OnePlus attempts to measure the interest of OnePlus 2 with a flash sale, but instead to test his reputation in Europe or the United States, the sale took place in China. Unsurprisingly, selling Weibo lasted 64 seconds small seconds . 30,000 units were sold OnePlus 2 during this short period of time, showing the strong demand for the product, even in one of the side OnePlus countries.
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The sale ended shortly after with OnePlus announcing that the smartphone had arrived out of stock. While this may not be the demand levels recorded as Samsung or Apple, it's pretty impressive to say that this is only in China, a country where Xiaomi and Huawei devices are readily available at the click of your fingers.
OnePlus is located in Shenzhen, the main city for all technology products transactions in China. In other words, this means that the firm can send customers OnePlus 2 with minimal cost on transportation.
A trend in the Chinese market
Flash sales are normal in China, with Huawei, Lenovo or Xiaomi all using portals like Weibo, Tencent and Alibaba to sell more devices. Xiaomi can also take part of his success with this kind of sales, selling hundreds of thousands of units in seconds.
The OnePlus 2 has no system of invitations to China, but OnePlus believes there will be more demand in Europe and the United States . That is why the firm has extended its system of invitations in these regions, with more than two million people are already registered to receive the device. While the company intends to launch a third device by the end of the year, the CEO of OnePlus Carl Pei, has not said whether it will meet the same fate.
The OnePlus 2 is almost the dream smartphone for anyone wishing to upgrade to Android without having to shell out hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Only notable lack: the NFC chip. Apart from that, the OnePlus 2 is available in two versions: a 16GB model for 339 euros and a 64GB model for 399 euros. This makes it a cheaper option compared to Galaxy S6, the iPhone 6 or the HTC One and LG M9 G4.
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The sale ended shortly after with OnePlus announcing that the smartphone had arrived out of stock. While this may not be the demand levels recorded as Samsung or Apple, it's pretty impressive to say that this is only in China, a country where Xiaomi and Huawei devices are readily available at the click of your fingers.
A trend in the Chinese market
Flash sales are normal in China, with Huawei, Lenovo or Xiaomi all using portals like Weibo, Tencent and Alibaba to sell more devices. Xiaomi can also take part of his success with this kind of sales, selling hundreds of thousands of units in seconds.
The OnePlus 2 has no system of invitations to China, but OnePlus believes there will be more demand in Europe and the United States . That is why the firm has extended its system of invitations in these regions, with more than two million people are already registered to receive the device. While the company intends to launch a third device by the end of the year, the CEO of OnePlus Carl Pei, has not said whether it will meet the same fate.
The OnePlus 2 is almost the dream smartphone for anyone wishing to upgrade to Android without having to shell out hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Only notable lack: the NFC chip. Apart from that, the OnePlus 2 is available in two versions: a 16GB model for 339 euros and a 64GB model for 399 euros. This makes it a cheaper option compared to Galaxy S6, the iPhone 6 or the HTC One and LG M9 G4.