As expected, at an event in New Delhi today OnePlus revealed the price of the flagship One. The smartphone is priced at Rs 21,999 for the 64GB variant, and 20,000 units will be available in the first batch on Amazon India for select users who had applied for an invite.
The OnePlus One smartphone will be available for purchase only for users with invites, and India-specific invites for the Tuesday launch have already been through distributed through OnePlus and Amazon. A 10-day return policy by Amazon was also announced.
The company says the OnePlus and Amazon platforms have been integrated so that invites claimed by a OnePlus account can be used to purchase the ‘2014 Flagship Killer’ on the Amazon OnePlus One page. Users can log onto oneplus.net/in to register their interest for a OnePlus One invite. (Read:How to Get a OnePlus One India-Specific Invite).
OnePlus said the India launch is the “next chapter” for the company, with an “entirely new team and model.” The firm says the move will herald several firsts for the company, with the local chapter the first outside the company’s headquarters to have a physical presence.
The firm added India will be the first region since the OnePlus One’s launch in April in 17 countries where a localised service infrastructure will be in place, offering both walk-in and phone support to users. OnePlus reiterated the team in the country will be led by Vikas Agarwal, General Manager of OnePlus India.
