17 Facts About OnePlus

1.

OnePlus was founded by Pete Lau and Carl Pei on 16 December 2013 to develop a high-end flagship smartphone running CyanogenMod that would come to be known as the OnePlus One.

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2.

OnePlus would continue to release phones throughout the 2010s and 2020s.

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3.

Lau denied that OnePlus was a wholly owned subsidiary of Oppo and stated that Oppo Electronics and not Oppo Mobile is a major investor of OnePlus.

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4.

Lau went on to state that they were "in talks with other investors", although OnePlus has confirmed it uses Oppo's manufacturing line and shares part of the supply chain resources with Oppo.

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5.

OnePlus One was introduced on 23 April 2014 as OnePlus' first smartphone.

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6.

The OnePlus One was introduced on 23 April 2014 as OnePlus' first smartphone.

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7.

In 2015, OnePlus began an effort to expand in Southeast Asia, making its products available in the region for the first time, partnering with Lazada Indonesia in January 2015.

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8.

In June 2016, OnePlus decided to pull out of the Indonesian market due to local regulations for imported 4G smartphones restricting sales of the OnePlus 2.

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9.

Also in 2015, OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus X, the company's first foray into the budget device market.

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10.

In 2021, Oppo and OnePlus would begin to build a partnership, combining their hardware research teams in January of that year.

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11.

In July 2021, OnePlus merged OxygenOS, its Android-based operating system used since the OnePlus X and Oppo's ColorOS.

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12.

Early phones were only available through a system whereby customers had to sign up for an invitation, which OnePlus called an invite, to purchase the phone at irregular intervals.

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13.

OnePlus ended the invitation system with the launch of OnePlus 3 on 14 June 2016.

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14.

OnePlus touted the event as the world's first VR shopping experience.

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15.

OnePlus later revised the rules of its promotion by allowing consumers to donate their old phones.

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16.

OnePlus Playback is a series of music videos in collaboration with popular Indian singers, beginning in 2018.

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17.

The device continues to be shipped with Cyanogen OS; however, a customized version of Android specially designed by OnePlus and named OxygenOS has been released, allowing later OnePlus devices to be sold in India.

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