Last month, OnePlus announced that it was ditching its invite system on the 2, its second flagship-class handset. Sadly, its newer - but more affordable - OnePlus X still requires an invite in order to buy it - but there"s good news on that front in the EU this week.
Until midnight (CET) on Thursday, you can buy the OnePlus X without an invite and with free standard shipping.
The handset is priced at €269 EUR (£199 GBP in the UK) for the Onyx and Champagne color options; or €369 (£269 in the UK) for the limited-edition Ceramic variant.
The handset"s key specs include:
- 5-inch AMOLED with Full HD (1920x1080px) display and Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor
- 3GB RAM
- 16GB onboard storage (plus microSD card support up to 128GB)
- 13MP rear camera with 1080p video recording and slow-motion 720p video capture at 120fps
- 8MP front-facing camera
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 4.0
- Dual nanoSIM
- 2525mAh LiPo battery
- Oxygen OS (based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop)
- 140 x 69 x 6.9mm; 138g (Onyx), 160g (Ceramic)
If you"re planning to buy the OnePlus X, be sure to check out our review first.