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[Q] What's up with the invite system, and is it going away at some point?

Why is OnePlus using this invite system? I honestly don't see the logic behind deliberately limiting the amount of people that can give OnePlus money. Also, is this invite system going eventually go away and open the phone to the public or will it forever be an invite-only phone?

Probably because the supply cannot meet its demand. So they have a invite system to cause hype, free marketing until they their supply can meet the demand. Plus at the price of $349, they aren't making much profit on the phone.
But I agree, get rid of the invite system and get the phone in people's hands before the specs become outdated to other flagship devices. They're here making customizable covers and whatnot, who cares.. just get the phone out to meet its demand.

The OPO is dead meat once the Nexus 6 comes out in 2 to 3 months.
The Nexus 6 will cost around $349, have newer next gen hardware, and come with Android 'L' out of the box. And with the Nexus 6, you will be able to actually, really purchase the phone, for real.

Zorachus said:
The OPO is dead meat once the Nexus 6 comes out in 2 to 3 months.
The Nexus 6 will cost around $349, have newer next gen hardware, and come with Android 'L' out of the box. And with the Nexus 6, you will be able to actually, really purchase the phone, for real.
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I doubt the OPO will be "dead meat." There is no serious next gen hardware unless it ships with Snapdragon 805.
OPO will still be a good phone regardless and its hard to pack that much in a $349 phone especially coming from a popular manufacturer such as LG/Samsung/HTC. OPO will have Android "L" regardless.
Obvious troll is obvious.

Zorachus said:
The OPO is dead meat once the Nexus 6 comes out in 2 to 3 months.
The Nexus 6 will cost around $349, have newer next gen hardware, and come with Android 'L' out of the box. And with the Nexus 6, you will be able to actually, really purchase the phone, for real.
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Have you ever tried to buy a Nexus phone on release?...
Plus I doubt that Nexus 6 will have 805...

drakester09 said:
Have you ever tried to buy a Nexus phone on release?...
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Yes. I have owned the first four Nexus phones, and all but the Nexus 4 were easy and fast to get. I got the Nexus-One the first week it came out, I got the Nexus-S at T-Mobile Best Buy the morning it was released immediately, I ordered the Galaxy Nexus online the 2nd week it was out, and got it the week after, and the Nexus 4 was a pain, was sold out the first two months, and was impossible to find, but by the third month they had better stock and I got one. I did not get the Nexus 5, because the crappy battery life, and I was pissed Google didn't keep the 3,000mAh battery from the G2 which the phone was based off.
My point being, all those Nexus phones were fast and easy to get, except the Nexus 4, but that was turned around by the third month. Where as the OnePlus One has been out for 3 months now, and still impossible to find, and the phone is still not available for purchase, you need this ridiculous "invite" which just blows my mind away any sane company would try to market a product this way. How bout make a website with a purchase button and shipping date, and let me buy it and get it 3 days later, not wait for some stupid invite, that just turns me away.
OPO really screwed up here, or purposely fooled everyone, not sure which is true ? How could they not know a phone with $700 flagship specs, but only selling for half that at $350 wouldn't be a smashing hit, and very hot seller ? They should have been more prepared, at least expecting this OPO to sell like a Nexus phone, quantity wise. I think they had 120,000 forum members at launch, that were all wiling to buy the phone, but only originally released like 5,000 phones at launch, and then like 7,000 later, and several thousand more, but WTF that's extremely low quantities, a joke actually.
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drakester09 said:
Plus I doubt that Nexus 6 will have 805...
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I bet it does.
Everyone says this every year about the upcoming Nexus, no way it will have flagship hardware at the cheap price they sell the Nexus phones. But every year it does.
Last year everyone expected the Nexus 5 to have the Snapdragon 600, to match the then flagships; Galaxy S4 and HTC One M7, but the Nexus 5 came with the brand new next gen Snapdragon 800, besting those two flagships, and still selling for half their price.
My prediction for the Nexus 6;
- Announced in October / released in November
- Price of $400
- Snapdragon 805
- 3GB RAM
- 2600mAh - 2900mAh battery
- 5.2" to 5.5" Screen
- Maybe a 1440p screen, but most likely 1080p
- Made by either; Asus, HTC, or Sony

Should I still buy the OPO?

Hi!
Well, I got a Samsung Galaxy S4 as a gift and as much as I appreciate it, I'm not a fan of the Samsung brand because of their build quality (it improved in those 2014-end devices but I'm talking about the GS4). The GS4 is being sold by the main stores at 399€ so I'm planning to sell it for 320€/350€, buy the OnePlus One and even buy a case/skin for it.
Well, trading the GS4 for the OPO is a no brainer but I am thinking in selling the GS4, get the money and save it to spend it later on a better 2015 phone.
What should I do? Should I buy the OPO, should I buy another device or should I wait? I would buy the OPO without a doubt if it was some months before but after hearing all the confusion between OnePlus and Cyanogen, CM12s being promised to around this date and still being unreleased... Should I wait for a possible "OnePlus Two"? Should I buy a Nexus device? (I currently own a Galaxy Nexus)
I need some advice

You won't get $350 for your s4, check swappa.com for me easy place to sell and to get a realistic idea of what you'll get for yours. I've had a lot of phones and the 1+1 is far and away my favorite. Dev community is excellent, hardware is top notch, great speakers, beautiful screen, awesome battery life, it's really does everything perfectly. How long do you typically keep your devices, though? If you want to keep your next phone for more than a year, I'd say to wait and see what 2015 flagships bring.

Without a doubt if your interested, buy the phone! I've recently bought a Nexus 6 and the OPO is still one of my favorite phones of all time even compared to the Nexus 6!

xxBrun0xx said:
You won't get $350 for your s4, check swappa.com for me easy place to sell and to get a realistic idea of what you'll get for yours. I've had a lot of phones and the 1+1 is far and away my favorite. Dev community is excellent, hardware is top notch, great speakers, beautiful screen, awesome battery life, it's really does everything perfectly. How long do you typically keep your devices, though? If you want to keep your next phone for more than a year, I'd say to wait and see what 2015 flagships bring.
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Nah man, I can sell it for 350/320€ without a problem. Here in Portugal mobile contracts are rare, 95% of the population buys the phones carrier locked (which means we can only use that carrier's SIM cards in our phones) and the devices are expensive. GS4 is being sold at 399€ new in the big carriers so I can sure sell it for less 50 or 80 euros.
I have my Galaxy Nexus for almost 3 years and I don't change my devices often, maybe 3 to 4 years. I also can't spend over 500€ on a device so I don't have wallet for a HTC or a LG or a high end Samsung (even though they aren't the best price/quality choices, I'm just stating xd).
I would be sad if I bought the OnePlus One today and June or July comes and "OnePlus Two" comes at the same price, with better specs and the CM12s. But I don't also want to wait until OnePlus decides do reveal or not a new device. That's why I'm asking here, to know the thoughts of the ones who bought the OPO since they sure are better informed than me.

Definitely get it. I had motorola, samsung, nexus etc I even had the LG G3 before coming to the 1+. I love it, hands down the best phone I have owned and I wouldn't get rid of it till it is properly dead.

Rayaxe said:
I would be sad if I bought the OnePlus One today and June or July comes and "OnePlus Two" comes at the same price, with better specs and the CM12s. But I don't also want to wait until OnePlus decides do reveal or not a new device. That's why I'm asking here, to know the thoughts of the ones who bought the OPO since they sure are better informed than me.
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Well then you will be sad:
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/oneplus-two/22384/oneplus-two-release-date-specs-rumours

EniGmA1987 said:
Well then you will be sad:
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/oneplus-two/22384/oneplus-two-release-date-specs-rumours
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I wouldn't be sad, theres always going to be the 'next' follow up phone, even if you buy the 'newest' it doesnt take long for a successor to come along or at least the rumours. With the Oneplus One you are still getting great value for money, stable CM11S, CM12S due shortly (definitely), along with OxygenOS and lot of other custom ROMs to pick from. Not to mention the obvious like nexus-easy bootloader unlock and root.
You can also now get a OPO relatively easy, plenty of invites knocking about or just purchase directly every Tuesday. I imagine its going to be pretty hard to get hold of an invite for the Oneplus Two when its released, as I'm guessing it will be invite only for the first while, so factor that into your thoughts around waiting time/availabilty.
I've had the Galaxy S4, HTC One M8 and Nexus 5 all within the last 5 months and overall the OPO is better than them all. Theres no added bloat, no difficulty/warranty issues unlocking the bootloader, solid stock CM and as many custom ROMs as you like and the battery life is fantastic. In terms of the nexus 5, its basically a nexus 6 for those who were underwhelmed by the nexus 6, in terms of large (without being too large) screen, great battery life (non 2k screen), decent camera and very reasonable price.

Question, Thinking about buying S6, but selling in the future to fund for Note 5

So, I've never sold my phones before, but the thing is, I really want to move over to the phablet side of things, and I want to get the note 5. The Note 5 is slated for a q3 release. My upgrade is due already (have a HTC m7) and since I pretty much put my HTC out of commission, I'm using my Blackberry from like 2009 as my current phone.
Main question is, If I buy the s6 and sell it in like 5 months tops, what would I get for it?

It's hard to say to be honest. Since they'll be a lot of S6 devices sold the resale value is likely to be lower, like other Galaxy devices in the past. Supply and demand after all.
On the other hand the build quality is much better than previous devices and it's likely to be higher than previous years.
I'm in the same boat as you, I am intrigued by the S6, and possibly the G4, but I know the Note 5 will likely be even better.

Both are great devices (Note 4 lollipop update killed my battery life). As someone who has gone from phone to phablet then back again, I can tell you that selling your galaxy phone on ebay, CL etc can be pretty disappointing. If you pay full price today, in 6 months you could probably pull $350 selling it... at least that's been my experience. Either way, good luck, and the GS6 has been great for me so far so you can't go wrong there.

I would agree with the above post. I am guessing that in 6 months you'll probably be able to get 350 to 450 for the GS6. That's really not bad, but you'll be paying about 200 for using the device for 6 months.
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Yep all the above post are accurate the note probably holds the most value of any android phone. Truth is because of so many releases android phones don' keep value well, in about 2 month you'll start seeing s6 pop up used for around 450-475 probably by the fall when the note 5 comes for a mint condition s6 32gb you'd get about 400 probably

Why this phone?

While most of us sit in anticipation of getting there hands on this little marvel I thought I would ask others why did you choose the Essential PH-1? I chose based on speculation of the build quality and updates for clean Android.
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Titanium/Ceramic/Bezelless/Stock Android/Andy Rubin/Future potential with software updates.
Though it won't be my main driver since I want great cameras on my phone. But there is a lot of potential and we need to see how it improved with software and if it can keep up.

I just brought this phone because I want to try something new. I currently own the Xiaomi Mi Mix (whole ceramic phone with 6 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of memory, and 18 carat gold rings), the solar red HTC U11 with 6 GB of RAM 128GB memory international version, the galaxy S 8 Plus. I just sold my Huawei Mate 9 Pro (worst desicion I made this year to sell this phone, I should keep it that phone is one of the best phones I got during the past 2 years), One Plus 3T, OnePlus 5, Motorola Z Play with all the accessories, Pixel XL, Huawei P10 Plus. I just have a very bad habit of buying phones and use them for a month or 2, and then just sell those in Swappa or EBay. And I Pre-order the Galaxy Note 8.
I confess, I'm a phone junkie.[emoji5]
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parusia said:
I just brought this phone because I want to try something new. I currently own the Xiaomi Mi Mix (whole ceramic phone with 6 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of memory, and 18 carat gold rings), the solar red HTC U11 with 6 GB of RAM 128GB memory international version, the galaxy S 8 Plus. I just sold my Huawei Mate 9 Pro (worst desicion I made this year to sell this phone, I should keep it that phone is one of the best phones I got during the past 2 years), One Plus 3T, OnePlus 5, Motorola Z Play with all the accessories, Pixel XL, Huawei P10 Plus. I just have a very bad habit of buying phones and use them for a month or 2, and then just sell those in Swappa or EBay. And I Pre-order the Galaxy Note 8.
I confess, I'm a phone junkie.[emoji5]
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I am sure there is a clinic somewhere that can help you...

Small form factor. Flagship specs. Andy Rubin. Unlockable bootloader.

manderson8898 said:
While most of us sit in anticipation of getting there hands on this little marvel I thought I would ask others why did you choose the Essential PH-1? I chose based on speculation of the build quality and updates for clean Android.
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Titanium frame, virtually no bezels, ceramic, Snapdragon 835, smaller than my Nexus 6P with the same size screen, no camera bump, durability.
Lot's of reasons including I wanted something new. Also unlocked and not branded by a carrier. I buy phones with boot loaders I can unlock because I own my phone, not the company that makes it or a carrier. That is probably one of the most important reasons.

Nice design like the Apple 5s but larger
Large screen in a small phone
Robust materials - titanium and ceramic touch
Clean Android, bootloader unlocked
Expansion potential with gadgets coming out
Wireless charging
Potentially better sound call in/out and speakers because of no water proofing
Supposedly excellent camera. So far looks excellent on daylight. This, we still have to see for night shots. I don't expect S8 quality photos either.
Intangibles - you'll never know what you're gonna get with Andy Rubin
This phone was made for me - waterproofing, no audio jack, odd front camera, OLED, and Qi wireless are not essential to me so that is just perfect!

parusia said:
I just brought this phone because I want to try something new. I currently own the Xiaomi Mi Mix (whole ceramic phone with 6 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of memory, and 18 carat gold rings), the solar red HTC U11 with 6 GB of RAM 128GB memory international version, the galaxy S 8 Plus. I just sold my Huawei Mate 9 Pro (worst desicion I made this year to sell this phone, I should keep it that phone is one of the best phones I got during the past 2 years), One Plus 3T, OnePlus 5, Motorola Z Play with all the accessories, Pixel XL, Huawei P10 Plus. I just have a very bad habit of buying phones and use them for a month or 2, and then just sell those in Swappa or EBay. And I Pre-order the Galaxy Note 8.
I confess, I'm a phone junkie.[emoji5]
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Lol pretty much same here [emoji23]
Past- G6, S8+, S8, U11, OP5, XZ premium, Z2 Force
Now - essential and note 8 on pre order.
Future - iPhone 8, Pixel 2 XL, V30 (may be)

LastQuark said:
Intangibles - you'll never know what you're gonna get with Andy Rubin
This phone was made for me - waterproofing, no audio jack, odd front camera, OLED, and Qi wireless are not essential to me so that is just perfect!
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I couldn't agree more.
I like different. I bought the Nexus 6P because it was different.
I bought it on launch day as soon as you could order.
I reserved the PH-1 as soon as it was possible. I dragged my feet on paying, but apparently the looked at reservation order and not payment order for shipping.

128gb or storage(no need to every worry about if my sd card is going to up and crap out on me)
Small phone big screen (I have tiny man hands syndrome)
Build quality ( I hate cases )
No bull**** added to the software (Tired of the recycled ideas from one manufacture to the next and who can slow down their phone faster with features I don't care about)
Not priced at close to 1000 bucks.
It is just something different in a world of clones and is refreshing. Also not a fan of the curved screen.
I think the worst part about the launch of the phone is that it has andy rubins name on it. Everyones argument is well this shouldn't happen with the "father" of android at the helm. He may have co created a software program but he has never directly designed a phone from the ground up as far as I know. LIke most companies that start out there will be issues for sure. There are things that are unexpected for someone who is new to the hardware side of things. I am super excited to get this phone! I opened up my screen protectors I got to get an idea of size in hand, its going to be a nice fit. Its for the most part identical the galaxy s5 in size. I was using the phone arena size comparison to find a possible sleeve case to carry it around when im out and about.

Because PH-1 = PH-ONE = PHONE = Phone. Also I am sick of all of the high end phones on Verizon being locked down in the dungeon, and this phone seems to solve that issue for me.

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Because PH-1 = PH-ONE = PHONE = Phone. Also I am sick of all of the high end phones on Verizon being locked down in the dungeon, and this phone seems to solve that issue for me.
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Exactly why I own a Nexus 6P.
I will not buy a phone I don't own. By that I mean, one with a boot loader I can unlock and do as I please.
If the BL is locked, then the carrier or the manufacturer is letting you rent a phone.
They decide when and if you get an update. They decide when the EOL of you phone is.
No thank you.
My choices were going to be Pixel 2, Essential or the new HTC.
All have SD835 but only the Essential has titanium and ceramic.

Note 8 vs Note 9 - worth it?

I am looking to purchase either of these phones and I'm hesitant to purchase the Note 8 because of the release of the Note 9 in the late summer. With the specs (currently) of the Note 9, there's not a whole lot of change from the 8. With the research of looking into both devices, I'm at a loss to decide of the one to get. Care to post your thoughts and/or opinions into this matter? Much obliged :good:::good:

I would wait for the release of the 9 and then the price will drop on the 8 and you can get a much better deal. I am going to wait on the rumored folding screen Galaxy X myself.....I'll keep my 8 until then.......The Note 8 is a fine unit and if you can save a few hundred dollars over the current pricing, it will make you happy.I personally have not seen enough real changes in the S9 or rumored Note 9 to warrant changing until then.....

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I would wait for the release of the 9 and then the price will drop on the 8 and you can get a much better deal. I am going to wait on the rumored folding screen Galaxy X myself.....I'll keep my 8 until then.......The Note 8 is a fine unit and if you can save a few hundred dollars over the current pricing, it will make you happy.I personally have not seen enough real changes in the S9 or rumored Note 9 to warrant changing until then.....
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The rumored Motorola razr may come first...

BlueFox721 said:
The rumored Motorola razr may come first...
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I waited in line for an hour and paid $499 for the ATT Motorola 3G(Silver) way back on its release date lol. Everyone thought it was bulletproof. Good old days

Waiting for the in screen fingerprint reader...

Maxninja said:
I am looking to purchase either of these phones and I'm hesitant to purchase the Note 8 because of the release of the Note 9 in the late summer. With the specs (currently) of the Note 9, there's not a whole lot of change from the 8. With the research of looking into both devices, I'm at a loss to decide of the one to get. Care to post your thoughts and/or opinions into this matter? Much obliged :good:::good:
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Hello, if you can wait for the relase of Note 9 and got the money don't hesitate go for it. I really like my Note 8, but as soon the Note 9 hit AT&T I'm in.
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https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-note-9-firmware-development-has-now-begun/

This might be a game-changer, too.
http://bgr.com/2018/03/22/galaxy-note-9-design-rumors-in-display-fingerprint-sensor/

jack man said:
This might be a game-changer, too.
http://bgr.com/2018/03/22/galaxy-note-9-design-rumors-in-display-fingerprint-sensor/
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Hopefully it is faster than my Note 8's sensor.
One thing that I missed about my OnePlus 5 was how lightning fast that I could unlock it.

dccoh said:
Hopefully it is faster than my Note 8's sensor.
One thing that I missed about my OnePlus 5 was how lightning fast that I could unlock it.
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That is outdated. There's reports of the note 9 not having an on screen fingerprint sensor until the Galaxy 10 (of course just rumers and also from sammobile.com itself)