OnePlus 8 Receives BIS Certification in India: Is OnePlus Aiming at an Early Launch?

OnePlus 8 series will go official sometime later this year. But in a piece of surprising news, an unknown OnePlus smartphone has received Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification. Usually, smartphones receive BIS certification just two-three weeks ahead of the launch, so it’s unusual to see a OnePlus smartphone getting certified at this time of the year. The smartphone model number is IN2011 and it’s said to be the OnePlus 8. A few days ago, we reported that the OnePlus 8 Pro with model number IN2023 was spotted on benchmarking site Geekbench. So it seems like the upcoming OnePlus 8 already received its BIS certification in India. It is also expected that the OnePlus 8 Pro will be certified by BIS in the coming weeks.

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OnePlus 8 Already Gets Certified in India

OnePlus usually goes for the traditional Q2-end release for its first smartphone launch every year. But it changed the timeline last year with the OnePlus 7 series as the phones were launched in the month of May itself. This year we may see the Chinese company launching phones at the start of Q2 itself or even at the end of Q1 itself to boost the sales, and compete with the likes of upcoming Samsung Galaxy S20 series.

In addition, OnePlus is rumoured to launch three smartphones this year- OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro and the OnePlus 8 Lite. Because the OnePlus 8 already got its BIS certification, it will be a matter of time we see the other two phones getting certified as well.

If OnePlus goes for an early launch, it will likely cement its place as the top player in the Indian premium smartphone market. Last year, OnePlus tried its luck at the Indian premium smartphone segment with the phones like OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T Pro and the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition. The OnePlus 7 Pro was well received by the audience, but the OnePlus 7T Pro failed to impress as the affordable OnePlus 7T offered similar specs as the latter at a lower price. So it will be interesting to see how OnePlus prices the OnePlus 8 series this year.