OnePlus announced its upcoming pre-order system for the One last month, when
it only said it would roll out in October. And today the Chinese company has
followed up with an actual date and time at which you'll be able to pre-order its
first smartphone, no invite needed.
So here's what you need to mark in your calendar: October 27, 15:00 (3 pm)
GMT. That's 8 am PST and 11 am EST for those of you in the States, or 4 pm if
you're somewhere in Central Europe.
There's a big catch to all this, though. The pre-orders will only be live for exactly
one hour. To make sure everything will go smoothly, you can already 'prepare'
your pre-order on a special website , adding the OnePlus One to your cart, and
entering your details - so you'll need to do as little as possible next Monday.
To celebrate the opening of pre-orders, OnePlus will offer accessories at reduced
prices - for example, the JBL E1+ earphones will be sold for just $24.99 (their
normal price is $39.99).
If you do pre-order the OnePlus One and then receive an invite, you'll have your
phone shipped immediately. Otherwise, you'll have to wait in the pre-order line,
but you'll be told how much once you've gotten your pre-order through.