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04-14-2020 at 10:32 AM #2

When companies are slowly getting *away* from curved displays, OnePlus is getting into it. After years of denying effectiveness of *wireless charging*, bringing it to the table in a *pro* device. And, then charging as much as Apple/Samsung while having arguably less resale value both in market and in trade-ins.
Well, they finally had a fatal self-inflicted gun shot.

Oh well, reduced the base storage from last year's 256GB to 128GB and still not having microSD card slot. Hell of an upgrade from 7 Pro!!!

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04-14-2020 at 10:36 AM #3

Meh...

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04-14-2020 at 10:38 AM #4

At that price... it's no longer a flagship killer. Samsung S20 series when on sale ($200 off S20/S20+ unlocked version currently) or price drop after a few months after launch seems more interesting than OnePlus.

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04-14-2020 at 10:42 AM #5

Quote from runtohell121 :

At that price... it's no longer a flagship killer. Samsung S20 series when on sale ($200 off S20/S20+ unlocked version currently) or price drop after a few months after launch seems more interesting than OnePlus.

Its more like OnePlus killer now

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04-14-2020 at 10:46 AM #6

whats the battery capacity? With 120 hz , battery will be shit.

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04-14-2020 at 10:47 AM #7

Quote from runtohell121 :

At that price... it's no longer a flagship killer. Samsung S20 series when on sale ($200 off S20/S20+ unlocked version currently) or price drop after a few months after launch seems more interesting than OnePlus.

Oneplus used the typical startup business model. Offer an affordable initial product to lure customers and then once you establish a customer base jack up the cost to what you really want to charge.

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04-14-2020 at 11:04 AM #9

Oh man, that price hike. No more 1+ for me.

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04-14-2020 at 11:05 AM #10

I dont think their price is bad, remember s20 ultra is $1400. Their 1+1 was 299 when samsung was asking $650 for their top phone.

But limited trade-in and resale is concern.

oneplus phone typically performs better comparing with Samsung phones after 2/3 years.

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04-14-2020 at 11:07 AM #11

If you are going to change to new phone after 2 years, S20 series with buy back maybe better.

I am debating right now.

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04-14-2020 at 11:07 AM #12

Oh.. and 5G doesn't work for AT&T, Sprint, VZW, and U.S. Cellular. apparently according to OnePlus "Check carrier compatibility"; only works with T-Mobile, but then 5G isn't really widespread and mainstream yet.

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04-14-2020 at 11:09 AM #13

Quote from machop :

I dont think their price is bad, remember s20 ultra is $1400. Their 1+1 was 299 when samsung was asking $650 for their top phone.

But limited trade-in and resale is concern.

oneplus phone typically performs better comparing with Samsung phones after 2/3 years.

The galaxies have been overpriced for years. Phones struggle to keep their value, this is especially true for Samsung. 1+ phones usually hold somewhat better.

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Oh.. and 5G doesn't work for AT&T, Sprint, VZW, and U.S. Cellular. apparently according to OnePlus "Check carrier compatibility"; only works with T-Mobile, but then 5G isn't really widespread and mainstream yet.

T-Mobile's n71 5G is fine in major markets, including NYC. Only issue is that speed doesn't exceed 4G much, so it feels pointless.

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04-14-2020 at 11:13 AM #14

The lack of trade in value and resale value relative to other manufacturers in this price segment (Apple/Samsung) are the real deal killer.

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04-14-2020 at 11:17 AM #15

At this price point, I dont see why you would choose OnePlus 8+ over s20... Only thing that looks good about the 8+ is the ultra wide camera. But at 899 is not worth that..

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