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Pete Lau says the OnePlus 2 will be priced under $450

AirylJuly 6, 2015

OnePlus’s CEO Pete Lau has recently stated that the upcoming OnePlus 2 will not be priced anywhere above $450.

The exact quote from Pete was “I can promise that the OnePlus 2 will be priced under 450 USD”. We’d hazard a guess that this means the price of the device will be $449, but anything’s possible for now.

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This means that the OnePlus 2 will also be substantially more expensive that it’s predecessor and will go into direct competition with higher end brands like Huawei, ZTE and Meizu. Despite having its specs teased many times, the OnePlus 2 is still one of the most anticipated Chinese smartphone launches of the year with fans from all around the world eagerly awaiting the release of the flagship device.

What do you think about this announcement about the OnePlus 2? Does this increase in price deter you from purchasing the device, or do you feel this price hike will pay off in the end? Tell us in the comments below.

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Airyl
Enjoying life as a student, gently flowing in the stream known as life. Likes playing the piano, isn't very good at it. Likes playing games, is good at it. Constantly sleepy. Also does some tech stuff, but who cares about that?

- Andrew P
  July 6, 2015
  It seems like they set their first phone price to low just to get fans, who would buy more expensive phones in the future.
  Once you smell the money, you wan’t more..
  - Mesterio
    July 6, 2015
realjjj
July 6, 2015
Wonder if they survive to release OP3 next year, doesn’t look likely.
Last year they had 3 big pluses: proper specs, liked ROM and good price while no microSD was the only major negative. This year it seems they lost all 3 major positives and they are really not giving anyone any reason at all to buy their product.
- quodvadis
  July 6, 2015

Guaire
July 6, 2015
So next one probably will be under $600. They are taking care of overwhelming demand problem.
Manjurul Islam
July 6, 2015
problem is, oneplus is very late to adopt technology, they are giving snapdragon 810 now when it is a matter of past, in next three to five months, qualcomm will be releasing 820, also nvidia will bring a matured and powerful SoC soon, so oneplus will be in trouble selling reasonable amount of devices like oneplus one if price is not within buyer’s limit.

Mesterio
July 6, 2015
I will “Never Settle” for that!
Qidamin
July 6, 2015
So what was interesting with Oneplus one was the good price, latest technologies and cyanogenmod…it is all gone, now what else?
eliHd
July 6, 2015
one plus is own by bkk electronic and bkk electronic owns oppo and vivo! therefore charging $450 is nothing to them! my next phone could be either huawei honor 7 or lg g4…. we’ll see.

Mido Max
July 6, 2015
450$ !!! and still using fu#ken invite system ..
david
July 6, 2015
NEVER SETTLE. With NEVER meaning literaly now. OP1 had magic, OP2 has lost everything. Still OP1 is best buy.
Freeje
July 6, 2015
So they think they are in the big league now?
Oz
July 7, 2015
If is better or equal to Sammy S6, !phone 6 etc, why not $450. I will buy. I have the One+ and I know how good it is. The One+ OTG port can read my 3T byte USB hard drive! Most phone’s OTG can only read 64G Flash/SD drive.

David Košič
July 7, 2015
I don’t know why people are complaining it will probably have top end hardware with good software support and still be quite cheaper than Samsung or HTC. They cannot sell the phone without making some profit. The snapdragon 810 alone is 60% more expensive than the 801 was. And now they have their own legit software team which they need to pay as well.
- Chico Migraña
  July 7, 2015
  810 expensive and hot. Why bother with this brand if there are so many phones like 1+2?
  - David Košič
    July 7, 2015
    Really name a few?
    And about the chip we will need to see since it will be underclocked the heat problems may not be as severe as in the g flex 2. don’t forget the m9 ran without a problem even with the original 810 chip.

Chico Migraña
July 7, 2015
Bye bye 1+2, nice to meet you
kawamase
July 7, 2015
That is too much. Looking for something else now.
George
July 7, 2015
Last night i saw a couple of ads selling the S6 for 450€ brand new,this guy dosen’t stand a chance against proven smashing hit S6
Vlad Mi
July 7, 2015
Too much for any phone. Now, when you can get all that you need for 130-250$ its ridiculous to pay more. Top brands are so much overpriced
- Yeti hand
  July 8, 2015