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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 menaerus »

surgical_fire wrote: post #143
menaerus wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After two years your battery will be almost unusable so genuinely it doesn't matter. My only issue with oneplus phones, and I owned several of them already, is that they are running incredibly hot on normal usage, and battery capacity detoriates quickly over time. They do have a great sleek UI and great hardware, not to mention fantastic supercharging capabilities which is a life saver sometimes, but all under the bi…

> After two years your battery will be almost unusable so genuinely it doesn't matter. My Nord 2T battery is still perfectly fine after 4 years. I have no idea what the hell you're talking about.

Please see my other comment wrt Nord. What I am talking about is that flagship phones from OnePlus are suffering from the issues I described. I can't say every one of each suffers since my N=1 but the ones with the same characteristics and features I described above I am pretty sure that they do. There's a fundamental design flaw or we may call it a tradeoff.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by cosmic_cheese »

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…

Nothing looks like a decent replacement for OnePlus for phones, but it doesn’t look like they’ve tackled tablets yet which is unfortunate. Though I never bought one, OnePlus’ tablets have long been on my radar because they’re one of the few Android tablets that use a sensible, more squarish aspect ratio (similar to that of iPads) instead of the awkwardly tall/skinny 16:9/16:10 shape popular in the industry.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by epapsiou »

alias_neo wrote: post #65
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…

As someone who was a big OnePlus fan from the 3 era to the 9 Pro, I saw the decline, I moved over when Nexus died, and had used a mixed bag before then. OnePlus was on the decline and it was clear it wouldn't be a contender for much longer here in the UK, especially when they merged OSs with the OPPO (?) OS, and software quality went through the floor. I moved to Pixels and currently have a Pixel 9 Pro XL which I'm l…

I had the same issue with Pixel 9 Pro battery. Clearing cache of "Device Health Service" fixed the issue.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by nly »

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…

For now. They'll reneg down the line

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by MYEUHD »

freedomben wrote: post #158

OnePlus is one of the saddest stories out there. It was the hacker's choice for a while. It was originally the "Never Settle" phone that ran mostly stock android, had specs maxxed out, price was great, and bootloader was unlocked plus they provided factory images. Those were all reasons I bought a lot of OnePlus phones in the early years. Then they flushed nearly all of it down the toilet. The day they stopped postin…

> had specs maxxed out

Indeed, their 10 year old flagship has 6GB of RAM.

https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_3-7995.php

(for comparison, last year's iPhone 17 has just 8GB or RAM, 9 years later)

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by yawnxyz »

limagnolia wrote: post #145
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…

Curiosly, they only say this to their European customers. It isn't clear that they plan to continue supporting North American customers. Either way, eventually operations will halt, because existing products will be out of their update commitments. Headline would be more accurate if it said "is winding down".

Americans get another message that's similar: https://www.oneplus.com/us/adjustment

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by alias_neo »

copper-float wrote: post #136
alias_neo wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The software is the differentiator these days with all the flagship hardware being basically the same. I would love to de-Google, but I need my banking apps, tap-to-pay and Android Auto and a top-quality camera that just works flawlessly. If Graphene can do all of those I'll move, but the friction is high, I have passkeys and apps that have to be "migrated" such as banking apps, and various other stuff that is nigh i…

You get all of that except tap to pay in America. In Europe, you get all of them. Practically all banking apps are supported, and they have a thorough list so you can check beforehand.

Thanks for that. I just looked up the banking app list and all of my (UK) banks are supported.

What's the alternative to Google Wallet for tap to pay and loyalty cards?

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by fullstop »

lynndotpy wrote: post #27

The OnePlus 3 was my first proper smartphone and the best phone I ever used. Running Lineage, it's faster and more responsive, even today, than a $1000 iPhone from 2024. The quality was amazing. It's a shame to have seen their slow decline over the years as they chased expensive and unpopular hardware trends. RIP

I had a OnePlus 3. It was fantastic for the time, but the limited radio bands really hampers it now. The screen is falling off of it and the battery is not what it was, but it's a decade old.

I used it for about 4 years, then my oldest, and then my youngest. Such a great little piece of hardware.

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