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Hello everyone,
I'm on the fence of changing my Nexus 6, and have been eyeing the Moto Z Play for a long time,until I saw that OnePlus 3 was pretty decent priced with good specs. Is it still worth buying it? Would love to get some input for battery from you guys.
Yes. Worth it. My OP3 from last June is still going strong. Battery still holds up all day with 3 and some change SOT most days. Strong dev community. OnePlus has promised O. I say get it.
Yes, I'm still happy with mine. If you don't mind buying used, 3 is available from 350, 3t from 400, on the usual sources (not sure if we can post marketplaces).
Big advantage of used is that you won't be waiting for in Stock and ship from China.
3t resale should be decent at that price, even after 5 comes out, given the estimated cost of 5, in case you don't like it.
I'd definitely buy the OP3 or the OP3T again if i needed a phone today - great performance, great battery life (slightly better on OP3T), quick SW and security updates, great dev community
Op3 is worthier than moto z play definitely
I would recommend just getting the op3t new since they don't sell the op3 anymore brand new. I like buying my phones new for the warranty.
OP5 is out soon so maybe it's worth hanging on for that.
If you don't want to pay that much then I'd say the OP3 is definitely worth it. I went from a Nexus 6P to an OP3 and don't regret my decision at all.
Maybe wait for the OP5 to come out, because loads of people will sell their used OP3 then
Obviously it's worth it, it's barely a year old phone and very capable.
Wait for oneplus5 it's just weeks away and the price is the same
On OnePlus site you can't buy 3.
3T it's 439 $.
In about 2 weeks OnePlus 5 will be out.
Motorola Moto Z it's fine phone, but OnePlus 3 it's better.
I would highly recommend the OnePlus 3T even now.
Go blindly for it.
But I do recommend to buy as soon as the OP5 comes out as then loads of used 3T would be available.
As the title says, who's getting one? I'm a definite yes. My wife really wants one too. She's def not a geek or anything, but, she loves the camera and the real-time translation using a pixel and the buds.
I'm in it for a design without the notch, the camera, solis, and the 90hz screen. I'm fairly excited about this phone. Can't wait for tomorrow!
You?
Definitely looking forward to it, just depends on the official prices. If the XL 128gb starts at 1000 I might just wait. I'm hoping Google has some nice trade in offers
I am in.
Unfortunately I dropped my 3 XL a couple of weeks ago and cracked the screen, so I cant't wait for a new phone.
I have had all the XL's since the start and have not seen another phone that I would enjoy as much as the google.
I'm thinking about it. But Only because Oneplus can't get their **** together and add wireless charging. One of the reasons I left them and the only reason why I'm haven't gone back
I think I have never been less excited about a Google event than this year. Just nothing on the 4XL wows me including Android 10.
- I want to see the battery life with 90Hz always on. Apparently it's by default set to dynamic 90Hz.
- Anandtech says speakers are lousy
- Overall design is dated
- Trade-in value of Pixel 3s is lousy
- No wide angle lens and no 60 fps videos
- Google put a lot of attention into things I don't use that often: Google Assistant, Night sky photography, motion sense.
No thanks. No premium price for a mediocre phone anymore.
I paid $1,000 for my 3XL on the basis of it getting guaranteed three years of OS and security updates, so I'll be keeping it until Android 13 comes out, and decide what to do with what's out then.
On the fence. Just wondering if TWRP will be made considering it is almost 2 months after Android 10 and it doesn't seem possible yet on the Pixel 3XL. My 3XL runs fabulously well for now. I guess it depends on perks.
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I'll probably end up buying it. Just waiting on official price here in Canada. I bought the pixel xl, pixel 2xl, pixel 3xl. Why stop now.
If it had dual front facing speaker and a fingerprint sensor, I would think so, but I guess not.
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I'm pre-ordering today as soon as it goes live, just like I do every year.
Google upped my credit limit unexpectedly, next purchase is Def a pixel 4 xl from Google.
Pixel 3 xl was the first phone I bought from Verizon since the Nexus 6. Loved the Nexus, but gaht dang Verizon screwed the goose with this BL stuff
I have purchased all the XLs and usually get the shakes this time of year for a new one.
I was not impressed by the roll out.
Less impressed by the trade in price.
I can wait a while
*and I am reading they are doing away with the unlimited photo/video storage perk
I will hold onto my 3 for a while now
No wifi 6 or 5G. I am not buying it. Samsung always comes out with awesome specs. Will just keep the pixel 3 xl
I'll be getting the 4XL but after a month or 2, when there should be some bug fixes and sales hopefully
I waited for the sale last year to buy. I just can't bring myself to pay full price knowing it'll drop a few hundred on a few months.
I do love it though.
Just got the 3xl recently and it will do me fine for the next year or two
I always buy a new phone every year. This year is a little different. Android has gotten to point where I only need to root for ad blocking. Almost everything I used to ROM phones for is pretty much included in stock Android. I think I'll sit this year out and wait for the 5XL.
I had it ordered and cancelled after thinking about it. Just not enough of an upgrade for me. I think I just like the look of it more than anything else. Might change my mind when holiday sales start but I'm proud of myself for cancelling. I've pre-ordered the past two years.
Got the 3 XL when it first came out and had a handful of hardware problems with it (even after multiple RMAs).
Returned it and got a 7 Pro but VoLTE doesn't work with it here in Canada.
Most likely going to get the 4XL for getting VoLTE back and the upgraded camera.
Not too sold on the Soli/radar hand waving gesture stuff though...
I have been purchasing the Google phone on it's release day since the 6P.. I thought about getting the 4XL.. but there are lots of things I've realized I am not fond of with this release.
- While I do like the refresh rate, I don't see many other things I'm too excited about.
- They did away with the fingerprint scanner - for FACE ID... not a fan.
- Then I believe the 4XL doesn't have dual front facing speakers, that's one of my favorite features
- Also it doesn't support the new 5G network that is starting to get released throughout the US. If I am going to pay this much money for a phone, i need to know that is has the hardware/specs to survive technology upgrades.
- Oh, and everyone is hating on the notch on the 3XL --> i have no issue with it. my phone is always darked/blacked out anyways, so it's irrelevant to me
- Then on top of it all, trade in value through google for my perfect condition 3XL only got me $260 for a phone I paid $1,000 for a year ago.
No thanks Google. I'm good. I'll wait.
Side note: DU for Android 10 will probably release sometime in the next month or so, and I'll completely forget about the 4XL anyways
I am curious about the camera and think that will be a reason for a purchase.
Some newer hardware . Faster charger & i hope a faster wireless too.
I hope 5G works for any network/country in the world.
Better camera. On this we need proof.
Too bad that we do not have a square screen, flat, no curved edges . Those round corners on a phone are Horrible.
I jumped ship from OnePlus after having 3T, 5, 6T, 7Pro and 8Pro and went to Samsung Note 20 Ultra (rooted) and now S21 Ultra. But I'm missing the ease of root and the easily unlockable bootloader. Don't get me wrong for the S21 Ultra is a great device but without root and all the bootloader shenanigans that Samsung is constantly bringing to the table I'm going back to OnePlus with the 9 Pro. Already got a case for it (LOL). Camera is important but not a deal breaker unless it's totally trash which I don't expect this one to be. I obviously enjoyed previous OnePlus devices and expect this to be no different.
I'll be upgrading to it for All of the above reasons and then some! FYI latest news:
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I'll get one primarily to test, to compare with other top tiers..
For me, it's upgrade time. LGV40 has been great other than the total lack of updates from LG.
Have always been interested in OP, but was hesitant to buy any Chinese maker (privacy wise).
I've been looking for a while for a device to get me off iOS. I need a phone that has a good camera (which they seem to try to sell hard this time around, promising) and IP rating (which the 8 Pro had so I'd assume that would continue to the 9 Pro). So long as LineageOS support springs up for it after a bit I'm def switching
I plan on picking one up. I've held onto my OnePlus 7 Pro for longer than most phones over the last ten years or so. It's time to upgrade. I'll pass the OP7Pro on to my fiancee' and she'll pass her OnePlus 6 down to her son to replace his OP5. And so the cycle will continue.
I'm curious about the camera, but I'm not all-in on it yet. I've always thought OP to have decent, but not the best cameras. They've said that they've focused on the camera in the past, only to have "good enough" be the result. We'll see with the Hasselblad partnership. Everything else is what I'm looking forward to and expecting to be excellent. Speed, screen, finally a 5G phone, WiFi 6 (hopefully?). A truly great camera would just be the icing on top.
I'll buy it for the fast charge and test your camera, but where can I buy the unlocked OP 9 pro? Or will it only come to T-Mobile?
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I'll buy it for the fast charge and test your camera, but where can I buy the unlocked OP 9 pro? Or will it only come to T-Mobile?
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You can buy unlocked models directly from OnePlus.com
As someone else stated that they've held on to the oneplus 7pro longer than others in the last 10years so have I, I've felt that the 7pro has been more than adequate in all aspects to go this long and not feel like I'm missing out on any thing 'new' and I could probably go another year and say the same thing but I think my battery is starting to degrade and doesn't last near as long as it used to so I've decided that it's time to move on and I think that the 9pro will be a good upgrade, I'm not so worried about the camera as most are (I've never been) as long as it takes pictures as good as the 7pro I'll be happy in that aspect.
Ive been a oneplus user since the oneplus one (when you had to get an invite) and been happy with every device that I've purchased from them but I've noticed that I can go two years now easily without upgrading because the innovation of new features , faster phones etc is decreasing more than before so I'm sure this will be my phone for the next two-three years.
3T... 6... 9. I try the pro in the hope for an active community. I hope the curved screen is not to sensitive against impact and usage as in holding and using without touching always the edge.
I forgot to mention the best display on the market.
50w wireless charging (Awesome) ! 65w wired charging also great.
It's very sad to see that oneplus, stopped be the Robin hood in this world.
The prices are to expensive, just like all those phones.
And as usual... It's the same company as oppo, so it's going to be almost the same as oppo find x3 models.
BBK electronics make OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Iqoo (a sub-brand of Vivo) Iqoo is
Vivo's sub brand, set to enter India with 5G smartphone.
Oppo and Oneplus phones are very similar. Vooc and Dash, now Warp charging, same, very similar.
Oppo is 2-300 euro more than OnePlus. Find x3 Pro is 1250 euro.
Oppo have different market/customers than OnePlus.
If I could pre-order it now I would do it, because it is the only normal android device that exists right now. You can root without loose the warranty, xda support, high end specs. I cant wait.
Currently happy OnePlus 8 owner. I have owned OP6, OP7Pro and OP8. I could have stay with the 7 pro easily, these days you can easily wait 2 to 3 years. I don't think I will upgrade to the OnePlus 9, it is simply not "needed". But we will see when it gets launched
I will wait for the successor of the 9, because I hope they will again fall back to a flat screen like the 8T, I personally hate the curved screens, because it is totally difficult to find a screen protector for it and real advantages it also has not. Where I have even considered in the meantime to sell my 8T and switch to the Pixel 5, but wait....
I will hold on for some review if Hasselblad do some magic to photo department of the phone. (Fun fact, I just know DJI bought Hasselblad few years ago hehehe.)
Last one plus phone for me was 7,I will try 9 this time
If so what was your reasoning and did you go direct or through a carrier deal? If you did upgrade what phone did you have before?
Upgraded from my perfectly fine OnePlus 6T (purchased in November 2018), just because the deal on OnePlus 9 Pro was really good. But I'm now really happy with the overall performance of the 9 Pro.
I bought the 12 GB/256 GB Stellar Black version through my carrier (in Belgium). It's not a carrier locked phone, fully unlocked. The price was € 999, but with € 349 one time payment, and rest in 24 monthly installments (with usage included).
But the pre-order offer between 23 March and 31 March had a € 240 cash-back from OnePlus, and the wireless charger included. So I pre-ordered it. Got the phone on 2nd April.
Also, my employer reimburses my monthly mobile+Internet bill, so I don't have to worry about the monthly installments as well.
If I break the contract with the carrier, I have to pay the remaining costs, that's just it.
Hello there, I came from OP8 Pro international version which I still have, I've got me OP9 Pro Chinese version (LE2120) and I'm already pleased with this phone, took some underwater pictures, slow mo video, the camera itself is better than OP8 pro, 5G works really well in my area, it feels that it has better 5G connectivity, now that's my personal opinion based on what's important to me, camera and signal, I can't tell you anything as far as performance for gaming because I'm not a gamer. Overall I'm really happy with my upgrade.
Carrier deal with 3UK, upgrade from the OP7P
I have joined.
Traded my s21u for this. Will share my experience.
The black is sexy af.
Bought global LE2125 direct from oneplus.com. It replaced my still very functional Samsung Note 3 that's been my only device for the last 7.5 years. The main reason I finally upgraded this year was SD888 has 5g modem built in, not side modem chip. Went with oneplus since in the U.S. it's almost the only option for a phone you can unlock the bootloader and have a decent chance of a dev/mod/theme community. Also was forced to relocate due to one of the stupid hurricanes destroying my home last year and my Note 3 didn't get very good signal due to limited antennae not utilizing all possible spectrum. Loving my 9 pro!
Note 3? God I hope you were running a modern version of Android for security reasons.
Anyway, I came from a Note 9 after it was crushed and would have cost more to repair than a new Note 9. Got it through TMobile USA.
OnePlus 9 Pro Global LE2125 bought used but like new! Coming from my OnePlus 8 Pro which will be eventually sold...
I switched to OP9 Pro from a 7 Pro because after screen replacement the finger print reader did not work properly.
However I am partly regretting this switch already because the 9 Pro feels slower than the 7 Pro, mostly due to its heavy and slow vertical scrolling which does not outweigh the small performance boost and 120 Hz in everyday use.
Bought a 9 Pro yesterday.
Found a deal at $900 for a device in the box.
Coming from a 7 Pro.
Got the 9 Pro 12/256 and came from my McLaren (Best phone i ever had)
I got mine yesterday and today I've been having lots of fun with it.
My Razer Phone 2 battery was dying it was on its last leg, it kept shutting down out of the blue, so I was forced to switch to a new phone.
Did a google search on Saturday for best phone in 2021 and 1+9 Pro topped the charts across board.
Did another search for accessories and found everything I needed in Amazon.
Ordered both the same day and the case + screen protector arrived on Sunday.
Last night I spend several hours transfering stuff from my old Razer Phone 2 to 1+9 Pro and wow it was easy.
It was the most effortless transfer ever, but the size took hours over WiFi
Aprox 40 GB of data.
Then another 2 ~ 3 hours with Titanium Backup to restore all Data, and wow that was sweet.
I was able to use the phone by the time I woke up this morning with just minor inconvenience like typing the password again for some Apps.
I was surprised most of my old phones Google settings, including Phone specific settings was able to get transferred as well.
Now the only problem I have after rooting is NO Netflix, it won't let me install Netflix, it won't let me sideload it.
Still trying to figure out how to get Netflix working in 1+9 Pro rooted.
The only negative thing about this phone, are the speakers... not strong enough, they sound nice, but no where near loud and clear enough as my old Razer Phone 2
Can't get that Movie Theather feel when watching or listening to music with the 1+9 Pro.
Tornlogic said:
Note 3? God I hope you were running a modern version of Android for security reasons.
Anyway, I came from a Note 9 after it was crushed and would have cost more to repair than a new Note 9. Got it through TMobile USA.
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Yep, it was running Lineage 18.1 (Android 11).
AllGamer said:
I got mine yesterday and today I've been having lots of fun with it.
My Razer Phone 2 battery was dying it was on its last leg, it kept shutting down out of the blue, so I was forced to switch to a new phone.
Did a google search on Saturday for best phone in 2021 and 1+9 Pro topped the charts across board.
Did another search for accessories and found everything I needed in Amazon.
Ordered both the same day and the case + screen protector arrived on Sunday.
Last night I spend several hours transfering stuff from my old Razer Phone 2 to 1+9 Pro and wow it was easy.
It was the most effortless transfer ever, but the size took hours over WiFi
Aprox 40 GB of data.
Then another 2 ~ 3 hours with Titanium Backup to restore all Data, and wow that was sweet.
I was able to use the phone by the time I woke up this morning with just minor inconvenience like typing the password again for some Apps.
I was surprised most of my old phones Google settings, including Phone specific settings was able to get transferred as well.
Now the only problem I have after rooting is NO Netflix, it won't let me install Netflix, it won't let me sideload it.
Still trying to figure out how to get Netflix working in 1+9 Pro rooted.
The only negative thing about this phone, are the speakers... not strong enough, they sound nice, but no where near loud and clear enough as my old Razer Phone 2
Can't get that Movie Theather feel when watching or listening to music with the 1+9 Pro.
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If so what was your reasoning and did you go direct or through a carrier deal? If you did upgrade what phone did you have before?
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Yep, bought outright. Here in the UK Three were offering both the headphones and wireless charger as pre-order incentives. Previous phone was the Pixel 5.
Within a week the OP9 Pro screen was defective and causing flashing (seems common issue on the forums) so Three offered to send a replacement. Courier also left the old one behind leaving me with 2 phones lol
Upgraded from my OP7Pro
No, we all just like to loiter in the OnePlus 9 Pro forums and we all have iPhone 12 Pro Max's.
Got my OP9P from T-Mobile coming from my OP6T. My OP9P is already unlocked and rooted and I have no complaints with this phone so far.
Like other users, i buy used, but like new. I wait for the price to drop. I saw one less than 750 $, but already taken.
I ordered the 50w wireless charger from China (56.99 $). For me is a must.
The 30w for OnePlus 8 Pro is Awesome, so 50w should be even better.
I already got the 65w wall charger and cables type-C to type-C.
Traded in my Pixel 4XL towards it. Loving my OP 9 Pro so far. I think there is a lot of bad hype about this phone.
I jumped to iPhones several years ago. However I could not pass up buying this phone. As I can only afford to keep one, what advice would you give me?
How do you like the fold 3?
I was using iPhones since first model been released. I had Fold 1 and that was awesome phone for me but had no IPX* and I have to sell it.
Now fold is certified with IPX8 and I just got it for over a week. Probably never go back to iPhone.
Personal opinion?
I have the 12 pro max (13 pro max getting delivered on friday) and a fold 3.
Having said that, I still reach for my iphone 12 pro max. There's fundamental reasons for that as I have mostly all apple devices (macbook pro, apple watch, apple tv, ipad pro, air tags, home pod, airpods pro, airpods max) and the synergy between the devices can't be beat on android. Samsung makes an attempt nowadays, but there's some problems in that department.
The Galaxy fold 3 is probably the best ereader I've ever had though on the large screen. But the main issues I have with the device are ones due to android - I can't fault Samsung for enforcing adoption of their screen resolution/user experience to all developers. It's not going to happen.
The front display, while decent, you can't get much work done. It's frustrating to use.
I guess YMMV - if I didn't buy it for a steal I would've returned it. But I'm happy with keeping it. Maybe the pixel fold will be more my speed. Who knows
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How do you like the fold 3?
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I see it as having pluses and minuses. Not certain the mibisrs outweigh the pluses.
imo if the fold doesn't immediately jump out at you as "the phone", especially after using it, i wouldn't go for it. its expensive and has its quirks. i got 1000 off by trading in my old phone, i don't think its worth it full price. i was going to wait for used ones but got lucky. personally i've wanted a folding phone since the first fold, and once they added the spen support and an under display camera, i was sold. i used a oneplus one for 5 years, then a oneplus 7 pro for 2, i'm hoping to stick with the fold 3 for at least 4 years.
Don't be hard on yourself use them both like I do (pro 13 is underway)
I can afford too my keep one.
Considering how long i've been on these forums, i never thought that i'd be saying this...but the iPhone 12 Pro Max is the best phone that i've ever owned.
I've been using my F3 for 3 days; Coming from the Note 10+ I still miss my old dead phone.
I needed a Samsung flagship device that supports dual physical SIMs and a Snapdragon cpu.
I was a Sony Xperia fan long time ago before they stopped selling the brand in my region.
Decided to give it a try after all the hype and so far my experience has been okay. I'm not in love yet but I see it coming.
Will I recommend it to a friend? probably not as I don't think the fold 3 is a daily driver phone yet.
It's big and heavy not to mention the S-pen case that adds additional bulkiness... The front screen is ultra narrow and yes the internal screen is awesome but it's does have major flaws like the very annoying crease in daylight ( at least to me ) and the unusual aspect ratio that makes most of the apps display less but bigger content. I works great for browsing and mailing but not much for most of the other stuff.
I will keep my phone and enjoy the exclusive experience it offers but if you're looking for a phone that does everything easily without complexity look somewhere else.