OnePlus Z is real hints OnePlus CEO Pete Lau; affordable flagship coming soon to India

OnePlus phones have been climbing up the price ladder lately. Take the new OnePlus 8 series for instance. The base variant of the OnePlus 8 costs Rs 41,999, while the OnePlus 8 Pro starts at Rs 54,999. Even though India is the least expensive market to buy a new OnePlus phone today, still, that’s a lot of money OnePlus! Remember this is the same company that made dreamy high-end smartphones at relatively rock-bottom prices once upon a time.

If you’ve been waiting for OnePlus to go back in time when its phones were flagship killers rather than full-on flagships, there’s some good news coming for you. OnePlus is prepping at least one new affordable phone, possibly the long-rumoured OnePlus Z, and it seems to be looking at India to kick off proceedings. In simple terms, OnePlus is gearing to launch an affordable OnePlus phone — possibly the OnePlus Z — in India soon. Rumour has it that OnePlus will launch the OnePlus Z in India sometime in July.