Nordphone Lite

The Nordphone Lite is a mid-range smartphone designed and manufactured by Nordtec. It is the first Nordtec smartphone to be released under the Nordphone Lite product line of mid-range smartphones. It was released alongside with the Nordphone 3 flagship smartphone on 1 September 2019. The phone retails for around €253.26 for the 4GB/64GB model and €283.26 for the 8GB/128GB model, respectively.

History
The Nordphone Lite was teased in a YouTube video on 1 July 2019. A day later, Nordtec tweeted a cryptic, three word sentence on their Twitter account.

Initial reports suggest that the phone would have a Snapdragon 670 system-on-a-chip (the same SoC used in Google Pixel 3a, Oppo R17, Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, and other devices), but this was later replaced with a Snapdragon 710 system-on-a-chip, which it has a similar performance to the Snapdragon 670.

On 15 August 2019, the Nordphone Lite was unveiled in a YouTube livestream with the product slogan "Less is more." Pricing for the smartphone was announced one day later, with pre-orders open on 20 August 2019.

Hardware
The Nordphone Lite features a 5.75 inches 1080p Super AMOLED touchscreen display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 system-on-a-chip with either 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage or 8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The smartphone features 3G/4G with VoLTE and Wi-Fi connectivity.

The chassis of the Nordphone Lite remains the same as the Nordphone 3, except that it only has two cameras (2x 12MP lens instead of 2x 12MP lens and 1x 8MP lens) on the back and a redesigned notch on the front.

Software
The Nordphone Lite ships with either Android 9 or NordOS 2. It can be updated officially to either Android 11 or NordOS 3.

Reception
The Nordphone Lite received positive reviews from tech critics and journalists due to its screen and its redesigned notch. Critics and reviewers noted that Nordphone did a great job at making a phone for the mid-range market. The phone can be compared to the Google Pixel 3a in terms of the camera, the performance and the version of Android.