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OnePlus X aka OnePlus Mini Set to Launch on October 29

OnePlus X aka OnePlus Mini Set to Launch on October 29

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 14 October 2015 16:38 IST

OnePlus has announced a launch event on October 29, where the company can be expected to reveal the long-rumoured OnePlus Mini aka OnePlus X.

The Chinese company is set to hold events in London, India, Beijing, and Jakarta among others. The simultaneous events were confirmed by specific social handles of OnePlus in countries including India (Twitter), China (Weibo), Indonesia (Twitter), and global (Twitter).

OnePlus on its official Chinese site also said it will start taking reservations for attendees for the October 29 event, which is scheduled to kick off at 4:30pm local time.

The official teaser image includes image of a letter 'X' lit with a dark background clearly hinting at the arrival of OnePlus X. Recently, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau had teased the 'X' name for the next smartphone in a Weibo post.

The yet-to-be-announced OnePlus X was recently spotted at Tenaa with images sporting slightly different design than the current OnePlus One and OnePlus 2. Three capacitive buttons were seen placed below the display and the side bezels were said to sport a metal build, according to Tenaa leaked images. The company is said to price the upcoming OnePlus X (aka Mini) at $250 (approximately Rs. 16,500) and start availability in November or December.

Just ahead of OnePlus confirmation about the launch event, the OnePlus Mini (aka OnePlus X) was briefly listed by Amazon India with specifications.

According to the listing, the OnePlus X may come with 32GB inbuilt storage; 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) IPS display with pixel density of 401ppi; Corning Gorilla Glass 3; an octa-core MediaTek MT6795 SoC; 2GB of RAM; and 2450mAh battery. The listing also claimed that the OnePlus X or the OnePlus Mini may run on OxygenOS 3.0 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.

Preliminary rumours and leaks suggested that the OnePlus Mini will feature a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX258 sensor without OIS.

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