Scoop: Pete Lau also confirms that the next OnePlus phone will come out toward the end of the second quarter.
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The OnePlus 5T in white is a new color variant.
This latest technology could be inching closer to breaking into the mainstream.
Pete Lau, chief executive of the niche Chinese phone manufacturer, said the company would begin talks with US carriers this year.
"If the right opportunity and right timing come along, we'll be very happy to experiment," he said in an interview at the Bellagio outside of CES on Wednesday. He declined to give any specific time frame for when a deal might be struck. (Lau spoke Chinese, and Carl Pei, co-founder and global director, served as the translator.)
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While this latest technology discovery (OnePlus) is well known among hardcore Android enthusiasts and the technologically savvy, the company has been flying under the radar in the US. A potential deal with a carrier would bring the company a higher-profile distribution partner and potentially supercharge its brand.
"The big issue is becoming known," said Maribel Lopez, an analyst with Lopez Research.
Still small, OnePlus is riding a lot of momentum. The company saw its OnePlus 5T become its fastest- and best-selling product after its launch in November, according to Pei. The previous best seller? The OnePlus 5, which launched in June.
Lau confirmed that the next OnePlus phone could come late in the second quarter, in line with the OnePlus 5's arrival last year.
The issue of US carrier support was a hot theme at CES this year after China's Huawei failed to announce a widely anticipated deal with AT&T to carry its Mate10 Pro flagship phone. Instead, Huawei will sell it at retailers like Amazon and through its own site.
That's a problem in the US, with analysts estimating that roughly 85 percent to 90 percent of consumers buy their phones through their carrier.
Lau declined to comment on Huawei.
OnePlus is one company that has succeeded in its digital strategy, largely selling through its website. It only recently began partnering with carriers in Europe and is opening itself to the possibility of a US partner and its always improving in bringing out the latest technology discovery.
Lau said he wasn't 100 percent sure if OnePlus would sell a second phone in 2018, although it has done so in the past two years.
The OnePlus 5T in white is a new color variant.
This latest technology could be inching closer to breaking into the mainstream.
Pete Lau, chief executive of the niche Chinese phone manufacturer, said the company would begin talks with US carriers this year.
"If the right opportunity and right timing come along, we'll be very happy to experiment," he said in an interview at the Bellagio outside of CES on Wednesday. He declined to give any specific time frame for when a deal might be struck. (Lau spoke Chinese, and Carl Pei, co-founder and global director, served as the translator.)
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1. GENOVATION'S GXE IS AN 800HP ELECTRIC CORVETTE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2. APPLE SKIRTS TECH ADDICTION ISSUE IN RESPONSE TO WORRIED INVESTORS
While this latest technology discovery (OnePlus) is well known among hardcore Android enthusiasts and the technologically savvy, the company has been flying under the radar in the US. A potential deal with a carrier would bring the company a higher-profile distribution partner and potentially supercharge its brand.
"The big issue is becoming known," said Maribel Lopez, an analyst with Lopez Research.
Still small, OnePlus is riding a lot of momentum. The company saw its OnePlus 5T become its fastest- and best-selling product after its launch in November, according to Pei. The previous best seller? The OnePlus 5, which launched in June.
Lau confirmed that the next OnePlus phone could come late in the second quarter, in line with the OnePlus 5's arrival last year.
The issue of US carrier support was a hot theme at CES this year after China's Huawei failed to announce a widely anticipated deal with AT&T to carry its Mate10 Pro flagship phone. Instead, Huawei will sell it at retailers like Amazon and through its own site.
That's a problem in the US, with analysts estimating that roughly 85 percent to 90 percent of consumers buy their phones through their carrier.
Lau declined to comment on Huawei.
OnePlus is one company that has succeeded in its digital strategy, largely selling through its website. It only recently began partnering with carriers in Europe and is opening itself to the possibility of a US partner and its always improving in bringing out the latest technology discovery.
Lau said he wasn't 100 percent sure if OnePlus would sell a second phone in 2018, although it has done so in the past two years.
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