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OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by rock_artist »

I'm not sure as others why others feel this is a major change.

OnePlus was always a subsidiary by Carl Pei [1] who eventually left the brand to create a new gadgets/tech company.

Nothing [2] is the next project he started that keeps many of the ideas started with OnePlus, good value for money and aim for quality Android.

Bootloader also seems to allow unlocking [3]

In recent years OnePlus was just another Chinese phone.

But if I've misunderstood something, I'll appreciate me being corrected.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Pei

[2] https://nothing.tech

[3] https://nothing.community/d/6047-policies-for-rootingunlocki...

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#42

Post by amarant »

Good. I have a OnePlus 8t and it's the worst phone I've ever owned. I've hated it since day one, but I'd feel bad replacing a new phone, so I've kept it all these years anyway. It's now old enough for me to consider a replacement (finally!). This announcement doesn't really change anything for me, I'd never buy OnePlus again anyway, but at least it keeps others from making the same mistake I did.

They seem to have a lot of goodwill from customers. I'll never understand why.

Written from my OnePlus 8t.

I think the t is for "trash"

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#44

Post by nomercy400 »

throwa356262 wrote: post #33
xiaoyu2006 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They don't sell well in Asia. It's mainly xiaomi, oppo, vivo and huawei.

OnePlus is owned by Oppo, no? IIRC it started as an experiment to understand what works in western markets.

It wasn't even an experiment for western markets. It was a small team that convinced leadership to try and sell for the international market. The initial focus was China. And then it became an unexpectedly large international success.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by spiffytech »

I've owned four OnePlus phones, but I've been buying other brands lately.

1. OnePlus became nearly as expensive as flagships but wasn't as good 2. The official software used to be almost-stock Android but they bloated it up 3. The ROM scene came to steadily lag several generations behind phone releases 4. Android/OnePlus ROMs are a worse experience than they used to be (dealing with proprietary camera drivers, SafetyNet) 5. They didn't keep pace when other brands committed to longer OS updates

They used to be a good bargain, a clean OS, and a good modding target if you wanted a ROM anyway.

The first two haven't been true for a while now, and the third became a lot less appealing on OnePlus.

I'm disappointed to see OnePlus go but the brand I loved has been gone for years.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#46

Post by virajk_31 »

It doesn't really matter for One plus/Oppo/Vivo/Realme/IQOO they all share the same parent BBKE, even they share same OS (at least for some variants), and hardware is very identical across the models, its better they if they reduce it to two sub-brands instead this will atleast reduce consumer's confusion and dilemma while making the purchase.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by amarant »

bearjaws wrote: post #12

When they increased prices to $900 for roughly the same quality as Samsung it was doomed. The OnePlus 7 was such an amazing phone and honestly I remember buying a Pixel after it and realizing how crappy Tensor was and well optimized OnePlus was.

I had the exact opposite experience. I replaced my pixel 1 with a OnePlus 8t and I've been kicking myself ever since for not going with a new pixel. This phone is awful! My original pixel was so much better than the several years newer 8t. I absolutely long for the day I can finally, in good conscience, replace this piece of trash with a new pixel phone. I think the day is near. Finally.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#48

Post by robertlagrant »

amarant wrote: post #42

Good. I have a OnePlus 8t and it's the worst phone I've ever owned. I've hated it since day one, but I'd feel bad replacing a new phone, so I've kept it all these years anyway. It's now old enough for me to consider a replacement (finally!). This announcement doesn't really change anything for me, I'd never buy OnePlus again anyway, but at least it keeps others from making the same mistake I did. They seem to have a…

I've had a few OnePlus phones - currently a Nord 4 - and have always found them good value for money. Early OnePluses (I think I had a 2 or 3 originally) were incredible value. Also, very fast charging and almost stock Android are lovely features.

I don't understand why you don't like them, because you haven't said!

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by electroglyph »

Scene_Cast2 wrote: post #25

They were one of the brands with unlockable bootloaders and slide switches for mute. Unfortunately the Oppo takeover didn't preserve either. Written on a OnePlus 8 Pro.

i just today pulled the back off my old oneplus 8 pro and put a new battery in it after putting lineageos on there. i decided i was tired of using my locked down Samsung that's full of crap

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#50

Post by amarant »

mdrzn wrote: post #18

I had a OP1, OP3, OP5 and OP7 pro or something before I switched back to Samsung. In the beginning they were flagship phones being sold for half prices, lately I've even forgotten about them.

Good call. I've got the 8t and it's horrendous. I bought because I kept hearing good things about their earlier models and figured it would translate. It didn't.

Next will be a pixel for sure.

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