Design and Display

In terms of design, the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite goes with an all-plastic build. Unlike its predecessor the CE 2 Lite with curved frames, this guy boasts flat frames and a cleaner minimalist camera module. Likewise, the phone measures 8.3mm thick and weighs around 195 grams. As for the color options, OnePlus offers it in Pastel Lime and Chromatic Gray.

Up front, the phone brings a 6.72″ FHD screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling. The screen is still LCD as its predecessor and the support for sRGB and DCI_P3 color gamut carries along here as well. However, the punch hole cutout has moved in the middle from the left side on the CE 3 Lite 5G.

Performance

Under the hood, the device is powered by the same old Snapdragon 695 5G (6nm) processors as Nord CE 2 Lite. This chipset is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage, which is further expandable thanks to the phone’s hybrid microSD card slot. As for the software, it boots on Android 13 -based OxygenOS 13.

Cameras

On the optics side, the phone houses a triple camera setup at the back. For the first time ever on a Nord series phone, the CE 3 Lite 5G brings a 108MP sensor. It’s a 1/1.67” ISOCELL HM6 sensor that is capable of capturing 3X lossless zoom images, sufficing in the absence of a telephoto unit. Accompanying the primary camera is a 2MP + 2MP macro and depth combo. No ultrawide sensor this time as well.

Moving to the front, you get a 16MP selfie shooter inside the hole-punch cutout on the display. As expected from a midrange phone, the Nord CE 3 Lite is limited to shooting 1080p videos only from both primary and front cameras.

Rest of the specs

In terms of battery, the smartphone gets its fuel from a 5000mAh cell with support for 67W SuperVOOC charging. For wireless connectivity, there is 5G, dual-band WiFi 5, GPS, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, a USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Other specs include a side-mounted fingerprint reader and dual stereo speakers.

• Body: 165.5 x 76 x 8.3mm; 195 grams
• Display: 6.72-inch FHD+ LCD panel, 120Hz refresh rate
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G (6nm)
• Memory: 8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128/256GB UFS 2.2 storage (expandable)
• Software & UI: Android 13 with OxygenOS 13 on top
• Rear Camera: Triple (108MP primary, 2MP macro, 2MP depth)
• Front Camera: 16MP (punch-hole)
• Connectivity: 5G, GPS, dual-band WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, USB Type-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack
• Battery: 5000mAh with 67W SuperVOOC charging
• Color options: Pastel Lime, Chromatic Gray