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OnePlus has announced some new year-end offers for those who wish to buy its latest OnePlus 6T smartphone. The offers will go live from December 29, 2018, to January 6, 2019. One will get to avail Rs 1,500 instant discount when purchasing the device via Amazon.in on all EMI transactions carried out using HDFC bank credit and debit cards. There will also be a six-month no-cost EMI on the device who buy the phone via Amazon.in, oneplus.in, Croma outlets and all OnePlus exclusive offline stores. In addition, one can also avail up to Rs 2,000 off when they exchange their old OnePlus device for the OnePlus 6T. Those who don’t have a OnePlus phone to exchange will receive Rs 1,500 off.
OnePlus recently announced a limited McLaren Edition of its OnePlus 6T smartphone. The device sports new features like the signature McLaren Papaya Orange colour accent that wraps around the phone’s bottom edge, fading into the black glass panel. Additionally, the pattern underneath the glass rear panel of the device is said to be based on McLaren’s carbon fiber, which has been used in the automotive company’s cars since 1981. The special edition comes with 10GB RAM and introduces the company’s new Warp Charge 30 technology.
In terms of hardware, the OnePlus 6T is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC and features a 6.41-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It comes with up to 10GB RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. The phone also features an in-display fingerprint sensor, which is said to unlock the handset in 0.34 seconds. It runs on Android Pie and the company recently seeded the OxygenOS 9.0.10 update to it.
In terms of optics, the handset sports a dual camera on the back with a 16MP Sony IMX519 sensor with f/1.7 aperture and a secondary 20MP Sony IMX376K sensor with f/1.7 aperture. The device’s main camera is capable of shooting 4K videos at 60fps and supports Super Slow Motion Video recording as well, at 720p at 480fps and 1080p at 240fps. It also comes with OIS and EIS support and has a dual-LED flash module. On the front is a 16MP Sony IMX371 sensor with a f/2.0 aperture. As mentioned earlier, OnePlus has also introduced Warp Charge 30 technology with the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition. The company claims that the 3700mAh battery on the device’s special edition is topped to 50 percent in just 20 minutes.
The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition is priced at Rs 50,999 and the standard 6GB+128GB variant of the phone is priced at Rs 37,999. For the 8GB+128GB variant, one will need to shell out Rs 41,999. The top-most variant of the device with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage is priced at Rs Rs 45,999.
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