New Delhi May 22 (IANS) Smartphone maker OnePlus on Tuesday said it made a record sale of its newly-launched OnePlus 6 worth Rs 100 crore within first 10 minutes of its preview sale on Amazon India and its own online store--oneplus.in.
Highlighting the enthusiasm of users in the country Vikas Agarwal General Manager OnePlus India told IANS "We sold last year s flagship--OnePlus 5T worth Rs 100 crore in an entire day of sale whereas this time we did the same in just 10 minutes."
The mirror black colour variant of OnePlus 6 saw a higher demand as compared to midnight black version of the device.
"OnePlus 6 is our best-ever smartphone and we knew that it will do well. The mirror black variant of OnePlus 6 was more in demand during the first sale " Aggarwal added.
In an attempt to let OnePlus enthusiasts and prospective buyers have the opportunity to be among the first ones to experience and purchase its newly-launched OnePlus 6 the smartphone maker on Monday launched a pop-up sale in eight cities across the country.
Unlike previous years the company extended the pop-up sale to two days that let users get a hands-on experience of their latest flagship on a first-come-first-serve basis.
The smartphone is priced starting at Rs 34 999 and is offered in three colour variants.
OnePlus launched its flagship OnePlus 6 in India a first in the OnePlus line-up featuring an all-glass design last week.
The device will be available for open sales across all channels starting May 22 in 6GB RAM+64GB storage and 8GB RAM+128GB options for Rs 34 999 and Rs 39 999 respectively.
The smartphone features 6.28-inch Full Optic AMOLED display with 19:9 aspect ratio for immersive viewing experience.
"With the OnePlus 6 we challenged ourselves to deliver an external design as smooth and elegant as the work we ve done inside the device " said OnePlus Founder and CEO Pete Lau.
OnePlus 6 is powered by Qualcomm s top-notch Snapdragon 845 chipset which improves performance by 30 per cent while being 10 per cent more power efficient.
OnePlus 6 has a dual-camera system with 16MP main camera supported by a 20MP secondary camera.
With a f/1.7 aperture the 16MP main camera features a 19 per cent larger sensor and OIS.
The device also marks the introduction of OnePlus "Slow-Motion" mode which can capture high-definition video frame-by-frame with astonishing detail ensuring users never miss the action.
The "OnePlus 6 x Marvel Avengers Limited Edition" device will be available with 8GB RAM and 256 GB storage for Rs 44 999 and will go on sale starting May 29.
The limited-edition silk white device with 128GB of storage will be available for purchase on June 5 for Rs 39 999.
Users can avail cashback of Rs 2 000 while using SBI debit and credit card during the first week of launch the company said earlier.

--IANS ksc/and/vm