OnePlus Nord 3 Visits Geekbench Ahead of Launch; To Feature MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC, 16GB RAM

The OnePlus Nord 3 5G is expected to launch later this month or in July in India.

Highlights
  1. OnePlus Nord 3 is expected to launch in the coming days in India.
  2. The phone might debut as a rebadged OnePlus Ace 2V from China.
  3. It is likely to pack up to 16GB of RAM in India.
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OnePlus is rumoured to launch its new Nord series smartphone soon in India. The company has launched the Nord CE 3 Lite 5G as its most affordable smartphone in India. There will be an upper mid-range smartphone launching soon in the form of the Nord 3 5G. The phone is expected to launch as a rebadged version of the OnePlus Ace 2V in China. OnePlus has not confirmed any details about the launch of the Nord 3 5G at the time of writing this. Meanwhile, the phone has been spotted on the Geekbench website ahead of any official launch confirmation.

The listing on Geekbench confirms some key details about the upcoming OnePlus Nord smartphone. Let’s take a look at the OnePlus Nord 3 5G specifications, features and other details revealed via the Geekbench listing.

OnePlus Nord 3 5G Geekbench Listing Reveals Key Specifications

The OnePlus Nord 3 5G is expected to launch later this month or in July in India. The phone has been spotted on Geekbench ahead of its launch. The Nord 3 has the model number CPH2493. As per the listing, the device has an octa-core processor with a peak clock speed of 3.05GHz. it has three performance cores clocked at 2.85GHz and four efficiency cores clocked at 1.80GHz. The SoC also features a Mali-G710 GPU. These details suggests that the Nord 3 5G will feature a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC. The same SoC is found in the OnePlus Ace 2V in China.

The Nord 3 scored 1153 and 3180 in Geekbench’s single-core and multi-core tests. It has been listed with 16GB of RAM, which could be the highest in any Nord series phone. The Nord 3 5G is also listed with Android 13 out of the box. It will have a layer of Oxygen OS 13 on top of Android.

We can expect OnePlus to launch the phone in India and other markets with 8GB of RAM as well. The device might pack 128GB and 256GB of storage. It is rumoured that the phone will debut in India as a rebadged version of the Ace 2V but with a different camera. The Ace 2V in China features a 64MP OmniVision camera sensor, whereas the Nord 3 in India might feature a 50MP main camera. The phone is also said to be priced between Rs 30,000 and Rs 32,000 in India.

Let’s take a look at the Nord 3 specifications and features leaked so far.

  • Display: 6.74-inch AMOLED display with a 1.5K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The screen is likely to offer up to 1450 nits of peak brightness and support for HDR10+.
  • Performance: MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC with Mali-G710 GPU.
  • RAM/ Storage: 8GB/ 16GB, 128GB/ 256GB.
  • Battery and fast charging: 5000mAh battery with 80W fast charging support out of the box.
  • Rear camera: 50MP main camera, 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro sensor.
  • Front camera: 16MP
  • Software: Oxygen OS 13 based on Android 13.
  • Other specifications: Alert slider, in-display fingerprint scanner, IR blaster, 12GB of virtual RAM support, etc.