OnePlus’s new Loop VR headset

As a thanks to Indian fans, OnePlus has decided to give away the VR Loop headset at Rs 1. However, the headset will be available to those who register for it on Amazon’s Loop VR page.The sale date for the headsets is on June 3 and June 7 at 12 pm.

Vikas Aggarwal, OnePlus’s India General Manager in a press release stated the availability of VR Loop headset for Rs 1 to the registered members at Amazon on June 3, 2016 and June 7, 2016. The Chinese smartphone maker will be launching the upcoming OnePlus 3 on a Virtual Space Station, dubbed the Loop developed in partnership with AntVr.

Last year, the company had given away a total of 30,000 OnePlus Cardboard viewers to users for free.  Carl Pei, CEO, OnePlus, explained that the OnePlus Loop VR headset will be a lot better in contrast to last year's VR cardboard offering.

This year the company have upped the ante by replacing the cardboard model with a fully-fledged Gear-styled headset and have made available around 30,000 OnePlus VR Loop headsets for free on their website. (However, presently the website states that the headsets are out of stock.)

If you are interested in buying the Loop VR Headset, you can register yourself here.

The next flagship from the OnePlus stable is reportedly scheduled to launch in June 14, and the OnePlus is rumoured to be at par with present rival flagship smartphones with an SD820 chipset, a 16MP camera, 64GB storage and NFC support. OnePlus3 is pegged to come in two versions: one with 32GB internal storage and 4GB RAM; the other with 64GB internal storage along with 6GB RAM. The devices will either accompany a 3,000mAh or 3,500mAh battery.

The rumour mill also speculates that OnePlus will now include a fingerprint scanner in this year’s flagship along with a full metal body and Oxygen OS operating system based on Android N.