If youre looking at it in a line-up of similarly-priced rivals, its not going to stand out much.
It still falls just shy of good, with pictures that lack some color, but its still progress.
Its a small addition but it can have dramatic quality-of-life benefits to bathtime testers.
A wide green park captured at 1x on a sunny day.(Image credit: Future)
Not everything is changed here, though.
But good enough isnt enough to win the new smartphone a glowing recommendation.
Thats the exact same price the CE 3 Lite released for, putting the mobile in thecheap phonemarket segment.
Thats not a criticism per se, but the phone wont win any design awards.
Measuring in at 162.9 x 75.6 x 8.1mm, its big just like most other low-cost Android phones.
I found the power button, just below it, is within reach though.
On the back of the phone, there are two vertical circular blocks that hold the camera lenses.
Youve got everything you need and nothing that you dont.
Thats also true of the 1080x2400 resolution and a refresh rate of 120Hz.
Thats not a huge amount but its certainly better than nothing.
Also on the table are a boat-load of pre-installed apps, which is a little less impressive.
As I said, photos are fit for everyday use but theyll never elicit a wow.
In normal video mode, you’re able to go up to 1080p and 30 frames per second.
Thats the Snapdragon 695 chip, a stalwart of budget mobiles for any years now.
In the Geekbench 6 benchmark test it returned a multi-core score of 1,968, which isnt exactly blazing fast.
A wide green park captured at 1x on a sunny day.(Image credit: Future)
Like its older sibling, the Nord CE 4 Lite has 8GB of RAM.
Thats a nice upgrade.
Should you buy the OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite?
A close beer captured at 1x on a sunny day.(Image credit: Future)
The Nord CE 4 Lite’s power might make it a reliable pick.
you’re able to use the Nord in the rain or in the bath.
You’re a mobile gamerYou’re not going to get blazing power for games on the Nord.
A selfie captured in standard mode.(Image credit: Future)
In the competitive budget mobile world, it’s one of the weaker cheap phones out there.
As stated in the intro, I tested the Nord CE 3 Lite.
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First reviewed August 2024
A selfie captured in Portrait Mode(Image credit: Future)
A photo of distant buildings taken at 1x, scroll for closer…(Image credit: Future)
…that same view at 2x digital zoom…(Image credit: Future)
…and the buildings at 10x zoom.(Image credit: Future)
