OnePlus is back with another free-cover deal for new phone orders

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OnePlus already sells some of the most affordable smartphones around, and while that’s great for those of us looking for a good value, it becomes tricky when the manufacturer is trying to boost sales with a new promotional offer – how far can you cut costs before you start taking a loss? Instead, OnePlus has taken to the idea of making its handsets more attractive with some free bundle deals, like we ...

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OnePlus India offering trade-in rebate up to Rs. 16,000

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India, with its billion-plus population in some pretty densely packed spots, has been able to develop an immediacy-based economy. Everything can come to you in a snap or two. So, OnePlus is partnering with Amazon.in and product end-of-life management firm ReGlobe in order to deliver instant cash back for a smartphone trade-in.You can ...

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Marshmallow update for OnePlus One reaches ‘final testing stage’, but still no solid ETA

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Like so many other Android device manufacturers, some a lot more popular and experienced with these sort of things, OnePlus missed its own self-imposed Marshmallow upgrade deadline. But maybe not by much.Both the OnePlus One and 2 were initially due for major software renovations between January and March, which obviously didn’t happen. Granted, the newer flagship lets its ...

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OnePlus X OxygenOS update incoming – but not the one you want

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This year has already brought OnePlus X users no shortage of updates: from bug fixes, to new features, we’ve seen manufacturer come through with new OxygenOS updates time and time again. And while that level of support has been great to see, so far OnePlus has yet to come through with the big one: Android Marshmallow in the form of OxygenOS 3.0. Users of the OnePlus 2 at least have the option to install an early 3.0 ...

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Purported OnePlus 3 benchmark reveals Snapdragon 820, 16MP camera

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Right around this time a couple of years ago, OnePlus was making all the headlines, despite not yet launching or even unveiling a single phone. Advertising shenanigans left their mark on the company’s first year of existence, and while they weren’t altogether scrapped in 2015, 2016 seems to be a new beginning for the ambitious Chinese startup.OnePlus is less talk and more action lately, cranking up its marketing efforts where they truly count, and gradually phasing out the

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OnePlus makes its affordable phones even easier to buy with new installment plans

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For a company that started selling smartphones in such an unusual manner, OnePlus has taken some major strides towards normalcy lately, moving past invites for its current crop of handsets and even scoring some major promo deals. While’s we’re not positive exactly where things will go from here, talk of a new focus on US sales and bringing shoppers a “better buying process” has left ...

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OnePlus signs $300,000 House of Cards season 4 endorsement deal

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You know you’ve truly made it as a tech company when the leader of the free world uses your products. In the case of OnePlus, a China-based smartphone manufacturer with only three gadgets under its belt and less than three years of existence, we’re of course merely talking a fictional United States President.But Frank Underwood is probably quoted more on the interwebs than Barack Obama, and even if he’s killed a few people, he could definitely take on the likes of Donald Drumpf (sic), Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in one of those insult-filled debates going on lately.Let’s not digress, ...

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OnePlus announces some free case deals for Valentine’s Day promo

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Is there no holiday that’s not a good opportunity to sell some smartphones? Arbor Day coming up? How about some half-priced wearables? Cinco de Mayo right around the corner? Let’s offer some free USB power packs with new phone purchases! So while you may not think of Valentine’s Day as a particularly phone-related celebration, hardware manufacturers are doing their darnedest to cash in on the inevitable swell of gift-giving all the same, and OnePlus is ...

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Starting today, the OnePlus X goes invite-free for good worldwide

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One by one, the three affordable flagships initially sold through a controversial invitation-based system by Chinese smartphone startup OnePlus have ditched restrictions, catches and long waiting periods in the past months.First, OnePlus One production was ramped up (or demand finally dwindled), so the “original flagship killer” opened online orders for all a full year after its commercial launch. Then,

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OnePlus X picks up manual camera mode in latest OxygenOS update

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It’s been just over a month now since we first saw OnePlus begin making available OxygenOS 2.2.0, initially releasing the system software as an update for the OnePlus 2. There the release delivered the company’s latest bugfixes and tweaks, expanding access to removable USB storage, and correcting some issues with dual-SIM settings. It was all well and good, but what about the OnePlus 2’s little brother, the super-affordable OnePlus X? It’s taken some time to prepare 2.2.0 for the ...

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OnePlus and Henchman target London with one-hour phone deliveries tomorrow

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Is OnePlus a smartphone company with an image problem? Use of an invite-only sales strategy may have allowed OnePlus to sell phones when it might not have otherwise been able to, and while the invite situation is dramatically improved now compared to twenty months ago, is the manufacturer’s reputation as a company whose phones are difficult to get your hands on continuing to harm it? We’ve recently seen OnePlus take some big steps to start smoothing things over, including dropping the invite requirement ...

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Android Marshmallow betas on for certain OnePlus, Honor devices

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More Marshmallow, more of the time. The clock stands at 106 days — that’s three-and-a-half months — since the final images of the first build of Android 6.0 were dropped onto Nexus devices. Motorola gave some encouraging news to Moto G Turbo owners in India today on that front and it looks like we’re about to see

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OnePlus X picks up new Champagne Gold (white) color option, with sales coming later this month

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The new OnePlus X may represent one hell of a smartphone value, hooking users up with a more than capable mid-ranger for a scant $250 – while looking quite a bit fancier than that low price tag might let on. Of course, when we’re dealing with a phone this affordable, that also means making some sacrifices, and for users who like a lot of custom hardware options, the OnePlus X hasn’t had much to offer. Sure, ...

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OnePlus 2 Mini could be on the way with 4.6-inch FHD screen, 4GB RAM

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Slowly but surely, OnePlus is phasing out the controversial and downright uncomfortable invitation-based purchasing system for its three affordable high-end phones to date. As such, it’s time we kicked off the sequel and spin-off rumor games, despite the X having literally just debuted, and

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OnePlus X sales go invite-free once a week from here on out

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Is the tide finally turning when it comes to OnePlus and its – to be polite, we’ll say “unusual” – invite-based sales system? The OnePlus 2 has only been out since this summer, yet earlier this month it cut ties with that invite program for good, entering the world of traditional cash-for-product retail sales. Not all of the OnePlus lineup is ready to totally ditch invites, though, and the newer OnePlus X will be staying invite-only for now. That said, OnePlus has been tweaking its invite ...

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