OnePlus One to be available without an invite 'forever'

OnePlus has announced that starting today the OnePlus One smartphone will be available without an invite forever. In other words anyone can purchase the phone whenever they wish without the need for invite. Both the 16GB and 64GB variants of OnePlus One will be available without invites. 

The company also announced that for the next 24 hours, it will be offering 75 percent discount on OnePlus Flip Covers and Premium Screen protectors. In addition the Bamboo StyleSwap covers will also be available without invite (until stocks last). The discount promotion is only vald for USA, Canada, European Union, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

For India, OnePlus is offering 50% off on accessories when bought along with OnePlus One smartphone. These include  OnePlus JBL E1+ earphones, OnePlus Flip cover (white) and OnePlus Premium Matte screen protector. The offer is valid till April 23.

This is not the end of the invite system entirely as OnePlus plans to bring it back for OnePlus 2, which the company will announce in Q3. Details about the device is scarce.

To recap, OnePlus One was launched exactly one year ago on April 23. This announcement is part of its one year anniversary.

OnePlus One features 5.5 inch full HD display. The device is powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor paired with 3GB of RAM. It comes in two storage options 16GB and 64GB. Camera features include a 13-megapixel rear camera 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Connectivity features  include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, and NFC functionality. OnePlus One 3100mAh non-removable battery. 

The 16GB variant of OnePlus One is priced at Rs. 18,999 and the 64GB variant comes with a price tag of Rs. 21,999.

Source : OnePlus