OnePlus, the Chinese company responsible for the OnePlus One and 2, which shook up the smartphone food chain, have released their third device, the OnePlus X. Targeted at users who appreciate good design and a comfortable form factor over massive screens and the latest hardware, the X is a 5-inch phone sporting a 1080p AMOLED display, and internals very similar to last year’s OnePlus One, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 and 3 GB of RAM. The phone also boasts a 13MP rear and 8MP front camera, 16GB of internal memory, and runs OnePlus’ OxygenOS on top of Android 5.1.1. Dual nano-SIM slots are also on board, and in a first for OnePlus, the X features a microSD card slot.
Another feature likely to be well received in India is the availability of an FM radio. While the design bears similarities to older iPhones and Sony’s Xperia Compact line, with glass all around, the overall package, which costs Rs.16,999, offers plenty of value for money spent. Apart from the glass-backed version, which the company has dubbed ‘Onyx’, the phone is also available in a limited-edition ceramic version, of which only 10,000 units will be produced, and availability restricted to Europe and India. The ceramic version will cost Rs. 22,999.
As is the norm with OnePlus, the X will be available to purchase through an invite system, with invites for the Onyx version rolling out from November 5, and for the ceramic version from November 24. The company plans to conduct hour-long open sales starting next month, to make the purchase process easier.
While the X may be priced dangerously close to the similarly-specced and larger OnePlus One, the company seems to be banking on users wanting a smaller, easier-to-use device with high-end hardware and top-notch design. Whether or not this experiment pays off only time will tell, but initial impressions of the OnePlus X look promising.
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