OnePlus have always maintained that they work on wafer-thin margins. Given that their phones cost quite a bit lesser compared to similarly-spec’d devices from other companies, we do tend to take their word on that.
Given the recent instability in European markets (courtesy UK’s withdrawal from the EU), there’s been a drop in the value of the Pound. So much so that OnePlus have had to give the OnePlus 3 a hike in its price in the UK.
Starting July 11, the OnePlus 3 will cost £329 in the UK, up by £20 from its original £309 price tag. The OnePlus 3 was announced for $399, and costs 27,999 INR in India — some perspective.
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That said, the accessories will continue to cost the same — there will be no change in the pricing of those. We’re currently testing out the OnePlus 3 and so far, it seems like a phone worth the $299 money. But £329? You decide. UK buyers can still get hold of a OnePlus 3 for the original £309 price before the 11th.
There’s also a red OnePlus 3 coming, read about it below.
feeling sorry for all the brits bros…
It’s the price we must pay for our freedom, the pound will bounce back so no worries there. The only mistake this article makes is forgetting on Chinese phones cost more for us Brits because of the weak pound, and not something unique to the op3.
indeed. hope you recover asap and sternly !
as a persistent sufferer of a terribly weak currency (PKR) , i can GENUINELY relate to how it feels when your currency lets you down in PPP (purchasing power parity) , esp when it comes to electronics and entertainment relevant to electronics (gaming PCs and its components , consoles etc).
wish you all the best 🙂
Thanks, on small cheap stuff you don’t see any difference, but expensive electronics is where it really hits home. Once everyone stops all their stupid bickering we can start rebuilding our once great nation!
*thumbs up*
All the propaganda to get out of the UE was based on lies, easy to fool the masses. Getting in a wasteful years of mess for nothing.
Couldn’t disagree more as I for one can’t wait to be free of the bureaucratic mess that is the EU. I would rather we govern ourselves than let the Germans do it like they do for the rest of Europe.
Oh yeah of course tell that to all the scientists, academics and artists and huge load of welsh and Irish that survive on EU grants. Basically giving free reign for the sinister tory government to shaft the poor and needy in society even more than they already do.
It’s funny how you have no idea. I just happen to live in one of the areas of Wales that has benefited most from EU grants and yet we had the highest proportion of ‘leave’ votes in Wales! Unfortunately London pretty much gets everything whilst the rest of the country suffers, the problem round here is the Labour council that waste millions whilst taxing us to extreme levels and then putting in for EU grants to make up the short falls of their own doing. I for one am glad we are out and fully expect other nations to hold similar referendums over the next few years. Thats when it gets really interesting…….
lol that’s not nice, it’s like seeing someone that is about to commit suicide and wishing them good luck.
WOAT ?! but all i did was wish him best for recovering their economy :/
is Geekbench idle once again ? thus driving you to discuss on petty issues of us commoners 😀 ?
Lol, just ignore him, everyone else does ?
Every single person on this planet that is informed, intelligent and well meaning is against a Brexit.
It’s awesome that you think you know better.
From Stephen Hawking to many Nobel winning economists from Richard Branson to the freaking Pope, everyone is against a Brexit. But somehow you know better, you must be better educated and brighter than everybody, somehow. Even Einstein would be against Brexit as he supported a global gov.
It’s amazing that , you or anyone else, thinks that the old uneducated British people that voted for Brexit know better.
The British equivalent of a Trump supporter….
Sour grapes there, sinking to a level comparing me to a scum bag like Trump shows you really are clueless. I’m quite happy that having a master’s in mathematics makes me uneducated, really shows how little you know. Just carry on sitting in front of your PC staring at geekbench refreshing the page every 30 seconds in the hope of being the 1st to see a new unknown device being put through its paces. You clearly have no life but I won’t sink to your level as you have much more experience than me down there!
Actually it is not a petty issue, it’s one of the most tragic events in recent history and i wasn’t discussing it, i was just joking about it.
The UK greatly harmed it’s economy in the medium term while in the long term they won’t be better off even if they ‘ll be ok. The UK is losing big on the international relations scene and there is a substantial social downside too.
You can blame it on hate, racism and stupidity but it’s more than just that. It’s the chronic lack of investment in education and it’s the rampant capitalism in a global economy with the tax system failing to adapt. The West will be increasingly impacted by this in the next few decades with social unrest becoming harder and harder to avoid. The developing world might be hit even harder as robots are just about ready to kill all jobs in agriculture and manufacturing.
For Pakistan add to that oil prices going to hell and obliterating the entire Middle East, global warming messing up water supplies and causing serious tensions in the region between China, India,Pakistan and whoever else gets involved and the future is kinda iffy.
The UK messed up and even the Brexit leaders are running scared, lacking the balls to stay and face what comes next. And the mess is just starting. As i write this, the Asian markets are open and the pound dropped some more. They’ll need a decade to sort out trade deals with everybody but right now they don’t even have a viable gov.
Oh well, at least they have porn filters and they can’t even blame the EU for that lol.
damn. that was some lecture on politics/economics.
you a teacher or professor or somethin’ ?
ALSO , the MOMENT when realjj mentions ‘PORN’ all of a sudden and you realise where he spends most of his time when not commenting at gizchina ===> ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
lol our freedom. What an non democratically elected tory government most probably lead by a woman who opposed human rights? Hilarious…
329 is actually less than expected. Right now 399 Euro would be 340 pounds and the pound is yet to stabilize, could get worse.
BTW you made a little typo, 399$ nor 299$.
thanks, fixed.
There is 1 more 299$
What brand of coffee do you drink
lol
BTW there is a news item that could generate good traffic for you guys.
There are reports in China that the latest iphone has a corrosion problem. Haven’t see any such reports in the West and hard to say if factors such as climate or air pollution are at play or how real the problem is.
http://www.cnbeta.com/articles/516901.htm
It’s going to require strategically buying stock in-between the market/economy reacting to news of new ministers, etc. There is the potential of the Pound gaining major value once there is an exit and new trade deals are installed between nations.
You do understand that the new trade deals are going to be worse for the UK. Mainland Europe needs the UK far less than the UK the mainland. Most won’t even talk to the UK till they officially leave. Not the mention the brexit leaders are retiring from politics and leaving the mess to other politicians. Also all of the new standards that will come from Europe UK won’t get a vote about them.
Britain is currently the second largest contributor to the EU coffers. Once they leave then expect austerity all over EU. Britain, will simply negotiate new trade deals. Even the EU will be trading with the UK as they are not going to forego the customer base. The EU already has lost Russia and manufacturers are screaming to remove sanctions before they go bankrupt.
The Euro will lose value once Britain stops financing the EU coffers. Austerity and major budget cuts for nation states of the EU.