How to Avoid Paying $1,700 for the OnePlus Open Foldable Smartphone
OnePlus announced its first folding smartphone today, the OnePlus Open. This dual-screened device sports a purposeful design, excellent displays, and a new way to multitask that makes it a powerful productivity partner.
It competes well with the Google Pixel Fold and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 (both $1,799). Preorders start Oct. 19 and retail availability is planned for Oct. 26. And though OnePlus set the retail price of the phone at $1,699.99, the company has a program in place to help reduce the cost. Here's how it works.
To start, OnePlus is offering a basic trade-in deal. If you buy the phone from OnePlus.com, you will receive a minimum trade-in credit of $200 by sending in any phone in any condition. OnePlus verified that this means literally any old cell phone, including non-working devices from 20 years ago. And yes, it can be completely broken and totally dead. In other words, that crummy, dirty block of plastic you've had at the bottom of a drawer since 2005 is worth $200. Find it!
The company says $200 is the minimum trade-in value. Newer phones that have more worth will net larger trade-in values of up to $1,000 depending on the device. For example, if you trade in a new Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, OnePlus will give you $1,000 for it.
You might think this is a limited promotion but you'd be wrong. This offer is available in perpetuity throughout the product's lifecycle. If you decide to buy the phone six or 12 months from now, the trade-in deal will still be in place. To put it another way, no one should pay more than $1,499.99 for the OnePlus Open. All trade-ins will be recycled or donated via OnePlus' partnership with The Wireless Alliance.
OnePlus is also offering some deals to those who buy the phone. If
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