Last year's Nord CE3 was a decent mid-range option, offering a decent 120Hz AMOLED panel, good camera at the back, and 80W charging. OnePlus isn't making too many changes with the Nord CE4; the phone has the same 120Hz screen, but it has a bit more power thanks to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, a larger battery with 100W charging, and a new 50MP camera at the back.
However, the Nord CE4 has inherent limitations; the phone will get just two Android platform updates, there's no alert slider, and the cameras don't do a passable job when it comes to shooting videos. With Nothing setting the bar high in this segment thanks to the Phone 2a, OnePlus had to deliver the best possible device to be able to measure up.
