The OnePlus 2 has gotten a price cut worth Rs 2000 for both its 16GB and 64GB models. The reduction comes 7 months after the latter version’s arrival in India. The lower capacity variant was launched in the country just 2 months ago.
Accordingly, the 64GB OnePlus 2 is now available at Rs 22999 and the 16GB one retails for Rs 20999. The two are still selling exclusively via Amazon India in an open sale, the company having gotten rid of the pesky invite system a few months ago. The official reason given for the new cost is a combination of timing and scale.
OnePlus has supposedly increased its operations enough to supply the handset at a lesser value than before. Digging deeper into the speculation side of things, it’s possible the manufacturer has dropped the cost in preparation for the arrival of the OnePlus 3. Carl Pei, the brand’s co-founder, had confirmed that the upcoming flagship would come out by June in an interview with CNET.
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He didn’t give much away about the OnePlus 3, except that it would feature a different look, indicating the brand wouldn’t continue the deisgn language of the OnePlus 2. He further stated that he was hoping to recapture the magic of the OnePlus One with the new offering, since he feels the company’s first device was more captivating as compared to the second.
A quick summary of the main specifications of the OnePlus 2:
– Display: 5.5-inch, 1920 × 1080 pixels
– OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop-based OxygenOS
– CPU: 1.8GHz 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 810 SoC
– Memory: 16GB/64GB, non-expandable
– RAM: 3GB/4GB
– Camera: 13MP rear, 5MP front
– Battery: 3300mAh
– Weight: 175g
– Size: 151.8 x 74.9 x 9.85mm
– Connectivity: dual-SIM, 4G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB Type-C, GPS, GLONASS
Once again, you can buy the OnePlus 2 via Amazon India starting at Rs 20999.