Best 5G Smartphones Under ₹30,000

The OnePlus Nord CE4 5G is the latest Nord-series phone which succeeds last year’s Nord CE3 5G. The smartphone has a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,412 pixels) AMOLED display with a 93.40 percent screen-to-body ratio and up to 120Hz refresh rate.   ,The device is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, coupled with 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The Nord CE4 packs a 5,500 mAh battery with 100W wired fast charging support and a charging time of 15 minutes, which is claimed to offer a full day of usage.  ,For imaging, there is a dual rear camera setup on the OnePlus Nord CE4 housing a 50MP Sony LYT600 sensor with optical image stabilisation (OIS) support and an 8MP Sony IMX355 ultra wide-angle camera. For selfies, the handset offers a 16MP front-facing camera sensor. On the software front, the phone runs on Android 14 with OxygenOS 14 on top. ,Other aspects include an IP54 rating, a dedicated microSD slot, Bluetooth 5.4, and GPS for connectivity. It measures 8.4mm in thickness and weighs 186 grams. Coming to the pricing, the OnePlus Nord CE4 starts at Rs 24,999 for the base 8GB/128GB variant, while the 8GB/256GB model is priced at Rs 26,999.