OnePlus has announced a strategic partnership with Bhagwati Products Limited (BPL), an established Indian electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, to locally produce its tablet lineup in India. This collaboration will see the manufacturing of OnePlus tablets at BPL’s facility in Greater Noida, marking a significant step in expanding OnePlus’s “Made in India” portfolio beyond smartphones.
Tablets Produced Under the Partnership
The initial products to be assembled locally under this new agreement will be the OnePlus Pad 3 and the OnePlus Pad Lite. By bringing tablet production to India, OnePlus aims to enhance its supply chain localization and strengthen its position in the Indian tablet market.
Strategic Importance: Project Starlight and Market Expansion
This move aligns with OnePlus’s long-term strategy for India and is part of its broader “Project Starlight” initiative, which focuses on deepening local manufacturing capabilities and integration. While OnePlus has already been producing smartphones in India, this is the first time its tablets will be manufactured domestically, signaling a commitment to supporting the Indian manufacturing ecosystem.
Manufacturing and Market Impact
Bhagwati Products Ltd., as the manufacturing partner, will handle production and localization of OnePlus tablets at its Greater Noida plant dedicated to the Indian market. Local manufacturing not only supports government initiatives for domestic production but also helps OnePlus offer competitive pricing, better availability, and potentially faster rollouts of new devices.
Broader OnePlus “Made in India” Efforts
This new partnership complements OnePlus’s recent collaboration with Optiemus Electronics for manufacturing AIoT products like the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z3 in India. Together, these efforts represent OnePlus’s commitment to expanding its local manufacturing footprint across multiple product categories.