In the cacophonous sales season that precedes the festival months in the country, OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone brand that is currently top of the charts in the premium category, and the all-American iPhone faced off in an interesting battle. Both played a wait-and-watch game over the launch of their new models, finally releasing them within a day of each other and OnePlus even held the global launch of its new flagship in New Delhi while Apple wrapped its pitch around its phones being made in India.
This is the not the first time the two have stepped on each other’s toes