OnePlus launched the OnePlus X handset as a mid-range offering late last year for fans who wanted a less costly option to the OnePlus 2. However, for those who consider the OnePlus X, which currently costs Rs. 16,999 ($250) as costly, you have an even cheaper option now.

Overcart will reportedly sell OnePlus X Refurbished and Unboxed units  in India for a price tag of just Rs. 12,999 which comes to around $191. While these won’t be brand new devices, OnePlus is offering a warranty of six months, which to be honest is not too bad.

While the OnePlus X may have become invite free, the OnePlus X Refurbished units will be available via the flash sale method. For those who are interested to get hold of one of these units for Rs. 12,799, you can head over to the overcart website and register for the upcoming flash sale. The sale will happen at 2 pm on February 15.

OnePlus X was already a pretty good value for money smartphone. But at $191, its an even better deal. The phone comes with the quad-core Snapdragon 801 chipset with 3GB RAM, 5-inch FHD 1080p display and Android 5.1 with OxygenOS on top. You get a good 13MP camera at the back, with PDAF and LED flash and an 8MP front facing selfie camera. Other features include special hardware toggle button, 2525mAh battery and hybrid SIM slot.

So, what do you think about this deal? Will you consider buying a OnePlus X refurbished unit for just Rs. 12,799 ($191)? Or would you rather spend a little more and get a brand new unit?

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After a few weeks of speculations, rumors and leaks, the OnePlus X is finally official. We had received a number of information about the device well before launch and today almost everything got confirmed. So, its everything that we expected it to be. Apart from the specs, most of which we knew in advance, one surprise was in the design department. It looks like the company has put in a lot of effort in the exterior of the phone, as it will come in two premium versions, one the OnePlus X Onyx and the second version which be a limited edition, will be made out of ceramic (yes, you heard it right! CERAMIC!).

The OnePlus Onyx will be made out of glass, with a metal frame. This should give it a premium look, although we have seen a number of manufacturers use the same design on their flagships. However, the second version, i.e. the limited edition Ceramic version is going to be interesting as it comes with a real ceramic body which is scratch resistant and has a hardness of 8.5H on the Mohs scale. We don’t have much information about the Ceramic version, but we expect to hear more from the company in the coming hours. The overall body is quite slim, measuring just 6.9mm and weighs only about 138 grams.

Coming to the specifications, like we said, the OnePlus X will feature the year old Snapdragon 801 chipset. If we didn’t know about this chip earlier, this would have been a big surprise, but now we have kind of accepted it as a cooler alternative to the Snapdragon 810. They could have gone with the Snapdragon 808, but end of the day went with the 801 probably to keep the price as low as possible. Not that we are complaining since 801 was the flagship chip till last year. It still has enough punch to perform well with the given 3GB RAM on board.

As for the storage, you get 16GB internal with an option to expand via MicroSD. But like many recent phones, this SD card slot is a hybrid SIM card slot combo, so at one time, you can have just two Nano SIMs or one SIM with a MicroSD. As for the display, OnePlus has gone with the Active Matrix OLED display. Its a 5-inch panel with 1080p resolution translating into pixel density of 441 ppi.

As for the camera, the OnePlus X comes with a decent Samsuing ISOCELL 13MP rear camera with an 8MP front facing shooter. The rear camera comes with PDAF with 0.2s focus times. Videos can be shot at 1080p resolution (no 4K shooting) but interestingly you do get 720p Slo-Mo video shooting on the device. As for the battery, you get a decent 2,525 mAh capacity on board, which should be enough for a day’s usage. The software is the same old OxygenOS based on Android 5.1.

The pricing is also exactly the same as we predicted. The phone will start at $249 USD for the Onyx version, while in Europe this goes up to 269 EUR. It will go on sale from Nov 5 in Europe and Nov 19 in US. As for the Cermic Edition, only 10,000 of these limited edition models will be made and there will be a specific invite system for the same. In Europe, this edition will cost you 369 EUR.

So, this the new OnePlus X, the first 5-inch phone from the company. There’s still no Wireless Charging, Quick Charge, NFC or even OIS. But its still offers a lot for the given $249 price tag. So, what do you think about the device? Will you consider buying the limited edition Ceramic editions?

Meanwhile, the phone is already up for pre-order on giztop, so do check it out.

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We are all excited for the upcoming OnePlus X handset, a cheaper version of its elder brother, the OnePlus 2. The company will officially release the device on October 29, which is just a couple of days away. We have already heard a lot about the upcoming handset, thanks to the leaks and TENAA listing of the device, but now, it looks like the pricing of the OnePlus X has been leaked before launch.

According to the latest leaked image, the OnePlus X will be reportedly priced at 1699 Yuan which comes to around $268. While this is higher than the $249 figure that our sources revealed, its still close to the previous rumors. But if the price tag is really this high, then things could get confusing for the customers.

The OnePlus 2 is priced at $329 for the 16GB version which isn’t too far from the $268 rumored price tag. So, if the OnePlus X is less powerful than the OnePlus 2, then its possible that customers would prefer shelling out a bit more ( around $60) for the latter which is much more powerful. So, we will have to wait and see i the pricing is indeed $268 or whether its $249 as previously predicted.

As for the specs, the OnePlus X will feature an overclocked Snapdragon 801 chipset with 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM, 5-inch 1080p display with 2.5D glass and metal frame. At the back, you can expect a 13MP shooter, while up front, there should be a 5MP shooter. As for the software, you will see Oxygen OS running on Android 5.1.1. We expect to see a white colored version of the OnePlus X as well.

Well, the OnePlus X can turn out to be a great device for those looking for a compact phone (5-inch display). Lets see whether the pricing is as high as leaked today.

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Back in August, we gave away the OnePlus 2 Flagship Killer to one of our lucky fans. Now, we are back with another giveaway, and this time around, its yet another OnePlus smartphone! Its usually quite hard to get hold of a OnePlus device and this is a good opportunity for our readers to win one for free!

Although the OnePlus X hasn’t been released yet, the company is all set to announce the device on October 27. The phone is shaping up to be quite good, with either Snapdragon 801 chipset clocked at 2GHz or Helio X10 under the hood. There should be 3GB of RAM on board with at least 16GB of storage. The display will be of 5-inches (quite compact for one handed use) with FHD 1080p resolution. At the back, you can expect a 13MP Sony camera while up front, there should be a 5MP shooter. It should run on the latest version of OxygenOS based on Android 5.1.

As you can see, this phone is ideal for those who like compact 5-inch devices. And you can win one for free by participating in this giveaway.

Entering the contest is quite easy with the gleam widget. Only for one entry — i.e. subscribing to our newsletter, you will have to do it externally, via the subscribe button on the right sidebar of the website. Rest all of the entries can be completed within the widget.

The OnePlus X GiveAway contest starts today and will go on till November 5. There are a number of ways you can participate in the giveaway. And there are entries that you can make to earn extra points every day too.

The final winner will be selected at random, so everyone gets a fair chance. What’s more, you can increase your chances of being picked as the winner by increasing your entries for the contest.

Remember, you need to make these entries via Gleam widget, so that your entries are officially recorded.

Please share this giveaway as much as possible, in order to earn extra points and to make it successful. A successful giveaway would encourage us to giveaway more such amazing products to our readers.

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OnePlus has an event on October 27, where it will most likely unveil its budget offering, the OnePlus X. We have already seen the device on TENAA, but now, real images of the device have been leaked online.

According to the picture leaked earlier today, the upcoming OnePlus X handset comes in white and black colors. From the image, it looks like the phone will feature 2.5D glass at the back.

As for the specs, the phone should come with a customized version of Snapdragon 801 chipset clocked at 2GHz on board with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable internal storage. There should be a 5.5-inch display with FHD 1080p resolution. At the back, you can expect a 13MP Sony camera while up front, there should be a 5MP shooter. As for the battery, it should be somewhere around 2450mAh capacity.

As you can see, these specs put the phone somewhere in the upper mid-range category. But the pricing should be under $249. For the first time, OnePlus is aiming for the slim phone tag with this device as the phone will reportedly be just 6.9mm thick according to the recent TENAA listing.

Anyways, we are still a few days away from the launch. So, we could hear more about the device in the coming days. Stay tuned for more updates.

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For the past couple of months, we have repeatedly said that OnePlus will release a new smartphone called as the OnePlus X in October. Since then we have come across some rumors as well as renders of the device. But now, its almost confirmed that we will see the new OnePlus X smartphone on October 29.

Earlier today, OnePlus released an event teaser for its October 29 event. The interesting part is that the teaser comes with a big X in the center, kind of confirming that this will be for the OnePlus X launch. This will be a big event for the company as the event will be held worldwide in six major cities: Beijing, London, New York, San Francisco, New Delhi and Jakarta at 16:30PM on October 29.

According to our sources, the OnePlus X will come with Snapdragon 801 on board (although recent rumors have said we will see MT6795 Helio X10 chip inside) with 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage. There will be a 5.5-inch screen with 1080p resolution. The pricing is said to be around $249, given the mid-range specs.

We have already seen a couple of pictures of a possible OnePlus handset that could be the new X. You can check that out from our previous article. Also, recently the phone was spotted on Amazon India website (listing is removed now).

Overall, the OnePlus X looks like a budget device which everyone would love. Hopefully, we will be able to get more information about the device before the launch.

So stay tuned.

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A few hours back, OnePlus CEO Liu Zuohu kind of confirmed the existence of the OnePlus X. Now, a new model model has just passed China’s 3C certification website, and it could very well be the OnePlus X.

The model OnePlus E1001 was spotted on the Chinese Quality Certification website. While the certification doesn’t reveal the name or the specs of the device, considering its timing, we expect this to be the OnePlus X model.

Things are really getting interesting this month. After the CEO’s teaser about a device named X, Oneplus also started sending out invites to the media in India for an event called “the Next Big Step”. This particular event will be hosted by the company’s GM in India, Vikas Agarwall as well as co-founder Pete Lau. So, it could be for the launch of the OnePlus X.

Considering these hints, we could very well see the OnePlus X in the next few days, most likely at the event on October 12.

As for the specs, we can expect the phone to feature a 5-inch display and Snapdragon 801 / Helio X10 chipset on board. The pricing is expected to be around $249. We will keep you guys updated with more information in the coming days. So stay tuned.

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Late September, our factory sources had revealed that OnePlus was going to release its second smartphone with the name OnePlus X. They also said that the company will release the phone as soon as October. Now, it looks like, our sources were bang on target as OnePlus is slowly revealing more details about a launch event this month.

First of all, OnePlus CEO Liu Zuohu posted a new teaser on his Weibo page late last night. And guess what, it shows the letter X. So, we have very good reason to believe that the name OnePlus X is almost confirmed.

Secondly, OnePlus has started sending out invites for a new launch event in India next week on October 12. According to the invite, the event will be hosted by the co-founder Pete Lau and Vikas Agarwall (GM of OnePlus India). The event is titled, “The Next Big Step” and is most likely for the launch of the OnePlus X handset.

Although the company is yet to directly confirm the launch of OnePlus X at the event, given the timing of these teaser and the event, there is a very good chance that we will see the OnePlus X pretty soon.

As for the specs, our sources had revealed that the OnePlus X will come with 5-inch display and Snapdragon 801 chipset. While recent rumors have also said that the display will be of 5-inches, they claim that the chipset inside will be the new Helio X10 MT6795. We will have to wait and see which one turns out to be true. As for the pricing, you can expect the phone to retail somewhere around $249.

Anyways, since the event is only about a week away, we expect more information about the handset (hopefully pictures too) pretty soon. So, stay tuned.

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Even though the OnePlus 2 is still not readily available for purchase to the customers, rumors about the new model, namely OnePlus X have already started to come. OnePlus CEO, Carl Pei had confirmed earlier that the company would release another device before the end of the year. Now, our factory sources reveal a few more details about this upcoming OnePlus X.

First of all, OnePlus is said to have redesigned the new OnePlus X to make it a bit more beautiful in appearance. To be honest, not everyone liked the new OnePlus 2’s design. However, the renders that we have seen of the OnePlus X with the dual cameras do look promising. Its a lot more premium looking than the current OnePlus 2. Also it comes with a fingerprint sensor at the back. While we are not sure whether the above renders will be used as the final design, our sources confirm that the upcoming OnePlus X will feature a new design.

Another thing revealed by our sources is that the phone will feature a 5-inch display. Also, under the hood, the OnePlus X will come with Snapdragon 801 chipset. Yes, it looks like the company is planning to put this year old flagship chipset inside its new device, which is exactly what ZUK did with its first smartphone. This should help the company cut down the costs and price it aggressively for the budget mid-range market. As for the pricing, earlier rumors indicate it should be around $249.

Finally, we may see the OnePlus X as soon as next month, i.e. October. This once again coincides with the information leaked earlier. So, we may really see the device launch pretty soon.

This news comes from credible factory sources, so its likely that all they will turn out to be true. Hopefully, in the coming days, we will get more information about the new OnePlus X. So, stay tuned for more details.

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