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Upgrading to Moto G worth it?

Hi guys
Would it be worth going from Samsung Galaxy SII to a Moto. It seems like a grea but Im not sure its worth it. Is the camera better or worse then
current GSII.. Don't need it for music youtube alot..
Thx guys.

Well Moto G is an upgrade from the GSII, specially if you consider that the Motorola hardware and bechmarks are compared to the GSIII, although Moto G is 175$ cheaper. The only thing that you would miss upgrading is the camera, the GSII camera is pretty good even these days.

Touch control the only bit
It is worth it, cheap, unlocked and feels great in my hands if I could install touch control I would no miss my nexus 4 at all. The battery seems to be better than the nexus 4 too.
I say go for it.

Is ti worth paying $275 cad for it with in store activation.Activation is $35. Either that or Telus charges $60 to take device without activation.

SimpyD said:
Is ti worth paying $275 cad for it with in store activation.Activation is $35. Either that or Telus charges $60 to take device without activation.
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Another Canadian user here -- depending on where you are, you can buy an unlocked Moto G from the US website (can't post a link, but google "Moto G" and it's the first or second result), as long as you can get it shipped to a US address. Then it's just a hop across the border away.
Other thing is, I don't know about Telus, but I did call Koodo when this phone came out and the rep said that if I bought the phone from them, it'd be SIM-locked to Koodo. I see that you're on Telus, but if having an unlocked device is important to you, you might want to get it elsewhere.

RTKfan said:
I did call Koodo when this phone came out and the rep said that if I bought the phone from them, it'd be SIM-locked to Koodo. I see that you're on Telus, but if having an unlocked device is important to you, you might want to get it elsewhere.
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I bought from Koodo for $200 outright, plus tax, the week it came out. The Telus stores refused to sell outright, and when I pushed it I was told I could buy outright from the Telus website, or wait a few months. A 2nd store said they could sell outright in a week or so.
I think Google/Motorola's deal requires carriers to sell outright if asked, which is why Telus website outright buys had to be allowed.
Here in Canada we're SUPPOSED to have new regulations in place requiring carriers/sellers to unlock them on demand, more or less immediately I think, with no charge, if you buy a phone outright.
That's my read on the new regs, I'm not sure how right I am or how well that's going yet.
Anyway, it's only a few bucks to get an unlock code on EBay or wherever.

SimpyD said:
Is ti worth paying $275 cad for it with in store activation.Activation is $35. Either that or Telus charges $60 to take device without activation.
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Do not get it from Telus, try going to FutureShop, Best Buy, or The Mobile Shop. Buy it from Koodo on a $150 tab, activate, get $100 in gift cards, then cancel after 30 days. It's a lot cheaper and you don't need to sign a conttract.

audit13 said:
Do not get it from Telus, try going to FutureShop, Best Buy, or The Mobile Shop. Buy it from Koodo on a $150 tab, activate, get $100 in gift cards, then cancel after 30 days. It's a lot cheaper and you don't need to sign a conttract.
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Neither or those stores are close but I live in a smaller town, with none of big box stores anywhere close buy.. Telus lady said either I pay $35 in store activation cause of new sim and such or $60 to leave store with phone and sim and activate at home..

SimpyD said:
Neither or those stores are close but I live in a smaller town, with none of big box stores anywhere close buy.. Telus lady said either I pay $35 in store activation cause of new sim and such or $60 to leave store with phone and sim and activate at home..
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That definitely sucks. Buy it direct from Koodo with free shipping for $150?
https://shop.koodomobile.com/koodo-cell-phones/android/moto-g/prodKHMOXT1032.html

Says only available in store for Moto G.

SimpyD said:
Says only available in store for Moto G.
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Damn, I guess they have switched to in-store only pricing.
For the money that Telus wants, I would look into getting it from the US via Amazon or Motorola. It should be unlocked and you could get the GSM or international version.
I'd say the Moto G is a definite upgrade over the S2.

Been looking at ebay I may just bite the bullet and pay $200 for phone $10 for sim and activation fee. I guess Moto G is considered a contract phone as live chat says I should not pay either of those fee's.

SimpyD said:
Been looking at ebay I may just bite the bullet and pay $200 for phone $10 for sim and activation fee. I guess Moto G is considered a contract phone as live chat says I should not pay either of those fee's.
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i think it worth
clean,0 lag,acceptable camera with flash,1 giga ram,1,2 ghz nice on real racing,fifa,asphalt 8 o other heavy games,good speed on Google browser ,good battery,nice feeling.what u want more at 199 euro?

Price of Moto g

I've just started looking at Moto g and wonder if amazon's current price of $199 for a 16g unlocked global GSM is a good price or what it always costs?
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Will a global model work in the USA?
Thanks.

Anderson2 said:
I've just started looking at Moto g and wonder if amazon's current price of $199 for a 16g unlocked global GSM is a good price or what it always costs?
Will a global model work in the USA?
Thanks.
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If you buy direct from Motorola, it's $199 even (your screen shot show $199.99). I don't know if you have Amazon Prime, but you won't have to pay shipping if you do. I assume you'd have to pay shipping from Motorola. Tax will depend on where you live, of course. We, here in Texas, get charged tax from Amazon, but that free shipping with Prime is nice.
As far as your question about the global mode working in the US, there have been a few threads about that; I believe in the Q&A section of the Moto G forums. Basically, it will work, but depending on your area, and who you choose to use as a service provider, you may or may not get the HSPA+21 speeds. The US model is more likely to get you the faster speeds here in the US (especially if you use T-Mobile).

I have Amazon prime, and before I bought mine I compared the final in-cart price for both amazon & Motorola. It was about a dollar cheaper on the Motorola site, both with free 2-day shipping.
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Got mine from Amazon. Motorola is apparently having issues with orders getting canceled and what not. Just make sure that it is actually sold by Amazon and not a 3rd party seller. All the Moto G unlocked phone cost the same new AFAIK $199. Look at swappa.com there is one for sale at $195 used. Only thing cheaper is going to be a carrier locked handset. Global will work just like the US version, except slower speeds on T-Mobile verses the US model. The difference is one band for HSPA+ (3.5G) compare the bands with your carrier. Also, the Global version shows the carrier name in your status bar while the US version does not. I would go for the US version unless you go out if country a lot because that one appears to get updates sooner as apparent by the KitKat updates.
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Cooptx said:
Got mine from Amazon. Motorola is apparently having issues with orders getting canceled and what not. Just make sure that it is actually sold by Amazon and not a 3rd party seller. All the Moto G unlocked phone cost the same new AFAIK $199. Look at swappa.com there is one for sale at $195 used. Only thing cheaper is going to be a carrier locked handset. Global will work just like the US version, except slower speeds on T-Mobile verses the US model. The difference is one band for HSPA+ (3.5G) compare the bands with your carrier. Also, the Global version shows the carrier name in your status bar while the US version does not. I would go for the US version unless you go out if country a lot because that one appears to get updates sooner as apparent by the KitKat updates.
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The only thing I could add in favor of purchasing through Amazon is they give you reward points to spend on future orders. Of course, you need to use Amazon at some future point to benefit but if shop with them on even a semi-regular basis, this might be a consideration.

[Q] Buying Nexus 5

I decided to buy a Nexus 5 (16GB version), in my country (Eastern Europe) it is about $625 (including standard 2 year warranty).
And one of my friends told me that he'll be visiting Japan, so I want to make him buy for me. If he can find one i estimated the price to be around $475 including the registration fee and taxes to my country, but I learned that the warranty would not be valid in my country. And my friend does not know too much about these devices.
So would it be worth the risk, or should i just buy from my country?
Thanks.

Zhoene said:
...So would it be worth the risk, or should i just buy from my country?...
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Well, it seems to come down to whether the two-year warranty is worth $150, which works out to $6.25/mo. I would say that's a pretty good deal.

PhilipTD said:
Well, it seems to come down to whether the two-year warranty is worth $150, which works out to $6.25/mo. I would say that's a pretty good deal.
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Yea, but LG G2 is also the same price, i still want the Nexus 5, but it feels strange.

Zhoene said:
I decided to buy a Nexus 5 (16GB version), in my country (Eastern Europe) it is about $625 (including standard 2 year warranty).
And one of my friends told me that he'll be visiting Japan, so I want to make him buy for me. If he can find one i estimated the price to be around $475 including the registration fee and taxes to my country, but I learned that the warranty would not be valid in my country. And my friend does not know too much about these devices.
So would it be worth the risk, or should i just buy from my country?
Thanks.
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Hi mate,
First thing, Nexus 5 is a very good and rocking Android smartphone
Buy it from your country so that you won't be void of the warranty
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Damn $625 for an affordable phone..
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Zhoene said:
I decided to buy a Nexus 5 (16GB version), in my country (Eastern Europe) it is about $625 (including standard 2 year warranty).
And one of my friends told me that he'll be visiting Japan, so I want to make him buy for me. If he can find one i estimated the price to be around $475 including the registration fee and taxes to my country, but I learned that the warranty would not be valid in my country. And my friend does not know too much about these devices.
So would it be worth the risk, or should i just buy from my country?
Thanks.
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Are you in a non-Google play country?
UK Nexus 5 costs €363 (£299)

rootSU said:
Are you in a non-Google play country?
UK Nexus 5 costs €363 (£299)
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Yes, Google does not sell in here.

Zhoene said:
Yes, Google does not sell in here.
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MediaMarkt in the Netherlands had a special 21% off sale, the 16GB goes for 330 euro`s till Sunday.
Look on Amazon.de (Germany), the 16GB model goes for 390 euro`s. They ship within the EU.

gee2012 said:
MediaMarkt in the Netherlands had a special 21% off sale, the 16GB goes for 330 euro`s till Sunday.
Look on Amazon.de (Germany), the 16GB model goes for 390 euro`s. They ship within the EU.
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Hmm, but adding the taxes and registration fee to my country, it almost becomes around the same price anyway.

Zhoene said:
Hmm, but adding the taxes and registration fee to my country, it almost becomes around the same price anyway.
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Is your country not part of the EU?

gee2012 said:
Is your country not part of the EU?
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Eastern Europe
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dicecuber said:
Eastern Europe
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Much of Eastern Europe is in the European Union.
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It's not in EU. So what you guys say.
Is N5 worth buying even it has the same price with G2?

Zhoene said:
It's not in EU. So what you guys say.
Is N5 worth buying even it has the same price with G2?
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Have to make your own decision
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SM-955F UK (Clove Technologies)

Does anyone have any idea when the UK shipments will be going out? Has anyone preordered from Clove? I am US based and patiently waiting my shiny new S8+. It seems the US based orders have already started rolling out so hopefully we see some movement for the UK devices next week.

delivery on all pre orders from the main shippers (samsung, carphone warehouse, very, argos) will be 20th april. clove are a reputable site so they should ship around that date assuming they will get stock 8 days early like the main suppliers. also add international shipping and import tax if held.

mikey_sk said:
delivery on all pre orders from the main shippers (samsung, carphone warehouse, very, argos) will be 20th april. clove are a reputable site so they should ship around that date assuming they will get stock 8 days early like the main suppliers. also add international shipping and import tax if held.
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as in we receive it on the 20th?

entwicklun said:
as in we receive it on the 20th?
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if you pre ordered from one of those suppliers you get the phone delivered to you 8 days early on 20th april. carphone give away a free sasmung wireless speaker as well which is kool.

mikey_sk said:
delivery on all pre orders from the main shippers (samsung, carphone warehouse, very, argos) will be 20th april. clove are a reputable site so they should ship around that date assuming they will get stock 8 days early like the main suppliers. also add international shipping and import tax if held.
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Is it typical to get hit with import tax?
Just checked the most it would be is 1$ per value and item. So shouldn't really be an issue.

I'll get mine wednesday the 19th from Amazon (I live close to Turin Italy). With the best price option I'll pay 872€

I ordered from Clove too but they say ships on 04/28.

Just a heads up, if you ordered from Clover Tech they are stating they don't expect any stock until the 28th. Kinda sucks as I pre-ordered from them being in the US and all I didnt have much of a choice for the Eyxnos variant anyways. Other suppliers in UK are already shipping but it looks like Clover is not a supplier such as Very, Samsung themselves and carriers.

mikey_sk said:
delivery on all pre orders from the main shippers (samsung, carphone warehouse, very, argos) will be 20th april. clove are a reputable site so they should ship around that date assuming they will get stock 8 days early like the main suppliers. also add international shipping and import tax if held.
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I ordered from very the day it when online but they have emailed me to say they are on track to deliver on the 28th no early deliveries from them it seems

mattcall said:
I ordered from very the day it when online but they have emailed me to say they are on track to deliver on the 28th no early deliveries from them it seems
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thats odd i got a text saying my order is definitely scheduled for pickup from my local carphone warehouse on 21st. u talking about a clove order? as i said, only the sellers i stated have the stock early.

mikey_sk said:
thats odd i got a text saying my order is definitely scheduled for pickup from my local carphone warehouse on 21st. u talking about a clove order? as i said, only the sellers i stated have the stock early.
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I've ordered from very.co.uk it says the 20th when ordered it soon changed to 28th as it now says online
http://www.very.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s8-plus-64gbnbsp--black/1600168764.prd?_requestid=89635&Ntt=s8

I ordered from clove and was expecting a shipping email today, delivery next week. I didn't get an email today though. Looks like May 1 is a holiday in England....I got an email that they are closed Saturday thru Monday and will not be shipping anything else until Tuesday May 2.

Clove sells unlocked?
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liquidraven said:
Clove sells unlocked?
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Yes

I got an email from Josh(Clove) saying that Tuesday I'll get a shipping update,
I live in Canada.

samteeee said:
I got an email from Josh(Clove) saying that Tuesday I'll get a shipping update,
I live in Canada.
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Boooooo!!
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RuggedHunter said:
Boooooo!!
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I got the same thing an hour ago!

samteeee said:
I got the same thing an hour ago!
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I thought I was being smart and saving a hundred bucks....But I regret it.... If I could do it over I'd spend the extra money and buy from ebay, and have the device in my hands last week.
Edit:. On the bright side, the Immersive VR Bundle I got with my wife's device was just delivered...

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I thought I was being smart and saving a hundred bucks....But I regret it.... If I could do it over I'd spend the extra money and buy from ebay, and have the device in my hands last week.
Edit:. On the bright side, the Immersive VR Bundle I got with my wife's device was just delivered...
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Congrats, something to play with!
And you could cancel the order, if you wanna go the Ebay way!

Sorry to rub it in, but I received my Clove Monday. They shipped Friday. DHL got it across the pond over the weekend. But I did order it the date it was announced back in March and they charged my CC immediately. Unlocked bootloader, unlocked SIM. Works great on ATT. Loaded TWRP and one of the new custom ROMs.

Box content in Cantonese/Mandarin??

Hi,
I ordered my 7 Pro from Amazon prime since it was guaranteed next day shipping; store was swiftronics.
Everything seems to be okay but when paying attention to the content of the box, nothing is in english. The documentation, welcome note from the owner/CEO, everything is in mandarin/cantonese. Also, when I do a factory reset, instead of "wiping partitions" or whatever is written at the bottom of the progress bar, it's also something in a language I don't understand.
I also noticed that when I boot it up, for 2-3 seconds, i'll see the oneplus logo, the "powered by android" at the bottom and it won't be centered, as if it was an image for a different resolution phone. After those 2-3 seconds, screen goes black and then the same logos come back but this time they are centered.
Should I be worried that I was sold a unit made for the Asian market? I don't care so much about documentation but I know China for example has its own restrictions for the internet and I don't want to have those in Canada.
In the about phone, it says Model GM1910, Oxygen OS 9.5.11.GM21AA.
Would it be different hardware for North America / Canada?

Quick update, I checked with the online chat with OnePlus and it's definitely a device made for China, not north america. It seems to work fine but I might try to return it and buy it again directly from OnePlus instead.

Nic2112 said:
Hi,
I ordered my 7 Pro from Amazon prime since it was guaranteed next day shipping; store was swiftronics.
Everything seems to be okay but when paying attention to the content of the box, nothing is in english. The documentation, welcome note from the owner/CEO, everything is in mandarin/cantonese. Also, when I do a factory reset, instead of "wiping partitions" or whatever is written at the bottom of the progress bar, it's also something in a language I don't understand.
I also noticed that when I boot it up, for 2-3 seconds, i'll see the oneplus logo, the "powered by android" at the bottom and it won't be centered, as if it was an image for a different resolution phone. After those 2-3 seconds, screen goes black and then the same logos come back but this time they are centered.
Should I be worried that I was sold a unit made for the Asian market? I don't care so much about documentation but I know China for example has its own restrictions for the internet and I don't want to have those in Canada.
In the about phone, it says Model GM1910, Oxygen OS 9.5.11.GM21AA.
Would it be different hardware for North America / Canada?
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I also own a GM1910 with flashed Oxygen OS. My data wipe screen is in English as well so I'm not very sure what's going on there.
GM1910 (the Chinese model) is basically the same hardware, but it has different band support (missing Band 71 and several other). Here is the supported bands from the chinese model
Code:
FDD LTE: B1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,29,32,66
TDD-LTE: B34,38,39,40,41
TDS: B34,39
UMTS: B1,2,4,5,8,9,19
CDMA: BC0,BC1
GSM: B2,3,5,8

Thank you. I'm not concerned about documentation but the off center logo I find weird and you confirming that the bands are different makes me more confident that I should return in and buy one from Oneplus canada directly.
I'll just go back to my 6T for a few days while figuring out the return with Amazon.

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I also own a GM1910 with flashed Oxygen OS
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So yours came with Hydrogen and you flashed Oxygen? Mine came with OxygenOS so I have a feeling this seller buys phones, flashes them to OxygenOS, and re-sells them as international.

Nic2112 said:
So yours came with Hydrogen and you flashed Oxygen? Mine came with OxygenOS so I have a feeling this seller buys phones, flashes them to OxygenOS, and re-sells them as international.
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Yeah I think that is very likely the case bc your model is should only be sold in China and all oneplus phones sold in china comes with hydrogen.
Just an assumption, as Chinese models are sold at a relatively lower price, maybe your seller purchased them in China and shipped them there to get the price lower.

eternal-flame-AD said:
Yeah I think that is very likely the case bc your model is should only be sold in China and all oneplus phones sold in china comes with hydrogen.
Just an assumption, as Chinese models are sold at a relatively lower price, maybe your seller purchased them in China and shipped them there to get the price lower.
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How much lower did the op pay for the device on Amazon compared to direct OnePlus price?
Send Amazon link of device.
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Looks like the Chinese one cost more lol.
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Clearly says Chinese model.
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How much lower did the op pay for the device on Amazon compared to direct OnePlus price?
Send Amazon link of device.
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The chinese 8+256 model costs 4499 CNY (around 637 USD), the model I found on op US official website costs 699 USD, but on amazon the price is 850 USD, not sure what the deal is there.

eternal-flame-AD said:
The chinese 8+256 model costs 4499 CNY (around 637 USD), the model I found on op US official website costs 699 USD, but on amazon the price is 850 USD, not sure what the deal is there.
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I noticed that too, hence why I bought it from OnePlus in USA directly and not Amazon.
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On Amazon Canada, the version with 8gb/256gb was 949$CDN with next day shipping thanks to Prime. On the OnePlus store, it's 939$ but it ships from California so it takes longer to get to Canada. Not long but a few days longer.
Other reason I wanted to buy from Amazon is that I knew I'd love the phone but I was concerned about the size. Since our family buys a LOT from Amazon, I would not be too concerned about returning a phone if the size was a huge issue.
Turns out it's big, really big, but I can get used to it. What I don't want though is to have a phone for the next two years that might not be perfectly setup for north America.
I returned the Amazon phone last week and will order from OnePlus once they confirm my credit card has been credited.
It might not be a big problem but I plan on keeping the phone for awhile and I want to make sure it's perfect. It being a model for the Chinese market would bug me every day so I didn't want to keep it.
Edit: I forgot to mention that since it's made for China, it should come with hydrogen OS but it came with Oxygen OS so it's possible that store opens the phones, flashes oxygen OS, then repackaged them as "new from factory"

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Clearly says Chinese model.View attachment 4803897
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The listing I found (the one I bought) has no mention of being a China model: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0...392-182d8c1e93fc&pf_rd_r=BXHY5GGBGWZ139E82XCY

Nic2112 said:
The listing I found (the one I bought) has no mention of being a China model: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0...392-182d8c1e93fc&pf_rd_r=BXHY5GGBGWZ139E82XCY
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Do you get a one year warranty? If not, send it back to Amazon and order from OnePlus. Not having band 71 on the Chinese model is moot, since only t mobile USA uses it.
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Do you get a one year warranty? If not, send it back to Amazon and order from OnePlus. Not having band 71 on the Chinese model is moot, since only t mobile USA uses it.
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The link is for the one I bought and returned.

Nic2112 said:
The link is for the one I bought and returned.
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What I was saying was if you don't get a 1 year warranty on the Amazon chinese one return it. But you already have. Well done.
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Nic2112 said:
On Amazon Canada, the version with 8gb/256gb was 949$CDN with next day shipping thanks to Prime. On the OnePlus store, it's 939$ but it ships from California so it takes longer to get to Canada. Not long but a few days longer.
Other reason I wanted to buy from Amazon is that I knew I'd love the phone but I was concerned about the size. Since our family buys a LOT from Amazon, I would not be too concerned about returning a phone if the size was a huge issue.
Turns out it's big, really big, but I can get used to it. What I don't want though is to have a phone for the next two years that might not be perfectly setup for north America.
I returned the Amazon phone last week and will order from OnePlus once they confirm my credit card has been credited.
It might not be a big problem but I plan on keeping the phone for awhile and I want to make sure it's perfect. It being a model for the Chinese market would bug me every day so I didn't want to keep it.
Edit: I forgot to mention that since it's made for China, it should come with hydrogen OS but it came with Oxygen OS so it's possible that store opens the phones, flashes oxygen OS, then repackaged them as "new from factory"
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As you clearly are not comfortable with the actual situation and as long as you still have the return window open, there is no other way to happiness except returning the phone to Amazon and buy another one from oneplus. You will never have peace of mind knowing that the seller did that trick to make the phone international...

googy_anas said:
As you clearly are not comfortable with the actual situation and as long as you still have the return window open, there is no other way to happiness except returning the phone to Amazon and buy another one from oneplus. You will never have peace of mind knowing that the seller did that trick to make the phone international...
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I hate returning stuff because I'm really happy with the phone and I'm not sure how much money merchants lose on returns. I don't think they were dishonest, but I think it qualifies as selling something not exactly as advertised.
Lesson learned, I bought my 6T directly from OnePlus, I should have done the same for my 7 Pro.