OnePlus CEO talks budget-friendly devices and expanding its ecosystem in interview

26 May 2020
We could expect to see cheaper OnePlus devices as the company begins to shift its long-term strategy.

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Vango, 27 May 2020Exactly! So much whining about what the company was 5 years... moreI think they'd put Dimensity chipset instead of 765g which is expensive.
There were rumors of OnePlus mid range launching with Dimensity as well.

    hmm, 27 May 2020Compact phones on budget from Apple and Google ? What are t... moreIPhone SE 2020 while being cheaper cannot be put into budget category.
    It's a niche device for ppl wanting Apple ecosystem along with midget 4.7 inch screen.

    It is rather advisable to wait for iPhone 12 at 650$ for better big screen yet compact phone experience.

      I definitely want to see a new OnePlus X successor. I like the X for the fact that it has a proper FM Radio and I always listen to it all the time. If they can do that with the new one, I'd like to own one. I don't even mind having a lower-tier chipset.

        world most people are not rich outside of USA, Canada, europe etc but everybody want to useing flagship smartphone with good camera, performance, and Android experience, but most can't buy for money problem, and they are try to flagship phone test from mid-budget smartphone, world maximum phone lover are know to OnePlus because OnePlus provide world best Android experience, performance, nessesery-useable quality full Future under vellue for money, lot of people are dream they will useing a OnePlus smartphone, but they can't to buy for money problem. But OnePlus have a chance to provide his phone to har fan or lover, OnePlus fan are not fan they are lover, even I'm not OnePlus user because I'm also from them. I hope OnePlus z will come with best specification, future, price and bring mid-budget smartphone market, OnePlus lover will no need to move to other.

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          Ekott, 27 May 2020Will be tough cause they'll have to compete with the redmi ... moreYeah in India and China and the rest of Asia but in the US market and Europe it will do much better than Redmi or Realme. Those's brands don't do so well here, but Oneplus is growing at a fast rate here in Europe so, I would not be surprised if it did well, same with the US market, people aren't keen on buying Chinese smartphones, especially after the Huawei ban. But in the Asia market it might be tough for them if they don't price it right.

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            hmm, 27 May 2020Compact phones on budget from Apple and Google ? What are t... morebudget phone shouldn't be anything more than 300 USD given that 230-280 USD these days is enough to get a very decent mid-range like Nova 5T, Redmi Note 9 and many more Oppo/Vivo. Google is totally hopeless in budget phone, and Apple's definition of 'budget' is a joke when the cheapest iPhone SE is way above 399 USD outside of USA, with horrible outdated specs. might as well get the powerful OnePlus 7T instead of iPhone SE, at least its a REAL smartphone.

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              Redmi 10x 5g is gonna be the best budget friendly smartphone

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                Vango, 27 May 2020It's rumoured to be 6.4". I doubt they'll make it less than... moreGeneral population wants big screen phones only cause there are none under 6 inch in the market so where is this coming from ? There is only 6 inch up to 8 inch phones in the market.
                All that is under 6 inch screen mostly are 720p screen with the lowest end cpu and rest of the hardware with low end cameras too that cost as maximum as 120 euro. There is nothing that have like SD665/675/710/720/730/765 that have screen as most maximum 6 inch or as low as 5 inch with low bezels that have at least 2 cameras in the back that actually can make good pictures too. Even these 5.7 inch screen phones have massive bezels that make the phone size as 147mm tall as most minimum. Even the older redmi 7A that is 5.45 inch screen the phone still is over 147mm tall.

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                  Anonymous, 27 May 2020We want an affordable and COMPACT phone fom OnePlus. A 6.5"... moreCompact phones on budget from Apple and Google ? What are these ? 400 plus euro for google phone that isnt available in every market even in Europe and then there is iphone 2020 se that cost 480 euro the 64GB storage version. I dont know what budget means to you but for me budget is maximum 250 euro

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                    zaryan, 27 May 2020OnePlus is going to become another boring brand with tons o... moreBruh this is one extra device

                      Whackcar, 27 May 2020People bash OnePlus for their pricing strategy, but the thi... moreThey are not the only ones that make phones with high quality.

                        Will be tough cause they'll have to compete with the redmi series and the whole realme brand.

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                          The Voice of Reason, 27 May 2020The strategy is simple: insane margins! Budget-friendly ... moreI don't mind getting mid-range performance, which btw is better than 2 years flaghsips- example Pocophone F1 . If I get all the basics from OLED screen, 90hz ,4k battery and I hope stereo speakers for 400-500 euro is a great deal. You get 3 years of Android updates+ security patches.

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                            Anonymous, 27 May 2020I'll switch to OnePlus if they make a smaller phone (more t... moreBro wth. You are not well informed. Just yesterday it was said in the news that OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T are getting the Android 10 update. All OnePlus device get 3 years of Android updates and I think monthly security patch. Just search everywhere 3 years is saying.

                              The strategy is simple: insane margins!

                              Budget-friendly devices will likely be underpowered as hell and cost at the very least $400.

                                OnePlus is going to become another boring brand with tons of phones every month
                                Xiaomi style

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                                  These 'budget friendly' or 'cheap phones' will only make sense if it comes with flagship specifications. The whole motive of OnePlus was to provide cheap phones at flagship specifications.

                                    Adul Al Salami Kebab, 27 May 202080$ Fortnite phone? :3Do you hear yourself

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                                      Whackcar, 27 May 2020People bash OnePlus for their pricing strategy, but the thi... moreNuh they and Samsung and others just got conned by Apple with that 1000 dollar price tag. And all the while removing features while charging more.

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                                        Whackcar, 27 May 2020People bash OnePlus for their pricing strategy, but the thi... moreExactly! So much whining about what the company was 5 years ago. Sadly, a company can't grow and keep making similar devices at similar costs at the same time.

                                        A $400/₹25k device with Oxygen OS, 90Hz Amoled 1080p, very efficient and decent performing 765G, plenty of ram and UFS 3.0 storage, 4k+ mah battery with warp charge, stereo speakers, wide and ultra wide camera. Seems like a very good deal to me.