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OnePlus Nord 2 5G Goes Official, OnePlus Buds Pro Debut as Well
OnePlus Nord 2 5G price in India, availability details
OnePlus Nord 2 5G price in India has been set at Rs. 27,999 for the base 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The phone also has an 8GB + 128GB option that is priced at Rs. 29,999 and the top-of-the-line 12GB RAM + 256GB model at Rs. 34,999. It comes in Blue Haze, Gray Sierra, and Green Wood (India-exclusive) colours.
In terms of its availability, the OnePlus Nord 2 5G will go on an early access sale in India through Amazon and OnePlus.in starting July 26. It will be limited for Amazon Prime members via Amazon and OnePlus Red Cable Club members through OnePlus.in site and the company’s offline retail channels. However, the open sale for the OnePlus Nord 2 5G will begin from July 28 through Amazon, OnePlus.in, OnePlus Experience Stores, and retail partners including Vijay Sales.
Launch offers on the OnePlus Nord 2 5G include a 10 percent instant discount via HDFC Bank debit and credit cards as well as EMI transactions and an additional exchange discount of Rs. 1,000 in lieu of an old smartphone. The phone will also be bundled with three months of Spotify Premium subscription for select customers. Red Cable Club members, on the other hand, will additionally be eligible for receiving benefits including Amazon Prime, Uber Executive, Spotify Premium access through Red Cable Pro plans.
Apart from the Nord 2, the OnePlus Buds Pro will be available with a price tag of EUR 149 (roughly Rs. 13,100). The earbuds will be available in Glossy White and Matte Black colours and will go on sale in Europe starting August 25. India pricing and availability of the OnePlus Buds Pro are yet to be revealed.
OnePlus Nord 2 5G specifications
The dual-SIM (Nano) OnePlus Nord 2 5G runs on Android 11 with OxygenOS 11.3 on top. The custom skin is notably based on Oppo’s ColorOS 11.3, thanks to the recent merger between OnePlus and Oppo. The phone features a 6.43-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) Fluid AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and 90Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, there is an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 1200-AI SoC, coupled with up to 12GB of LPDDR4x RAM. There is the triple rear camera setup that houses a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 primary sensor with an f/1.88 lens and optical image stabilisation (OIS). The camera setup also includes an 8-megapixel secondary sensor with an f/2.25 ultra-wide lens that has a field of view (FoV) of 119.7 degrees and is paired with electronic image stabilisation (EIS). A 2-megapixel monochrome sensor is also available at the back, along with an f/2.5 lens.
OnePlus Nord 2 5G features a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 primary camera sensor at the back
OnePlus has provided up to 4K video recording at 30fps frame rate on the Nord 2 5G. There are also preloaded video-focussed functions such as Super Slow Motion video recording on 1080p at 120fps, Time-Lapse, Video editor. There are also proprietary features including Nightscape Ultra, AI Photo Enhancement, AI Video Enhancement, UltraShot HDR, Portrait Mode, Dual Video, and a Pro Mode.
For selfies and video chats, the OnePlus Nord 2 5G carries a single, 32-megapixel Sony IMX615 camera sensor at the front, with an f/2.45 lens. The front-facing camera is also available with EIS support.
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G comes with up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS/ A-GPS/ NavIC, NFC, and a USB Type-C port. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, ambient light, gyroscope, and a proximity sensor. The phone also comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor.
OnePlus has offered dual stereo speakers on the Nord 2 5G. There is also noise cancellation support on board.
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G packs a 4,500mAh dual-cell battery that supports Warp Charge 65 (supported charger is in the box). The proprietary technology is claimed to charge the battery from 0 to 100 percent in just 30 minutes time. Besides, the phone measures 158.9×73.2×8.25mm and weighs 189 grams.
OnePlus Buds Pro specifications
The OnePlus Buds Pro are designed as premium TWS earbuds from the house of OnePlus. The earbuds come with 11mm dynamic drivers and deliver a latency rate of as low as 94 milliseconds (when using Pro Gaming mode). OnePlus has provided hybrid active noise cancellation (ANC) along with three distinct modes, namely Extreme, Faint, and Smart. The Extreme mode is designed to offer noise cancellation up to 40dB, while the Faint mode is meant to cancel noise of 25dB. In contrast, the Smart mode is available to automatically respond to the ambient environment to adjust and compensate for surrounding noises. There is a three-microphone setup along with a custom noise reduction algorithm to filter unwanted noise.
OnePlus Buds Pro come with 11mm dynamic drivers
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OnePlus has also provided Dolby Atmos support on the Buds Pro, but that would be limited to some of the latest OnePlus flagships. Further, the earbuds come with a Zen Mode Air that offers a list of white noises to reduce stress and give users a sense of calm. OnePlus has also provided a proprietary feature called OnePlus Audio ID to customise music playback based on users’ sensitivity to different sounds.
The OnePlus Buds Pro earbuds have IP44 certification for both dust and water resistance. The charging case has USB Type-C and wireless charging (Qi standard).
In terms of connectivity, there is Bluetooth v5.2. The earbuds also offer a seamless, fast connectivity experience with OnePlus phones. Users on other phones can, however, access some of the proprietary features using the HeyMelody app.
The OnePlus Buds Pro are claimed to deliver up to 38 hours of battery life. The company is claimed to offer 10 hours of playback with 10 minutes of Warp wired charging.
“At Xbox, we believe that with better tools, creators can make even more extraordinary games,” Haiyan Zhang, GM, Xbox Gaming AI, said in a blog post. “This partnership will bring together: Inworld’s expertise in working with generative AI models for character development, Microsoft’s cutting-edge cloud-based AI solutions including Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Research’s technical insights into the future of play, and Team Xbox’s strengths in revolutionizing accessible and responsible creator tools for all developers.”
The aforementioned AI design copilot is a toolset that will help game designers turn prompts into scripts and dialogue trees. In contrast, the character runtime will enable dynamically generated plot beats and quests. We’ve already seen heavy AI integration in games by way of procedural generation — a more recent example being the 1000+ planets in Starfield. Not to mention, enemy AI has been around for way longer.
Inworld made headlines in August when it launched a modded story mode for Grand Theft Auto V, Sentient Streets, in which players had to investigate the rise of a bizarre AI-worshipping cult — a segment loaded with characters that spoke in AI-generated dialogue, on the fly. The mod was later taken down by publisher Take-Two, leaving a permanent strike on the creator Bloc’s YouTube channel. As per The Verge, Inworld’s AI technology can also be used for narration in top-down RPGs to warn players about any events awaiting off-screen and respond to questions like we’ve seen in the past year with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Bing Chat. Microsoft has also been heavily banking on artificial intelligence, having made a $10 billion (about Rs. 83,254 crore) investment in OpenAI. The company has also integrated AI tools into its popular suite of services and also added an AI copilot to Windows.
Despite being a Microsoft-affiliated AI toolset, it would be interesting to see whether titles using them will be allowed to thrive on other platforms. In July, Valve claimed that it would be cracking down on games that included AI-generated assets if the developer didn’t own the copyright to the piece of art. For the uninitiated, when you insert a prompt to create something in AI, the software simply repurposes existing assets found online and mushes them together — basically stealing from other artists and writers without appropriate commercial licenses. Infringing them would lead to the game not being distributed on Steam, forcing the developers to seek proper licenses for the asset by reaching out to the AI companies involved. It’s unclear how Microsoft’s partnership will play out — as long as AI content is being used as a catalyst to innovate and create something new, it should be fine.
In a post on X shared by BSNL’s Andhra Pradesh (@bsnl_ap_circle) unit, the company confirmed that BSNL users can upgrade their older 2G or 3G SIMs to a 4G SIM for free. Not only will the upgrade be free, but a promotional image shared with the post suggests that users who opt for the upgrade will also receive 4GB of free data that will be valid for three months. It is speculated that BSNL is aiming to boost its upcoming 4G services with this offer. The announcement was first spotted by Telecom Talk.
To access the free data offer and the free upgrade, BSNL users are requested to get in touch with executives at BSNL’s Customer Service Centre, franchisee or retailer stores, or contact one of their Direct Selling Agents (DSA). The promo image also adds in a finer print that the offer is available with certain terms and conditions, but hasn’t detailed any, so far.
Reliance’s Jio recently launched the 4G-supported Bharat B1 feature phone in India. The handset is priced at Rs. 1,299 in India. Alongside 4G connectivity, the phone comes with JioCinema and JioSaavn applications pre-installed.
The Jio Bharat B1 is equipped with the JioPay application, which is said to allow users to make UPI payments. Aiming to increase accessibility, the phone supports 23 languages overall, including multiple regional languages.
Realme, via Weibo, announced the arrival of the Realme GT 5 Pro in China. The display of the handset is confirmed to offer 3000 nits peak brightness. It has also been teased to offer heat dissipation with a surface area of around 10,000mm2. It is confirmed to ship with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The post doesn’t specify the exact launch date of the smartphone, however, given the release of the teasers, the launch could be just around the corner.
The Realme GT 5 Pro has been in the news a lot lately. It is expected to feature a 6.78-inch (1,264×2,780 pixels) AMOLED display and is tipped to come in 8GB, 12GB, and 16GB RAM options along with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB inbuilt storage options.
For optics, the Realme GT 5 Pro is said to have a triple rear camera unit comprising two 50-megapixel sensors and an 8-megapixel shooter at the rear. The camera setup might include a Sony LYTIA LYT808 sensor, an OmniVision OV08D10 secondary sensor, and a Sony IMX890 telephoto sensor. For selfies, there could be a 32-megapixel sensor at the front. It is said to carry a 5,400mAh battery with support for 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
The Realme GT 5 Pro is expected to come with upgrades over Realme GT 5. The latter was launched in China in August with a price tag of CNY 2,999 for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
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