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Being bought out seems to equal corporate death, huh? They haven't made decent phones for a bit though.
Edit: sems it was a merger in 2021, not a buy out. Still, the company truly died then anyway.
Yeah, I had multiple one+ phones for years. The last one I got was literally unusable after the first update and customer services was non existent.
LineageOS works fine on many 1+ devices
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/
Can confirm, just switched to lineageos on a Nord 4, heaps better. The stock os even stutters when opening the app drawer after the android 16 update, lineage doesn't.
Being bought out seems to equal corporate death, huh?
Always has been equal to such. I've seen a company I work with change hands three times, and with each time, something dies.
They were bought out?
No not really. They were always a subsidiary of Oppo, since the beginning.
https://petapixel.com/2021/06/16/oneplus-merging-with-oppo-will-still-operate-independently
They merged in 2021, which is guess isnt necessarily buying them. So you are right. I'll edit my comment to reflect the truth.
I was gonna say, has always been under bkk or whatever they're called
I guess they made decent phones so that oppo had a foothold in western markets, but they got their asses handed to them by xiaomi. The moment xiaomi established themselves I swear oppo started phasing out oneplus. This has been a long time coming.
Even running the co-founder himself away, which in retrospect should have been a sign of their enshittification.
(/s bc duh)
Loved them at first, but they fully enshitified after OPPO. They were also on my blocklist for future purchases after claiming my trade in was damaged presenting pictures with no damage.
I was considering OnePlus 15R, what is the problem with the brand?
In the early days they were everything I wanted in an Android device. Hardware sold with minimal markup, long battery life, and easily customizable when it came to the swapping ROM’s. Their customer service was also fantastic.
Then they slowly raised margins and the hardware wasn’t cheaper than other flagships. Then they started making their own ROM and making it harder to swap it out. Now they’re just another Android. Nothing sets them apart from pretty much any other device.
On top of that, their customer service is now on the deny delay defend flow. If you have a problem and you need their support, you will regret going with them. If you don’t have a problem, you’ll probably be fine. But why go with them at all, nothing they offer is better than a Samsung or LG.
As a fanboy of LG phones, sadly everything they offer is now better than LG because the last phone LG released was in 2020. At least they shut down their phone division rather than enshittifying.
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Thanks Trump.
Still have a oneplus, the 9pro. Still a great phone, but I know that newer models are pretty shit. So this would be my last oneplus anyway (after having owned 3). Next phone would be a de-googled android or a Linux phone. I'm thinking of Fairphone. But right now my 9pro is still good and AI free so I don't need anything else.
I have a OnePlus 13 and have been largely very happy with it. I just don't care much for Google's and Samsung's skins. I'm hoping my next phone is a Nothing, but they haven't been exactly hitting home runs recently. What other non-google/Samsung phones are even around these days?
Commedore is back in business, bringing a Linux flip phone on the market. In the root it's blocking social media and browsers. Also about 90% of android apps will work on it. It's tempting, but I don't want to type out messages with an old school numerical keyboard. Also I want a browser on my phone.
Fairphone has a nice business model. Fair product which has been produced fairly from fairly sourced materials. Price is steap but it's repairable and upgradable and it's OS is de-googled android. The hardware just isn't flagship level. There are more businesses who focus on anti Google. But most of it is still android and lack behind on some level.
But with the recent exponentially growing evilness of Google I assume Linux phone development will have a nice boost.
In Europe, maybe. I fully expect the remaining three carriers in the USA (Dish doesn't count, sorry) to start "locking down" their networks again just like they used to, preventing "unauthorized" devices from connecting. It's why they're pushing for eSIM-only devices, so you can't move your SIM around without their okay (and likely a fee).
Commedore is back in business,
you mean, a different company with the same name. that commodore is not back in business. pointing this out because it sets the wrong expectations.
and it's OS is de-googled android
that's not true. it does have toogle play, and all the other google components required by license to have that.
but it has good support for degoogled roms, even eelockable bootloader for safety with supported roms.
How was Ubuntu able to launch like a dozen of phones back in the day?
Can we have that ? Why can't they do it now - I would buy a high end model.
? they tried to crowdfund one single model but despite the overwhelming support (raised $35 mil) it wasn't enough to actually start production
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Was very happy with my 1+1. But sadly all downhill from there.
I would say even up to the 7, they were still somewhat on brand of being enthusiast friendly
Maybe, but were those still flagship-killers?
Probably not, but for me 1+ was always more about good feature sets and being open to tinkering.
I loved my OnePlus 3 so much, only stopped using it in like, 2021 because the screen started to lift in one corner. Replaced it with an Oppo brand that was kinda crap from day 1. Only bought it because it was one of the few phones with a headphone jack.
Still use my 5T. Absolute tank of a phone. Considering replacing the battery and charging/aux port to refresh it for another 4 year run.
Only chink is the glue holding on the camera lens is giving out
it's kinda sad for me because i was gonna get a oneplus 15 in the near future but with this i'd rather not.
does anyone have any phone advice for this kind of price segment?
i've been losing my mind looking at all the different kinds of phones and accessories and things to the point of seriously considering getting an iphone
Nothing Phones seem promising. Although their models make no sense. They have main phones, mid phones, budget phones, and then a whole sub brand called cmf that has ITS OWN phone hierarchy.
At the very least they are different and trying new things.
From someone who has the OP15. It's a great device if you like to tinker and install degoogled version. Even using lineage or other roms with gapps, we have wallet working with full play certification. And the dev community is active around it. So I still recommend it. Just note the camera is acceptable for the tier, just not great. The battery/performance on the other hand is fantastic.
Any recommendations for any specific roms? I've only seen an unofficial port of lineage OS (https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-unofficial-lineageos-23-for-oneplus-15.4785437/)
Unfortunately most of the dev community is on Telegram. You can find the link in the Superflasher xda thread.
I do a Motorola with LineageOS. I'll probably upgrade to a new Motorola when they are compatible with Graphene
When is that gonna come out?
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The screen on my 6T broke and it was 500 dollars to fix it. Also their pricing is no longer worth it.
Not sorry to see them go away anymore
I got a guy to fix my phone screen. Overall cost was less than $100, the replacement screen was like $50 from China.
I did that too and screen didn't even last 6 months. That's the problem with cheap screens. You don't get much out of them.
Mine didn't even last 2 months under a screen protector. I didn't even get a cheap price on a cheap screen. I got rid of the phone since it cost too much to replace. They said it wasnt a common part, if it had been a Samsung or iPhone it would have been closer to 50 to replace.
I once got a screen replaced by a street vendor in shenzhen for $5 but then it cracked on the way to the hotel (just the glass put on the LCD with thin strips of vhb on the side)
I had one do it for less than that in Beijing from a shop and it still works today
ok
I honestly don’t think I’ve ever heard someone here in Europe say they used a OnePlus device. Our entire company is all iPhone or some flavor of Samsung.
I don’t imagine they were much of a player here in Europe, just looking at my own circle of friends, family and colleagues.
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