OnePlus strikes partnership with Foxconn to join ‘Make in India’ program

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

A rising star of both the Asian and global mobile landscape, China-based OnePlus should soon branch out to even more affordable, lower-end phones, and in order to better handle Indian demand, it’ll start locally manufacturing devices before long.Why India of all places? Three main reasons. First, domestic smartphone penetration sat at a humble 30 percent in 2014, compared to 60+ for China in Q1 2015. Needless to point out we’re talking the world’s ...

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OnePlus One now delivered in 60 minutes or free, but only in a major Indian city

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Although the company has admitted to bungling the OnePlus 2 launch, and promises were made for a looming hour of totally open sales, the latest publicity-grabbing stunts have looked a little all over the place.OnePlus almost seems more focused on the unreleased mid-range X,

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OnePlus co-founder ‘seriously’ applies for an internship at Samsung

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After promising to make amends for the botched launch of the OnePlus 2 with a looming full hour of open sales, no invites needed, a “senior” Chinese startup executive takes his enthusiasm and willingness to learn how to improve future availability of “flagship killers” a step further.Carl Pei was a OnePlus founding father alongside CEO Pete Lau, and also serves as the rapidly rising company’s Head of Global. In the past, he occupied a marketing ...

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OnePlus X (Mini?) tipped to lower the bar to a 5-inch screen and Snapdragon 801

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

We’ve long wondered what OnePlus might be planning to cut from its second-gen “flagship killer” to come up with an even cheaper yet still respectable new phone focused on style rather than performance.A few concept renders envisioned a slightly too fancy design for a sub-$250 Android last week, with a rear-positioned circular fingerprint scanner and dual camera setup in tow, and a ...

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OnePlus hints at affordable sub-flagship phone again, still coming this year

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For those who feared recent OnePlus 2 availability hiccups would maybe push the debut of the oft-rumored OnePlus Mini to next year, the Chinese startup just sent a clear, encouraging message via its Indian branch.Although the new model’s name and size are far from confirmed, the company’s regional general manager ensured OnePlus fans in India they’ll be charged as little as Rs 12,000, and no more than Rs 20,000 once the “lifestyle and fashion ...

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Possible OnePlus Mini prototype benchmarked with Helio X10 inside

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

OnePlus must be awfully confident the botched release of the company’s second-gen hero phone will be remedied before long, as plans of a third model’s debut by the end of the year are reportedly still on.This is unlikely to eclipse the “2016 flagship killer” in terms of specifications, while possibly shrinking the 5.5-inch display, and most definitely targeting an even lower ...

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OxygenOS 2.1 OTA brings a new feature that doesn’t work

Posted on by Jules Wang

There’s some other forward movement today from OnePlus as earlier on we found out about some mysterious hardware. Thus, now the software comes around. We come to OnePlus’s rolling OS of its own creation, OxygenOS. While the company had to kick into overdrive to get the interface up and running, the sailing so far has been over calmer seas.Well, the churn’s ...

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Does OnePlus have any selling points besides its pricing?

Posted on by Jules Wang

And the opinion rounds have come full circle. We praised OnePlus for beginning to wear the big pants now after the OnePlus 2, an underdog that has hopes of clawing its way to the top. And when the big reveal came undone … whiplash. No NFC, no wireless charging, no Quick Charge 2.0 and furthermore, nothing special. We’re at that point in the sub-$400 smartphone bin where consumers are demanding ...

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The OnePlus 2 might be an example of how an underdog can shine

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Okay, the extremely exciting initial news, spec and video blast is over and done with. Great. Breathe in. Breathe out. Now what?Remember how I just said earlier that the OnePlus 2 isn’t a ...

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The OnePlus 2 of 2015 isn’t the flagship killer of 2016

Posted on by Jules Wang

Welcome to the hype machine, hope you enjoy your stay! The spin cycle on this phone sounds as boastful as ever. It’s supposed to be, that’s how marketing builds your attention towards a launch event like this one for the OnePlus 2. Sure, it has great specs and the cache the company has with its forum followers is extremely strong. But what does it mean to “kill” a flagship?Flagship Kill la Kill?

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OnePlus One sales hit 1.5M as sequel’s launch looms

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

This coming Monday, July 27, OnePlus is set to launch its second smartphone, the OnePlus 2. We’ve already seen a lot about what to expect from this handset, and weeks of spec teases have finally given way to some pics of actual hardware. But before the new OnePlus phone gets here, company cofounder Carl Pei is talking a little about the journey so far, and brings us up to date on OnePlus One sales performance.As you may remember,

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OnePlus brings its One smartphone a late-life upgrade

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

We’re down to the final weeks of waiting for the launch of the OnePlus 2, with the new smartphone set to make its formal debut before the end of the month. And while we’re understandably excited to get the full story on that handset, the tale’s not over quite yet for last year’s OnePlus One. Even with the hardware around for as long as it’s been, OnePlus isn’t finished tweaking things just yet, and co-founder ...

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OnePlus needs to tread carefully with pricing or defeat half the point of its phone

Posted on by Hayato Huseman

For being the first product coming from a small startup company with a vague history and questionable PR stunts, the One from OnePlus sold like crazy when it was made available last year. In the end, it turned out to be quite a good phone, but even before anyone knew how it performed, there were two main selling points that largely drove the OnePlus One to its viral success: its price and its specs. The market has grown ...

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OnePlus One gets a new, lower price – permanently

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Back at the start of the month, OnePlus teased what was supposed to be a major announcement – one that would “shake up” the industry. Well, we didn’t get the launch of any new hardware or anything so interesting, and found ourselves left with the consolation prize of a $50 discount on the OnePlus One. On its own, that wasn’t huge news – sales comes and sales go, and especially for a one-year-old phone, a price cut now and then is to be expected. Today, however, OnePlus tweaks that deal in a ...

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Enter for a chance to win a Sony PlayStation 4

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The Pocketnow Deals Store is delighted to announce the winners of our most recent contests.The Golden Apple Giveaway was won by Gregg T from IllinoisThe Double Nexus Giveaway was won by Carlos M. from New JerseyThe Choose Your Own Android Giveaway was won by Kim from LouisianaCongratulations to all of our winners. Want to win something yourself? Enter The PS4 Giveaway and The OnePlus One Giveaway today!The PS4 GiveawayEnter today for your chance to win a brand new Sony PlayStation 4 next generation gaming console with

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