OnePlus Nord 2 With MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC Rumored for launch in Q2 2021

OnePlus Nord 2 – or as we can simply call it a OnePlus Nord fan – is in the works and is set to launch in the second quarter of 2021, according to a report. The new OnePlus Nord phone is reportedly coming with a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. This is unlike the original OnePlus Nord and the earlier OnePlus phones that came with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors. OnePlus Nord 2, if officially launched, will be the fourth model in the company’s Nord series that includes OnePlus Nord as well as OnePlus Nord N10 5G and OnePlus Nord N100.

Referring to those familiar with the development, Android Central outlined the launch plans of the OnePlus Nord 2. The presence of MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC on the new OnePlus Nord phone is expected to be a product update- great hardware over the original OnePlus Nord that had Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G.

MediaTek launched the Dimensity 1200 SoC as the new 5G-supported chipset in January. It comes with eight processing cores, including an ultra core of ARM Cortex-A78 at a top clock speed of 3GHz. The chipset also includes nine cores of ARM Mali-G77 MC9 GPU and supports a maximum of 16GB LPDDR4x RAM. Further, it supports UFS 3.1 storage.

RealP sibling Realme, which also owns the same parent company BBK Electronics, has been named one of the first smartphone manufacturers to offer a flagship model with the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. The model is expected to be part of the rumored Realme X9 series.

However, OnePlus ’move with the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 seems interesting, as the company has been using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips on their smartphones since its launch back in December 2013.

OnePlus unveiled the first Nord smartphone in July 2020 after a bit of anticipation and a series of testimonials. That model was cut especially in India and Europe and competed against the likes of Samsung Galaxy M31s and Google Pixel 4a.

In October, OnePlus expanded the Nord series with the launch of OnePlus Nord N10 5G and OnePlus Nord N100 that came to the US market.

Along with OnePlus Nord 2, OnePlus is in the news for working on the OnePlus Nord SE. It could come with an AMOLED display and include a 65W fast charge. The OnePlus Nord SE is said to appear sometime in the first quarter – making little room for the OnePlus Nord 2.

OnePlus did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the plans surrounding OnePlus Nord 2.

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