OnePlus to Manufacture OnePlus 3T 64GB Variant in India From January

OnePlus India, as expected, on Friday unveiled the upgraded variant of the OnePlus 3, the OnePlus 3T. The smartphone will be going on sale from December 14 via its exclusive online retail partner, Amazon India. OnePlus 3T has been launched in a 64GB model priced at Rs. 29,999 and the 128GB model priced at Rs. 34,999.

At the event, Vikas Agarwal, General Manager, OnePlus India told Gadgets 360 that the company will continue to sell the OnePlus 3 - reiterating what the company said last month - though he confessed that ultimately the focus will come to the upgraded OnePlus 3T. He also revealed that OnePlus will start manufacturing the OnePlus 3T in India from next month.

"We will continue with the OnePlus 3 for the foreseeable future but eventually the focus will shift to the OnePlus 3T. We are also gearing to start manufacturing OnePlus 3T in India from next month. For the company, the future will be around the OnePlus 3T."

Agarwal added that initially, OnePlus will only manufacture the 64GB variant of the OnePlus 3T. On being asked whether the company plans to manufacture the 128GB variant as well, Agarwal responded, "We will see how the market requirement comes. As 128GB is more premium so it will depend on the response from the market and we can take a call on it only after the initial response is positive."

Agarwal stressed that the company will promote its brand new exclusive e-commerce platform in India. The company's official website - oneplusstore.in was launched in October and sells OnePlus accessories via the store. Consumers, however, are redirected to Amazon India when they try to buy any smartphone from the store.

Follow Me on Twitter>>>> @iamBhavish
And like us on Facebook>>> The Gud1

OnePlus 4 Tipped to Sport Snapdragon 830 SoC, Launch in June-July

OnePlus is revelling in the success of the OnePlus 3 but looks like the company may have already started work on next year's flagship. A fresh leak hints that the OnePlus 4 will be powered by the yet-to-be-released Snapdragon 830 processor, and will be launched sometime in June-July.

The timeframe leaked on Weibo is in line with Oneplus' usual flagship announcement period. Notably, the OnePlus 3 was unveiled this year in June as well. The Snapdragon 830 chipset has not been officially announced by Qualcomm, but Samsung last month went ahead and revealed its existence, saying it would be built on its 10nm manufacturing process.

The chip is rumoured to have an octa-core setup, support 4K display resolutions, and up to 8GB of RAM. The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8, the extraordinary Turing phones, and the Microsoft Surface Phone are also expected to sport this new Snapdragon 830 processor.

Furthermore, the OnePlus 4 is rumoured to have 6GB of RAM, and the processor is expected to be clocked at 3GHz. It will run on Android Nougat-based-OxygenOS out-of-the-box and may pack a 4000mAh battery. To recall, the OnePlus 3 packs a 3000mAh non-removable battery.

The latest chipset offering from Qualcomm currently is the Snapdragon 821. OnePlus is expected to unveil an upgraded OnePlus 3T variant with this processor sometime in December. It is rumoured to run on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat-based Oxygen OS out-of-the-box, and sport a 16-megapixel Sony IMX398 sensor. There's also a rumoured shift to LCD panel instead of the Optic OLED display, and the price is expected to increase to $479 (roughly Rs. 32,100).

Source: Weibo

Do Subscribe on YouTube!
Follow Me on Twitter>>> @iamBhavish
And like us on Facebook>>> The Gud1

OnePlus 3 launched in India at Rs 27,999; will come with Snapdragon 820, 6GB RAM and more

OnePlus has finally announced its latest flagship device, the OnePlus 3, in the VR launch event held earlier tonight. The latest flagship is exclusively available on the Virtual Store for the people experiencing the launch in Virtual Reality via the OnePlus 3 VR app, and later will go on sale exclusively through Amazon India at 12.30 AM on 15 June at Rs 27,999.

OnePlus 3 houses the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset which has a quad-core processor clocked at 2.15 GHz coupled with Adreno 530 GPU. This will be paired with 6GB LPDDR4 RAM and 64GB internal storage. There is no provision to add in extra storage via a microSD card slot.

OnePlus 3 sports a 5.5-inch full HD Optic AMOLED display with 401 ppi pixel density and is powered by a 3000mAh non-removable Li-Ion battery. The front has a fingerprint sensor right below the screen and the alert slider used to control the profiles of the phone can be found at the top of the left-hand edge along with the volume rocker.

The device sports a 16MP f/2.0 rear shooter with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) and laser focus coupled with LED Flash along with an 8MP f/2.0 front camera. In terms of connectivity, the OnePlus 3 offers dual nano SIM along with Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, Wi-fi, GPS and DLNA. It has kept the 3.5mm headphone jack with reversible USB 3.0 Type-C port on the bottom with Dash Charge technology, proprietary implementation of quick charge support by OnePlus. It will run Oxygen 3.1.2 out of the box based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

Vikas Agarwal, general manager at OnePlus India added, "India has always been a special market for us and we are thrilled to launch the OnePlus 3 for our Indian users simultaneously with the rest of the world. We are confident the phone will bode well with the expectations of the Indian fans, who will now have an easier time experiencing the OnePlus 3 since we have gone 'invite free'. We are also introducing a line up of attractive accessories and exclusive partner offers to make the user experience even more enriching."

Indian users will get complimentary subscription of 12 months of ad-free Saavn Pro. In addition to that, through OnePlus’ partnership with Idea Cellular Indian users will be able to enjoy ‘double data’ for 12 months. A third exciting offer lets OnePlus users avail 12 months of accidental damage coverage through the ‘OnePlus Care app’ powered by Servify.

The Graphite variant of the OnePlus 3 will be available exclusively on Amazon.in, 12:30AM onwards starting 15 June for Rs 27,999, whereas the Soft Gold variant will be launched in the near future.

OnePlus 3 goes official a little early, all specs revealed
Follow Me on Twitter>>> @iamBhavish
And like us on Facebook>>> The Gud1

OnePlus 3 goes official a little early, all specs revealed

OnePlus is holding a special press event to unveil the OnePlus 3 later today, but Amazon has already jumped the gun and unveiled the flagship in glorious detail. We are pretty sure you are all familiar with the OnePlus 3 thanks to the numerous leaks throughout the past few months, but here comes the confirmation.

The OnePlus 3 features a 5.5" Optic AMOLED display of 1080p resolution protected by a Gorilla Glass 4 and runs on the Snapdragon 820 chip with 6GB of RAM. The Kryo processor cores are clocked at maximum - 2x 2.2GHz and 2x 1.6GHz. OnePlus 3 has an internal storage of 64GB, non-expandable as expected.

The OnePlus 3 camera setup is rather interesting - there is a 16MP Sony IMX298 rear camera, optically stabilized, with phase-detection AF, a LED flash and 4K video recording. The front camera relies on an 8MP Sony IMX179 sensor with 1080p video capturing. The front snapper supports electronic image stabilization, which should improve the selfie videos.

Other interesting specs of the OnePlus 3 include a fingerprint sensor, a notification light, LTE Cat.6 and dual-SIM connectivity, NFC, and a 3,000 mAh battery with Dash Charge support (5V 4A or 20W).

Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Oxygen launcher will be in charge of the OnePlus 3. The device itself is made of anodized aluminum and will be available in Graphite and Soft Gold flavors.

The OnePlus 3 goes on sale in India, invitation-free, and costs INR 27,999 or $416. We'll know more about the international availability and the OnePlus 3 in a few hours when the official announcement event kicks off.

OnePlus 3 has finally launched and will be available for Rs 27,999/-  
Follow Me on Twitter>>> @iamBhavish
And like us on Facebook>>> The Gud1