OnePlus may have followed up the Nord 2 with the half-step Nord 2T, but the company is finally ready to release a full sequel: the OnePlus Nord 3.
The highly-anticipated mid-ranger appears to be based on China’s OnePlus Ace 2V, and we’ve now seen it in an official image, and thanks to leaks have a pretty comprehensive spec sheet and even the first pricing for Europe.
Here’s everything we know so far about the Nord 3.
When will the OnePlus Nord 3 be released?
OnePlus has finally confirmed that the Nord 3 is coming, with the company’s president and COO Kinder Liu using Twitter to announce a launch on 5 July at 3:30pm CET (2:30pm BST/9:30am ET/6:30am PT).
The summer launch comes as no surprise, falling right into the rhythm established by the Nord phones so far:
The Nord 3 will not be sold in the UK, as we have confirmed with OnePlus. This comes as a surprise, as the Nord, Nord 2, and Nord 2T were all sold in the UK.
We expect the Nord 3 to come to other regions, but which exactly is not yet known.
How much will the OnePlus Nord 3 cost?
So far there’s no word from OnePlus on pricing, but leakers are beginning to place their bets.
Roland Quandt expects the 8/128GB model to cost €449, and a 16/256GB version to cost more at €549. In India, Yogesh Brar expects a price of ₹30-40,000.
Those are both about in line with 2021’s Nord 2, albeit a little more expensive:
- 6GB RAM + 128GB storage: ₹27,999
- 8GB RAM + 128GB storage: £399/€399/₹29,999/$529
- 12GB RAM + 256GB storage: £469/€499/₹34,999/$629
What features and specs will we see in the OnePlus Nord 3?
As you’ve probably worked out, there are not many confirmed details about what components we’ll find in the OnePlus Nord 3.
We know the design at least, thanks to that official render above, showing the phone in both green and black.
OnePlus’s Liu also tweeted that the Nord 3 will use the same Sony IMX890 main camera sensor as the OnePlus 11:
We’ll have to see if the performance is the same – the computational processing might not be as good on the Nord 3 if the internals aren’t as advanced.
We’ve even had a look at what’s allegedly the real phone in the flesh thanks to a leak on Twitter:
Perhaps most surprisingly, the images even show that the Nord 3 will feature an alert slider, which OnePlus has used inconsistently over the last few years.
We can get a better look at the design in what are allegedly official renders, leaked by WinFuture, showing the phone in both its green and black versions.
The leaks also include a few specs, and together with a spec sheet from MySmartPrice and the knowledge that it is likely based on the Ace 2V, we now have a pretty solid sense of the phone.
The Nord 3 will supposedly be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 – a flagship chip, albeit now over a year old. That’s appeared in a listing on Geekbench, so feels almost certain at this point.
We can apparently expect the Dimensity 9000 to be joined by 8GB/16GB RAM along with 128GB/256GB of internal storage.
For the screen, the Nord 3 will have a larger 6.74in AMOLED display with a 2772 x 1240 resolution and 120Hz refresh rate, while for power there’ll be a 5000mAh battery with 80W charging – this latter spec has been confirmed by the phone’s CQC certification listing too.
As for camera, leaks predict a triple rear camera with a 50Mp primary camera, an 8Mp ultrawide lens, and a 2Mp macro sensor, with a 16Mp selfie camera on the front. The leaker Yogesh Brar has heard about a slightly different setup though, reporting that instead the main camera will be 64Mp – though he agrees on the other three lenses and most of the phone’s key specs elsewhere.
We’ll update this article as more information becomes available, so check back to see what we uncover. To see where the Nord 3 will stand in the brand pantheon, be sure to also read our guide to the
best OnePlus phones.