OnePlus

**OnePlus Technology** is a Chinese company that makes smartphones,  headphones, and backpacks. OnePlus was founded in 2013 by Pete Lau and Carl Pei. Carl Pei left in October of 2020 to "pursue new ventures" and to "take some time to decompress and spend time with his family." OnePlus is owned by BBK Electronics,  BBK Electronics also owns Oppo, Vivo, and Realme. OnePlus has a small presence in America with only 0.61% market control. In India they have a big presence with 29% control. OnePlus office is in Shenzhen, China.

### Phones

Oneplus makes new products every year. The popular ones  are the cellphone of which are: OnePlus One, OnePlus 2, OnePlus X, OnePlus 3, Onplus 5, Oneplus 6, OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 8. All the phones from OnePlus 3 and on also have different options such as the T option and the Pro option.
In 2020 OnePlus also made a new cheap product named the OnePlus Nord. They are cellphones for people who want a nice phone but cannot afford to purchase an expensive phone. OnePlus Nord got its first software update. This Software Update started around August 4, 2020, in India. It made the system better. It also made the depth sensor effect better, and it was called version 10.5.1.AC01DA. OnePlus sometimes puts special colours on the phones like the McLaren Edition.

### Wearables

In 2020 OnePlus made a wearable watch. The first product is the OnePlus Band, a fitness smartwatch. It comes in three colours. It is only available in India.

### Charging

OnePlus has good charging. Every phone is shipped with a high-speed charger. OnePlus introduced its wireless charger. It can also charge at the same speed. If it is not made by OnePlus then it will be slower.

### Televisions

OnePlus has its own brand of televisions with three options. The Q series, the Y series, and the U series.

## History

OnePlus was founded on 16 December 2013 by former Oppo vice-president Pete Lau and Carl Pei. The company's main goal was to design a smartphone that would balance expensive quality with a lower price, believing that people who buy the phones would "Never Settle" for the lower-quality phones made by other companies. Lau explained that "we will never be different just for the sake of being different. Everything done has to improve the phone. The actual experience in day-to-day use has to get better. The company showed its first phone, the OnePlus One, on 23 April 2014. It is intended to capture the market from the Google Nexus series.[10] In December 2014, with the release of the OnePlus One in India exclusively through Amazon, OnePlus also announced plans to establish a presence in the country, with plans to open 25 official walk-in service centres across India. According to market research firm Counterpoint Research, OnePlus topped the Indian premium smartphone market last year with a 33 per cent share, beating Samsung Electronics with 26 per cent. In the IDC survey, OnePlus ranked third in India's market with more than $500 in the first quarter of this year after Apple and Samsung Electronics. And it ranked second after China's Vivo in the 300-500-dollar market.

## Infobox (chinese)

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- **name1**: OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- **s**: 深圳市万普拉斯科技有限公司
- **t**: 深圳市萬普拉斯科技有限公司
- **p**: Shēnzhèn shì Wànpǔlāsī Kējì Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
- **y**: Sāmjan síh Maahnpóulāaisī Fōgeih Yáuhhahn Gūngsī
- **altname**: OnePlus
- **c2**: 一加
- **l2**: OnePlus
- **p2**: Yījiā
- **y2**: Yātgā
- **j2**: Jat1gaa1


## Infobox (company)

- **name**: OnePlus
- **native name**: 一加科技
- **logo**: OP LU Reg 1L RGB red copy-01.svg
- **type**: Subsidiary
- **founders**: Pete Lau
Carl Pei
- **area served**: Worldwide
- **industry**: Consumer electronics
- **products**: Smartphones
Earphones
Battery charger#Power bank, Powerbanks
OxygenOS
Mobile phone accessories#Cases, Phone cases
Shirts
Bags
Televisions
Smart Watch
- **hq location**: Tairan Building
- **hq location city**: Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
- **num employees**: 2,700+ (2019)
- **parent**: Oppo
- **hq location country**: China
- **website**: [https://www.oneplus.com/ oneplus.com]