Hot take: OnePlus 9 series

28 March 2021
Here's what we think of the new OnePlus 9 family.

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  • 29 Mar 2021

i had one plus 3,5t and now im buying mi 11.
while they give discount to usa market,in my country they said one plus 9 stock will arrive in 2 months to people who pre order.

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    • Anonymous
    • JT5
    • 29 Mar 2021

    Davy Jones, 29 Mar 2021They may promote themselves as a premium brand but in actua... moreOnePlus phones have become decent since OP7.
    Before that , they were not.
    Except CPU, they were not better than midranges like Motorola Z Play or Galaxy A7.

    No surprise 7 and 8 series sold more than 3,5 and 6 despite higher price.

      TheLastOracle, 29 Mar 2021Apparently, Oneplus was India's best selling premium m... moreThey may promote themselves as a premium brand but in actuality they are still midrange phones with flagship chipset and screen

        Duan, 29 Mar 2021Op9r is op8t with sd870, save money and just buy 8tIt's same price for both of them.

          Duan, 29 Mar 2021Op9r is op8t with sd870, save money and just buy 8tIn india 9R is cheaper than 8t so it a better deal

            To all the Indians at GSMArena Happy Holi Guys😀

              Apparently, Oneplus was India's best selling premium midrange/flagship, for the last few years. It sells more in India than any other market. Its decline there, would therefore, spell the beginning of the end for Oneplus.

                salarx, 29 Mar 2021The closest you'll get to these specs is with a Zenfon... moreYea, l'll be keeping an eye out on the 8 series for Zenfone but if it doesn't improve the LTE/5G band offerings (since last year there was barely ANY USA bands on the 7 series), I can't use it here.

                I'd pay for GSMArena to write an article explaining how hard (or maybe easy) it is to configure LTE/5G bands on device processors.

                  Dometalican, 29 Mar 2021To answer your question, no, it's not good enough in t... moreThe closest you'll get to these specs is with a Zenfone, which will max at 5000mah.

                    Anonymous, 29 Mar 2021How S20 FE is better than S20? FE does not have rear gl... moreI just wrote "Price-Feature wise" and "practically", do you know what that means? All the features that S20 FE cuts of are justified for its price-point and are mere advancemens that are hard to look forward to for the price-increase. The main points are the performance and battery-life, and S20 FE is on-par with S20 by these standards.
                    If you can afford S20, then well and good, but the point is do you really look forward to those "extra" features? Do these features offer enough back to the price-hike the S20 has over S20 FE?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • JT5
                      • 29 Mar 2021

                      Dometalican, 29 Mar 2021To answer your question, no, it's not good enough in t... moreMediatek chips are too inferior.
                      Only midrange P series are worth using.

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                        • NoNameGuy
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                        • 29 Mar 2021

                        Value Proposition... r u kidding me GSMARENA? when 700$ phones were offered for 369 that was a value proposition. now when equivalent phones are touching the same 1000$ mark, offering one in 900$ is absolute BS

                          Shadocx, 29 Mar 2021But are you ready to pay 1500-2000$ for all these things?Why would it be that much? You think a bigger battery, microSD card, and headphone jack would add $400 to the OnePlus 9 Pro's price? Maybe $200 more MAX but that's about it.

                          Either way, if I can break it in payments, I'd do it. It'd be worth it tremendously so long as it has Sony's battery care tech.

                            Dometalican, 29 Mar 2021To answer your question, no, it's not good enough in t... moreBut are you ready to pay 1500-2000$ for all these things?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • JT5
                              • 29 Mar 2021

                              SA Woodlawn, 29 Mar 2021The vanilla is just cutting too many basic features, OIS fo... moreHow S20 FE is better than S20?

                              FE does not have rear glass, which is better for thermal purposes than plastic.
                              FE does not have DDR5 like S20.
                              FE has lower tier screen compared to S20.
                              FE lacks jack.
                              FE has weaker UWA compared to S20.
                              FE 4K video has inferior quality according to the review.

                                The vanilla is just cutting too many basic features, OIS for example is a lame excuse which could've easily been kept. Price-Feature wise, Apple still balances the things out pretty well. Android companies like OnePlus and Samsung just don't know how to balance their devices for their respective price-points, one example from Samsung is how ridiculous it is to sell the vanilla Galaxy S20 when the S20 FE is practically better with no compromises at all.
                                I would suggest iPhone 12 or Galaxy S20 FE over OnePlus 9 just for the Price-Feature POV. Any suggestions are welcome.
                                Peace!

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                                  • Alex
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                                  • 29 Mar 2021

                                  [deleted post]Absolutely. Totally BS article from the "value proposition" to the "camera is better". One should be blind to put OP8 and OP9 shots side by side and not see how OP9 sux with the terrible noise.

                                    Anonymous, 29 Mar 20217,000mah battery. You should look at brands like Doogee tha... moreI don't want to carry a power bank + cable for more battery. Also, Doogee isn't a flagship and its cameras are weak. You may try again.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 29 Mar 2021

                                      Dometalican, 29 Mar 2021To answer your question, no, it's not good enough in t... more7,000mah battery. You should look at brands like Doogee that sells power bank phones. Or maybe just hook up a powerbank to your phone.

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                                        • 29 Mar 2021

                                        Dometalican, 29 Mar 2021To answer your question, no, it's not good enough in t... more💯🙏

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