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[Q] Should I buy OnePlus One?

Hello I would like the community's opinion regarding upgrading my current phone. I am currently Using LG G2. But I plan to upgrade my phone.
My primary candidates are HTC One M8, OnePlus One
The things I want:
- Good battery Life
- Primary Usage are Internet, and Watching Video
- Must be Reliable in terms of both Software and Specially Hardware***
I do intend to keep the phone I buy this time and keep it for a very long time like about 1.5 years or 2.
Please suggest me any other phone if you think it may suit my need
Also share your experiences about the issues faced by OnePlus One users.
Thank You

in_core said:
Hello I would like the community's opinion regarding upgrading my current phone. I am currently Using LG G2. But I plan to upgrade my phone.
My primary candidates are HTC One M8, OnePlus One
The things I want:
- Good battery Life
- Primary Usage are Internet, and Watching Video
- Must be Reliable in terms of both Software and Specially Hardware***
I do intend to keep the phone I buy this time and keep it for a very long time like about 1.5 years or 2.
Please suggest me any other phone if you think it may suit my need
Also share your experiences about the issues faced by OnePlus One users.
Thank You
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none of these , get a oppo find 7a :good: it has longer battery good display , super fast charging and of course removable battery

fahadsul3man said:
none of these , get a oppo find 7a :good: it has longer battery good display , super fast charging and of course removable battery
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But I dont think this product is available in my country.
+ I would like the manufacturer to provide updates in the future
Not sure if this manufacturer would do so.

in_core said:
But I dont think this product is available in my country.
+ I would like the manufacturer to provide updates in the future
Not sure if this manufacturer would do so.
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htc and oneplus will also stop updating their respective phones when they are bit old as well just like any other manufacturer anyhoo up to you

fahadsul3man said:
none of these , get a oppo find 7a :good: it has longer battery good display , super fast charging and of course removable battery
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Really?
Are you being serious? The Find 7a and OnePlus One are very similar. Lets clear this up,
Longer Battery: Oppo Find 7a has a 2800 mAh battery; whereas, a OnePlus One has 3100 mAh. OnePlus One is also using CM11S which is pretty much AOSP and is very battery friendly. Many reviewers praise the OPO for its amazing battery life. Battery life is not a problem, you can have the worst wakelocks possible and end the day with 30%+ battery remaining
Good display: Both of the phones have very identical displays. Same ppi, same resolution, same Gorilla glass.
http://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_find_7a-6215.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_one-6327.php
Find 7a
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.5 inches (~401 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- ColorOS UI
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OnePlus One
DISPLAY Type LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.5 inches (~401 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- CyanogenMod 11S
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Super Charging: OPO has it too, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2753134
Removable Battery: Lets be honest, even if I did have it... I wouldn't be changing the battery much and its a 3100 mAh anyways.
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Price point, OnePlus One is a lot cheaper of a phone. Has massive ROM and Kernel development whereas the Find 7a (or any other phone) does not with the exception of the Nexus series.
OnePlus One is a steal ~$364 with a invite for 64GB of storage. Cyanogen Inc is committed to updating this phone and commits are being pushed to the device on a daily basis, its their flagship device. Updates, big screen, reliability from Cyanogen Inc will not be a problem, they're hiring big names in the tech industry (from Microsoft, MediaTek, HTC, Facebook) and are a force to be reckoned with as of late with massive fundings.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...e-presidents-from-htc-mediatek-and-microsoft/
http://recode.net/2014/08/21/cyanogen-beefs-up-its-executive-ranks-with-hires-from-ea-facebook/
http://www.androidauthority.com/cyanogen-vp-hires-396878/
http://www.geekwire.com/2014/tech-moves-blucora/
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...o-with-cyanogen-inc-and-7-million-in-funding/
Get this phone. You won't regret it and it will for surely get Android L <90 days of release as promised. https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/regarding-android-l.49957/
It takes longer as CM features need to be ported over to Android L. Other phones will have to wait for custom rom features as well.
Battery:
24% http://i.imgur.com/83VQN4W.png
...2 hours later.
http://i.imgur.com/RccfKni.png
http://i.imgur.com/xbV5bkd.png

zephiK said:
Really?
Are you being serious? The Find 7a and OnePlus One are very similar. Lets clear this up,
Longer Battery: Oppo Find 7a has a 2800 mAh battery; whereas, a OnePlus One has 3100 mAh. OnePlus One is also using CM11S which is pretty much AOSP and is very battery friendly. Many reviewers praise the OPO for its amazing battery life. Battery life is not a problem, you can have the worst wakelocks possible and end the day with 30%+ battery remaining
Good display: Both of the phones have very identical displays. Same ppi, same resolution, same Gorilla glass.
http://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_find_7a-6215.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_one-6327.php
Super Charging: OPO has it too, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2753134
Removable Battery: Lets be honest, even if I did have it... I wouldn't be changing the battery much and its a 3100 mAh anyways.
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Price point, OnePlus One is a lot cheaper of a phone. Has massive ROM and Kernel development whereas the Find 7a (or any other phone) does not with the exception of the Nexus series.
OnePlus One is a steal ~$364 with a invite for 64GB of storage. Cyanogen Inc is committed to updating this phone and commits are being pushed to the device on a daily basis, its their flagship device. Updates, big screen, reliability from Cyanogen Inc will not be a problem, they're hiring big names in the tech industry (from Microsoft, MediaTek, HTC, Facebook) and are a force to be reckoned with as of late with massive fundings.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...e-presidents-from-htc-mediatek-and-microsoft/
http://recode.net/2014/08/21/cyanogen-beefs-up-its-executive-ranks-with-hires-from-ea-facebook/
http://www.androidauthority.com/cyanogen-vp-hires-396878/
http://www.geekwire.com/2014/tech-moves-blucora/
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...o-with-cyanogen-inc-and-7-million-in-funding/
Get this phone. You won't regret it and it will for surely get Android L <90 days of release as promised. https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/regarding-android-l.49957/
It takes longer as CM features need to be ported over to Android L. Other phones will have to wait for custom rom features as well.
Battery:
24% http://i.imgur.com/83VQN4W.png
...2 hours later.
http://i.imgur.com/RccfKni.png
http://i.imgur.com/xbV5bkd.png
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Thanks for your opinion and also an energetic one.
Can you share if you happen to notice any problems/issue with the phone, or common issues faced by this phone?

okay if you get lucky you will get a great oneplusone. but like my people they have problems.
maybe some have the problem but don't mind
but on the french side of the oneplusforum, one guy made a poll and lets say that 6/20 people have touchscreen/hardware problems.
so or you gonna have a great phone or you gonna have to email etc oneplus to get e new full working phone.
and still the oneplus one is a great phone. but its hard to love. i wanted it. but now i don't, i don't want to take the chance to have a sh!t phone that makes me mad 'again!' it's a cool nice phone, but the quality control is not always the same. one phone works other one is sh!t, so if you have the money to buy a other phone do it.
if i don't try a other 300€/400 phone there alot out there. xiaomi, oppo, zte.
all new cpu s801 and full hd from 5" - 5.5" if one day oneplus will get there sh!t totether and make the phone 100% working. with maybe 1or 2 /20 that have problems would help

in_core said:
Thanks for your opinion and also an energetic one.
Can you share if you happen to notice any problems/issue with the phone, or common issues faced by this phone?
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I don't have any problems. If I did, its fixed or workarounded. Some of the problems I encounter,
- Touch screen bugs: Fixed via kernel update. It is eliminated fully in the next OTA. Not a problem of Oneplus or cyanogen, its a fault of Synaptics, the company who does the touch screen.
- Yellow on the bottom.... I use screen filter to workaround it, although there has been reports that the newest revisions don't have this problem anymore and it is rarely visible.
... Overall the phone is great and is a great budget phone with the top of the line specs.

reggiexp said:
okay if you get lucky you will get a great oneplusone. but like my people they have problems.
maybe some have the problem but don't mind
but on the french side of the oneplusforum, one guy made a poll and lets say that 6/20 people have touchscreen/hardware problems.
so or you gonna have a great phone or you gonna have to email etc oneplus to get e new full working phone.
and still the oneplus one is a great phone. but its hard to love. i wanted it. but now i don't, i don't want to take the chance to have a sh!t phone that makes me mad 'again!' it's a cool nice phone, but the quality control is not always the same. one phone works other one is sh!t, so if you have the money to buy a other phone do it.
if i don't try a other 300€/400 phone there alot out there. xiaomi, oppo, zte.
all new cpu s801 and full hd from 5" - 5.5" if one day oneplus will get there sh!t totether and make the phone 100% working. with maybe 1or 2 /20 that have problems would help
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this is my concern also. it is why i am strongly considering getting the note 4. the 3 and 2 series have been exceptional.
However, the upgrade from 3 to 4 is negligible. Hence why im looking at the opo its these comments im reading here about its quality control which is making me hesitant. I hope we both enjoy our new phones but if you are debating then i would recommend you consider the note 4.

3vo3d said:
this is my concern also. it is why i am strongly considering getting the note 4. the 3 and 2 series have been exceptional.
However, the upgrade from 3 to 4 is negligible. Hence why im looking at the opo its these comments im reading here about its quality control which is making me hesitant. I hope we both enjoy our new phones but if you are debating then i would recommend you consider the note 4.
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The thing is I has Touch Sensor issues with my LG G2, and spend a hell lot to change the whole display set. Now i want to get rid of it.
At this moment I am not sure if its worthy to spend $575 for HTC M8 or $450 for One Plus One 64GB. Those are the price at which these phone are sold in my country, so no arguments there.
I happen to use HTC M7 for 3 days which i borrowed from my friend and I loved its experience. But M7 has Camera Pink Tint issues and also USB connection port issues.
So you get that I am in a really confused situation. I dont want to spend so much money then worry about the reliability of the phone.
PS. Warranties are not available in my country other than Nokia and Samsung as other phones dont officially distribute in my country. And Samsung sold from the official dealers a really expensive. Like S5 costs around $700 with warranty

@zephiK, love reading your posts bro! You definitely know what you talking about and always post links to support your statements. Keep it up bro
-Tunasty

3vo3d said:
this is my concern also. it is why i am strongly considering getting the note 4. the 3 and 2 series have been exceptional.
However, the upgrade from 3 to 4 is negligible. Hence why im looking at the opo its these comments im reading here about its quality control which is making me hesitant. I hope we both enjoy our new phones but if you are debating then i would recommend you consider the note 4.
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i aint spending 300+ € on a phone that's my thing more just would make it nan. that's much.
so at the end i always come back at the oneplus, or last week found the xiaomi mi3. other phone are not aviable for a good price in europe. and i don't want to pay extra for import tax ect. cause that will be like 50-80euro more for a phone that i bought for 300€ and i aint paying more than what i decided that i want to pay
so my choos i limited...

zephiK said:
Really?
Are you being serious? The Find 7a and OnePlus One are very similar. Lets clear this up,
Longer Battery: Oppo Find 7a has a 2800 mAh battery; whereas, a OnePlus One has 3100 mAh. OnePlus One is also using CM11S which is pretty much AOSP and is very battery friendly. Many reviewers praise the OPO for its amazing battery life. Battery life is not a problem, you can have the worst wakelocks possible and end the day with 30%+ battery remaining
Good display: Both of the phones have very identical displays. Same ppi, same resolution, same Gorilla glass.
http://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_find_7a-6215.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_one-6327.php
Super Charging: OPO has it too, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2753134
Removable Battery: Lets be honest, even if I did have it... I wouldn't be changing the battery much and its a 3100 mAh anyways.
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Price point, OnePlus One is a lot cheaper of a phone. Has massive ROM and Kernel development whereas the Find 7a (or any other phone) does not with the exception of the Nexus series.
OnePlus One is a steal ~$364 with a invite for 64GB of storage. Cyanogen Inc is committed to updating this phone and commits are being pushed to the device on a daily basis, its their flagship device. Updates, big screen, reliability from Cyanogen Inc will not be a problem, they're hiring big names in the tech industry (from Microsoft, MediaTek, HTC, Facebook) and are a force to be reckoned with as of late with massive fundings.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...e-presidents-from-htc-mediatek-and-microsoft/
http://recode.net/2014/08/21/cyanogen-beefs-up-its-executive-ranks-with-hires-from-ea-facebook/
http://www.androidauthority.com/cyanogen-vp-hires-396878/
http://www.geekwire.com/2014/tech-moves-blucora/
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...o-with-cyanogen-inc-and-7-million-in-funding/
Get this phone. You won't regret it and it will for surely get Android L <90 days of release as promised. https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/regarding-android-l.49957/
It takes longer as CM features need to be ported over to Android L. Other phones will have to wait for custom rom features as well.
Battery:
24% http://i.imgur.com/83VQN4W.png
...2 hours later.
http://i.imgur.com/RccfKni.png
http://i.imgur.com/xbV5bkd.png
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its only cheaper in selective market not everywhere , sigh smh people and their lack of research , and removable storage along with removable battery are LOT better than non removable one but thats subjective of course

reggiexp said:
okay if you get lucky you will get a great oneplusone. but like my people they have problems.
maybe some have the problem but don't mind
but on the french side of the oneplusforum, one guy made a poll and lets say that 6/20 people have touchscreen/hardware problems.
so or you gonna have a great phone or you gonna have to email etc oneplus to get e new full working phone.
and still the oneplus one is a great phone. but its hard to love. i wanted it. but now i don't, i don't want to take the chance to have a sh!t phone that makes me mad 'again!' it's a cool nice phone, but the quality control is not always the same. one phone works other one is sh!t, so if you have the money to buy a other phone do it.
if i don't try a other 300€/400 phone there alot out there. xiaomi, oppo, zte.
all new cpu s801 and full hd from 5" - 5.5" if one day oneplus will get there sh!t totether and make the phone 100% working. with maybe 1or 2 /20 that have problems would help
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If you're lucky you might get a great OnePlus One? Come on, that's bs. The truth is, if you're really unlucky you might get a bad one.
All these posts claiming that there are such high numbers of faulty devices are just wrong. You can run all the polls you like but it isn't going to give you an accurate figure at all. Not even close. All you're doing is measuring the percentage of the amount of devices from people who could be bothered taking a poll, or who stumbled upon the poll in a small forum.
I know a whole bunch of people who own this device, we're talking dozens, and only one of them has had any issues with it. The fact is that the small number of people who do have a problem are always the ones who shout the loudest. You don't see anybody creating threads and causing commotion when their device is behaving like it should, do you? No, you don't.
Just because there are some faulty devices out there in the world, and people are making a completely half-assed attempt at measuring the percentage of faulty devices (people with zero actual data gathering experience or knowledge), does not mean there's a real problem with the One. All the loud-mouths with their whining only create an illusion that there's a problem, and all the gullible people soak it up like a sponge.
@in_core, buy the phone, you won't regret it.
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fahadsul3man said:
its only cheaper in selective market not everywhere , sigh smh people and their lack of research , and removable storage along with removable battery are LOT better than non removable one but thats subjective of course
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Did you seriously just have a go at one of the most helpful and knowledgeable guys in this forum for a tiny flaw in an otherwise very insightful post? Dude.
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fahadsul3man said:
its only cheaper in selective market not everywhere , sigh smh people and their lack of research , and removable storage along with removable battery are LOT better than non removable one but thats subjective of course
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That's not a problem with oneplus. They're a start up company and for their first year, they're doing quite a good job. Sure it's not perfect with the invite system but that's due to their production.
The same could be said about the nexus devices, it's only cheap in selective markets. It's not just the oneplus one.
I'm not saying that removable battery and remove storage is not needed. Sure it's nice to have but let's take a step back.
Removable storage: you're given 64GB of internal storage. The other edition is 16GB which isn't really produced as oneplus is producing 64gb due to a popular demand. $299 vs $349. That's a difference of $50. Take a look at other companies and see how they would charge for a extra internal storage for 16 to 64. Oneplus could have cheap out and gave us 32gb for 349 and 64gb for $449. Anyways to get to the point, the phone has 64gb of internal storage, storage is not a problem what so ever. Would it be nice to have a sdcard? Sure but it's not a deal breaker.
Oneplus is already selling the phone cheap as it is, they're barely making a profit and you want them to put more features after they gave you 64gb? Come on now.
Removable battery: technically any phone has a removable battery if you just take it out. Oneplus had swapstyle covers that shows you that. The back of the phone isn't the easiest thing to take off but it's possible to do. From a design perspective, it'd be pretty difficult to have the sand stone black and back design that the oneplus already have to include a removable back that is easy.
The same idea of removable storage can be applied to the battery. Would it be nice to have? Yes. But if it doesn't have it, it's not a deal breaker as we're already given 64gb of internal storage and 3100 mah battery. Oneplus one has the best battery life on the phone market right now. At its given price point of $349 the oneplus one is a steal if you received a invite. Given some effort, you can get a invite within hours on various social networks / forums.

if you are on a budget I will say the OnePlus is the best bang for your buck. Honestly like others have mentioned you will only hear about the bad and not enough good stories but I will be honest with you. I am nowhere disappointed in my purchase of this phone and hopefully neither will your if you purchase it.
Alot of things are overrated in my opinion. No need to remove a battery if the one you havve last you all day. No need to have extra storage if you have a good data plan and use the cloud. I am coming from a 16gb N4 that I placed all my music in Google Music and my apps in dropbox, drive and other various cloud storage.
Dont fill your phone up with crap and believe me this phone with camera, storage and best battery in the game will make you a happy individual

Just curious out of the people who have this phone. After ordering how long did it take to ship?

I think it depends which of the phones you can get your hands on. After my Nexus 5 has been replaced 3 times under warranty I am starting to care more and more about that kind of support as well.

timmaaa said:
If you're lucky you might get a great OnePlus One? Come on, that's bs. The truth is, if you're really unlucky you might get a bad one.
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i know you are right. but it's that i have ben talking to a developer. and he didnt recomande me the phone. (guess he had a bad one) and asked him again 1month later how its going he sayed don' buy u aint gonna love it....
that the thing. i know he knows what he says but yeah, xiaomi mi3 is a bit boring. i mean 5" no lte. and only miui or a AOSP rom. noting more. cause no kernel sources yet...
and the oneplus is almost the same size as the xiaomi (xiaomi mi3 is as big as a xperia z1. just a bit smaller)
so yeah. the thing is. okay maybe i will get lucky but i dont like to know that maybe im gonna get a phone with touchscreen isues.. i hate that. thats going to make me smash the phone.... i already had problems with touchscreen and i almost trew the phone on the ground.
so if i get one i want to be sure i will have a touchscreeen that works. and doesn't make me mad!

reggiexp said:
i know you are right. but it's that i have ben talking to a developer. and he didnt recomande me the phone. (guess he had a bad one) and asked him again 1month later how its going he sayed don' buy u aint gonna love it....
that the thing. i know he knows what he says but yeah, xiaomi mi3 is a bit boring. i mean 5" no lte. and only miui or a AOSP rom. noting more. cause no kernel sources yet...
and the oneplus is almost the same size as the xiaomi (xiaomi mi3 is as big as a xperia z1. just a bit smaller)
so yeah. the thing is. okay maybe i will get lucky but i dont like to know that maybe im gonna get a phone with touchscreen isues.. i hate that. thats going to make me smash the phone.... i already had problems with touchscreen and i almost trew the phone on the ground.
so if i get one i want to be sure i will have a touchscreeen that works. and doesn't make me mad!
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Don't tell people not to buy the phone off the back of one guy's bad experience. If you do some research you'll find that touchscreen issues have been solved with a ts driver update (for those very few people that had problems).
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Thoughts on the V10. Should it have been the new N6P

If you look through some of the videos in this thread LG-V10 Lounge, one wonders if this was to be the N6P

I think not ....... nexus devices have never been ultra flashy ........ if anything the V10 should have been the G4

Didn't we learn that no one cares about auxiliary displays the countless times this has been tried in the past? They're irrelevant with the exception of flip phones.

TonyStark said:
If you look through some of the videos in this thread LG-V10 Lounge, one wonders if this was to be the N6P
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Nah I don't think so. Google had 2 oem partners for this year for a while I don't think they brought Huawei in at the last minute to throw something together. In my opinion the 6P looks to have more development time put into it than the Nexus 6. And plus we had been hearing rumors they wanted to work with a Chinese OEM for a long time now

tonystarks260 said:
Nah I don't think so. Google had 2 oem partners for this year for a while I don't think they brought Huawei in at the last minute to throw something together. In my opinion the 6P looks to have more development time put into it than the Nexus 6. And plus we had been hearing rumors they wanted to work with a Chinese OEM for a long time now
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Correct however when the LG G3 first came out, there were rumors that LG would be making the next Nexus "super-phone."

TonyStark said:
Correct however when the LG G3 first came out, there were rumors that LG would be making the next Nexus "super-phone."
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They were just that, unsubstantiated rumors.

[hfm] said:
They were just that, unsubstantiated rumors.
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lol, yes rumors This is the smartphone Google’s next Nexus phone might be based on
Seems these rumors panned out

For me the V10 has a lot of random things that I do not care about like the 2nd display, extra selfie camera.
They stuck with the same processor, camera and battery size. The battery size should have improved. The G4 had an amazing camera however the battery was not so good and the OS seemed sluggish.

Can the V10 camera app be ported over? The manual video controls are AMAZING.

I hadn't heard about the V10 until today, and I must say I'm debating my 6P purchase already lol. I mean, 2nd screen aside, I love the build and the video controls are incredible.

Interesting concept, but I feel like the V10 would have been too expensive to be a Nexus phone. However, the features this phone has, such as removable battery, SD card slot, excellent camera are all things I feel Nexus phones should have.

TonyStark said:
If you look through some of the videos in this thread LG-V10 Lounge, one wonders if this was to be the N6P
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And instead Huawei should have got the smaller variant ?
working with Huawei ( a major chinese maker ) is important for google.
Huawei is known for making large screen 'phones' since a few years now.

Suprasb said:
Interesting concept, but I feel like the V10 would have been too expensive to be a Nexus phone. However, the features this phone has, such as removable battery, SD card slot, excellent camera are all things I feel Nexus phones should have.
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That's just it though. Nexus 6 was $650 straight up with far less hardware then the V10. V10 absolutely could have been the Nexus 6P. Just take away the secondary screen and V10 is an amazing pure Android device that seems to be perfectly designed for Android 6.0.
Honestly I think I'm JUMPing from my Nexus 6 to the V10 next month. I'm tired of screen burn-in on AMOLED screens. My N6 has burn in in the soft key area and it's not even a year old yet. I'm not happy with Google not selling the new Nexus devices through carriers (after doing it for 6 years) because they instantly alienated so many Nexus fans. I'm tired of them not using hardware encryption, don't know if V10 will either, but if you talk up a feature and then half-ass it why bother with it?

Honestly, I find the styling and features of this phone more appealing than the Nexus 6P, but unfortunately, this phone will never get the same hype the Nexus will.

One Twelve said:
And instead Huawei should have got the smaller variant ?
working with Huawei ( a major chinese maker ) is important for google.
Huawei is known for making large screen 'phones' since a few years now.
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I also think google is trying to get a relationship going with these major Chinese manufacturer, this help them to connect well with the government, Lenovo, Huawei and a few other brands are important factors, and I think are government supported.

kms108 said:
I also think google is trying to get a relationship going with these major Chinese manufacturer, this help them to connect well with the government, Lenovo, Huawei and a few other brands are important factors, and I think are government supported.
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I don't know about the CCP.
But google wants to work with as many vendors as possible. its good for android and gets them even more people to mine.

One Twelve said:
I don't know about the CCP.
But google wants to work with as many vendors as possible. its good for android and gets them even more people to mine.
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Also cheaper to produce.

this should have been the note 5. other than the chipset it's right on par with what the note 5 does. if it only had a stylus...
I'm upgrading my note 3 to this after buying nothing but samsung stuff (lack of carrier updates had no decision in my purchases. and I don't hate touchwiz. I liked samsung stuff up until they went igalaxy on us).

true that. I was so looking forward to the note 5. Then they took out the sd card and removable battery....and after 3 models in a row of buying notes, i'm looking elseware. I do wish it had a stylus, but honestly I almost never use it.

Should have been the G4 really
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I'm thinking about buying a OnePlus 7 Pro. It's down to the wire between this or saving some money and just getting a Redmi Note 8 Pro instead. Looking through eBay I see a lot of these phones with Burn-In or Pink screens and that's really what stopping me from making my decision. Is it a common issue with their fAMOLED screens? I also would like to hear what you think about your OP7P's, I don't normally spend this much on phones but I'm tired of not having root and NAND corruption from this cheapo coolpad. Any specific variants or hardware revs I should look for to avoid problems? I plan on getting the 256GB/8GB storage option.
Thanks

Sapphiress said:
I'm thinking about buying a OnePlus 7 Pro. It's down to the wire between this or saving some money and just getting a Redmi Note 8 Pro instead. Looking through eBay I see a lot of these phones with Burn-In or Pink screens and that's really what stopping me from making my decision. Is it a common issue with their fAMOLED screens? I also would like to hear what you think about your OP7P's, I don't normally spend this much on phones but I'm tired of not having root and NAND corruption from this cheapo coolpad. Any specific variants or hardware revs I should look for to avoid problems? I plan on getting the 256GB/8GB storage option.
Thanks
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I've had my 7 Pro since release. No issues with the screen or the hardware.

Hi , got device like month ago . Upgrade from Xioami k20 and I would say I'm in love specially with display and FP
Finger print is really fast on K20 I never used FP because for me it was slow ... Camera is also really Good at least and if you install Gcam then u know how it goes..

Sapphiress said:
I'm thinking about buying a OnePlus 7 Pro. It's down to the wire between this or saving some money and just getting a Redmi Note 8 Pro instead. Looking through eBay I see a lot of these phones with Burn-In or Pink screens and that's really what stopping me from making my decision. Is it a common issue with their fAMOLED screens? I also would like to hear what you think about your OP7P's, I don't normally spend this much on phones but I'm tired of not having root and NAND corruption from this cheapo coolpad. Any specific variants or hardware revs I should look for to avoid problems? I plan on getting the 256GB/8GB storage option.
Thanks
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You often have to chance it. And hope burn-in and pink screen doesn't happen, but it's an electronic which whatever phone you get you'll either have problems or you won't. Dependant on the batch you get etc.
However in my experience I've never had problems with OnePlus and if it came to that. Warranty is your friend. Unless you're getting used phone which then you're just taking that gamble even more and have no warranty to back you up. Sounds like you're really eyeing that Redmi phone which you should just get. Oh forgot to mention I have the 7Pro 12gb ram 256gb love it. Going to wait for the 8T pro if any.

Thank you everyone for your responses. I'll take a chance on it when my check is deposited. Hopefully I can get my hands on the 12GB model it just depends on what people have for sale at the time. I do know how to replace the screen if that becomes an issue, I'm just lazy and would rather not lol
It seems like there is a nice community behind this phone and the specs speak for themselves. I look forward to working with you all.

Wise choice, your going to enjoy it once you get it!

galaxys said:
Wise choice, your going to enjoy it once you get it!
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Thanks everyone, I ended up getting a Redmi, unexpected troubles with my rig left me having to spend some of the extra money on a motherboard and getting the cheaper phone.
Just so everyone knows, I heavily regret it. This device might have an unlockable bootloader but is an absolute mess. It's a literal hard brick factory due to Xiaomi's anti-rollback protection which makes development on it pretty much a no go. Most other developers have written off the device completely, such as the xiaomi.eu forums. If you find yourself in the same situation I was, go for the OnePlus.

Sapphiress said:
Thanks everyone, I ended up getting a Redmi, unexpected troubles with my rig left me having to spend some of the extra money on a motherboard and getting the cheaper phone.
Just so everyone knows, I heavily regret it. This device might have an unlockable bootloader but is an absolute mess. It's a literal hard brick factory due to Xiaomi's anti-rollback protection which makes development on it pretty much a no go. Most other developers have written off the device completely, such as the xiaomi.eu forums. If you find yourself in the same situation I was, go for the OnePlus.
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Why don't you return it? That sucks man. If you can't return reset it to stock. Resell it and start saving up. This will be used more than your computer you need something you'll be happy with. Hope you get this all situated.

Adios Pixel Phones

I've had all of the Pixel XL phones since they first were released and was hoping for a nice upgrade with the Pixel 5. After seeing the specs/hardware it unfortunately looks like I'll be searching for something different now, I'm pretty disappointed to say the least.

Let's see if anyone cares...

TokedUp said:
Let's see if anyone cares...
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Savage

i42o said:
Savage
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That's not how you spell childish.

He is right, though. They slashed most of the features, only slightly toned the price down and now we have a phone without real purpose or usage. Its too expensive for its features, much more expensive than the already decent 4a/4a 5g (but costs double/much more) and cannot be considered an upgrade to the pixel 4 (xl). I wonder.

Morgrain said:
He is right, though. They slashed most of the features, only slightly toned the price down and now we have a phone without real purpose or usage. Its too expensive for its features, much more expensive than the already decent 4a/4a 5g (but costs double/much more) and cannot be considered an upgrade to the pixel 4 (xl). I wonder.
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Exactly, maybe $550 would be a more fair price $599 max, it's essentially Google's take on the nord and that's what $450?

@airmax23,
What features or specs were you looking for that the Pixel 5 didn't have?

Acreo Aeneas said:
@airmax23,
What features or specs were you looking for that the Pixel 5 didn't have?
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Better CPU
Larger screen
Face Unlock - I know that many people did not like it, but I did.

Bye.
Comes with Bose headphones and in smaller packaging, that's me sold.

BJozi said:
Bye.
Comes with Bose headphones and in smaller packaging, that's me sold.
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I was saying "bye" to the Pixel phones, not you.

BJozi said:
Bye.
Comes with Bose headphones and in smaller packaging, that's me sold.
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Correction
Bye Felicia

Morgrain said:
He is right, though. They slashed most of the features, only slightly toned the price down and now we have a phone without real purpose or usage. Its too expensive for its features, much more expensive than the already decent 4a/4a 5g (but costs double/much more) and cannot be considered an upgrade to the pixel 4 (xl). I wonder.
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They pretty much screwed US users with the pricing, unfortunately. In other countries you're looking at the equivalent of $600-650 with $200 of included free stuff.
Not saying it's cheap or even particularly affordable in the other countries, but at least it doesn't feel like you're getting reamed quite as hard.
The purpose, though? Well, it's a mid-range phone with sufficient RAM and storage and an ultrawide camera with Google's software. Wireless charging, hopefully some decent battery life and a bright display. That fixes a lot of the stuff that was annoying about the Pixel 4 (tiny battery, dim display, and no ultrawide camera pretty much made the Pixel 4 a non-starter for me, ESPECIALLY at the flagship price it was commanding back then).
If you don't mind the 6GB of RAM, you can save some cash and just buy the 4a 5G (or even the 4a if you don't need an ultrawide). They've fixed all the crap that was wrong with the Pixel 4 and have offered a range of price points... sure, they've also made mistakes and left a bunch of stuff out, but the MAJOR stuff is there (like the display you can actually use outdoors in sunlight).

airmaxx23 said:
I've had all of the Pixel XL phones since they first were released and was hoping for a nice upgrade with the Pixel 5. After seeing the specs/hardware it unfortunately looks like I'll be searching for something different now, I'm pretty disappointed to say the least.
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Bye, we are not going to miss you ...

gogol said:
Bye, we are not going to miss you ...
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Such a witty, well thought out response, thank you for contributing.

Imagine being that much of a narcissistic person you open a thread on a forum announcing that you don't buy a specific phone
LISTEN EVERYBODY, LOOK AT ME!
I'm not buying glasses because I don't have bad eyesight

Still patiently and blissfully waiting to see if anybody cares...

Madcat8686 said:
Still patiently and blissfully waiting to see if anybody cares...
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I care.. there is a hate thread.. find it and post there. We don't need another.
Not you.. sorry.

airmaxx23 said:
I've had all of the Pixel XL phones since they first were released and was hoping for a nice upgrade with the Pixel 5. After seeing the specs/hardware it unfortunately looks like I'll be searching for something different now, I'm pretty disappointed to say the least.
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I'm totally with you. I was considering something different as well but what? I'm sure not going to put up with a Samsung phone and I'm definitely not going to switch to an iPhone. I want that pure Google software experience. Not really any other good choice.

jimv1983 said:
I'm totally with you. I was considering something different as well but what? I'm sure not going to put up with a Samsung phone and I'm definitely not going to switch to an iPhone. I want that pure Google software experience. Not really any other good choice.
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It's good to see someone with a brain respond in this thread. My last Samsung phone was the Note 4 and I actually really liked it. I ended up getting a Note 20 Ultra 5G afew days ago and I'm really impressed with it. It's faster/ smoother than the Pixel 4XL and has a bigger/ brighter screen. It's also now possible to root the Verizon Note 20 Ultra which I'll probably do in a few days.

airmaxx23 said:
I've had all of the Pixel XL phones since they first were released and was hoping for a nice upgrade with the Pixel 5. After seeing the specs/hardware it unfortunately looks like I'll be searching for something different now, I'm pretty disappointed to say the least.
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Pixels are not for the weak hearted. If you want to just use social media and play games, get a Samsung or an iPhone.
If you want cutting edge development, get the Pixel.
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Question Anyone considering abandoning their X3 Pro?

And shifting to another fairly not flocked brand like Infinix? They are not touting their brand and models "As flagship killers" like OnePlus did, but their newer models are at least mid end spectrum of phone specs.
I'm checking out their Note 11 Pro... Anyone have this phone rn?

plskillme said:
And shifting to another fairly not flocked brand like Infinix? They are not touting their brand and models "As flagship killers" like OnePlus, but their newer models are at least mid end spectrum of phone specs.
I'm checking out their Note 11 Pro... Anyone have this phone rn?
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For my it's good phone at the moment x3 pro. I have no issue whit them at all. I'm on legion os, without any modification, just rooted.

irmas5 said:
For my it's good phone at the moment x3 pro. I have no issue whit them at all. I'm on legion os, without any modification, just rooted.
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For daily use, it works for me yeah... Somehow, as an everyday carry... But it is quite lacking compared to the last phone that I had(K20 Pro).
The FP is wonky at best, the plastic external button looks like it's about to fall off anytime it's being touched.
The audio is stupendously nerve-wracking if you don't know your way around the settings, good that I found the setting for volume control on individual apps. I find this the most annoying thing in the X3 Pro.

plskillme said:
For daily use, it works for me yeah... Somehow, as an everyday carry... But it is quite lacking compared to the last phone that I had(K20 Pro).
The FP is wonky at best, the plastic external button looks like it's about to fall off anytime it's being touched.
The audio is stupendously nerve-wracking if you don't know your way around the settings, good that I found the setting for volume control on individual apps. I find this the most annoying thing in the X3 Pro.
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Yeh. some times fp laging, needs touch few times. but overall it's not to bad for me. I'm not gamer or try push to over limits and say i bricked my phone.

I doubt you can find anything better for $200

Simple answer: You get what you pay for. And SD860 with ufs 3.1 storage at this price range is really a good steal.
If you really want a premium phone, you should start with $500+

The only criticisms I have are the relatively slow security patches and the awful MIUI. Everything else is totally acceptable given the very reasonable price.

irmas5 said:
Yeh. some times fp laging, needs touch few times. but overall it's not to bad for me. I'm not gamer or try push to over limits and say i bricked my phone.
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I haven't even played on my phone from 100% to 0% if that's what you meant by "Push to over limits". I have yet to unlock BL on my phone or do other soft mods, I lost my touch with custom roms after getting the K20 Pro. Not sure whether it's the lack of time and patience to deal with the whole process of installing a rom.
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I doubt you can find anything better for $200
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Infinix has the same pricing, not sure if they have the same or equivalent specs for their Note 11 Pro.
i_sagnik said:
Simple answer: You get what you pay for. And SD860 with ufs 3.1 storage at this price range is really a good steal.
If you really want a premium phone, you should start with $500+
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I mean it is pretty much what it is, but weird quirks of this phone is just everywhere. Pocket mode is spotty AF, one time while I was trying to fool myself on getting into running - the phone would randomly hold Forward/Next while on lockscreen or triple click or that other time while I was running and the phone made an in-app purchase worth US$80 Good thing Play store honors 24-hour refunds.
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The only criticisms I have are the relatively slow security patches and the awful MIUI. Everything else is totally acceptable given the very reasonable price.
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The entirety of the phone as a whole is good, the little problems is what makes it problematic for me. I could have just stuck with my K20 Pro if I knew this phone is no better than someone else's OnePlus 3.

k3lcior said:
I doubt you can find anything better for $200
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^^^^^ This ^^^^^