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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swaraj, 12 Feb 2023Just a reminder to people buying chinese phones .. there�... moreJust another conspiracy theorist...

    Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Based on 4PDA, looks like only certain newer models are aff... moreThe fact that you even thought China to comply with US-imposed sanctions on China's largest military ally is laughable for me.
    And, no Chinese brand will restrict any country if their government haven't told them to.
    Moreover, as the article said, the limited functionality is there in India, Brazil, Russia among others (where OP11 is soon going to launch). It makes no sense to reach a conclusion that they are doing anything because of some random sanction

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      notafanboy, 12 Feb 2023Didn't know "midrange" phones had Snapdragon... moreCpu dont make flagship phone. Main cam is terrible, old display without pwm, battery life ehm.. its just recykled op 10t, nothing else. For flagship price.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 12 Feb 2023

        this is great right? this is what USA want!

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          • Hkt
          • 12 Feb 2023

          Just a reminder to people buying chinese phones .. there's no freedom to manufacturer in china ... they are all state companies hence tread carefully

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            • 04r
            • 12 Feb 2023

            Who still buys OnePlus?😂

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              Vasra, 12 Feb 2023And what stops from the phone maker of updating that file b... moreBased on 4PDA, looks like only certain newer models are affected. Suspicion is this has to do new sanctions against Russia that kicked in.

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                SShock, 12 Feb 2023Buying phones from China is pointless anyway. Most of them ... moreChina/asia (ITU region 3) frequency is actually more like Europe/Africa (ITU region 1).

                The one that very different is America (ITU region 2)

                  Buying phones from China is pointless anyway. Most of them use weird cellular bands that make them useless in Europe. And it's not even cost efficient since paying VAT and customs brings the costs so far high it just makes no sense and you don't even have warranty in the end.

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                    • 12 Feb 2023

                    OnePlus china has apparently said that this indeed is an error and the devs are working to fix it

                      And what stops from the phone maker of updating that file based on their whim or based on the current sanctions list of the week, rendering your phone useless?

                        It almost same case with Xiaomi too (on MIUI 13 China. i don't know)

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                          Anonymous, 12 Feb 202323.999 Czech Koruna is more then 1000 euros. That's ve... moreDon't blame OnePlus
                          All brand more expensive in Europe
                          It's the higher cost of doing business (store rent, electricity & salary)
                          And also high Europe tax

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                            • K1K
                            • 12 Feb 2023

                            they settled (again)

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                              • SXw
                              • 12 Feb 2023

                              Why am I not surprised?

                                Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023Ye its pathetic. Midrange phone for 1k eur, no comment.Didn't know "midrange" phones had Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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                                  Anonymous, 12 Feb 202323.999 Czech Koruna is more then 1000 euros. That's ve... moreYe its pathetic. Midrange phone for 1k eur, no comment.

                                    notafanboy, 12 Feb 2023Dayum that's not cool. But I guess I'm safe with ... moreLuckily retailers like Giztop who sell Chinese phones globally have mitigated that limitation by allowing to choose OxygenOS as the software option so that you don't get the lock. Case in point and if the sources suggest anything, sounds like it is on the software side of things so using OxygenOS can possibly bypass this.

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                                      Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023https://m.alza.cz/oneplus-11-5g-dualsim-16gb-256gb-cerna-d7... more23.999 Czech Koruna is more then 1000 euros. That's very expensive. What a shame OnePlus.

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                                        notafanboy, 12 Feb 2023He's spreading misinformation850€ for 8/128 and 920€ for 16/256 in France, so not too far off the 1k bar... It may even be over 1k in some countries,
                                        Considering pixel 7 pro launched at 899€ it's not a good deal

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