OnePlus Price Hike in India: 5 Phones Get Costlier
OnePlus raises prices on five phones in India by up to ₹4,000, affecting Nord and N Series buyers as memory costs climb across the industry. OnePlus shoppers in India just got another reason to check the price tag twice. Prices have reportedly risen by ₹1,000…
OnePlus shoppers in India just got another reason to check the price tag twice. Several of the phones are still relatively new, meaning buyers are facing higher prices only weeks or months after launch.
Various OnePlus models have now crossed into that territory. Checkout totals may be lower for eligible shoppers.
What Happened
OnePlus lists instant bank discounts across the affected phones during August, depending on the model and payment method. RAM has become considerably more expensive for phone manufacturers.
OnePlus raises prices on five phones in India by up to ₹4,000, affecting Nord and N Series buyers as memory costs climb across the industry.
Prices have reportedly risen by ₹1,000 to ₹4,000, or roughly $10 to $42, across five models: the Nord 6, Nord CE6, Nord CE6 Lite, N6, and N6x.
Increases of roughly 4% to 13% can put a phone against an entirely different set of rivals.
Key Details
TrendForce estimated that contract prices for LPDDR4X mobile memory jumped at least 70% to 75% quarter over quarter in the second quarter of 2026, while LPDDR5X jumped by an estimated 78% to 83%. AI server demand is tightening supply as memory producers.
For scale, ₹20,000 is roughly $210, while the largest ₹4,000 increase is about $42.
Nord CE6 Lite takes the biggest hit, with its 8GB and 256GB version rising ₹4,000.
Its 8GB and 128GB model now sits above ₹30,000.
Why It Matters
Similar conditions are contributing to higher smartphone prices and putting cheaper Android phones under added cost pressure. Manufacturers can also respond by offering less memory in lower-priced devices.
The Nord CE6 8GB and 256GB version, on the other hand, moves past ₹40,000.
OnePlus just launched the N6x on July 31 with a ₹18,999 starting price and compared it with phones in India’s ₹15,000 to ₹20,000 segment.
What Reports Say
Coverage of the story so far points to:
Latest reporting uses ₹19,999 as the previous price for that configuration and ₹20,999 as the revised price, making the entry model ₹2,000 more than its launch price.
Nord 6 has reached further across several increases, with its ₹38,999 and ₹41,999 launch configurations now reported at ₹46,999 and ₹52,999.
Continued reporting by TechRepublic as more details emerge
