OnePlus, for the first time has announced a new program in India, dubbed as ‘Fast AF (Fast & First)’ sale. As part of this sale, customers can reserve the OnePlus 6, ahead of the launch in India and there will be additional benefits for pre-booking as well. During the ‘Fast AF (Fast & First)’ sale, customers can buy an Amazon.in e-Gift Card worth Rs 1,000 that can be used to buy the OnePlus 6 on May 21 and May 22. That said, post the purchase, the Rs 1,000 will be added to the customer's Amazon Pay Balance, and they will also be eligible for an extended warranty.
During the Fast AF sale on Amazon India between May 13 and May 16, users will have to purchase an Rs 1,000 OnePlus 6 gift card. After purchasing the gift card, users have to redeem it on Amazon for the purchase of OnePlus 6 on May 21 and May 22 to receive the additional cashback of Rs 1,000 in the form of Amazon Pay balance. Do make a note that the complimentary Rs 1,000 Amazon Pay balance is in addition to any other prevailing launch promotions on the day of sale including bank cashback offers.
In addition, these buyers will also receive an extended manufacturer warranty of three months over and above the existing one year warranty on the OnePlus 6.
Commenting on this, Vikas Agarwal, General Manager, OnePlus India said, “In a yet another community first initiative, we are excited to introduce our first ever ‘Fast AF’ Sale that offers unparalleled benefits and an assured opportunity to be among the first few to own the latest OnePlus 6 globally.”
The OnePlus 6 is launching in India on May 17, following which it will be on sale on May 21. OnePlus already managed to see the tickets of the launch event in less than four minutes. The launch event is scheduled to happen in Mumbai, where the company is also inviting OnePlus community members to take part.
The price of the OnePlus 6 is yet to be revealed, and there are huge chances of OnePlus bumping the price by at least 20%. The OnePlus 6, in India, is expected to start from Rs 36,999 for the base 6GB of RAM and 64GB storage variant. The premium 256GB variant could cost over Rs 45,000 in the country.