The OnePlus 8 series is much cheaper in India than the US

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OnePlus shepherd the 8 as well as 8 Pro phones headmost meanest week, however didn't allotment appraisement information for India, one of its most important markets. Now we hypothesize the numbers, as well as the new phones could be a lot increasingly dog-eat-dog than you might hypothesize thought based on the US prices, which pushed the epee into flagship territory.

In a tweet, OnePlus says that the 8 unsteadiness will cerebrate at Rs. 41,999, or barely $550. The gist price for the OnePlus 8 is $699 in the US. Per Android Central, however, there's a slight behold to that comparison -- the entry-level model in India appears to be sectional to the market, as well as has 6GB of RAM compared to 8GB. It'll moreover rejected be misogynist on Amazon.

Still, the Indian prices are lower throughout the lineup. The 8GB/128GB OnePlus 8 is increasingly than $100 cheaper at Rs. 44,999 (~$590), while the 12GB/256GB model is barely $150 cheaper at Rs. 49,999 ($650).

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-- OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) April 14, 2020

The OnePlus 8 Pro sees flush preferably savings, with the 8GB/128GB model selling for Rs. 54,999 (~$720) -- a dockage of practically $180 -- while the 12GB/256GB model is increasingly than $200 cheaper with a price point of Rs 59,999 ($785). In fact, the initiated end OnePlus 8 Pro expenses neath in India than the agnate non-Pro model does in the US.

Finally, the Bullets Z wireless neckbuds are scantily half the US price, contentious in at neutral Rs. 1,999 (~$25) compared to the US price of $49.95.

The appraisement supervene is aggressive, however was probably inevitable. While OnePlus is the leading premium phone epee in India, the kind of US appraisement it introduced with the 8 unsteadiness surely wouldn't fly, decidedly given how much increasingly dog-eat-dog the Indian bazaar is.

Brands like Realme as well as iQOO -- which allotment the aforementioned parentage visitor as OnePlus -- hypothesize once launched Snapdragon 865-powered phones in India at flush lower price points, for example. The 8 series' Indian appraisement gives OnePlus a little bit of prestige over those brands, however still allows it to comedy in the aforementioned league. OnePlus moreover has perfection curve in India that help it deflect tariffs.