OnePlus has sent out invites for its event on October 29 where it is expected to announce the OnePlus X, also known as the OnePlus Mini. The event is scheduled to start at 1:30 pm. The image for the event is the same as the one the used when they teased the event on Twitter. It shows a brightly lit ‘X’ with the words “see you on October 29” written on it along with the details.
OnePlus was expected to announce the device during its event in Bengaluru held on October 12. However, OnePlus instead announced that it would be partnering with Foxconn to start manufacturing their smartphones in India. Speaking of which, the company has been bolstering it’s India initiatives, announcing new service packages etc. OnePlus recently announced that it will be offering two extended service packages for the OnePlus 2, which will also include liquid and physical protection. The service packs will be called the BSX Service and B2X Protect packs.
The OnePlus X was briefly listed on Oppo Mart. As per the listing, the phone would be priced at $249, which is about Rs. 16,100 by direct conversion. As per the listing, the phone would come with a 5-inch Full HD IPS screen. It may also come with 3GB of RAM with a 13MP camera at the back and an 8MP camera in the front. The listing on Oppo Mart also showed that the phone would be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and would have 16GB of internal storage. However, when the device briefly appeared on Amazon India, it showed that the device would be powered by a MediaTek Helio X10 processor and 32GB of storage. The listing on Amazon also showed that the display may come with Synaptic’s ClearForce Technology as well as Android Marshmallow v6.0 with OxygenOS 3.0. The phone is also tipped to come with Edge Touch technology that may allow users to interact with the device just by tapping its edges.
Images purported to be of the OnePlus X appeared on Chinese microblogging site Weibo. The images seemingly showed the Black and White variants of the upcoming phone. However, Twitter user @stagueve pointed out that the images were just photoshopped versions of the Vivo X5.