Also OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G mid-range smartphone that we have tested in recent months, is preparing to welcome the OxygenOS 13 with Android 13. It prepares because the reports of the rollout for the moment – end of December 2022 – come from India, a country experiencing rapid economic growth and which therefore gives great satisfaction to producers in a lean moment for the sector like the current one.
ROLLOUT IN ITALY | UPDATE
And we can confirm you, having a Nord CE 2 Lite 5G in the newsroom, that for the moment of the rollout in Italy there is no trace that a month and a half after the reports in India the update is also being rolled out in Italy. For the moment, however, the rollout underway in India reported by users of the official community gives us some clues. The “Indian” build with Android 13 is the CPH2381_11_C.25port OxygenOS to version 13.0 and weighs less than 5GB4.5GB to be exact.
The novelty they should be those already seen on other models of the company, and to give you an idea below you will find one of the changelogs that accompanied the models that received OxygenOS 13. Among the aspects to be ascertained is that relating to the patches of security: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G recently received the December 2022 patch so it is very likely that OxygenOS 13 will not introduce any news on this front.
From the first information it seems that the build is smooth and without any obvious problems. All that remains is to wait for the rollout.
- Aquamorphic
- Introduced the colors of the Aquamorphic Design theme for better visual comfort
- Applying Aquamorphic Design to animations, to make them look more natural
- Added Shadow-Reflective Clock, with shadows simulating the position of the Sun and Moon
- World clock widget available for Home screen to get time in different time zones
- New for Quantum Animation Engine 4.0 with new function that recognizes habits, complex gestures and provides optimized interactions
- Optimized UI layers for a cleaner, sharper visual experience
- Introducing “real” physical movements to animations to feel more natural
- Dynamic layouts to fit different screen sizes
- Optimized the structure of the widgets so that information can be found easier and faster
- Optimization of fonts to increase readability
- Optimized system icons with the latest color schemes to make them easier to recognize
- Enhanced feature illustrations with new multicultural and inclusive elements
- Efficiency
- Meeting Assistant to improve connectivity
- Introduction of large folders on the home screen
- Introduction of new Always-on Displays
- Introduction of controls for media playback and optimization of the experience in the Quick Settings
- New markup tools for editing screenshots
- Tools to add widgets to the Home
- Introducing Sidebar Toolbox: You can open a floating window on apps to streamline your operations
- OnePlus Shelf optimization: a swipe down on Home opens Shelf by default
- Interconnections
- Optimized earphone connectivity for a smoother experience
- Optimization of Screencast, the content automatically adapts to the target screen
- Personalization
- Optimization of Bitmoji (OnePlus avatars, ed) to have more animations for the Always on Display
- Enhanced Insight Always on Display: New settings for a more customizable Always on
- Optimized Always on Display: New editing tools and colors
- Security and privacy
- Automatic pixelization for chat screenshots: the system automatically identifies and “obscures” the profile pictures and names of those who write in the chat to protect privacy
- Optimized private vault: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is used to encrypt all files
- Digital Health and Wellbeing
- Added Kid Space, which introduces limits on phone use, ambient light reminders, and eye protection features
- Gaming
- Updates to HyperBoost GPA 4.0 to stabilize frame rate and balance performance and power consumption.
ROLLOUT IN ITALY WITH PATCH OF JANUARY07/02
A month and a half after the first reports in India, OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G updates to OxygenOS 13 with Android 13 also in Italy. To tell the truth, we thought that less than a month and a half would have passed since the first report, but at least the version that comes to us is not the one that arrived in India at the end of December. It’s next: it contains le patches Android Security’s January 2023 and the build is marked with a number CPH2409_11_C.26.Â
It weighs just over 4GB and the installation was very fast: in less than three minutes the smartphone had restarted and was ready for use. Too little time has passed since the installation (last night) to tell you if the build is stable enough: it seems so, but it’s just an impression. What we can anticipate is that of news to the UI visible immediately there are. So, curious: please update!
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite is available online from Amazon Marketplace at 219 euros. The value for money is Good but there are 6 better models. To see the other 21 offers click here. (updated February 07, 2023, 2.15 pm)
