OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G (India)

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G has a standard, non-folding design measuring 162.9 mm tall, 75.6 mm wide, and 8.1 mm thick, with a weight of 191 g. It carries an IP54 rating, meaning it offers a degree of protection against dust and water splashes, though it does not have a fully rugged build. The overall volume of the device sits at approximately 99.75 cm³, placing it in a conventional smartphone form factor.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G uses an OLED/AMOLED touchscreen measuring 6.67″ with a 1080 x 2400 px resolution and a pixel density of 395 ppi. It supports a 120Hz refresh rate paired with a 480Hz touch sampling rate, contributing to smooth on-screen interactions, while typical brightness reaches 600 nits. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass, and it lacks support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, with no Always-On Display mode or secondary screen present.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, a 6 nm chipset with an octa-core CPU configuration running at 2 x 2.2 GHz and 6 x 1.7 GHz across 8 threads, supported by big.LITTLE and HMP scheduling — though the chip does not use simultaneous multithreading. It is paired with 8 GB of DDR4 RAM at 2133 MHz across two memory channels, offering a maximum bandwidth of 17 GB/s, and 256 GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage expandable by up to 2000 GB externally. Graphics are handled by the integrated Adreno 619 GPU clocked at 950 MHz, with support for DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0, while the chip also integrates LTE and includes security features such as NX bit and TrustZone. Benchmark results place the device at 894 single-core and 2044 multi-core on Geekbench 6, 669 single-core and 1928 multi-core on Geekbench 5, and a PassMark score of 4389, with a thermal design power of 4W.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G features a dual-lens rear camera system combining a 50 MP primary sensor at f/1.8 with a 2 MP secondary lens at f/2.4, both using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination. The main camera includes optical image stabilization, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video, though laser autofocus is absent. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, with slow-motion capture also supported, while HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording are not available. For stills, manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, and the camera supports burst mode, panoramas, and timelapse — though manual shutter speed and RAW shooting are not included, nor is 360-degree panorama or 3D capture. Two LED flash units are present on the rear, but they do not form a dual-tone configuration and there is no RGB flash. On the front, a single 16 MP camera sits at f/2.4 without a flash, under-display placement, or a secondary lens.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G ships with Android 14, an open-source platform that supports multi-user operation, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, sharing intents, and the ability to play games while they download. Privacy controls are a notable part of the experience, covering location access, camera and microphone permissions, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking protection and Mail Privacy Protection are absent. The interface supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, an extra dim mode, and customizable notifications, while features like focus modes, app offloading, Wi-Fi password sharing, and Quick Start are not available. On the practical side, the OS includes a battery health check, full-page screenshots, a media picker, Live Text, offline voice recognition, voice commands, device tracking, and a child lock, but it does not support direct OS updates from the vendor nor can the device function as a PC.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G is equipped with a 5110 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 80W wired fast charging, with a charger included in the box. Wireless charging is not available, but a battery level indicator is present to keep track of remaining charge. The battery is sealed into the device and cannot be removed by the user.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack and stereo speakers for versatile audio output. Bluetooth audio codec support is broad, covering aptX, aptX HD, and LDAC, though aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless are not supported. The device does not have a built-in radio.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G supports 5G cellular connectivity alongside dual-SIM operation, Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, and Bluetooth 5.1, with NFC also on board for short-range communication. Wired connectivity is handled via a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0, and an external memory slot is available for storage expansion. Maximum download and upload speeds reach 2500 Mbits/s and 1500 Mbits/s respectively. For navigation and motion sensing, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, while a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and ANT+ are absent. Security relies on a fingerprint scanner, with no 3D facial recognition or iris scanner present. Features such as satellite SOS, crash detection, DLNA certification, HDMI output, a built-in projector, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a stylus are not included.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G includes a video light to assist with recording in low-light conditions. The display is flat rather than curved, and the device uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.