Why trust GreenbotYes, you read that correctly: Anyone can buy the Oneus One right now, no invite required.
Oneus is keeping it that way, finally bidding adieu to what it once described as its “beloved” invite system. But if the widespread availability of the One makes you nostalgic for the old ways of waiting your turn, don’t worry. In a blog post Oneus says the invite method will return for its follow-up Oneus 2.
Oneus is also throwing in a 75 percent discount on its flip covers screen protectors as part of the sale. You can also get a Bamboo cover, which also once required an invite, while supplies last.
The story behind the story: Oneus flirted with tweaking its invite system before, getting rid of it during the holidays trying out a Tuesday-only sales system. Oneus has justified it as a cost-savings move, but it’s always felt like more of an effort at producing hype a false sense of scarcity.
‘ll see if Oneus is turning the corner ready to be a grown-up OEM. Among its first-year woes were multiple late software updates, a falling out with Cyanogen, a disastrous stunt. Now that Oneus’s own Oxygen OS is in place the company’s selling its phone the way phones are normally sold, the next major step will be how it rolls out its follow-up phone.
