Hello!
Now I have s3 mini and I want to buy a new one. S3 mini was a great phone, especially with cm12, but I find it too slow and screen size is not enough for me. After reading through forums and reviews, watching videos and other stuff, I have found 2 great phones for me. One Plus One or Zenfone 2. And here is the problem, should I buy OPO or wait for Two? Or should I choose Asus?
Do you really want to rely on the opinions of compete strangers (who may or may not know what they're talking about, who may or may not be biased) to decide how to spend hundreds of dollars? I really don't understand these kinds of threads.
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timmaaa said:
Do you really want to rely on the opinions of compete strangers (who may or may not know what they're talking about, who may or may not be biased) to decide how to spend hundreds of dollars? I really don't understand these kinds of threads.
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The reason I created this was that I wanted to know other people opinions. Argumented opinions, of course.
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The reason I created this was that I wanted to know other people opinions. Argumented opinions, of course.
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This phone is great, buy it. Reasons? It's cheap. The OnePlus Two won't be cheap. The Zenfone doesn't have anywhere near as good a development community.
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This phone is great, buy it. Reasons? It's cheap. The OnePlus Two won't be cheap. The Zenfone doesn't have anywhere near as good a development community.
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Thanks for your opinion.
Have used the nexus 6, note 4, but my word, the oneplus is the best. It's cheaper, good dev support and for me most importantly the phone has the best signal strength of all the phones I have ever used.
I've been eyeing the zenfone two for a while now but sadly the Intel chipset it's running on isn't gaining much traction at the moment. And although people are praising Asus' zenui interface for Android, I'd still rather have options. Meanwhile, the OPO has basically everything you need. No reason to jump headfirst into zenfone land at the moment just to discover it's actually a desert. Not when the OPO community is thriving.
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The opo is a great phone, make no mistake. If you have none of the known issues, it's really great. Plenty of power all around, it's how android should happen in any device. Battery for 2 or 3 days with regular to slightly heavy use. Probably a bit too big, but that's personal taste.
But it has the potential for underlying problems that may or may not happen. Case in point, screen touch issues. People report starting to have touch issues out of nowhere and it's a toss up on whatever is really causing it. I've rma'd mine 1 month after getting it almost an year ago, opo said it was hardware, new one came with the same problem, got fixed with a software update (38r I think). At this point, running a cm12 nightly, got even better, it's 99.9% trouble free (I get a random swipe like once a week, totally neglectable). That said, there's always people around the forum complaining their phone started acting out of nowhere. Pretty sure there's many more that don't have any problems we don't hear about, so consider that too.
Don't know the zenphone2. But honestly, I'd probably go for an LG g3 at this point, it's a phone that's kind of cheap to get (especially if you give the time to find a used one in great condition), nearly the same price point as opo, liked how it works, probably much faster support than opo. Don't read that as better support, there's plenty of people complaining about that, apart from taking nearly 2 months to complete the whole process, I had no issues with them with the rma.
If I'd be looking for anything more expensive I'd be looking into a Sony z3 (compact or regular) or wait for the z4 around the corner. Not much advertised, but Sony has brilliant but a bit on the expensive side phones.
Obligartory statement, I will not give money to samsung for anything mobile ever again.
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Gotta be ready to play with your phone a bit. Almost everyone on the forums aren't running plain stock, good community will help you with your phone as everyone is trying to help and solve problems.
Can't get a phone at the price range like this.
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Wanted to know your thought in whether I should get this or the nexus 5... Or wait for the nexus 6.
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Wanted to know your thought in whether I should get this or the nexus 5... Or wait for the nexus 6.
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At the moment this is the best phone
Yep.
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Gorilla* said:
Wanted to know your thought in whether I should get this or the nexus 5... Or wait for the nexus 6.
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If you're not sure.can you share your invite with me..I'll share mine with you when your ready. Thanks
Think you can get a Galaxy Note3, LG G2, Nexus 5 or other 800/801 spec phone for 350 (US) dollars?
I got the Nexus 5 and the OPO is way better(faster, better camera, quality materials, great design)
It's still worth it now and will still be worth it in the next 6-9 months and beyond.
But be realistic: it might have a band to some degree or it might not. You might have to use the supposedly poor after-sales service or you might never need to.
I have a very slight yellow band at certain angles. Being in China, it would be much easier and cheaper to send it back than those overseas but I will not. It doesn't bother me.
Overall: it's a big phone. It's a high-spec phone. It's a (comparatively) low-cost phone.
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Wanted to know your thought in whether I should get this or the nexus 5... Or wait for the nexus 6.
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OPO blows the Nexus 5 out of the water. But who knows what the Nexus 6 will bring. I suspect that, if you are a diehard Nexus/pure aosp fan, the Nexus 6 would be a better choice (if you can live with subpar battery life). But if you like CM, the OPO is the best phone available. I'd say get it, and if you don't like it, sell it and get something else. You won't have any problem selling it for what you paid, and you might actually make some profit.
Way worth it. Typing this message on it
Don't know, just got mine and the volume buttons do not work at all. Now gotta wait another few weeks I guess and hope they answer my replacement request. Really bummed. Seems like a nice phone, but I cannot even boot into recovery with the thing to check stuff out.
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Honestly, its worth it for $350. But I might sell it and get he Nexus 6 depending what is the specs and price. CyanogenMod is always buggy. By the time its stable, then there is already next version of Android. I would pay $100 more for 64 GB Nexus 6
People keep complaining about the small issues here and there, but the updates keep rolling in every week or two, so I can't complain!
People say other phones are better built or designed nicer, or will just plain be faster, being released in the next few months, and they may be right too.
The point is this, to me anyway: If you want something for a great value with good build quality, and are willing to deal with a couple kinks as they continue to be worked out, then this is your phone.
If you want 100% cutting edge latest phone with 99% bug free, then wait and pay $800 for the next phone that comes out from someone else. But don't buy this expecting perfection, and then be pissy and complain about it like 25% of the people on here do
Just my opinion
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beastlykings said:
People keep complaining about the small issues here and there, but the updates keep rolling in every week or two, so I can't complain!
People say other phones are better built or designed nicer, or will just plain be faster, being released in the next few months, and they may be right too.
The point is this, to me anyway: If you want something for a great value with good build quality, and are willing to deal with a couple kinks as they continue to be worked out, then this is your phone.
If you want 100% cutting edge latest phone with 99% bug free, then wait and pay $800 for the next phone that comes out from someone else. But don't buy this expecting perfection, and then be pissy and complain about it like 25% of the people on here do
Just my opinion
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This guys opinion is pretty damn spot on I might add. Also asking in a forum is this worth it is really not a great thing to do. You cant get a definitive answer in a place like this. Also if you are on the fence then leave it alone and pass on your invite to others. Some will love some will hate it but its an electronic device which can be sold easily. No real risk factor at all.
Do what you like and feel comfortable with. I personally have little yellow banding which is not a big deal and everything else works as it should...
Worth it. My Notes 1/2/3 and Nexus 5 are all collecting dust now. The OPO is a superb phone.
It's absolutely worth it. Especially for that price.
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Be aware that it does have several hardware issues including the yellow stain/tint/hue in the bottom of the screen. Here are some reviews. If you think you can live with those issues the go ahead:
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I wouldn't be surprised if another article comes out about OnePlus. Several articles have already been written based on customer experiences via direct mail or tip boxes. If you are confident about the OPO and the company you purchased it from, you wouldn't/shouldn't be worried
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phandroid .com/2014/07/14/oneplus-one-yellow-screen-hardware-defect/
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idigitaltimes .com/articl...a-warranty-process-outrageously-expensive.htm
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thedroideffect .com/yellow-band-is-normal-says-oneplus/
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techradar .com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/has-your-oneplus-one-display-got-yellow-fever-you-re-not-alone-1257343
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Be aware that it does have several hardware issues including the yellow stain/tint/hue in the bottom of the screen. Here are some reviews. If you think you can live with those issues the go ahead:
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Not all devices are affected by the yellow banding. And what are the other issues you're talking about? Not a single problem with mine or my fiance's.
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drmacrofish said:
Don't know, just got mine and the volume buttons do not work at all. Now gotta wait another few weeks I guess and hope they answer my replacement request. Really bummed. Seems like a nice phone, but I cannot even boot into recovery with the thing to check stuff out.
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Root the phone,install Quick boot and you can boot in recovery.
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Not all devices are affected by the yellow banding. And what are the other issues you're talking about? Not a single problem with mine or my fiance's.
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Agree, but if the one you get is affected Oneplus will not replace it. They will only give you a refund if the RMA is within 14 days and you have to pay return shipping.
There are quite a few of other issues like ghost touch detection, multi touch issues due to bad grounding, battery draining too fast, random WiFi connection drops, etc. Take a trip around their technical support forum.
Some of these do not affect all devices and some are supposedly going to be fixed by software ipdates . But still buying this phone right now is like playing lottery and it turns out you lose with a bad device then good luck with their customer support.
Again, I'm not saying you shouldn't buy it, I'm just saying do your research before buying and know what you are getting into and what to expect.
Oneplus had a real winner in their hands but the way they have been handling things look very shady.
Here are some links:
This guy just gave up because Oneplus never had the decency to reply back to him. To my knowledge all phones have this issue including mine which really doesn't bother me but it those how the company handled the problem.
forums.oneplus net/threads/touch-sensitivity-issues-a-letter-to-oneplus.73423/
WiFi issues, I myself don't have that issue but I have seen several post popping up about wifi disconnects:
forums.oneplus net/threads/wifi-issues-with-my-oneplus.95359/
I posted already links about the yellow band but here is another one explaining why it is not glue and in fact a hardware issue as state Oneplus:
forums.oneplus net/threads/i-found-what-causes-yellow-spot-on-my-phone.90949/
Battery issues:
forums.oneplus net/threads/battery-improvement-after-33r.95885/
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Agree, but if the one you get is affected Oneplus will not replace it. They will only give you a refund if the RMA is within 14 days and you have to pay return shipping.
There are quite a few of other issues like ghost touch detection, multi touch issues due to bad grounding, battery draining too fast, random WiFi connection drops, etc. Take a trip around their technical support forum.
Some of these do not affect all devices and some are supposedly going to be fixed by software ipdates . But still buying this phone right now is like playing lottery and it turns out you lose with a bad device then good luck with their customer support.
Again, I'm not saying you shouldn't buy it, I'm just saying do your research before buying and know what you are getting into and what to expect.
Oneplus had a real winner in their hands but the way they have been handling things look very shady.
Here are some links:
This guy just gave up because Oneplus never had the decency to reply back to him. To my knowledge all phones have this issue including mine which really doesn't bother me but it those how the company handled the problem.
forums.oneplus net/threads/touch-sensitivity-issues-a-letter-to-oneplus.73423/
WiFi issues, I myself don't have that issue but I have seen several post popping up about wifi disconnects:
forums.oneplus net/threads/wifi-issues-with-my-oneplus.95359/
I posted already links about the yellow band but here is another one explaining why it is not glue and in fact a hardware issue as state Oneplus:
forums.oneplus net/threads/i-found-what-causes-yellow-spot-on-my-phone.90949/
Battery issues:
forums.oneplus net/threads/battery-improvement-after-33r.95885/
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Honestly, a lot of the 'issues' I've seen talked about are just people not knowing how to use their device, or something that is out of the control of OnePlus (Google Play Services battery drain problem).
Where are you getting this information about OnePlus not replacing devices? It simply isn't true. I've seen multiple people report that upon opening a ticket for a valid fault they've been given the option of a replacement or a refund.
Don't get me wrong, I've also seen people complain about pretty crap customer support from the company, but that isn't the only kind of experience that people are having. Talking in absolutes like that is just wrong, and isn't really very smart.
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Hello Everyone,
2 days ago there was a announcement that the one plus one would be available for 1 hour only to buy online. I was so hyped I went straight to the website and got my pre-Order ready and accessories sorted. However I am coming to a point where everything I read about the One plus is a Bug or a issue with it not booting ect. I would describe myself as a geeky teenager, I know my way around phones and computers but I still like to have a phone that will do its job without any/many issues. To any owners of a One plus please help me, Is the one plus one in a place where it is usable and can be used daily for all of my daily tasks (Browsing, Games, Calls, Lots of screen time) Or would you say at this current time there are to many bugs for the phone to be enjoyable?
I would really like to pre order this phone as It still has place in my heart however if there are a people thinking there are to many bugs id rather know and pick an alternative? Maybe a G3 for now.
Thanks all,
David
I have 2oneplus one and I know 4 other frds has oneplus one..not a single problem on any one of them. I also have note3 too. I like my oneplus one a lot more then my note3(its in my closet ever since I got my oneplus).
Sometimes I think people are having problems with the phone its because user error. And you gotta remember 97% of people who has the phone that are satisfy. Won't come online and post on forums telling you abt it. Usually its the people who has problems with there phone would post on forums trying to find a fix.
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Usually its the people who has problems with there phone would post on forums trying to find a fix.
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Exactly... No issues here whatsoever...
no issues (except with the yellowish bottom of the screen).
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Nah you right too many bugs if I were you I would not buy one either.... **snickering** gives me a better chance to get another one **evil laugh**
Man listen if you making up a thread for this you have already given up... Best phone I have ever had to date... No issues at all nor my half dozen friends with the phone.. Yellow tint - fix for that :good:
Hey David
If you are geeky and know your way around androids and Cyanogen Mod in particular you will have few if any problems with this phone as most of the errors that come up should be resolvable with flashes. That said unlock and root it upon receiving and get a custom recovery on the phone asap.
Those who do have hardware problems well... you can't blame them and though my own oneplus works great I don't knock the fact other people had problems. They got unlucky and oneplus self admittedly is swamped and hasn't handled the issue in a speedy way. It looks like they are dragging their feet compared to other companies when they are swamped. They should make a public announcement and put a pause on marketing. They haven't done that and I feel they justifiably received a lot of ire from unhappy customers.
In short, if you want to gamble the 1%-2% or greater chance you got a lemon you can try. There was a census on the forum that 7-8% who bought the phone need an rma. (forum census here https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/for-those-who-have-the-one-how-is-the-quality.95588/) I am being really critical and assuming more than half of the people who bought it had a software issue.
So perhaps that guesstimate is not correct but the majority IS happy with their phone.
And a warning that recently there was a spate of people who had random reboots and one plus has not made any announcements on the matter, also requiring people to send in videos of the random reboot.
So if you want to chance you will be out of shipping and handling at worst. At best you'll have a real kick ass phone myself and others really enjoy.
Hope that clarifies
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Hello Everyone,
2 days ago there was a announcement that the one plus one would be available for 1 hour only to buy online. I was so hyped I went straight to the website and got my pre-Order ready and accessories sorted. However I am coming to a point where everything I read about the One plus is a Bug or a issue with it not booting ect. I would describe myself as a geeky teenager, I know my way around phones and computers but I still like to have a phone that will do its job without any/many issues. To any owners of a One plus please help me, Is the one plus one in a place where it is usable and can be used daily for all of my daily tasks (Browsing, Games, Calls, Lots of screen time) Or would you say at this current time there are to many bugs for the phone to be enjoyable?
I would really like to pre order this phone as It still has place in my heart however if there are a people thinking there are to many bugs id rather know and pick an alternative? Maybe a G3 for now.
Thanks all,
David
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In my family alone there are 4 OnePlus One's:
1.) Me (64GB International CyanogenMod version)
2.) Brother-in-law (64GB International CyanogenMod version)
3. Brother-in-law's brother (16GB Chinese version with CM11s)
4.) My sister (16GB Chinese version with CM11s)
Non of us have any of the serious issues reported such as random rebooting, bootlooping, multi-touch or ghost touch issues. We do have the yellow band at the bottom (all of us) but its barely noticable.
tl:dr : Yes you can very well use it as a reliable daily driver AND should you have any issues thats what XDA is for.
Got my OPO a few weeks ago and have no issues at all. If I did I would of sold it day 1. I still have my N5 running the dev Lollipop, its fast and smooth, i could roll right back to it, but really like the OPO. Buy it, if you don't like it, sell it. Maybe you lose 20$, if you do, but in my book its worth it.
No issues at all on two of these things.
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I have had 4 in total, bought my first used and the guy gave me his two invites so I bought them as well. All three had a small amount of yellow at the bottom of the screen but no other problems. The forth one I got used and is has no yellow tint but it did have a small touch problem where I would sometimes have to tap the phone twice to get it to register a tap but after the 38R update it has gone away completely so I have no problems at all with the phone. Best part of it was that I got this one for £160 and it was only a few weeks old.
I thought that the yellow tint on the other phones didn't bother me too much until I got my G3 and seen the difference between them so I sold the last one of the first three I got but after getting this one I can see that the yellow tint really did bother me because even though I can see a difference between the screen on the this one and the G3 is not that great and I have been using it most of the time over my G3
I was waiting and hoping for something intresting to come out at MWC but nothing...
Im on the 50/50 boat on getting the OnePlus One
On one side, great hardware, good price, there is a decent amount of development on XDA, etc.
But just their forums are HORRIBLE (its like going back to kindergarden) but more important than that I still hear horrible stories about their customer support (or lack of). I thought it was getting better but I read somone had to wait 17 days from when they started a issue to get their phone repaired. He wasted 2-3 days convincing OnePlus that his hardware had a problem!
Also there is the issue of the "OnePlus Two" coming out. Obviously, even if it is more expensive, If I knew the OnePlus Two was coming shortly, I would wait it out and get that phone instead of this one. You can expect at least a tease from Sony/Samsung/Microsoft/HTC/etc. with their next phone but no idea from OnePlus.
I wanted to know good/bad/misc stories about the company and the product.
I have till Tuesday to decide which is when they sell their phone again.
If I didn't have 1+1 already, I'd buy it right now. One plus two is rumored to come out in Q2/Q3 of 2015 with oxygen os preinstalled (most likely). If one plus manages to resolve this new OS bugs and if the phone is phenomenal, then I'd sell 1+1 and go for one plus two.
The oneplus forum is a mess, but I feel like all the development is mostly happening on XDA/google+ community groups and most people repost these developments to the one plus forum.
The big headache is if you shatter/drop the phone screen or water damage etc. Their customer service is terrible and it will take a long long time before you get a response from them. Same thing goes for a defective unit and if you try to RMA it.
I received my 1+1 last year in November and am very happy with it. I don't have any of the above mentioned issues and have been running CM12 nightlies since the past two months with great battery life.
There's a review thread here, have a read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685348
Stay away from the OnePlus forums, you're right, it's like kindergarten, it's a circus of stupidity. My experience with this phone has been overwhelmingly positive, I have two (one for my partner). You'll see people complaining about things going wrong but most of the time it's their own fault because they did something to the phone without actually knowing what they were doing.
The phone is great. The hardware is fantastic, it's a real beast. The CM software is much freer than any other OEM software but it's not without the occasional bug. That shouldn't really matter too much though because this dev community is really active and we have some great ROMs available.
The OnePlus Two might be coming out, or it might not be. One thing is for sure though, it won't be anywhere near as cheap as the One.
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For the price it is still the best thing you can get. CM12 right away and you will be fine.
I just thinking loud with all of you as I see that OPT is not that much different however it`s completely disappointing me when I know that it`s 2 SIM but Dual standby NOT active
and that's completely useless
What do think guys
Honestly, I think people should be able to make up their own minds when it comes to investing hundreds of dollars in a piece of tech equipment. I'll never understand why anyone would create a thread asking complete strangers, who could very possibly be very heavily biased (or just malicious) how to spend so much money. Buy whichever one suits you the most.
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I just thinking loud with all of you as I see that OPT is not that much different however it`s completely disappointing me when I know that it`s 2 SIM but Dual standby NOT active
and that's completely useless
What do think guys
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You may want to check this thread for opinions on moving to the OPT. The good thing is theres plenty of choice at the moment with many quality devices from different manufacturers, obviously each with its own pros and cons, so as Heisenberg says find whichever one suits you. The Nexus devices are still to be announced as well and if the rumours are true they could be a couple of cracking phones to choose from.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/whos-moving-to-oneplus-2-t3167971
Ahmed Shawky said:
I just thinking loud with all of you as I see that OPT is not that much different however it`s completely disappointing me when I know that it`s 2 SIM but Dual standby NOT active
and that's completely useless
What do think guys
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OPO is a good device IMO if you want to go for, but OnePlus 2 is much better (I have used it in one of the OnePlus event)
But I suggest you to go with latest technology.
Because every week in the mobile market, new device is released or allegedly leaked. (Just yesterday Zenfone Max was announced, so you can see the speed of mobile technology)
The more you wait, the more you'll get confused, but the result will be always better as you'll get the latest technology.
Think wisely and invest your money.
Moto x style in the heavy competition
My two cents:
If I had to pick between the two, I would probably go with the OnePlus Two, because it has newer hardware and will probably get support for longer than the OPO. On the other hand, if I were to replace my OPO with something else and I wasn't restricted to these two phones, I'd go for something else, like the new Nexus 5 that's coming out, or something like the Moto X, because while the OPO is a great phone, it is over a year old, and the software support hasn't been too great. The OPT, on the other hand, seems to be missing some features that I use quite often, the biggest of which being NFC. Now granted, they have a vibrant custom ROM community, but I still prefer the Nexus line.
Hello.
Normally im using a oneplus two, but it lack of custom roms, is quite sad. I always wanted to try, ubuntu touch, firefox and sailfish os. And seeing, the nexus 5 got all these, and more custom roms, i have thought about buying it used, i were able to find a deal on aprox 120 - 150$.
So my question is, would it still be worth the purchase?
As a daily driver phone that you plan to use for a while? No, definitely not. It's notorious for horrible battery life, the hardware is aging, and it's highly likely that its official support from Google ends with Marshmallow.
As a device to play around with custom ROMs/Alternate OSes, or for development purposes? Sure, it's super cheap and has a lot of support in the dev community.
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As a daily driver phone that you plan to use for a while? No, definitely not. It's notorious for horrible battery life, the hardware is aging, and it's highly likely that its official support from Google ends with Marshmallow.
As a device to play around with custom ROMs/Alternate OSes, or for development purposes? Sure, it's super cheap and has a lot of support in the dev community.
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Well i don't wanna game, im only using facebook and snapchat.
I've had several Nexus 5s (one was stolen, one died and was replaced by Google) and I bought a spare one just a couple of months ago for £126 (about $160?).
The reason is that it continues to be a fantastic phone. Google don't support it? So what? It's a beautiful device. I would happily buy another for the price the OP suggests.
Yes, it's definitely worth buying.
Funny I came across this question. I was also thinking about buying a used n5 for about 115. My daily driver phone is a n6p. I had a nexus 4 that shattered and was left wanting a side phone to mess around with.
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I would absolutely recommend the n5 as a cheap sub in. I've used one as my daily driver for years now and it still holds it's own. It has a neat form factor and screen size, and capable hadware. The development support is fantastic and I suspect it will be so for years to come.