Chinese OnePlus 11 units are apparently region-locked

12 February 2023
This might actually be a new policy affecting Oppo and Realme devices as well.

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Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Is that why indian manufacturered phones are catching fire ... moreIndian made phones are just dogwater anyway, seen the Redmi Note 10 Pro's Indian variant? It's plagued by a crapload of issues like the selfie camera not functioning

    its just like a region locked DVD player but in smartphone form.
    so, importing oppo, realme and oneplus devices straight from china is gonna be useless in upcoming future? damn what kind of new policy is this?? is this intentional to obligate people into buying international models which cost more?

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      Region locking mechanism

      So greedy of big companies like OnePlus too do this

      This only hurts poor people who on tighter budget in overpriced market who import good phones at more reasonable prices

      Very bad of OnePlus too do this
      At least there's a workaround or way for people ask for unlocked device

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        • 12 Feb 2023

        potato4k, 12 Feb 2023Meh, won’t be much of an issue. Chinese handsets are not th... moreThat's why we used to have HydrogenOS for OnePlus phones sold in China. That is basically OxygenOS but without Google Mobile Services installed.

          Meh, won’t be much of an issue. Chinese handsets are not that desirable anyway as they don’t have GMS built in. People who still buy China region phone should know what they’re getting into and should be able to decide their own workarounds. It just needs an unlock code, and I’m sure there will be people selling unlocking service soon. Meanwhile most regular consumers won’t be affected. Not really news.

            Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023China/asia (ITU region 3) frequency is actually more like E... moreI've had Chinese phone in Europe and 4G speeds were so dog s**t that I just forced it to use 3G all the time and I generally got better speeds than with 4G. Never again anything with Chinese bands.

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              Darkestnoir , 12 Feb 2023Who still buys OnePlus?😂Man and why not its still great device for perfect price compared to much more expensive competition which cant even put charger in the box and adds proper charging speeds and usualy at much higher price gives much less disk space like 128GB and only 8GB of ram.

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                Darkestnoir , 12 Feb 2023Who still buys OnePlus?😂me

                  Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Then import cars, tvs and everything from there as well. C... moreHave you forgotten about the shipping cost? Phones are cheaper to obtain bcs they're small. Cars and furniture are bigger and that might as well cross out the money saved from the price difference. Plus, most cars are CBU so there's no need to import it.

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                    Tigolebitties, 12 Feb 2023Nope, I'm not going to spend an extra $200+ if the aft... moreThen import cars, tvs and everything from there as well. Cheaper same way.

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                      Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Ye its pathetic. Midrange phone for 1k eur, no comment.Man how a flagship rade device with much better charging speeds and charger in the box and many else better compared to many other competition like S23 ultra is a midrange device???
                      What did you mixed to your morning cereals??? Bunch of redcaps???
                      Hahaha

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                        swaraj, 12 Feb 2023Just a reminder to people buying chinese phones .. there�... moreIs that why indian manufacturered phones are catching fire while their international variants are fine? Joe blow having the freedom to open up any supplier shop in india without any oversight. Must be nice

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                          Gggg, 12 Feb 2023850€ for 8/128 and 920€ for 16/256 in France, so not too fa... moreMan yes but Tensor CP by pixel is equal to SD 865 or so.
                          Very far from SD 8 gen 2.

                            Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023It is correct. Want one, buy in your location. Intern... moreNope, I'm not going to spend an extra $200+ if the aftersales service is useless. Flash it with Global ROM and that's all.

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                              • Lkg
                              • 12 Feb 2023

                              It is correct. Want one, buy in your location.

                              Internation version of China phones do not have obligation to send data to Neijing like domestic versions.

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                                Valiant , 12 Feb 2023You try doing business in China without state approval and ... moreRofl...trying doing business in any country without state approval see how far you get.

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                                  Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Based on 4PDA, looks like only certain newer models are aff... moreChina and Russia have no beef with each other so sanctions don't apply here

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                                    SShreyas, 12 Feb 2023Just another conspiracy theorist...You try doing business in China without state approval and see how far you get. Apple, the most valuable phone company, bends over backwards for the communist party and agrees to their censorship

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                                      • 12 Feb 2023

                                      this is what you get when buying chinese phones...

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                                        Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Cpu dont make flagship phone. Main cam is terrible, old dis... moreBut still, consider these.
                                        -It's 16/256
                                        -Not a midrange, they're not exactly like Poco in terms of hardware nor pricing. Older HW? Not only them do it... but well OK maybe they go downhill...
                                        -All are pricier now... all. Must be sort of expected.
                                        -Mate it's pre-order only. Probably no sellers there even have the phone yet. Don't buy immediately. Wait a little, it will be better for sure.

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