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Previously on Lemmy: Motorola

Maybe we should just make this a series now.

Never settle for Oneplus.

I've always felt that Oneplus is a brand that I should like on principle of having clean software with barebones but powerful hardware, but in reality, every single Oneplus phone I've seen always had some sort of big BUTs attached to them, so buying Oneplus always feels like settling.

Take the Oneplus One for example, that sandstone textured cover was THE most creative material I felt a phone could have had, and I'm honestly shocked nobody has ever done it again. But along with that of course, comes with the cringy "smash your phone" marketing campaign, the half-hearted attempt to distance themselves from their parent company Oppo, the whole software mess with CyanogenMod/OxygenOS, etc.

Had a Oneplus 3T for a while, same deal: Great phone when it works as intended, but they raised their price without making the phone better, and the inexplicable random restarts/battery drain is so irritating, never had another phone that does that.

Recently they've dropped all pretense of not being Oppo and abandoned their core audience, choosing to have the "courage" to drop the headphone jack. Mediocre Chinese phones with flagship specs are a dime a dozen, I just don't see a reason to buy them anymore.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had a OnePlus 3t. The power button stopped working in the end, but it lasted a good five years and was fast enough, even at the end. The camera was awful from the beginning though. Like you say tough, the prices now are nothing special.

[–] MargotRobbie 1 points 1 year ago

I felt that getting Gcam hacks on it makes it better, but that's its own can of worms.

[–] ki77erb 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I used to be a big fan of OP, but when updates started getting months behind and when they arrived they were buggy as hell and my phone became more and more unusable, I switched to a Pixel 7.

[–] MrGrivixer 3 points 1 year ago

I had a OnePlus 6T and a OnePlus 8T.

OnePlus 6T: had it for 1.5 years and sold it because it had some weird bugs (can't remember exactly which).

OnePlus 8T: had it for almost 2 years. Updated to Android 12, was shit after few weeks. Factory reset to 11, used that a long time. Updated to 12 for a a few days and then to Android 13. Was alright but again a few bugs. Factory reset it again a few (staying on Android 13). Later Factory reset it to Android 11.

I have factory reset it 5 times in 1 the last year i had the OnePlus 8T.

And despite the many factory resets, every few days had a bug where it became so slow it wasn't useable anymore and had to reboot.

Short story: OnePlus had a lot of potential and I bought a OnePlus 6T for the price and the good software support they had in 2018. I feel a little betrayed because they became so worse over the few years I had my OnePlus phones.

I now have a Samsung S23 Ultra which has good software support and yes it has some bloat. But i don't have stupid bugs and the phone stays fast.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I had a oneplus 6 and really liked it. I am also getting a oneplus nord n200 in a few weeks to replace my dying moto. I will be flashing LineageOS which is mainly why i chose it.

[–] kamen 2 points 1 year ago

I've never owned one. I've been on Nexii and Pixels for the past 10 years. I was very close to buying a 7 Pro or 7T Pro - I really liked the idea of a popup camera and an edge to edge display with no cutouts (I rarely use the front camera of a phone and I was kind of annoyed that everyone jumped ship to displays with notches or holes); sadly, they abandoned that design in the 8 series. I generally like that they're still liberal about the software (unlocking the bootloader and so on) and would definitely consider them in the future.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I currently have a 7T. It's not bad. Felt pretty impressive at the time that I got it. These days I feel like the camera is a bit lacklustre and every now and then something freezes. I'm gonna upgrade to something else soon. Probably something much higher end as I'm more comfortable spending money on a high end phone these days. But it's been a pretty solid phone, especially for its price and age.

[–] ace_garp 2 points 1 year ago

To really get the most out of the OP 7Pro camera, this camera app works very well:

GCam 7.3.018 by Urnyx05 Vers 2.1

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've had the 3t for a couple of years until the 6t came out and I'm still using that to this day. I've been happy with both of them, the 6t still works well and although e.g. the camera isn't the greatest I have no intention of getting another phone until this one is completely dead.

That said, I wouldn't buy a newer models since the pricing policy and the move away from their former principles made them a mediocre phone amongst many and I would definitely get a Pixel next if I had to.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had a oneplus 3t, 5, 6t, 9 and 10. By the 10, I felt like they'd lost everything that made them great. OxygenOS was great when it was it's own thing. Their attempt to merge os's hasn't been very good.

[–] MargotRobbie 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, while it makes economic sense for Oppo to focus their development on just one user experience, ultimately different markets just want different things.

[–] Toylerrr 2 points 1 year ago

I had the one plus 8uw and absolutely hated it. Didn't work at all even tho it's was a Verizon phone. Went back to pixel and won't go back.

[–] barcaxavi 2 points 1 year ago

Rocking a 5T for more than 5 years now, and still quite satisfied with it. Before this phone I usually changed them every 2 years or so, but with this, I don't feel the need. Not saying I'm not tempted, and I did have to change battery and usb port midway, but other than that, it's a great device.

Looking at their price changes I'm not sure I would buy from their recent line of products though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have an 11, love it, very happy.

[–] anthoniix 2 points 1 year ago

Typing this comment on one right now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had a OnePlus 3T that lasted me 4 years. It served me well and I liked the design on hardware and software, but my biggest complaint was their way too overly aggressive killing of background apps. I remember numerous times where I would be listening to music and if I switched to another app it would kill my music after a few minutes. I guess it helped on battery benchmarks but the usability really suffered.
And by the time I was ready to get a new phone, they were just as expensive as everyone else without a clear vision or distinction to set them apart. I had also heard too many support issues to feel comfortable spending that much on a phone compared to the other options, so they ended up losing me as a repeat customer.
I remember being so excited after getting my 3T to introduce people to OnePlus as a great performance/software/price combo since they still weren’t that well-known outside of enthusiast communities at the time, and I was disappointed to see the direction they’ve ended up going.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm having a similar experience with my Realme x3 which I believe shares a lot of software with the OnePlus.

I need Facebook messenger for my work, and no matter what I do - even using LADB to uninstall Athena etc - it still gets killed randomly.

Only solution for now is to run Messenger Lite, which is also broken in that all links sent to it come up as attachment unavailable.

A shame as it's a great phone otherwise.

[–] YoFrodo 2 points 1 year ago

I am also curious whats considered 'good' these days for android phones and why. I have been lucky in a way that my current job pays for my phone entirely and Ive been with them a long time. Ive been thinking more and more that I should get my own phone to fully split my personal and work stuff but Ive been out of this game so long I dont know what to even look for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Happy with mine. I had a 6, then had an 8 Pro for the last 3 years and literally just a week ago got the 11. People complain about this, that, the other but none of it bothers me. I like the software, I like the hardware.

[–] Voytrekk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree with your assessment. I never had a OP phone, but they seemed like solid mid-range choices at the start. I did consider picking up a used on recently, but it would have been for installing LineageOS on it. I wouldn't trust the default software that comes on the phone like any Chinese phone.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I was considering them until they removed expansion storage on their phones.

[–] eric5949 1 points 1 year ago

My wife loves them, I don't care for them though. I used lg phones until they gave up so oneolus was never really my thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I really liked my Oneplus 8T for about 90% of the time I had it. Liked the look, good size, felt well built with that glass back, but then it just completely became unusable in the span of about three months. Definitely in "good" phone territory, but am a little hesitant to get another device.

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