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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 xx__yy »

amarant wrote: post #47
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.

Put Axion on it - it's like new then

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by xp84 »

robotnikman wrote: post #219
freedomben wrote: post #214

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed, that pop up camera worried me too but was never an issue. It survived lots of pocket lint, and even beach sand and was always reliable. I'd easily trade the current "notch" approach on most phones for a pop up camera (assuming similar quality).

Same. Oneplus showed that the pop up camera was a perfectly workable approach for the front camera instead of using a notch.

Boy, do I miss the amount of diversity and innovation we used to have in cell phones. I remember having this phone [1] which put the camera on a little rotating thing so you could use the same one for front or back facing - obviously this either saves money or means they have twice the budget for the cameras as if they had two.

Obviously these cameras themselves were potato cameras compared to modern ones, but this design was still a great innovation and unique. We rarely get many design ideas that are that different today, as everyone mainly just wants to look like an iPhone, and Apple for its part only sits around obsessing on how they can make the iPhone's form more and more featureless and pure.

https://www.mobilecollectors.net/phone/6666/lg-vx-7000

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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mergy wrote: post #114

Loved my OnePlus One and ran nightlies of Cyanogenmod on it for quite a while. I had that bamboo wood backing on the phone that was really nice to the touch. Premium feel and a hacker phone. It was quality and lasted for many years. I got it after I left the Apple ecosystem and my HTC One (M7) had become pretty banged-up. I shifted away from OnePlus as it became more pricey and went with Samsung models over the last…

OnePlus are still edgey, get one of their +5YO phone and put Axion on it - Android 16 like it should be, and super snappy

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by wavemode »

onraglanroad wrote: post #203
amarant wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The issues are legion. First thing I noticed was the addition of bloat. The "stock android"was a main selling point for me, but I do not feel they delivered. The ultra fast charging has been nice on occasion, but I think it's done more harm than good: the battery deteriorated faster than any phone I've had before it. I've had lots of issues with the usb-c port, it keeps spitting out cables, occasionally doesn't conne…

> I've had lots of issues with the usb-c port, it keeps spitting out cables, occasionally doesn't connect properly. You've probably got some fluff in the port. Scrape it out with a pin and see if there's a fair bit of crap comes out.

Yep. This is a common problem for pocket devices with USB-C ports. Those suckers collect dust and grime if you don't cover them up.

I usually use the pointy end of a plastic flosser.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by xp84 »

oarsinsync wrote: post #259
robotresearcher wrote: post #245

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

What's funny is that due in part to minimum wage laws (which caused some of the inflation) the lowest quintile is arguably the one who's kept up with inflation better than the rest, meaning there has been an improvement in the wealth inequality department. But nobody talks about it. Meanwhile I've lost like 20% of my buying power to inflation in the past 3-4 years even taking the meager raises into account.

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by xx__yy »

I'm not sure why everyone is so up in arms here. Just means you can't buy one in a store. I've bought a lot of 1+ for myself and family, and not once for a physical or online Australian store. Just for overseas sites. That doesn't change. The 1+ store in AU was only offering models a couple years old, never the latest. So this news changes nothing for me. Still great bang for buck and easily mod-able.

My family and I have been on OnePlus since the beginning, and I just recently got the 15R (which is a beautiful phone, and awesome bang for buck). I've been recycling all my old OnePlus by putting linageOS or AxionOS, and they feel like new again. The alternative Android firmware space is thriving. I just got Android 16 on a Nord N30 5G "Avicii" - it's blazingly fast. Funnily enough, N30 which is close to 6 years old has 12GB of RAM, which is the same as the latest 15R. I'm still a OnePlus flagship killer fanboy

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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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…

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Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by VibrantClarity »

Danox wrote: post #198
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.

Someone in China needs to develop a Mobile OS not Android. Until that happens, they ain’t going anywhere long term and the same applies to personal computers too. Eventually, that has to happen if you wanna get to the next level.

Already happened with HarmonyOS NEXT

Re: OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

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Post by molybd3num »

epapsiou wrote: post #175
alias_neo wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

that sounds suspicious, why does that fix the issue?
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