OnePlus has been balancing efficiency with sensible design over the previous few years for its mid-range Nord sequence in India. Whereas the cellphone packs in sufficient energy and efficiency to supply a clean software program expertise, the model has reduce down in some areas like design and cameras to make it obtainable on the proper and aggressive value level. A few of that’s about to vary with the following mannequin which is at the moment tagged because the Nord 4. Set to be introduced at OnePlus’s upcoming world occasion on 16 July, the Nord 4 has been featured in some new leaks revealing a brand-new design for the OnePlus sub-brand.

Key among the many quite a few design leaks which have surfaced on-line is a post on X by @OnePlusClub which exhibits the cellphone in all its glory and reportedly all of the colourways the model plans to launch it in. There is a two-tone mint inexperienced end, a two-tone silver end and a primary black.

The silver end additionally appears to have textured again with giant grooves. The inexperienced and the black color variants have rear surfaces which might be completely flat with bevelled corners earlier than the flat sides. All three finishes showcase the brand new design language with a brand new digicam format. This now has two horizontally aligned cameras with LED flash modules positioned on the identical airplane however at a distance.

A leaked poster displaying all three finishes of the upcoming OnePlus Nord 4 smartphone
Photograph Credit score: @OnePlusClub through X

What’s additionally seen from the identical picture is the presence of the three-stage alert slider swap, confirming its persevering with presence in high-end (non-CE) Nord smartphones.

The brand new leaks (embedded above) and OnePlus’ own teasers additionally trace at using steel for its upcoming launches, which may also embody the Nord 4. Different lately revealed stay photos of the identical cellphone clearly present a steel U-shaped unibody chassis, which integrates the rear panel, leaving a gap on the prime across the cameras.

Certainly, it will likely be very fascinating to see what the ultimate smartphone appears like as it’ll deliver again reminiscences of yester years when telephones generally used all-metal designs (regardless of having reception issues) signifying “premiumness”. On a facet observe, the OnePlus Nord 4 proven in these photos does remind us of the Pixel 2 sequence and the Pixel 3 sequence (launched between 2017 and 2018).

The OnePlus Nord 4, as per a previous report, is alleged to have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 SoC. The machine may characteristic a 6.74-inch OLED show with a 120Hz display screen refresh price. The cellphone is alleged to have a 50-megapixel major digicam and an 8-megapixel ultrawide digicam with a 16-megapixel digicam in control of selfies. The machine is predicted to be powered by a 5,500mAh battery and can probably help 100W quick wired charging.