OnePlus telephones in some areas don’t get in-box chargers

The OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite launched yesterday, bringing some notable upgrades to the model’s finances cellphone household. We already famous that the cellphone has a smaller battery in Europe, however it seems Europeans are lacking out on one other characteristic.

We observed within the OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite assessment information for India that the cellphone is listed with a charger. True sufficient, our Indian assessment unit arrived with a bundled adapter. Against this, European and UK patrons have to decide on between a charger, case, or OnePlus Nord Buds 2 when pre-ordering the handset.

This distinction can be obvious once you examine the Nord CE 4 Lite’s spec sheet in numerous markets. A charger is listed as a bundled merchandise on the Indian web site however lacking on the UK and European web sites.

Dropping chargers: OnePlus to hitch the remainder of the trade?

That is nonetheless a disappointing flip of occasions, notably in gentle of the model’s embrace of the proprietary SuperVOOC charging commonplace. The OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite presents 80W SuperVOOC charging, however it’s unclear what sort of charging pace is out there by way of the extensively accepted USB-PD commonplace. For what it’s price, the OnePlus 12 supplied a lot slower charging speeds by way of USB-PD.

We’ve requested OnePlus to make clear the rationale for the lacking charger in Europe and can replace the article if/when the corporate will get again to us. We’ve additionally requested the corporate concerning the Nord CE 4 Lite’s charging pace when utilizing USB-PD adapters.

It wouldn’t be the primary time OnePlus dropped the bundled charger from a cellphone in some areas, although. The OnePlus 12R doesn’t supply a charger within the field in international locations like Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.