OnePlus has launched the OnePlus N6 in India, and sales began on Friday, July 4 at 12 PM. The pitch is simple: an 8,000mAh battery — the largest OnePlus has ever put in a phone sold in India — in a budget device priced from Rs 22,999. OnePlus claims up to three days of use per charge, and backs the battery to retain over 80 percent of its capacity after roughly seven years.
The N6 sits below the Nord series in OnePlus’s India lineup and goes up against battery-focused rivals from Redmi, Realme and iQOO in the sub-Rs 25,000 bracket.
OnePlus N6 Pricing and Availability in India
- 4GB + 128GB: Rs 22,999
- 6GB + 128GB: Rs 24,999
The phone is on sale via OnePlus.in, the OnePlus Store app, Amazon.in and select offline stores, in two colours — Fresh Mint and Midnight Green. Launch offers include a Rs 2,000 instant discount on select bank cards, which brings the starting price down to Rs 20,999, plus up to six months of no-cost EMI. An additional Rs 1,000 off during Amazon’s Prime Day takes the effective starting price to Rs 19,999 for a limited period.
OnePlus N6 Specifications
The battery is the headline act: 8,000mAh with 45W SuperVOOC charging, 5W reverse wired charging to top up earbuds, and bypass charging that routes power directly to the board during gaming to keep heat down. A 5,300mm² vapour chamber handles cooling. The phone is also built for rough use, with an IP65 rating and MIL-STD-810H certification covering temperatures from -60°C to 65°C and up to 25 consecutive drops.
The rest of the sheet is more modest. The MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex chipset (AnTuTu score of about 6,15,800) is an entry-level 5G chip, the 6.8-inch 120Hz LCD is HD+ rather than Full HD+, and the base variant ships with 4GB of RAM. It runs OxygenOS 16 on Android 16, with two major OS upgrades and three years of security updates promised — worth noting given reports that OxygenOS may eventually be folded into ColorOS.
From a buyer’s standpoint, that is the trade-off in plain terms: at Rs 22,999, several rivals offer Full HD+ AMOLED panels and 8GB of RAM, so you are paying primarily for the battery, the durability certifications and the OnePlus badge. The Prime Day effective price of Rs 19,999 makes that trade considerably easier to justify than the sticker price does.
- Display: 6.8-inch HD+ LCD, 120Hz refresh rate, 1,200 nits peak brightness
- Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex
- RAM/Storage: 4GB/6GB RAM (up to 12GB with virtual RAM), 128GB storage, expandable up to 2TB
- Battery: 8,000mAh, 45W SuperVOOC, bypass charging, 5W reverse wired charging
- Cameras: 50MP main (f/1.8) with 1080p@60fps video; 8MP front camera
- Software: OxygenOS 16 on Android 16; 2 OS upgrades + 3 years of security updates
- Durability: IP65, MIL-STD-810H certified, 5,300mm² vapour chamber
- Build: 166.47 x 78.23 x 8.88mm, 224g; side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- Connectivity: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, USB Type-C
