OnePlus X launched; starts from Rs. 16,999

OnePlus finally launched its much talked about phone OnePlus X in India at an event in New Delhi this afternoon. OnePlus announced two variants of its smartphone – Onyx and Ceramic – priced at Rs 16,999 and Rs 22,999, respectively.

The OnePlus X is the first ‘Make in India’ device for which local production will start in Hyderabad. Both devices will be available exclusively on Amazon India. The Onyx variant will go on sale starting November 5, while the Ceramic variant will be limited edition and will be available starting 24 November. Only 10,000 units of the Ceramic variant would be put on sale.

“We’ve made a product that’s both powerful and beautiful. We call it the #OnePlusX.” #OnePlusXLaunch pic.twitter.com/rn6QEoJZGP

— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) October 29, 2015

In terms of specifications, the device will sport a 5-inch AMOLED display offering a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It will be powered by Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz. The OnePlux will have 3 GB RAM. It will include an internal storage of 16GB, and can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card.

The devices will sport a 13MP rear camera along with a 8MP front facing camera. The dual SIM smartphone will include a 2525mAh battery. The OnePlus X will run Oxygen OS based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

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OnePlus X to be launched in India tomorrow

OnePlus is all set to host an event in India tomorrow. Several people earlier received an invite from OnePlus confirming an October 29 event that will take place in New Delhi. The company clearly hints at the launch of the OnePlus X aka Mini.

OnePlus had earlier teased the launch of their upcoming smartphone titled OnePlus X aka OnePlus Mini on October 29 in India. The company will also hold events in London, Beijing, and Jakarta among others.

The company had posted the news on its Facebook and Twitter India pages along with the tagline, “See you on October 29, India.” The teaser shows an image of a large ‘X, indicating that the device might be named ‘OnePlus X’.

See you on October 29, India. #PowerfullyBeautiful pic.twitter.com/MoC7qvnRLQ

— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) October 14, 2015

The company also posted the news on its Chinese website and stated that it would start taking reservations for attendees for the event on October 29, which is scheduled to begin at 4:30PM IST.

According to a report by Android Headlines, the smartphone was recently certified in China as the OnePlus E1001. According to the report, the device would run Oxygen OS, and will sport IP67 certification for water and dust resistance. The device is expected to be priced around $250.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo DaVinci #PowerfullyBeautiful pic.twitter.com/ffvNuFx1m4

— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) October 28, 2015

The report adds that “during the China certification, the unknown device came with the model number E1001 and this is the same model number, which has now been spotted on the FCC listings, further fuelling the notion that this is actually the OnePlus X.”

From reports in the past, we now know that the device is expected to have a MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) SoC, 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM, 5-inch IPS display covered in 2.5D Gorilla Glass 3 or 4, 32 GB of eMMC 5.0 storage expandable via microSDXC and a 3,000-3,100 mAh non-removable Li-Po battery.

Also expected is a USB Type-C connector with Quick Charge 2.0 capabilities, FM radio, a MT6630 wireless SoC, Bluetooth 4.1, an IR Blaster, a 1.2W front-facing speaker, and an NFC chip that supports Android Pay.

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OnePlus sends out invites for 29 October event; likely to launch OnePlus X

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OnePlus has teased the launch of their upcoming smartphone titled OnePlus X aka OnePlus Mini on October 29 in India. The company will also hold events in London, Beijing, and Jakarta among others.

The company posted the news on its Facebook and Twitter India pages along with the tagline, “See you on October 29, India.” The teaser shows an image of a large ‘X, indicating that the device might be named ‘OnePlus X’.

See you on October 29, India. #PowerfullyBeautiful pic.twitter.com/MoC7qvnRLQ

— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) October 14, 2015

The company also posted the news on its Chinese website and stated that it would start taking reservations for attendees for the event on October 29, which is scheduled to begin at 4:30PM IST.

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According to a report by Android Headlines, the smartphone was recently certified in China as the OnePlus E1001. According to the report, the device would run Oxygen OS, and will sport IP67 certification for water and dust resistance. The device is expected to be priced around $250.

The report adds that “during the China certification, the unknown device came with the model number E1001 and this is the same model number, which has now been spotted on the FCC listings, further fuelling the notion that this is actually the OnePlus X.”

From reports in the past, we now know that the device is expected to have a MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) SoC, 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM, 5-inch IPS display covered in 2.5D Gorilla Glass 3 or 4, 32 GB of eMMC 5.0 storage expandable via microSDXC and a 3,000-3,100 mAh non-removable Li-Po battery.

Also expected is a USB Type-C connector with Quick Charge 2.0 capabilities, FM radio, a MT6630 wireless SoC, Bluetooth 4.1, an IR Blaster, a 1.2W front-facing speaker, and an NFC chip that supports Android Pay.

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