The one-off OnePlus Nord LE can be yours — if you're lucky

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You oft hear that a phone is unique in some way, but in the case of the OnePlus Nord LE, it's actually true — just one will ever be i produced.

This custom Nord was just introduced to the earth on the OnePlus Forum, and looks resplendent in its eye-communicable orange-and-green color scheme. Fancy becoming the proud owner of this true one-off? So nosotros've got good news for you, because OnePlus is giving it away.

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As its designer, production managing director Andy Liu, explains in the weblog mail, the "LE" bit in the Nord LE's name stands for "Literally Only One Edition."

Other than its color, it's identical in every way to the original OnePlus Nord that arrived concluding year, which ways it features a 90Hz brandish, 30W fast charging, a 5G-ready Snapdragon 765G chipset, quad rear cameras and dual forepart cameras. It's a generous suite of features for a mid-range phone.

There'south no mention of the memory capacity however. The Nord comes in either an 8GB RAM and 128GB storage version, or a 12GB/256GB edition, and OnePlus hasn't made clear which bundle this model uses.

The large difference is in the design. The back features a slope that flows from orangish to green, and has a smoothen finish instead of the original model's glossy trunk. You lot can see how it looks in motility from the video OnePlus posted on Instagram, which besides features a peculiarly goofy voice-over.

If you'd like to ain this atypical phone, then you lot're able to win it in a giveaway. The entry format is like shooting fish in a barrel plenty: follow the OnePlus Nord Instagram business relationship, then postal service a picture of your current telephone to your filigree with the tag #SwitchToNord, forth with an explanation of why you want to upgrade to a OnePlus Nord. Y'all've too got to be over 18 years old to enter, so find an adult who will sympathize why you simply have to accept this exact OnePlus if you lot're underage.

This is a pretty neat prize as marketing stunts go. You'd certainly get jealous looks from phone fans if you're seen carrying it around, and even your non-techy friends won't help but notice its unique color scheme. Nosotros can't see any mention of a closing date for this giveaway on OnePlus' forum post or its Instagram account, but it's best to get your entry in at present if you want a look in.

Of class, if you alive in the U.1000., yous tin can just purchase a OnePlus Nord for £399. U.S. customers volition take to selection either the OnePlus Nord N10 5G or OnePlus Nord N100, which are lower specced than the original. The N10 5G is still a good phone though, and has a spot on our best 5G phones list thanks to its low price but impressive specs.

If you're annoyed that your only run a risk of getting this color on a phone is past beating the odds and winning the giveaway, perhaps you lot demand to petition OnePlus to offer information technology on the OnePlus Nord 2.

We don't know much about OnePlus' next mid-ranger yet, other than the fact it'southward coming this twelvemonth. All the same it looks similar information technology will be a Nord N10 successor with a OnePlus 9-manner shape, and should hopefully feature the same mix of premium and budget features, all for a competitive price.

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Richard is a Tom's Guide staff writer based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people demand advice on. He'southward also written for WIRED U.Grand., The Register and Artistic Bloq. When not at piece of work, he'south probable thinking virtually how to mash the perfect cup of specialty coffee.