I had a Oneplus 7t, but I dropped my phone and the screen went black and purple. Oneplus wanted $240 to fix it, but there was 9.9//10 refurbished oneplus 7ts on eBay, so I was thinking of getting that for $325 CDN., I can get the Poco F3 for $442 CAD.
I don't rly know what phone to go with. I mainly just use my phone for browsing reddit, web and youtube.
If I were to get the Poco F3, I think I would put lineage on it eventually. I really enjoy oxgyen os and don't know what phone to go with.
I guess I am also concerned about Xiaomi and the UI because the phones are not banned in Canada, but you cannot sell them on eBay for some reason. I think it has to do with an act that Trumped passed, but I am not too sure.
What would you suggest I get? 7t or the F3?
Thanks!
CoolGuyOnTheInternet said:
I had a Oneplus 7t, but I dropped my phone and the screen went black and purple. Oneplus wanted $240 to fix it, but there was 9.9//10 refurbished oneplus 7ts on eBay, so I was thinking of getting that for $325 CDN., I can get the Poco F3 for $442 CAD.
I don't rly know what phone to go with. I mainly just use my phone for browsing reddit, web and youtube.
If I were to get the Poco F3, I think I would put lineage on it eventually. I really enjoy oxgyen os and don't know what phone to go with.
I guess I am also concerned about Xiaomi and the UI because the phones are not banned in Canada, but you cannot sell them on eBay for some reason. I think it has to do with an act that Trumped passed, but I am not too sure.
What would you suggest I get? 7t or the F3?
Thanks!
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Avoid mistake! GO F3 without question!!!
poco f3!
I had oneplus nord before and I don't regret switching. go for POCO
Poco F3 all the way. I love OnePlus but 7T can by no means be justified over F3. If you can find a brand new 8T, then I'd recommend 8T over F3.
Have you seen deals for the 8T? After buying my F3 I have seen them (8T) as low as 370€ (543 CAD). I paid 250€ (367 CAD) for the F3, but I would have seriously considered the 8T if the deal was before the F3 (which I got with a double deal for launch price + 50€ discount for 300€+ in shop).
I'd say over the 7T the screen will be way better, probably better speakers and battery, so F3 sounds better than 7T for your usage.
Its obvious go for POCO F3 you won't regret.
I tried the POCO X3 NFC and it was a very bad experience. I just didn't like the UI at all. It was full of tiny little problems that made my life miserable. I returned the X3 and went with a OP8, and even though I paid almost twice the price, I am way happier with the OP8 (I am stingy as it gets). But that's the X3 and not the F3.
I just couldn't get along with the POCO. One of the problems that annoyed me a lot is that notifications would show only once on the lock screen. If you receive a notification and you check the lock screen once, then you check the lock screen again, all of the notifications would have vanished. It is like each notification is allowed to show up only once on the lockscreen. I tried my best and browsed several forums to fix this issue but couldn't. I used timers a lot and would always control them without unlocking the phone, this phone wouldn't allow it. Some notifications would also never show up at all (the phone does ring though).
The earpiece on the POCO was worse than my Nokia's 5130 Xpress Music. It is too low but everyone around you can hear very clearly (if you do). I had to press it against my ear at several occasions to hear clearly (was actually irritating after a 3 minutes call in a slightly noisy environment).
When I listened to anything using the loudspeakers, the phones vibrated like insane and I thought it was very engaging, but got tired of it really fast after 5 minutes. It was like holding a phone that's ringing on vibrate mode for 10 minutes. More sound escaped from the back of the phone for some reason, it must be a problem with insulating the back of the phone.
I remember there were tiny little OS-related problems here and there like the phone not locking with double taps on many occasions, these add up and ruin the whole experience. I can't remember all of them though.
Now all of these are about the X3 NFC and not the F3. But my friend switched from Huawei to Xiaomi and had a similar "I regret getting this" experience and isn't really satisfied.
The F3 looks like a beast phone but I myself would hesitate using Xiaomi again. They are extremely cheap so I might consider trying one again in the future. I also never faced any issues with the ads that everyone talked about. They only popped after installing apps from the playstore, they can be skipped immediately so you won't be forced to wait for the ad, they are definitely less annoying than YT ads, which I can tolerate. Some said that the built in apps did show ads, like their gallery app and so on. I didn't use these as I usually preferred other apps over them.
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I tried the POCO X3 NFC and it was a very bad experience. I just didn't like the UI at all. It was full of tiny little problems that made my life miserable. I returned the X3 and went with a OP8, and even though I paid almost twice the price, I am way happier with the OP8 (I am stingy as it gets). But that's the X3 and not the F3.
I just couldn't get along with the POCO. One of the problems that annoyed me a lot is that notifications would show only once on the lock screen. If you receive a notification and you check the lock screen once, then you check the lock screen again, all of the notifications would have vanished. It is like each notification is allowed to show up only once on the lockscreen. I tried my best and browsed several forums to fix this issue but couldn't. I used timers a lot and would always control them without unlocking the phone, this phone wouldn't allow it. Some notifications would also never show up at all (the phone does ring though).
The earpiece on the POCO was worse than my Nokia's 5130 Xpress Music. It is too low but everyone around you can hear very clearly (if you do). I had to press it against my ear at several occasions to hear clearly (was actually irritating after a 3 minutes call in a slightly noisy environment).
When I listened to anything using the loudspeakers, the phones vibrated like insane and I thought it was very engaging, but got tired of it really fast after 5 minutes. It was like holding a phone that's ringing on vibrate mode for 10 minutes. More sound escaped from the back of the phone for some reason, it must be a problem with insulating the back of the phone.
I remember there were tiny little OS-related problems here and there like the phone not locking with double taps on many occasions, these add up and ruin the whole experience. I can't remember all of them though.
Now all of these are about the X3 NFC and not the F3. But my friend switched from Huawei to Xiaomi and had a similar "I regret getting this" experience and isn't really satisfied.
The F3 looks like a beast phone but I myself would hesitate using Xiaomi again. They are extremely cheap so I might consider trying one again in the future. I also never faced any issues with the ads that everyone talked about. They only popped after installing apps from the playstore, they can be skipped immediately so you won't be forced to wait for the ad, they are definitely less annoying than YT ads, which I can tolerate. Some said that the built in apps did show ads, like their gallery app and so on. I didn't use these as I usually preferred other apps over them.
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Awesome, thanks for your mini review!
I was also thinking of the X3 Pro because it's $100 less than the F3, but it sucks ordering from Aliexpress and not Amazon because I probably could not return the F3 or X3 Pro.
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Have you seen deals for the 8T? After buying my F3 I have seen them (8T) as low as 370€ (543 CAD). I paid 250€ (367 CAD) for the F3, but I would have seriously considered the 8T if the deal was before the F3 (which I got with a double deal for launch price + 50€ discount for 300€+ in shop).
I'd say over the 7T the screen will be way better, probably better speakers and battery, so F3 sounds better than 7T for your usage.
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Where are these deals? On the Oneplus website or just in general?
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Where are these deals? On the Oneplus website or just in general?
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I am from Spain so I follow a couple of telegram channels who post those deals. For example this was "recent" from Aliexpress:
[Reenviado de Chollometro]
CHOLLO COMPARTIDO❗️#AliExpress
OnePlus 8T 8+128GB [Desde España] 395.9€ ❗️(PVP: 500€)
https://chollo.to/pijdh
Más chollos: @chollos / @descuentos
From the Oneplus site the latest deael here in Spain was 449€ (8/128GB)
If you want to see those kind of deals (although they are usually centered for Spain), you can see their website (https://www.chollometro.com/) or any of a couple of telegram channels (https://t.me/latabernadeloschollos, https://t.me/Descuentox, https://t.me/Chollos, https://t.me/canalwolfvvi, https://t.me/chollometro)
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Hi, so as the title says, if you could would you change your mind or stick with the 7T !
Based on only the 3 models listed which would you now choose ?
Stick with 7T
Go 7T Pro
Go 7 Pro
Edit: I'm currently a OnePlus 5 user and basically use my phone for a multitude of actions ranging from general browsing to gaming ( not really high demand games but for extended periods ) so mainly feel battery and overall smoothness is essentially my end game in a device but still like to capture them precious family moments in still and motion formats so a good camera is desired too. The one plus 5 for me is great and to be honest I don't need to upgrade ATM as I'm happy with everything... but I have the chance to upgrade as I'm giving the OnePlus to my son for his birthday and going to take this opportunity to get myself an upgrade ( no contract, device only ) with no real budget limit except justification on joint account bank balance lol. In reality I wouldn't be comfortable spending more than £800 and would want the upgrade to last at least another 3 years !!
I'm UK and I've looked at virtually everything recently that it's giving me a mental block at what to go for.
Examples:
OnePlus - love current but unsure which 7/8 version to upgrade to.
Samsung - Not a Samdung fan really
Xiaomi - Looks like some really great affordable options but don't understand all the global rom Vs global version stuff so don't want to risk getting burnt.
Huawei - Google issue on newer devices like the P40
Certain Oppo versions,
Along with Redmi,
Redmagic 5g,
Blackshark 3 pro all look fantastic but unsure on updates etc over the next few years with these !!
So on so on
I don't really like to mess with root these days so tend to stay stock.
( Thought I best put a bit of info into the post, I'm welcome to all replies and help in choosing my next device )
Thanks.
7t
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Thanks for your feedback. Would you consider the standard OnePlus 8 a needed upgrade at present ?
No
neither the op8 nor the 8pro have anything i would need. and the punchhole is not at all mine was a notch
i come from 3T (broken screen), considered a while for 7T, 7Pro & 8...
finally chosen 7T for flat screen, i hate curve edge (3T bad exp) also for the price of OP8 series seems they changed the high CP strategy (not favourable)
so far 7T's drawbacks are, no LED notification and TWRP not ready..... for TWRP i think it is a matter of time
for the notch i dont think reli matter since the screen is comparatively big
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Hi, so as the title says, if you could would you change your mind or stick with the 7T !
Based on only the 3 models listed which would you now choose ?
Stick with 7T
Go 7T Pro
Go 7 Pro
Edit: I'm currently a OnePlus 5 user and basically use my phone for a multitude of actions ranging from general browsing to gaming ( not really high demand games but for extended periods ) so mainly feel battery and overall smoothness is essentially my end game in a device but still like to capture them precious family moments in still and motion formats so a good camera is desired too. The one plus 5 for me is great and to be honest I don't need to upgrade ATM as I'm happy with everything... but I have the chance to upgrade as I'm giving the OnePlus to my son for his birthday and going to take this opportunity to get myself an upgrade ( no contract, device only ) with no real budget limit except justification on joint account bank balance lol. In reality I wouldn't be comfortable spending more than £800 and would want the upgrade to last at least another 3 years !!
I'm UK and I've looked at virtually everything recently that it's giving me a mental block at what to go for.
Examples:
OnePlus - love current but unsure which 7/8 version to upgrade to.
Samsung - Not a Samdung fan really
Xiaomi - Looks like some really great affordable options but don't understand all the global rom Vs global version stuff so don't want to risk getting burnt.
Huawei - Google issue on newer devices like the P40
Certain Oppo versions,
Along with Redmi,
Redmagic 5g,
Blackshark 3 pro all look fantastic but unsure on updates etc over the next few years with these !!
So on so on
I don't really like to mess with root these days so tend to stay stock.
( Thought I best put a bit of info into the post, I'm welcome to all replies and help in choosing my next device )
Thanks.
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If u don't like root of stay with the 7t stock wisebits rock solid.me I'ma flashaholic if I could go back I would have grabbed the pixel it was cheaper and is farther along development wise at this point.as a x xiaomi owner globel versions are very good but had a issue with lte bands I had the a2 lite but had no band 12 for TMobile luckily I live in a big city so I was fine with band 2 and 4 but if I traveled and needed band 12 I'd be screwed
Go for the 7t, it's really good. You can hide the noth. I had the 7 pro and 7t. The resolution is for normal use without VR absolutely fine. I also struggle with the same question as you. Also the 7t a a cheaper price and awesome charging. Not to forget, Android 10 out of the box. So 1 more big update.
So after at least a week of solid researching and mind numbing change of thought !! I've decided to go with the 7t. I will receive the 7t tomorrow morning ? with next day delivery costs.
It's been a really hard decision but I'm happy with staying with OnePlus and the 7t is an upgrade on my existing op5 at least and I've managed to save some money in not being drawn into my max budget ( £800 - £900 ). I hope I've made the right choice in the 7t and hope will last me a few years like my op5 has and also that I don't regret not going op8 !!
My op5 is still in immaculate condition and performs just like day one so I hope my lad will be happy with his new ( old ) OnePlus 5.
Thanks for the input to those that replied and I may see you over in the 7t forums soon if my old flashaholicism returns lol.
Regards
Slymobi said:
So after at least a week of solid researching and mind numbing change of thought !! I've decided to go with the 7t. I will receive the 7t tomorrow morning ? with next day delivery costs.
It's been a really hard decision but I'm happy with staying with OnePlus and the 7t is an upgrade on my existing op5 at least and I've managed to save some money in not being drawn into my max budget ( £800 - £900 ). I hope I've made the right choice in the 7t and hope will last me a few years like my op5 has and also that I don't regret not going op8 !!
My op5 is still in immaculate condition and performs just like day one so I hope my lad will be happy with his new ( old ) OnePlus 5.
Thanks for the input to those that replied and I may see you over in the 7t forums soon if my old flashaholicism returns lol.
Regards
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Hi.. Can you please say if you have any of the screen issue that have been reported by some users. I am also planing to buy the 7T but Im not sure if its a good decision given the screen issues it has.
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Hi.. Can you please say if you have any of the screen issue that have been reported by some users. I am also planing to buy the 7T but Im not sure if its a good decision given the screen issues it has.
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I've had the device for 9 hours now and I've not noticed any issues with the screen but I'm not aware of the issues your asking about ? Can you elaborate on this !
Coming from the OP5 this phone is a massive upgrade and I'm really happy with the
camera ( the zoom and quality is great )
Warp charge is insane compared to opt
Everything is good ATM apart from maybe battery life is not as great as I imagined but i have been hitting some gaming on it with Bluetooth on, 90Hz, high display but with that said I repeat the warp charge greatness as I can just fill her back up when getting low.
After the short time I've had...... I'm HAPPY
Slymobi said:
I've had the device for 9 hours now and I've not noticed any issues with the screen but I'm not aware of the issues your asking about ? Can you elaborate on this !
Coming from the OP5 this phone is a massive upgrade and I'm really happy with the
camera ( the zoom and quality is great )
Warp charge is insane compared to opt
Everything is good ATM apart from maybe battery life is not as great as I imagined but i have been hitting some gaming on it with Bluetooth on, 90Hz, high display but with that said I repeat the warp charge greatness as I can just fill her back up when getting low.
After the short time I've had...... I'm HAPPY
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I was refering to the green/pinkish tint once you lower the screen brightness.. using a dark theme.. plus users have reported having non-uniform screens.. frame drops/lag.. etc.. you can simply google oneplus 7t screen issues and you will see what Im talking about..
I just wanted to know if its really that widespread.. like every second unit having the same issue.. or is it just a few isolated cases..
anyway..I am really glad you're happy with it ??
Oh another thing on a personal opinion - I nearly went away from OnePlus as I kept reading how the camera was not up to standards etc but I've got to disagree and I find the camera to be amazing. Yes I'm comparing against the oneplus 5 but WOW this thing is amazing lol. I took a X10 zoom shot of moving subjects ( my children on scooters ) and the picture was better than I got on static close ups on OnePlus 5.
So..... It's all respective of what your coming from and what your standards are but I can't fault this phone after day 1.
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I was refering to the green/pinkish tint once you lower the screen brightness.. using a dark theme.. plus users have reported having non-uniform screens.. frame drops/lag.. etc.. you can simply google oneplus 7t screen issues and you will see what Im talking about..
I just wanted to know if its really that widespread.. like every second unit having the same issue.. or is it just a few isolated cases..
anyway..I am really glad you're happy with it ??
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I've had a little research and I can safely say I do NOT have this issue. My themes and screens are always dark along with low brightness ( unless gaming ). I've done the chrome incognito test and have no such issues.
When I got the phone it had a system update pending so I automatically performed the update and if this helps I've attached my info screenshot.
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.
If anyone out there was using oneplus and then moved to the Poco F3
I ask mainly because i believe this phone will have really good dev support for a long time while OP7Pro is fine but not as active as before.
I don't usually like to run the stock version of the OS.
But im so used to this really good loking screen on the OP7Pro so i wanna know your opinions.
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Judging from your post in the green tint thread, I believe you have already bought the phone. Why are you asking for other people's opinions when you already have the phone? You should test it yourself and form your own opinion.
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View attachment 5315097Judging from your post in the green tint thread, I believe you have already bought the phone. Why are you asking for other people's opinions when you already have the phone? You should test it yourself and form your own opinion.
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yea saw this coming , but i ask because i still dont use the phone much , im wating for the 7 days to unlock otherwise theres no point for me to use it without my apps and the usual enviroment im used to.
I dont see whats worng with that or why you feel the need to point that out.
Its just that people usually ask these sort of questions before buying a phone, not after it. What if a lot of previous op7 pro owners appeared on this post and told you not to switch? Will you sell the phone? Wouldnt it be a waste of time and money? These few questions made me write the above post. My apologies if you found it offensive. Have a good day.
ApexPrime said:
Its just that people usually ask these sort of questions before buying a phone, not after it. What if a lot of previous op7 pro owners appeared on this post and told you not to switch? Will you sell the phone? Wouldnt it be a waste of time and money? These few questions made me write the above post. My apologies if you found it offensive. Have a good day.
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yea nop its ok im not mad.I forgot to mention i got some time to test the phone and send it back if i want to.
So well i can get my full money back if i do that.To be honest i wouldnt have asked if it werent because of those days i need to wait to unclock the bootloader.
Seems like a waste of money.
I only replace phones if the screen is damaged. or my phone is not working anymore.
No compare no despair.
"Worth" is subjective.
If you ask this kind of question, you are feeling hesitated.
Write your expectation in "priority order". Price, performance, battery backup, developmen, customer service, warrant, social surrounding, etc.
Don't put your expectation in parallel, you can't judge what you need in parallel.
It all depend on what you want the phone for.
Since you said you can refund, then refund it. You can buy it back later.
If you say you bought it on a limited discount price and aren't willing to refund it, then move "Price" to higher priority.
If you say more dev activity is better, then move "Custom development" to higher priority, but don't put it parallel with "Price". You have to decide which is your priority.
Other's opinion is not your opinion. You can't blame them if you follow their opinion and hate the phone later. You are the one "decide" to follow. No one force you.
My opinion is : smash your OP7Pro, then you'll find your Poco F3 worthwhile.
I recently moved from a OnePlus 7 Pro to a Poco F3. Reason being my OnePlus was full of scratches and battery life had degraded. The thing I miss about the OnePlus is its premium aluminium build and the display without any interruptions like a punch hole and notch. That being said, I really enjoyed the display on the Poco....the 120 hz panel is brighter, smoother and has better colors in my eyes compared to the OnePlus. Despite the punch hole which is the smallest I have used I am enjoying watching movies a lot for on this phone thanks to the smart tv Memc chip feature (which OnePlus 8 pro and 9 pro also has). It smoothens videos (though its a personal preference) but I love it. I also like the flat display, it's easier to apply a screen protector on it compared to the curved screen of the OnePlus 7 pro. Poco F3 is more comfortable to hold being flat, slimmer and lighter with the same screen size without a case. I had the OnePlus 7 pro in mirror grey so both my black Poco F3 and OnePlus were equal fingerprint magnets without a case but like I said OnePlus did feel more premium to hold because of its aluminium. I found the upgraded ram and processor to provide a superior experience compared to my OnePlus in various tasks (which was already pretty snappy). Back camera experience: Superior for me on the Poco when there is ample daylight though OnePlus 7 pro worked better in low light. I found selfie results to be superior on the Poco compared to OnePlus. It struggles though in low light situations but I hope this can be improved with updates and Gcams in future. I didn't like MIUI 12 with the Poco launcher much though the one ui like Oxygen OS 11 was buggy too on the OnePlus 7 pro and it took many months to arrive (had zero hopes to get Oxygen OS 12 whenever it comes seeing the fate of the OnePlus 6 series.... though custom ROM support is decent on the OnePlus 7 Pro). When I unlocked the bootloader and installed the custom MIUI 12.5 ROM on Poco F3 I loved it as it also solved a lot of bugs and animations became prettier and snappier. XDA development has been really impressive on the Poco F3 in recent times so I expect many good custom ROMs in the future. Overall I have been pretty satisfied with moving to the Poco F3 from OnePlus 7 Pro. I also moved to the 256 GB version from my 128 GB One Plus so that was another upgrade for me personally. Music experience was identical on both devices. The Poco is giving decent SOT with the battery being new.
P.S. I also noticed it charges at a uniform speed right up to 100 percent. OnePlus used to slow down when it was above 70 percent I think.
I suggest you switch to a better model.
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No compare no despair.
"Worth" is subjective.
If you ask this kind of question, you are feeling hesitated.
Write your expectation in "priority order". Price, performance, battery backup, developmen, customer service, warrant, social surrounding, etc.
Don't put your expectation in parallel, you can't judge what you need in parallel.
It all depend on what you want the phone for.
Since you said you can refund, then refund it. You can buy it back later.
If you say you bought it on a limited discount price and aren't willing to refund it, then move "Price" to higher priority.
If you say more dev activity is better, then move "Custom development" to higher priority, but don't put it parallel with "Price". You have to decide which is your priority.
Other's opinion is not your opinion. You can't blame them if you follow their opinion and hate the phone later. You are the one "decide" to follow. No one force you.
My opinion is : smash your OP7Pro, then you'll find your Poco F3 worthwhile.
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The reason i havent send it back is because i too wanna try the phone with a different system other than stock which i do in all phones i get ( gotta wait until tuesday).
From the little time i have been using the phone i can say i like it and the only thing i dislike so far is the screen at night which is not uniform at all.
I even stated that my main concern is having a phone with good dev support so yea im not looking for opinions to change of mind , i just wanna know what they felt going from one phone to another, im not gonna decide just becuase someone had issues or didn't like the phone; i know my priorities , in fact another reason i wanna keep the Poco is due to having Wifi 6 support which my router does and i can telll the difference.
Also the ability to just switch on VoLTE in my country rather than having to use ADB commands like with my oneplus is really refreshing and i like it.
And so on there are many thing i like about the phone and i will decide in a few days once i try it with the bootloader unlocked.
Maybe it was amy bad to use the word "worth" since everyone has different needs on what is worth it for them.
oh and lol at the last sentence, i aint gonna smash it xd hmm i could potentially sell it almost for the same price i bought the Poco!
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I recently moved from a OnePlus 7 Pro to a Poco F3. Reason being my OnePlus was full of scratches and battery life had degraded. The thing I miss about the OnePlus is its premium aluminium build and the display without any interruptions like a punch hole and notch. That being said, I really enjoyed the display on the Poco....the 120 hz panel is brighter, smoother and has better colors in my eyes compared to the OnePlus. Despite the punch hole which is the smallest I have used I am enjoying watching movies a lot for on this phone thanks to the smart tv Memc chip feature (which OnePlus 8 pro and 9 pro also has). It smoothens videos (though its a personal preference) but I love it. I also like the flat display, it's easier to apply a screen protector on it compared to the curved screen of the OnePlus 7 pro. Poco F3 is more comfortable to hold being flat, slimmer and lighter with the same screen size without a case. I had the OnePlus 7 pro in mirror grey so both my black Poco F3 and OnePlus were equal fingerprint magnets without a case but like I said OnePlus did feel more premium to hold because of its aluminium. I found the upgraded ram and processor to provide a superior experience compared to my OnePlus in various tasks (which was already pretty snappy). Back camera experience: Superior for me on the Poco when there is ample daylight though OnePlus 7 pro worked better in low light. I found selfie results to be superior on the Poco compared to OnePlus. It struggles though in low light situations but I hope this can be improved with updates and Gcams in future. I didn't like MIUI 12 with the Poco launcher much though the one ui like Oxygen OS 11 was buggy too on the OnePlus 7 pro and it took many months to arrive (had zero hopes to get Oxygen OS 12 whenever it comes seeing the fate of the OnePlus 6 series.... though custom ROM support is decent on the OnePlus 7 Pro). When I unlocked the bootloader and installed the custom MIUI 12.5 ROM on Poco F3 I loved it as it also solved a lot of bugs and animations became prettier and snappier. XDA development has been really impressive on the Poco F3 in recent times so I expect many good custom ROMs in the future. Overall I have been pretty satisfied with moving to the Poco F3 from OnePlus 7 Pro. I also moved to the 256 GB version from my 128 GB One Plus so that was another upgrade for me personally. Music experience was identical on both devices. The Poco is giving decent SOT with the battery being new.
P.S. I also noticed it charges at a uniform speed right up to 100 percent. OnePlus used to slow down when it was above 70 percent I think.
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Nice , thank you for the comparision this is what i was looking for when i asked.
Now do you think charging at same speed from 0 to 100 is good? i believe Oneplus does reduce speed for a reason i guess.
PriPhaze said:
The reason i havent send it back is because i too wanna try the phone with a different system other than stock which i do in all phones i get ( gotta wait until tuesday).
From the little time i have been using the phone i can say i like it and the only thing i dislike so far is the screen at night which is not uniform at all.
I even stated that my main concern is having a phone with good dev support so yea im not looking for opinions to change of mind , i just wanna know what they felt going from one phone to another, im not gonna decide just becuase someone had issues or didn't like the phone; i know my priorities , in fact another reason i wanna keep the Poco is due to having Wifi 6 support which my router does and i can telll the difference.
Also the ability to just switch on VoLTE in my country rather than having to use ADB commands like with my oneplus is really refreshing and i like it.
And so on there are many thing i like about the phone and i will decide in a few days once i try it with the bootloader unlocked.
Maybe it was amy bad to use the word "worth" since everyone has different needs on what is worth it for them.
oh and lol at the last sentence, i aint gonna smash it xd hmm i could potentially sell it almost for the same price i bought the Poco!
Nice , thank you for the comparision this is what i was looking for when i asked.
Now do you think charging at same speed from 0 to 100 is good? i believe Oneplus does reduce speed for a reason i guess.
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Not sure about the impact this uniform charging has on the longevity of the battery but I do find it convenient for my personal needs. From what I know this is achieved by two batteries joined together, I may be wrong as I don't grasp the science behind this.
I sold my 7T Pro and bought the F3 for less. more than happy w my decision. Screen on time was horrible on the op7 series. never turning backkkkk
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I sold my 7T Pro and bought the F3 for less. more than happy w my decision. Screen on time was horrible on the op7 series. never turning backkkkk
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It is a bit dumb to ask since we all use different apps and signal coverage but..
What was your SOT with the 7T Pro and now with the F3?
I'm also thinking of moving from the OP7 non-pro to a new phone, have not made my mind yet whether it will be the Poco F3 for performance or the Redmi note 10 pro for camera. Reason to move away from OP7 is poor battery life and the 120hz display with the new phones.
Poco F3 has IMX582 camera sensor which quality wise is similar to IMX586 in the OP7 so at best case I'll get same quality photos and that is by biggest concern with the Poco.
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It is a bit dumb to ask since we all use different apps and signal coverage but..
What was your SOT with the 7T Pro and now with the F3?
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I had the 7 Pro, 7T Pro and 7T.
almost all these three had similar SoT's
for the 7 Pro and 7T Pro my Sot maxes to 4.5-5hrs
with the 7T it lasts for 6hrs
with the 8. 8T and 8 Pro I get 7-10hrs of SoT
I dont game just some emails, voip calls and some facebook and with forced doze on apps I dont need to be awake all the time. I just hate how power hungry the panels are with the 7 series
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I had the 7 Pro, 7T Pro and 7T.
almost all these three had similar SoT's
for the 7 Pro and 7T Pro my Sot maxes to 4.5-5hrs
with the 7T it lasts for 6hrs
with the 8. 8T and 8 Pro I get 7-10hrs of SoT
I dont game just some emails, voip calls and some facebook and with forced doze on apps I dont need to be awake all the time. I just hate how power hungry the panels are with the 7 series
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you meant.. you had all oneplus phones from 7 pro to 8T?
And then went with the Poco F3?
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you meant.. you had all oneplus phones from 7 pro to 8T?
And then went with the Poco F3?
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Yup I had every oneplus up to oneplus 8 pro. ditched em on the 9 series for the s21 ultra and the f3
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If anyone out there was using oneplus and then moved to the Poco F3
I ask mainly because i believe this phone will have really good dev support for a long time while OP7Pro is fine but not as active as before.
I don't usually like to run the stock version of the OS.
But im so used to this really good loking screen on the OP7Pro so i wanna know your opinions.
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I have both phones.
Ill say thatthe op7pros screen is 2k , but it just isnt as bright andlets not forget the battery life on the poco f3 which is better even while running an always on display . More importantly, the There are waaaay more roms and wil be for longer on the poco f3. If you really have the cash to spare, the poco f3 is worth it and a definite upgrade
Hey guys, just cracked the hell out of my note 20 screen and looking to switch phones to either the 9 pro or the Google pixel I know this might be a bias forum to post one xD but I despise Samsung because they make it so hard to root and the things you do with it are extremely limited just wondering how the 9 pro is if it's easy to root, a good phone etc etc how close it is to the newer one coming out and if I should wait or not I appreciate any input ^_^
It is the easiest phone to root at the market. Go for it. It's worth it.
Veid71 said:
Hey guys, just cracked the hell out of my note 20 screen and looking to switch phones to either the 9 pro or the Google pixel I know this might be a bias forum to post one xD but I despise Samsung because they make it so hard to root and the things you do with it are extremely limited just wondering how the 9 pro is if it's easy to root, a good phone etc etc how close it is to the newer one coming out and if I should wait or not I appreciate any input ^_^
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New one coming out. Nord 2 is low end price point phones.
Buy 9 pro. Is an awesome phone. Root, updates, soon open beta's.
Les to none Bloatware. Samsung is full of it.
null0seven said:
Buy 9 pro. Is an awesome phone. Root, updates, soon open beta's.
Les to none Bloatware. Samsung is full of it.
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i am also looking to buy new phone but... i read it has a lot of over heating.. issues
currently i have 7 Pro
Great device my 9 Pro, easy to root, no overheating, fast, etc...
Take it for a spin...
I love my 9 Pro. It does get "warm" sometimes and my 6T never did. It doesn't seem to affect the phone in anyway. I think it's a good phone.
Anyone know if the tmobile/sprint version of it will be anymore locked down or hard to root?
I have a new OP9Pro , un rooted. I have significant overheating issues and I live in the Northeast USA. Example:
Spent 2 hours in the 70-80 degree sun yesterday. Phone went into overheat mode like 30 times. Had no choice. Thinking of just buying another OP7Pro TBH, I still miss the Moment case with the leather strap! (I also still have some cam add-ons). Anyhow, maybe rooting makes all the difference, but this is just really sad. the phone is just too thin IMO... :|
Yes because you need to Sim unlock the phone before rooting and meet all the requirements, plus you need to apply for an unlock token.
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i am also looking to buy new phone but... i read it has a lot of over heating.. issues
currently i have 7 Pro
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I never had heat issue with 7 pro. But i am not a heavy user.
8 pro does not heat up not even charging wireless. Wireless charger have ventilation.
Decide what phone is best for you. You da Boss!
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I never had heat issue with 7 pro. But i am not a heavy user.
8 pro does not heat up not even charging wireless. Wireless charger have ventilation.
Decide what phone is best for you. You da Boss!
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I know 7Pro does not have i was taking about the 9pro
whats the firmware version which is latest for INDIAN Variant 9 Pro
i will buy this and was preparing the files that i needed to root etc
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro,, it has 8GB ram and Octa core processor in extremely low price!!!
jprattnu said:
I have a new OP9Pro , un rooted. I have significant overheating issues and I live in the Northeast USA. Example:
Spent 2 hours in the 70-80 degree sun yesterday. Phone went into overheat mode like 30 times. Had no choice. Thinking of just buying another OP7Pro TBH, I still miss the Moment case with the leather strap! (I also still have some cam add-ons). Anyhow, maybe rooting makes all the difference, but this is just really sad. the phone is just too thin IMO... :|
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70 to 80 degrees heat is the worst thing you can do to a battery. When the device goes into overheat mode, I think that's a good advancement to protect the device from heat. Such high temperatures significantly shorten the battery life.
For me, this is not an argument against the Oneplus 9 pro. Unless I have misunderstood something....
Regarding the heating issue: I never had it, but I am also not a heavy user. With a custom kernel (e.g. Omega), the issue is off the table anyway. System updates should also improve this, but the latter is just a guess.
Veid71 said:
Hey guys, just cracked the hell out of my note 20 screen and looking to switch phones to either the 9 pro or the Google pixel I know this might be a bias forum to post one xD but I despise Samsung because they make it so hard to root and the things you do with it are extremely limited just wondering how the 9 pro is if it's easy to root, a good phone etc etc how close it is to the newer one coming out and if I should wait or not I appreciate any input ^_^
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If root is the most important point, then go for it. Alternatively, maybe Xiaomi, although I don't really know how easy these devices can be rooted. Just have a look at the corresponding forums.
From my point of view, it is still unclear whether the Magisk project will be continued in the long term, which could possibly be an issue with Android 12.
The Oneplus 9 pro is a very good all-rounder, clearly a flagship. However, there are now interesting competitors in terms of price/performance, especially if you can do without root.
Samsung is not bad either. I mean, all the junk that Samsung offers can simply be debloated.
After using Oneplus for many years and a short break with a Huawei P40 pro, I have returned to Oneplus. I have to say, apart from Huawei's story, I was very positively surprised by the phone.
Nevertheless, Oneplus is the only alternative for me. Root and the complete package. Maybe a bit overpriced compared to the competition, but price stability and good resale value when it comes down to it.
razercortex said:
Yes because you need to Sim unlock the phone before rooting and meet all the requirements, plus you need to apply for an unlock token.
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I'm going to buy the phone in full so I should have it unlocked by default, but would that effect my ability to root it? And how hard is it to get that stuff?
Do you need very good battery life and best photos possible? Cause if you do, then I would recommend buying pixel. My wife's pixel 4a 5g lasts 3 days with 8-10h of sot with tons of apps (including social) running in background.
Photos are great too.
If you are more into quick charging and about 1,5 days battery life with 4-6h sot, and very good but not best photos, then op 9 pro is for you.
Op beats pixel in game and overall performance. It has more premium feel. But during everyday use in case it is not that obvious.
Flying Fox said:
70 to 80 degrees heat is the worst thing you can do to a battery. When the device goes into overheat mode, I think that's a good advancement to protect the device from heat. Such high temperatures significantly shorten the battery life.
For me, this is not an argument against the Oneplus 9 pro. Unless I have misunderstood something....
Regarding the heating issue: I never had it, but I am also not a heavy user. With a custom kernel (e.g. Omega), the issue is off the table anyway. System updates should also improve this, but the latter is just a guess.
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Right, but my old OP7Pro never had any issues with overheating... like... Never... :| I just thought it it kinda sucks - even on the dash of my car it overheats just from the sun in like 10 minutes... The 7 never did that either. :| Maybe I'm just whiny, but I only bought this 9Pro because my 7pro was recently smashed on both sides.
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70 to 80 degrees heat is the worst thing you can do to a battery. When the device goes into overheat mode, I think that's a good advancement to protect the device from heat. Such high temperatures significantly shorten the battery life.
For me, this is not an argument against the Oneplus 9 pro. Unless I have misunderstood something....
Regarding the heating issue: I never had it, but I am also not a heavy user. With a custom kernel (e.g. Omega), the issue is off the table anyway. System updates should also improve this, but the latter is just a guess.
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He's talking 70-80 farenheit, not celcius. That's 21-26c for you.
my first phone was the oneplus 5t, 6t, 7 pro today the 9 pro I like oneplus unlocked phones, no carrier bloatware easy to
use, easy to setup and lot of great features
It seems like it is probably time to retire my four year old Huawei Mate 10 Pro. It's still on Android 8 (because that is the last Android version thst can be rooted on this phone), and does still work pretty well. for me.
I've been planning to replace it with something from Oneplus for a while as I've been attracted to the pro-developer ethos they used to promote. I got the Huawei when samsung got weird but it never had much development activity to play around with.
But still... there are options. OP 9 Pro? Pixel 6 Pro? S21 Ultra? Or stay at the 6.4" sort of size and get the OP9 non-pro or Pixel 6 non-pro? I have never liked curved screens but I understand the 9 Pro curve is pretty minimal.
I get annoyed by little things not working right, so I have always had root on my phones. Not just for ad blocking but also things like disable-flag-secure so I can screenshot anything (it's my screen to shot!), freezing bloatware, etc.
Then again it seems like root is less and less popular, maybe it's not worth it any more.
Anyway, what do you guys think? Given what's available now would you still choose this phone?
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It seems like it is probably time to retire my four year old Huawei Mate 10 Pro. It's still on Android 8 (because that is the last Android version thst can be rooted on this phone), and does still work pretty well. for me.
I've been planning to replace it with something from Oneplus for a while as I've been attracted to the pro-developer ethos they used to promote. I got the Huawei when samsung got weird but it never had much development activity to play around with.
But still... there are options. OP 9 Pro? Pixel 6 Pro? S21 Ultra? Or stay at the 6.4" sort of size and get the OP9 non-pro or Pixel 6 non-pro? I have never liked curved screens but I understand the 9 Pro curve is pretty minimal.
I get annoyed by little things not working right, so I have always had root on my phones. Not just for ad blocking but also things like disable-flag-secure so I can screenshot anything (it's my screen to shot!), freezing bloatware, etc.
Then again it seems like root is less and less popular, maybe it's not worth it any more.
Anyway, what do you guys think? Given what's available now would you still choose this phone?
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I've been using OnePlus phones since OP3. They were my favourite Android makers. But their recent performance makes me say you should probably get a Pixel 6/Pro.
If the money is no issue go for Pro.
If you want to save some money go for Pixel 6 or Oneplus 9.
But the best option is to wait a little. You can get Oneplus 10/Pro or Xiaomi Mi12/Ultra, or Samsung Note 22. Or maybe Pixel will come down in price.
For adblocking use Private DNS = dns.adguard.com. You don'y need root for this.
The 9 Pro can still hold its own, but there are other devices on the horizon. Try one in a store if you can...
Thank you very much for the replies.
There's nowhere around here that I can try a OP 9 or 9 Pro, just online. I can try the Pixel anywhere though.
I think you are right, I'll wait and see what happens between now and March or so - better prices or better devices.
Thanks again.
Run away from Oneplus. This brand is dead.
Kinda agreed on some when they say OnePlus experience has changed for the worst. Them leaving Oxygen OS for Color OS is a nail in the coffin. I am also looking to the Pixel 6 Pro but I don't feel the Pixel measures up to the 9 Pro yet, for example charging time is one of them. Eventually I fear it'll be time to leave OP.
They say, either you die a hero or you live long enough to become evil.
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Kinda agreed on some when they say OnePlus experience has changed for the worst. Them leaving Oxygen OS for Color OS is a nail in the coffin. I am also looking to the Pixel 6 Pro but I don't feel the Pixel measures up to the 9 Pro yet, for example charging time is one of them. Eventually I fear it'll be time to leave OP.
They say, either you die a hero or you live long enough to become evil.
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Same for me, the charging is too slow on the Pixel 6 pro.
I will definitely sell my OP9 Pro before the 10 is released to lose the minimum amount of money.
Gone are the days when the OnePlus 1 came out with Cyanogen OS. Today we no longer have the sources and the impossibility of using Gcam without restrictions.
The development of the alternative scene will slowly die off.
Oh and daring to release a "stable" release of Android 12 in the state in which they dared to release it shows the non-seriousness and the total lack of respect of the brand.
It's a shame.
What the brand represented is really dead, today it is a Chinese brand like any other. Don't buy this trash.