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You now have 10,000 more chances to get the smartphone of Android fans’ dreams

Published Aug 22nd, 2014 3:10PM EDT
OnePlus One Contest

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The OnePlus One might not have the best smartphone name you’ve ever seen, but just about everything else about it is tremendously appealing — especially if you’re a hardcore Android fan. The handset runs a heavily customized version of Android known as CyanogenMod, and it’s just begging to be hacked to your heart’s content. It also features a sleek design, surprisingly solid specs and an off-contract price that starts at just $299.

The problem, of course, is that it’s incredibly difficult to purchase a OnePlus One because the phone is in such high demand. Now, however, OnePlus is giving Android fans 10,000 more chances to buy a One.

“Bummed that summer is almost over? Reminiscing about all the good times in the past three months? We have just the thing to cheer you up: The Summer Shots Contest!” OnePlus wrote in a post on its forum. “We are inviting all OnePlus fans to share a photo from their summer holidays for a chance to win 1 of 10,000 invites. No, that’s not a typo – 10,000 invites. Excited now? But there’s more; 100 lucky fans will also receive a vintage Never Settle t-shirt in addition to an invite. So if you haven’t already, go out and snap a photo!”

Here is everything you need to know about the new contest:

The end of summer is slowly creeping upon us and we want to see what you’ve been up to! We’re calling on OnePlus fans to send in their best pictures from this past summer for our Summer Shots Contest. Beaches, sunsets, mountains, or just a barbecue in the backyard – we want to see how you’ve been spending the past couple of months!

All you’ll need to do is post a photo to Instagram or choose from a few alternate actions and you could win one of 10,000 invites. That’s right, 10,000. There are also 100 t-shirts up for grabs so enter quick!

Here’s how you enter:

  1. Post a photo taken this summer with hashtags #summershots and #oneplus on Instagram (or, alternatively, do any of the other social actions listed here)
  2. Sit back and check out entries from other OnePlus fans

Rules & Information:

  1. The contest will be open for four days starting at on August 22nd at 6:00AM EST (11:00AM GMT) until August 25th at 6:00AM EST (11:00AM GMT)
  2. Pictures must be original and not heavily modified (check the FAQ below for more info)
  3. Winners will be selected randomly and contacted on August 27th
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