OnePlus, Realme, Huawei, Oppo extend guarantee on phones, wearables amid lockdown

Phone and wearables users achieving the end of their warranty periods amid the coronavirus lockdown do not need to worry. Chinese smartphone makers OnePlus, realme, Oppo and Huawei have extended their guarantee support.

On its blog, OnePlus said that it would be extending warranty support up to May 31 for phones and other devices whose warranty expires between March 1 and could 30.

OnePlus in addition has extended the return and replacement period on new phones from 15 to thirty days, and will provide two-way free shipping for all returns, replacements and repairs.

If your phone has gone out for repair, OnePlus can be working on getting a back-up device to ensure that it is possible to stay connected in this crucial time when smartphones will be the only way of keeping touching your loved kinds under lockdown. The service is not yet designed for India, however the weblog promises the service soon.

Huawei has offered the longest extended warranty. Warranties expiring between March 21 to June 21 will be extended till June 31 for all its smartphones, including Honor phones, MateBooks, and its own smart gear and other accessories.

To get individual information, users must share their product information on the Huawei India website.

In addition, Huawei can be offering VIP Customer Services because of its Huawei Watch GT and Huawei Watch GT2 users. It'll pick-up and drop devices that need replacement, at your doorstep.

The most notable Chinese telecom equipment maker said it could extend this service to users of its smart watches whose warranties have expired too. Spare parts, including strap, charging base, back cover, screen and mainboard, can be replaced with this door-step service. Check out the Huawei India iphone app or website for the purchase price list of spare parts.

Should you have purchased an Oppo phone or accessory from an authorised online retailer or offline store, warranty on the merchandise that expires after March 23 will be extended indefinitely, until such date that the business will later announce.

Aside from smartpones, the extended warrantee also pertains to various accessories such as for example chargers, data cables, internal batteries and earphones.

Assuming you have chosen an add-on service such as damage protection or one-time screen replacement, those may also be extended till further notice.

Realme, which recently launched the realme 6 and realme 6 Pro in India, has extended the warrantee of devices whose warranty expires between March 20 and April 31 to May 31.

The time within which phones purchased between March 15 and April 30 could be replaced has been extended to thirty days.