OnePlus Nord CE 4 sale in India officially starts in India from today, April 4. The new Nord CE 4 is priced a bit more aggressively than its predecessor, Nord CE 3, which could be a Nothing Phone 2a effect. OnePlus gets a lot right with its latest budget phone. For starters, the price seems right and also there is no Nord 4 to confuse buyers at least at the time of writing.
The design sees a refresh, the display looks slick, the underlying Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip is powerful, and there is 100W fast charging for quick top-ups. The OnePlus Nord CE 4 comes in a choice of 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB for Rs 24,999 and Rs 26,999 respectively.
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If you’re wondering “if not OnePlus Nord CE 4, then what?”, don’t sweat it, because we have you covered. Here are 5 OnePlus Nord CE 4 alternatives that you can consider.
- Nothing Phone 2a: The Phone 2a comes in a choice of 8GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB, and 12GB/256GB for Rs 23,999, Rs 25,999, and Rs 27,999, respectively. The design is obviously its big USP, but there are other niceties, too. The software for instance is cleaner and also Nothing is committing to longer support (3+4). Its cameras are a bit better as well. Powering the Phone 2a is a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro processor, though you should know that Nothing is using slower UFS2.2 storage (the Nord has UFS3.1).
- Poco X6 Pro: The Poco X6 Pro comes in a choice of 8GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB at a price of Rs 26,999 and Rs 28,999, respectively. Not only is the Poco phone the most powerful phone at its price with Mediatek’s Dimensity 8300-Ultra chip, it also uses UFS4.0 storage. Xiaomi HyperOS is obviously a big draw, too. The phone also supports 67W fast charging.
- Realme 12 Pro: The Realme 12 Pro comes in 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB for Rs 25,999 and Rs 26,999. Its vegan leather design is already a big selling point, but wait, there’s more. It has a 6.7-inch 120Hz OLED display with 1080p resolution and up to 950nits of peak brightness. Powering the phone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and 5,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging. The Realme 12 Pro has a 50-megapixel Sony IMX822 sensor (with OIS), 32-megapixel Sony IMX709 behind a 2x telephoto, and the another 8MP ultrawide.
- Realme 12 Plus: The Realme 12 Plus comes in a choice of 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB at a price of Rs 20,999 and Rs 21,999 respectively. It has a 6.67-inch 1080p AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 1,200 nits of peak brightness. Rainwater tech is available to prevent ghost touches when handling with wet hands. Powering the phone is a MediaTek Dimensity 7050 processor and 5,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging support. For photography, the Realme 12 Plus has a triple camera setup on the rear headlined by an 50-megapixel primary Sony Lyt-600 sensor with f/1.8 lens, 8-megapixel ultrawide, and another 2-megapixel depth sensor. The front camera is a 16-megapixel.
- Redmi Note 13 Pro: The Redmi Note 13 Pro comes in 8GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB, and 12GB/256GB trims for Rs 25,999, Rs 27,999, and Rs 29,999, respectively. The Redmi Note 13 Pro is a Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus with a watered-down Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor, a slightly larger 5,100mAh battery with slower 67W fast wired charging and no IP68 rating. And so, surely, it’s worth your time and money.
