OnePlus Nord lower-priced phone line confirmed; first model to be unveiled July 10th with 5G
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OnePlus today confirmed that it will use the OnePlus Nord name for a line of cheaper phones. Originally rumored to be called the OnePlus Z (the letter "X" was already used in 2015 for another low-priced OnePlus handset), the Nord name was discovered in a trademark application made by the company in March. In the announcement, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau said, "We are immensely proud of our flagship products and will continue to create more tech-leading flagships for our users. Now we are excited to share the OnePlus experience with even more users around the world through this new product line."
OnePlus Nord event will take place on July 10th in India
Lau said that the OnePlus Nord will first be available in Europe and India. The latter is the second-largest smartphone market in the world but remains a developing country where pricing is important. In India, the OnePlus Nord will compete with Xiaomi whose value for money handsets sell very well in the region. Samsung's Galaxy A line will also be a rival for the OnePlus Nord in the market. More information will be announced by the company at a July 10th unveiling in India.

The OnePlus Nord name is official
When the OnePlus One was released in April 2014 (by invitation only!), it was called by the manufacturer the "Flagship Killer" since it was priced at $299. At the time, that was approximately half the price of the Samsung Galaxy S5. The invitation system, which was used by the company to prevent it from building too many units, was dropped starting with 2016's OnePlus 3.
The OnePlus Nord is expected to support 5G and in fact, the Snapdragon 765/G chipset rumored to be powering the device has an integrated 5G modem. According to rumored specs, the phone could carry a 6.55-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 (FHD+) for an aspect ratio of 20:9. The display will refresh at 90Hz which updates the screen 90 times per second. An under-display fingerprint scanner is on board and we expect the handset to come with at least 128GB of storage. A triple-camera setup on the back might include 48MP wide and a 16MP ultra-wide cameras.
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