If you're lucky, you can step into the New Year rocking the latest version of Android. OnePlus updates are all staged, with a small percentage of units receiving the new build in the first day, with a slightly bigger rollout within a few days, so if your Nord CE 2 Lite hasn't notified you about the new software yet, fret not for it is finally on its way. After installation, you'll be on software version CPH2381_11_C.25, and you'll have the December 2022 security patch level. The update arrives over-the-air as a 4.5GB download, so it might be best to grab it from a reliable (and uncapped) data connection. The handset is now seemingly receiving the stable update to OxygenOS 13, based on Android 13, in India.
The latest smartphone to be graced with an update to Android 13 is OnePlus' entry-level Nord CE 2 Lite, which launched back in May.