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Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by bearjaws »

setsewerd wrote: post #30
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 was on Pixels since the first generation, and only I recently switched from the Pixel 8 Pro to the OnePlus 15, so I was very late to the game here and missed the peak OnePlus days. But even so, I've been way happier with the OnePlus than the Pixel. Only thing I miss is the camera quality of the Pixel. Bummed that I won't have the option next time.

Yeah I recently went to a Find N6 and the battery life is quite literally 40% more than a Pixel. Not to mention the performance is significantly better.

Obviously as a folding phone it's more expensive, but it's leagues ahead of the Pixel Fold as well.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by Scene_Cast2 »

LorenDB wrote: post #67
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.

My OnePlus 13 has a slider switch. Isn't the 15 the only flagship OnePlus that dropped the slider?

I meant that they're increasingly converging to be Oppo phones (now running the same OS, hardware is a slightly tweaked Oppo phone variant, etc).

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by Grombobulous »

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…

Some unsolicited life advice: don’t feel bad about getting rid of stuff that you don’t like (or in the words of Marie Kondo, doesn’t “spark joy”).

If you had sold that phone to someone else it wouldn’t be wasted. Someone else would have continued to use it.

I don’t claim to know your financial situation but it probably would have been worth the loss.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by doe88 »

Why none of these Chinese brands doesn't try to set themselves apart, and dare i say innovate by making a true open phone, documented hw, etc, with at least an open version of android, i don't even ask for one of the true Linux OSes.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by speedgoose »

doe88 wrote: post #94

Why none of these Chinese brands doesn't try to set themselves apart, and dare i say innovate by making a true open phone, documented hw, etc, with at least an open version of android, i don't even ask for one of the true Linux OSes.

The demand for such phones is very low.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by inigyou »

jorvi wrote: post #73
rock_artist wrote: post #41

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 pho…

It doesn't make sense because OnePlus is much more known in the West than either Oppo, Vivo or Realme. OnePlus also just sounds like more of a Western brand. It would have made much more sense to kill those other brands in the West and unify everything under the OnePlus banner.

To my ears, OnePlus sounds like a low-quality western brand. Along the lines of "Best Value" or "Farmer's Choice"

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by harvey9 »

roryirvine wrote: post #55
rock_artist wrote: post #41

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 pho…

Playing in slightly different markets, though - OnePlus targetted gamers / power users, whereas Nothing is much more fashion-focussed. (And seem to be doing so successfully - certainly, you see a lot more Nothings than OnePluses in London)

Nothing has a physical store in central London. Handy for anyone upgrading from the Wasp T12 Speechtool.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by jingpostmedia »

jorvi wrote: post #73
rock_artist wrote: post #41

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 pho…

It doesn't make sense because OnePlus is much more known in the West than either Oppo, Vivo or Realme. OnePlus also just sounds like more of a Western brand. It would have made much more sense to kill those other brands in the West and unify everything under the OnePlus banner.

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Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by thewhitetulip »

mellosouls wrote: post #26

Editorialised! No new products, not halts operations. Please be more careful. OnePlus has decided to conclude new product rollouts in Europe and North America. The difference matters for those of us on OnePlus devices: Though we will no longer launch new products in Europe, our commitment to you remains unchanged. Backed by OPPO, existing OnePlus devices will continue to receive scheduled software updates and securit…

Does oneplus have that much market share in the US?

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by z0mghii »

spiffytech wrote: post #45

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, Safety…

Which other brands have you switched to?
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