The OnePlus phones, along with their Nexus counterparts, have redefined our entire idea of how a flagship device should be. No longer are users willing to shell out large sums of money for a top-end phone when they know that they can have a potentially better one for less.
Now the company is gearing up for the launch of its next-generation device, called the OnePlus 3. The phone is going to be announced on June, 15th but that’s not even the most-exciting bit. With the OnePlus 3, the company is fixing its biggest flaw: availability.
The new phone will be available without the much-derided invite system of old, meaning the phone will be available right on launch day in China, and on retail in other markets like these products usually are, not requiring a special permit (or at the extreme, a phone-shattering stunt which we mean literally) that you needed until now.
The phone itself should be priced in the $350-400 range much like previous OnePlus flagships. If you are unable to buy it in the first round, don’t worry for the inventory will be replenished after a couple of weeks.
To top off the deal, the company will be holding a VR shopping experience through a Play Store app in virtual reality, where you can shop for your future phone too. Otherwise retail is your way to go.
On the specs side, the phone is expected to come with a 5.5” 1080p AMOLED display, a fingerprint scanner, 4 or 6 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, Snapdragon 820, NFC and a 3,000 mAh battery. Anyhow, you won’t have to wait for long for the full list to appear. Watch this space.
