica

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• The back apparently comes in gray and light blue.
• A strategically lit front shot, which doesn’t show much detail other than the two front cameras.
• This is technically a rejected prototype design, but I think that was mostly in reference to the rear-camera design. The front design looks like a match for the previous picture.

OnePlus has shown off the design of its upcoming midrange smartphone, the OnePlus Nord. YouTuber Marques Brownlee interviewed OnePlus’ Global Director Carl Pei, and showed off a few glimpses of the upcoming device.
Like the rumors said, the front of the device features two selfie cameras in an oval-shaped cutout. Its appearance is reminiscent of a Samsung Galaxy S10+ but with the hole punch on the opposite side of the display. The back camera block follows the same design language as earlier OnePlus phones by putting everything in a vertical strip, but on the Nord the camera assembly is in the corner of the phone, instead of centered in the middle like previous devices.
We now know most of the big points of the OnePlus Nord, thanks to OnePlus’ constant, iterative leaking. Previously the company said the phone will be under $500, feature a Snapdragon 765G SoC, and come with a “flagship camera.” Rumors previously pointed toward a 90Hz display, and today’s conversation hinted at that, with Pei saying “When it comes to displays,

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