2021 Winners and Losers: OnePlus

08 January 2022
OnePlus announced some big changes in 2021, some of them are polarizing.

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Forgot another loser: OnePlus 9

WTH is the point of the base model? At least with the Pixel 6, the price is pretty good but the OnePlus 9 has no reason for its existence. No IP rating, no Telephoto, not compact, and smaller battery. If the base model was a compact at least, it would be a good option but it's a useless phone.

    Not Really, 08 Jan 2022Yeah...no. I really don't understand why people want e... moreYeah, I love paying monthly for storage that requires a good-enough internet connection that can be hacked into with my own data out there. Also, I guess if I don't want stellar quality FLAC audio and zero latency, sure, forget the headphone jack.....

    Less options = consumers lose

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      Anonymous, 08 Jan 2022strange there's not one mention of the exploding Nord ... moremost people will forgot it after some years and its not only one plus nord 2 .samsung note 7 and redmi note 4 and some other phone reported same problem but main thing is company has to fix those issues as soon as possible

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        Anonymous, 08 Jan 2022Photos say otherwise. it's easy these days to create fake photos

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          Anonymous, 08 Jan 2022strange there's not one mention of the exploding Nord ... morebecause it never happened

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            • 09 Jan 2022

            Nice look

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              Anonymous, 08 Jan 2022I never cared about OnePlus as their phones aren't eve... moreBattery saving setting that causes Messaging app & Voice Call apps to stay silent until you unlock the phone (then you get hundreds of messages & missed call notifications) is not located in battery savings nor notifications. What else do you describe that kind of UIX design if not piece of sheet?

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                • 08 Jan 2022

                OxygenOS is the worst Android skin on the planet. I wish I could run MIUI on my Oneplus 9 Pro instead.

                  Losers = Oneplus
                  You'll be a winner by staying away from them

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 08 Jan 2022

                    OnePlus - never again. My next phone is gonna be Motorola - closest to stock Android.

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                      • 08 Jan 2022

                      strange there's not one mention of the exploding Nord phones in the entire article. There was no news on it covered earlier either when it happened. Sus

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                        • 08 Jan 2022

                        Anonymous, 08 Jan 2022I will prefer the iPhone 12 mini over OnePlus 9 Pro for the... more😂😂😂 like there's the same thing

                          Oneplus is obviously also just as good as Apple, to brainwash people. They have never been good in the camera area, and they will never be as good as advertised. As sooner you will accept this truth, the sooner oneplus would change it.

                            There's been a lot of discussion about OOS being dead and ColorOS replacing it, yet OP claims that the changes are only "under the hood". For the people complaining about the merger, have you used it, and what is difference since the switch?

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                              • 08 Jan 2022

                              "OxygenOS and its fans are probably the biggest losers this year." - a bit harsh but the OxygenOS fans deserve the L. I remember how the OnePlus hyped that stupid always-on mode where you had this line in the middle that showed you how you used your phone and how the entire team of designers or something worked on it, and the OnePlus fans talked about it as it was the best thing ever happened to phones ever since they started sending text messages.

                              tl;dr: fanboy a brand and you get what you deserve.

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                                Anonymous, 08 Jan 2022Everyone knows this is fake news.Photos say otherwise.

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                                  DarkKnight9, 08 Jan 2022Winner: BBK. It owns all the Chinese brands like Oppo, Vivo... moreIf sales of one of them drops to very low levels (OP is the least sold among the 4) , there may be no reason for BBk to keep the sub-brand alive.
                                  That's the point.
                                  They have own finances, mainly vivo that does not belong to oppo ...

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                                    Anonymous, 08 Jan 2022OnePlus is dead, so is the father company. Headphone jac... moreYeah...no. I really don't understand why people want expandable memory like clouds are a thing. Also most of headphone jacks are mostly shitty in phones, only LG had some decent DACs behind theme. I'd rather invest in higher end Bluetooth hedphones. Bezeless display? With underscreen camera big Yes. With a motorized front facing camera? I'd rather have IP68 rating.

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                                      • 08 Jan 2022

                                      I never cared about OnePlus as their phones aren't even available where i live but why do people hate their os so much? Bugs? Removed/limited features?

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                                        • 08 Jan 2022

                                        Zero, 08 Jan 2022Don't forget Meizu, who dissapeared lately sadly.They never appeared in the first place where I live .