In what could be very important five months for OnePlus, with several important launches and announcements planned in 2019, the company is set to open its first research and development facility in India at Hyderabad on August 26. The plans for the same were announced last year by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer. It has now confirmed the inauguration date for this facility by rolling out media invites on Friday afternoon. 

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The facility is planned to become company’s biggest such centre globally in three years. While announcing the facility, OnePlus had said that it is hopeful that the facility will play a crucial role in development of artificial intelligence and machine learning in OnePlus products and also drive innovations that are centric and relevant to its Indian users, it said in a statement.

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"We plan to re-focus our R&D efforts on a large scale and drive innovations in India for the global product, especially on the software side with special emphasis on artificial intelligence and machine learning, OnePlus founder and CEO Pete Lau had said.

He had added that India is not just one of the biggest markets for OnePlus but is also the benchmark for creating globally successful products. The company believes that with a growth rate of more than 100 per cent, the country is well on its way to becoming a centre for product innovation.

Meanwhile, the company has also announced that it will soon launch its first smart TV, named OnePlus TV. Also, the company is expected to unveil a new smartphone in India before Diwali.