"an extra fifty dollar bill will get you a bigger and better screen, more internal storage, a bigger battery, more memory, better optics, and a faster SoC in the OnePlus One."
Well this phone is obviously made to entice people who wish to spend under $200 to stretch it to $250. Also, it's utterly inaccurate to say "will get you" considering OnePlus' One availability, and those limited supplies are more often priced closer to 400 euros in EU than to MSRP of $299.