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OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#251

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…

"Hacker's choice" phones don't appear to sell enough to justify the costs, although they can be a decent strategy for building the initial brand awareness. Financially speaking, OPPO was right to gut OnePlus all those years ago and streamline their production into selling the same models (with minor tweaks) under the brands that are more known in this or that region. Saves on hardware and software development costs a…

Do these kinds of products have to sell as many units as a phone targeting the general population? I mean, most of the target audience will hear about a new release / iteration from blog posts, tech news sites, etc., so marketing doesn't need that much resources.

Other than that, I guess it's also not necessary to fill every casual store like MediaMarkts, etc. because unlike my grandma, tech savvy people can order online.

But I'm not knowledgable on these things, so it's mostly just me thinking out loud.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#252

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…

I still remember the wait lists for OP1, 2 and 3. OnePlusX was the sexiest looking phone anyone ever released, before and since.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#253

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…

I still remember the wait lists for OP1, 2 and 3. OnePlusX was the sexiest looking phone anyone ever released, before and since.

what makes the OnePlusX look good to you? Just looked it up, it has the standard smartphone look

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#254
I remember the hype around the first OnePlus phone, with the invite system. It was the first time I'd had a device loaded with Cyanogenmod that ran relatively stable without any issues. Eventually the capactive touch home button on my OP2 gave out on me but I was a pretty happy user of the OnePlus One, 2, and 3T. I especially liked the removable backplates that had wood options that were pretty neat and felt nice to hold

I suppose Nothing is carrying that torch forward but it's still disappointing to see. Even though most of it was extensions of Oppo tech and ideas into a US/Europe-friendly market position, it still felt like they were innovating and keeping Android ecosystem healthy and interesting beyond simple slab phones.

I was considering looking into a OnePlus phone as my next device for Lineage or Graphene OS, but I guess I'm glad I waited...

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#255
post #249

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Why do you need your carrier to like your phone? Do they not mandate interoperability in your country? Are carriers using phone blacklists?

Nothing didn’t bother to support Verizon’s most important 4G band, it’s not blacklisted it just won’t work well outside of major cities. https://www.theverge.com/23803460/nothing-phone-2-verizon-wo...

So use a different carrier?

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#256
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It isn't a free replacement. It's a $50 for a 50% chance of replacement if you need a replacement, and if you don't you still have to pay the $50.

This might come as a bit of a shock to you, but not everywhere has terrible customer protection. I was less interested in the (free) 2 year warranty than the 14 day free return mandated by the EU. I wasn't really risking being denied, as long as I didn't break any rules.

Consumer protection doesn't normally include buying you a new phone if you damage it.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#257
The cameras on the Pro versions used to be so good, then starting around one-plus 9 they really went downhill. I have photos in my archive from my OP8 Pro that look much better than those taken with the OP13.

Coinciding with Samsung nerfing the Ultra (aside from the bloatware) - it's not looking like a great landscape for Android Phones.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#258

Can someone explain the reason? I think I understand the "WHAT". I don't understand the "WHY". Why are they not going to launch new products in US and EU?

As someone vaguely in the industry: It's because of the huge rise in RAM prices. One of OnePlus' points was high specs at low price. They don't have the margins to eat current RAM prices.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#259

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> 623 Euro, which is a nice midrange price [for a phone]. How did we get here?

iPhone 1 launched at 649 Euros in France in 2007 money, or about 980 Euros today. Given inflation and the increased utility of the smartphone, we're almost certainly at the lowest cost per hour of use ever for most people.

> for most people

For most people, salaries have not kept up with inflation

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

#260

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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

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