OnePlus Cuts Down OnePlus X Price by INR 2000

Chinese manufacturer OnePlus on Saturday reported a notable price cut for the OnePlus X smartphone. As per the latest reports, the OnePlus X Onyx Edition will be available for purchase via e-commerce website Amazon Indian subsidiary Amazon India at Rs. 14,999. It's worth mentioning that both the smartphones the OnePlus X Champagne Edition and the OnePlus X Limited Ceramic Edition continue retailing at Rs. 16,999 and Rs. 22,999 exclusively.

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One must recall that the OnePlus X originally got launched in India in October last year with a price tag of INR 16,999. At the time of launch, the smartphone was available via only an invite, however, with due course of time, the company started selling it through a general sale that made its way in February this year.

The OnePlus X runs OxygenOS in perspective of Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, and it goes with a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) AMOLED display and is controlled by a 2.3GHz quad-focus Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 SoC consolidated with 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM. Like the OnePlus 2, it highlights a hardware Alert Slider and capacitive keys. The phone has a metal packaging and twofold speaker grilles on the base board.

The OnePlus X packs 16GB of verifiable stockpiling, expandable up to 128GB using an external microSD card. The Dual-SIM smartphone highlights a hybrid twofold SIM space, with the second opening usable for microSD cards. It incorporates a 13-megapixel back camera with a blast and a f/2.2 hole, an 8-megapixel front standing up to camera with a f/2.4 opening, and a non-removable 2525mAh battery.

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One must not forget that OnePlus X elder sibling the OnePlus 2 also received a similar price cut a few weeks ago according to which the base price for the 64GB model is now Rs 22,900 while the 16GB model retails for Rs 20,999. Another problem that affects both the devices is the presence of older chipsets. However, OnePlus is expected to unveil its next flagship called the OnePlus 3 in China on the April 7 so enthusiastic buyers would surely consider investing in the latest flagship in place of investing in a OnePlus 2.

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