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OnePlus Nord smartphone will have an ultrawide selfie camera

The phone will be unveiled July 21.

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July 13, 2020 2:11 p.m. PT

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Update, July 27: The OnePlus Nord is here. Read our in-depth review. Original story follows.

The OnePlus Nord will have a 105-degree ultrawide selfie camera, which the Chinese phone maker said Monday will save its users from the embarrassment of using a selfie stick. The phone will come with "pretty much everything you could ask for," according to the company.

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What a way to go. Drop your sticks and join us for the world's first AR smartphone launch on July 21. #OnePlusNordAR #OnePlusNord

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OnePlus plans to unveil the device at an event on July 21. You can stream the announcement using the OnePlus Nord AR App, available now on Android and iOS . The Nord will be priced "below $500" and is already available for preorder in the UK, as well.

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Last week, images leaked of the upcoming smartphone, showing the front and back of the Nord. It looks to have two front-facing cameras and four rear cameras. Reportedly, the rear cameras will be a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP wide-angle lens, a 5MP macro module and a 2MP portrait lens.