OnePlus arrived on the scene in 2014 with brash marketing and a compelling pitch: What if your phone was cheaper and faster? More than a decade later, the market is much different, and so is OnePlus. Confirming months of rumors and speculation, OnePlus has confirmed it’s ending phone releases in North America and Europe.
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Zephyr@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 45d
You either die the hero or live long enough to become the villain, somehow they died the villain and Nothing had taken their place.
drawerair@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 45d
Nothing didn't take their place. The Nothing design and the Oneplus design have been different.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 45d
In the sense that they make the best budget phone possible. Obviously two companies will have different design choices
drawerair@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 45d
I didn't follow Oneplus in recent years. I asked Chatgpt re their budget 📱. Per Chatgpt, they made 👍 budget 📱 like the Nord 5 and the Nord CE5.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 44d
Their origin is very similar to nothing in that they were the ultimate value phone. Unfortunately OnePlus slowly tried to transition into more luxury flagship brand but failed
drawerair@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 44d
Oneplus was the brand of the specs chaser. Great specs; clean Android skin; cheaper than the Samsung or Apple flagship. examples – Oneplus 7 pro and Oneplus 8 pro
Then they increased the cost. They made Oxygenos more like Coloros.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 44d
Yeah by the 7th and 8th gen, you have to understand I was there before launch, same with nothing. I was a fan that time and now.
noughtnaut@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 45d
Serious question, does any other phone have a ring/vibrate/silent physical toggle? For me it's THE feature keeping me on OnePlus (although my model 10 is pretty beat up by now and I'm side-eyeing a Nexus to put Graphene on).
drawerair@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 45d
I want more folks to experience long 🔋 life. Oneplus 15 won the best 🔋 life award – @mkbhd. The Europeans and the North Americans have 1 less choice with this news. Will Oneplus 16 have a global version? Those not living in China can buy the Chinese version. But the 🇨🇳 version will have some cons for those not living in 🇨🇳. example – Oneplus 15 🇨🇳 version doesn't have esim support