OnePlus 8 Pro sold out within minutes of going on sale even as calls for boycotting Chinese items

[Kool_SRG]

The OnePlus 8 Pro has a quad-camera setup with two 48 MP sensors, one of them for ultra-wide shots an 8MP secondary sensor, along with a 5MP sensor as well (Amazon India)

 

• India is the second-largest smartphone market after China and clocked a shipment of 152.5 million smartphones in 2019
• This comes even as there are calls for boycott of Chinese products amid Sino-India border tension

 

NEW DELHI : Chinese premium smartphone maker OnePlus saw its flagship OnePlus 8 Pro being sold out within minutes of going on sale on Thursday on e-commerce portal Amazon India, according to industry executives.

This comes even as there are calls for boycott of Chinese products amid Sino-India border tension.

While OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro were launched in April, the devices were not brought into the Indian market given the lockdown. The sale of OnePlus 8 in India started on May 18, and that of OnePlus 8 Pro began on June 15.

OnePlus had previously said it is witnessing huge demand for the OnePlus 8 Series 5G in India, and it is working on ensuring a consistent supply of these devices. Until then, it will continue with limited sales twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays.

While OnePlus and Amazon India did not comment on the number of devices put on sale on June 18 (Thursday), industry watchers said OnePlus is a popular brand in India and that could be one of the reasons for the devices being sold out within minutes.

OnePlus, Samsung and Apple are the key players in the Indian premium smartphone market (phones priced above ₹30,000).

While Chinese mobile phone makers and consumer durables companies have refrained from commenting on the issue, several industry executives have claimed that there is no impact on sales yet on account of the anti-Chinese sentiments.

Factors like almost two months of lockdown and people working and studying from home have created a pent-up demand for smartphones, and many firms have had to resort to expensive imports to meet the spurt in demand, they said.

However, Chinese firms are keeping a close watch on the developments, and monitoring the situation on ground as well as on social media.

Interestingly, a report by Counterpoint Research on Friday found the anti-China sentiment being the highest among Indian consumers in a survey it conducted during May-June 2020 covering seven countries. The survey sought to gauge consumer sentiment about smartphones manufactured in China given that the Wuhan region of China was the starting point of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than half of the respondents from India have a negative attitude towards Made-in-China products or Chinese smartphone brands, the survey pointed out adding that around four in 10 respondents said they will not buy Made-in-China products or smartphones from Chinese brands.

"We believe the recent conflict on the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) will play a profound role in shaping this behaviour," Counterpoint said noting that the survey was conducted before the India-China faceoff at LAC in Galwan Valley.

The clash in Galwan Valley on Tuesday was the worst cross-border confrontation between the two sides in 45 years. While India lost 20 soldiers, China's People’s Liberation Army has not yet talked about the number of casualties it suffered.

However, to counter this sentiment, many brands have recently initiated 'Made in India' and nationalistic campaigns, Counterpoint said.

Four of the top five smartphone brands in India (Xiaomi, Vivo, Realme and Oppo) are from China, and accounted for almost 76 per cent share of the 32.5 million smartphones shipped in India in the March 2020 quarter (according to IDC data).

South Korea's Samsung, which ranked third and cornered 15.6 per cent share of shipment in the said quarter, is the only non-Chinese firm in the top five tallies.

India is the second-largest smartphone market after China and clocked a shipment of 152.5 million smartphones in 2019.

[RunRaajaRun123]

Bakhts moham vaadi poyi untadhi

[Gnan_anna]

1 hour ago, Kool_SRG said:

The OnePlus 8 Pro has a quad-camera setup with two 48 MP sensors, one of them for ultra-wide shots an 8MP secondary sensor, along with a 5MP sensor as well (Amazon India)

 

• India is the second-largest smartphone market after China and clocked a shipment of 152.5 million smartphones in 2019
• This comes even as there are calls for boycott of Chinese products amid Sino-India border tension

 

NEW DELHI : Chinese premium smartphone maker OnePlus saw its flagship OnePlus 8 Pro being sold out within minutes of going on sale on Thursday on e-commerce portal Amazon India, according to industry executives.

This comes even as there are calls for boycott of Chinese products amid Sino-India border tension.

While OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro were launched in April, the devices were not brought into the Indian market given the lockdown. The sale of OnePlus 8 in India started on May 18, and that of OnePlus 8 Pro began on June 15.

OnePlus had previously said it is witnessing huge demand for the OnePlus 8 Series 5G in India, and it is working on ensuring a consistent supply of these devices. Until then, it will continue with limited sales twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays.

While OnePlus and Amazon India did not comment on the number of devices put on sale on June 18 (Thursday), industry watchers said OnePlus is a popular brand in India and that could be one of the reasons for the devices being sold out within minutes.

OnePlus, Samsung and Apple are the key players in the Indian premium smartphone market (phones priced above ₹30,000).

While Chinese mobile phone makers and consumer durables companies have refrained from commenting on the issue, several industry executives have claimed that there is no impact on sales yet on account of the anti-Chinese sentiments.

Factors like almost two months of lockdown and people working and studying from home have created a pent-up demand for smartphones, and many firms have had to resort to expensive imports to meet the spurt in demand, they said.

However, Chinese firms are keeping a close watch on the developments, and monitoring the situation on ground as well as on social media.

Interestingly, a report by Counterpoint Research on Friday found the anti-China sentiment being the highest among Indian consumers in a survey it conducted during May-June 2020 covering seven countries. The survey sought to gauge consumer sentiment about smartphones manufactured in China given that the Wuhan region of China was the starting point of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than half of the respondents from India have a negative attitude towards Made-in-China products or Chinese smartphone brands, the survey pointed out adding that around four in 10 respondents said they will not buy Made-in-China products or smartphones from Chinese brands.

"We believe the recent conflict on the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) will play a profound role in shaping this behaviour," Counterpoint said noting that the survey was conducted before the India-China faceoff at LAC in Galwan Valley.

The clash in Galwan Valley on Tuesday was the worst cross-border confrontation between the two sides in 45 years. While India lost 20 soldiers, China's People’s Liberation Army has not yet talked about the number of casualties it suffered.

However, to counter this sentiment, many brands have recently initiated 'Made in India' and nationalistic campaigns, Counterpoint said.

Four of the top five smartphone brands in India (Xiaomi, Vivo, Realme and Oppo) are from China, and accounted for almost 76 per cent share of the 32.5 million smartphones shipped in India in the March 2020 quarter (according to IDC data).

South Korea's Samsung, which ranked third and cornered 15.6 per cent share of shipment in the said quarter, is the only non-Chinese firm in the top five tallies.

India is the second-largest smartphone market after China and clocked a shipment of 152.5 million smartphones in 2019.

Kikikiki...

[libraguy86]

Amazon India assalu sale initiate cheyapothe it should have been better. Sale vundi konnaru but sale ee lakpothe?

[Hydrockers]

Anti-nationals ani bhakts briefed 

[batman2]

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[nokia123]

India lo chinku products like ban cheseyocchu kadha govt..manaolla kakkurthi thelisindhe ga..cheap stuff ekkada vodhulutharu? Gee boycotts anthe waste mucchata..ayye pani gadhu 

[Hydrockers]

1 minute ago, nokia123 said:

India lo chinku products like ban cheseyocchu kadha govt..manaolla kakkurthi thelisindhe ga..cheap stuff ekkada vodhulutharu? Gee boycotts anthe waste mucchata..ayye pani gadhu 

China nunchi vache imports chudu

China ki manam chese exports chudu 

Mana imports lo most % electronic goods

Mana exports cotton lantivi ekkuva.

Manam imports apeste vallu kuda apeste ikkada farmers situation

Ee kachara gadu asalike 40% cotton cheyali antunadu

Only solution is increase excise duty on electronic items 

[idibezwada]

26 minutes ago, batman2 said:

to all the people here having fun and gloating over how its sold out wow etc.....

you guys are showing symptoms of a disease called "l@njakodukuthanam"

laughing at your own mother/motherland coz you hate being born out of it and hence laugh at its expense

wow..ban chese Glo dammu govki ledu kani janam matram ban cheyali..ade magic

[maverick19]

35 minutes ago, idibezwada said:

wow..ban chese Glo dammu govki ledu kani janam matram ban cheyali..ade magic

i dont even understand this. govt has to do everything ala ani ban cheste. ban chesaru ani gola. cheyakapothe G lo dammu ledu antaru. enti me problem. 

[AndhraneedSCS]

China products ban cheyyali ante India lo cell phones vadakudadhu. TVs lo sagam vadakudadhu .. ivanni ayye panulu kadu le

[Anta Assamey]

Edo hadavidi ante mana valladi ... Boycott is not an option ... Just have to make sure that we won't be in the same situation in the future..

[idibezwada]

8 hours ago, maverick19 said:

i dont even understand this. govt has to do everything ala ani ban cheste. ban chesaru ani gola. cheyakapothe G lo dammu ledu antaru. enti me problem. 

so why dont india boycot playing with pakistan?

[Deadp0ol2]

Deeniki deshabhakti em sambandam....ofcourse 130crore population not every one opposes it 

[VinthaAnubhuthi]

14 hours ago, RunRaajaRun123 said:

Bakhts moham vaadi poyi untadhi

Konidhi bhakths ne. They are the biggest hyprocrites on earth.