OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G: Is it worth the upgrade?

OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G price in India: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G is the latest entrant in the Nord family. Despite the upgrades, the starting price of the successor of OnePlus Nord CE 2 remains unchanged at Rs 19,999. Before you plan to upgrade, let me tell you some notable changes along with the features that remain the same.

OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G: Design 

In terms of design, OnePlus Nord CE 3 looks different when compared to its predecessor launched last year. The phone has a decent upgrade in terms of design and the unique lime colour looks attractive.

OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G: RAM 

Now let's talk about the memory of OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G. When compared to Nord CE 2 which had 6GB RAM in the base model, the latest Nord smartphone offers 8GB RAM at the same price. This acts as a good incentive for those eyeing the base model.

OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G: Display and speaker 

As for the display, while most of the display features remain the same, the latest offering by OnePlus has a slightly bigger screen boasting a 6.72-inch display as compared to the 6.59-inch display in Nord CE 2. The display is joined by a pair of dual speakers which is, once again, an upgrade over the Nord CE 2 Lite’s super linear speaker. It has a volume level that may be increased up to 200 per cent. It also comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack for those who prefer wired earphones or headphones.

OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G: Camera

One of the major upgrades in the latest smartphone is in terms of its camera. OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite comes with a 108 megapixels primary camera as compared to 64MP in its predecessor.

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It is accompanied by 2MP depth-assist camera with f/2.4 aperture and 2MP macro lens with f/2.4 aperture. For selfies, the smartphone has a 16MP camera at the front.

OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G: Charging

Last but not least, the Nord CE 3 Lite supports 67W fast charging as compared to 33W in the previous generation of the smartphone. The fast charging is capable of topping the phone from 0 to 80 per cent in 30 minutes. 

Apart from these, the smartphone comes with OxygenOS 13.1 out-of-the-box. Considering the fact these upgrades do not come with an increase in price, the new Nord CE 3 Lite 5G can be a good option for OnePlus loyalists.