#BoycottChineseSmartphones: OnePlus 8 Pro Sold Out Within Minutes During Amazon Sale

HYDERABAD: Despite calls to boycott all Chinese smartphones and goods in India, China based smartphone maker OnePlus 8 Pro sold out within a few minutes of going on sale through e-commerce portal Amazon in India on Thursday, June 18.

The OnePlus 8 was not available for the new purchasers who went to purchase the smartphone within minutes, after its sales began online through Amazon, which is very surprising as the sales are very high amid calls for boycott of Chinese smartphones and goods across India.

OnePlus 8 Pro has huge demand as the company had delayed the launch of this smartphone due to supply chain issues during the lockdown. One plus lovers who were waiting for the launch of the OnePlus 8 Pro have immediately placed the orders once the smartphone sales began online through Amazon.

But, it is very surprising that a Chinese smartphone OnePlus 8 Pro went out-of-stock within minutes, amid the calls for a boycott of Chinese products across India over the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in a border clash.

China's OnePlus is currently one of the top smartphone brands In India. Some of the Chinese smartphone companies dominate the Indian market with over 70 per cent market share which became a problem for India based mobile companies.

As there are no ‘Made in India’ smartphones currently available for mobile users, Indians have very few alternatives to choose and they are preferably choosing Chinese smartphones with less cost and more features.

In order to avoid loss of sales to their products, the China's smartphone companies are projecting their products as Indian brands. Techno has decided to highlight the made in India to the packages that were being shipped to India for sales, and Vivo smartphone maker has already started shipping its mobiles with a made in India badge on the box.

Now the Indian smartphone brand Micromax is trying to increase their sales and making an attempt to make use of this opportunity and announce that it will make a comeback with three new budget smartphones under Rs 10,000.