OnePlus has announced a couple of new phones for its mid-range Nord line: the N10 5G and the N100. They both rank below the existing £ 379 / € 399 OnePlus Nord in terms of specs and price. The N10 5G starts at £ 329 in the UK and € 349 in Germany (around $ 412) and is powered by a Snapdragon 690, while the N100 starts at £ 179 and € 199 (around $ 235) in the same countries. and it works with a Snapdragon 460.
Unlike the original Nord, which was only released in Europe and parts of Asia, OnePlus says the N10 5G and N100 will eventually launch in North America. The company has confirmed that both phones will be available there “at a later date”, following their launch in Europe. OnePlus says the N100 will arrive in the UK on November 10, and the N10 5G will follow later in November.
As the name suggests, the OnePlus Nord N10 5G is a 5G phone (Sub-6GHz only in Europe), and it has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage. It actually has a slightly larger screen than the more expensive OnePlus Nord at 6.49 inches and has the same 90Hz refresh rate. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, rather than one on the screen, but it has two stereo speakers, a feature that was lacking on the Nord. Its 4300 mAh battery can be quickly charged with Warp Charge 30T and it comes with Android 10 out of the box.
On the back of the N10 5G you’ll find a quad-camera array consisting of a 64-megapixel main camera, a 119-degree ultra-wide camera, and macro and monochrome cameras. Selfies are handled with a 16 megapixel camera.
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The N100 is the lower end of the two devices, but it still has a large 6.52-inch screen and two stereo speakers. It has a larger 5,000 mAh battery, but it can only be quickly charged at up to 18 W, and RAM and storage are also reduced to 4 GB and 64 GB respectively (although this is expandable). It’s 4G instead of 5G, and here you get one less rear camera for a triple camera setup. There is a 13-megapixel main camera and two additional cameras for portraits and macro shots. Like the N10 5G, there is a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and the phone also runs Android 10 out of the box.
When we reviewed the OnePlus Nord earlier this year, we found that it did a great job of offering the traditional strengths of OnePlus at a more affordable price. The OnePlus N10 5G and N100 are even cheaper, so it will be interesting to see if the company has found a similar balance this time around.
