Flagship smartphone introduced in mid-April cannot be called a cheap device. The basic version costs about $900. Nevertheless, this novelty is cheaper than the flagships of other manufacturers, so the demand for it is very high. So high that smartphones are in short supply.
As noted by several sources at once, there is a shortage of smartphones around the world. The company cannot cope with the increased demand, so the prices for it have risen sharply.
With the start of sales in the US, all the first batches of the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro models were sold out within 10 minutes at the manufacturer's declared value. This item has been out of stock on Amazon for several weeks. When he will appear again is still unknown.
Nowadays you simply cannot find smartphones at the stated price. The base model with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage has risen to $1100 in the US, $200 more than the recommended price. And in the maximum configuration with 256 GB of storage, the smartphone is generally sold at a price of $ 1300, which is $ 300 more than the recommended one.
This is not only about new smartphones, but also about used devices that people resell on various online sites, like the same eBay or Swappa.
A similar situation is observed in the European market. In many stores, OnePlus 8 Pro is simply not available, and where it appears, it sells out very quickly.
OnePlus cannot yet fully satisfy the demand for the new product, so it has found a way out in the form of quick sales. For example, in the UK, starting this Thursday, a number of devices will be sold every week exclusively in one configuration with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of permanent memory and only in green body color. However, the company will not provide any discounts on purchases. Who will have time, he will buy.
On Friday, a "special limited sale" of the smartphone is expected in India.
OnePlus says it is doing its best to resume normal smartphone shipments.
Source: 3dnews.ru