OnePlus 5

corwill

marcbrophy wrote: »

I wouldn't pay much heed to them, the site says "Expected" pricing.
But if they are right, then I'm all in for the HTC U11 instead

Going by my experiences with the 10, you'd better be prepared to root and flash custom ROMs no later than the end of your first year owning the U11, HTC are a joke for updates.

marcbrophy

corwill wrote: »

Going by my experiences with the 10, you'd better be prepared to root and flash custom ROMs no later than the end of your first year owning the U11, HTC are a joke for updates.

I'd ideally like it rooted before I put my sim card into it

Any other alternatives that you might have in mind?

FaganJr

marcbrophy wrote:

I wouldn't pay much heed to them, the site says "Expected" pricing. But if they are right, then I'm all in for the HTC U11 instead

Does the HTC U11 have dual SIM??

corwill

marcbrophy wrote: »

I'd ideally like it rooted before I put my sim card into it

Any other alternatives that you might have in mind?

I never thought I'd say it, having had a grudge against Samsung since the Galaxy S3, but at the relative prices, I'd look at the S8.

I don't have the the time these days for rooting and flashing, and the missus ran out of patience years ago with panic attacks at 1am over potential soft-brickings.

Otherwise, I might see if anything decent and sensibly priced running a Snap 630 or 660 comes out in the next couple of months, I'm not really a power user anymore, if I ever was!

OldMrBrennan83

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marcbrophy

corwill wrote: »

I never thought I'd say it, having had a grudge against Samsung since the Galaxy S3, but at the relative prices, I'd look at the S8.

I don't have the the time these days for rooting and flashing, and the missus ran out of patience years ago with panic attacks at 1am over potential soft-brickings.

Otherwise, I might see if anything decent and sensibly priced running a Snap 630 or 660 comes out in the next couple of months, I'm not really a power user anymore, if I ever was!

I haven't had a Samsung since the S3 days either and tbh, I'm not ready to go back to them yet, if ever

Sony have a great phone in the XZ Premium, but once again have missed the correct pricing point. It's too dear and they are fooking useless at updating software too

I'd actually love something like the upcoming Nokia 6, just a little bit more powerful

Outkast_IRE

marcbrophy wrote: »

I'd actually love something like the upcoming Nokia 6, just a little bit more powerful

The rumoured Nokia 9 is getting some light shed on it currently.

marcbrophy

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

The rumoured Nokia 9 is getting some light shed on it currently.

Will it ever see the light of day though? :pac:

Outkast_IRE

marcbrophy wrote: »

Will it ever see the light of day though? :pac:

I would be quietly confident they will get their price point right and compete with the likes of the Oneplus phones.

xtal191

Possible leaked specs http://www.gsmarena.com/gfxbench_outs_most_oneplus_5_specs-news-25519.php



1080p would be fairly disappointing especially if the rumoured prices of €500+ are true

projectgtr

xtal191 wrote: »

Possible leaked specs http://www.gsmarena.com/gfxbench_outs_most_oneplus_5_specs-news-25519.php

1080p would be fairly disappointing especially if the rumoured prices of €500+ are true

but whats the benefit of say a 4k screen bar maybe VR? A 1080p screen would not put me off in the slightest

billy few mates

If it's over €500 I'll definitely be looking elsewhere when it comes to replacing my OP3...

wotzgoingon

500 and over is mad especially for a company that started off with the idea of high end specs in a cheap phone.

With each iteration of these phones the price is steadily rising. Next they will just be any other high end manufacturer with a premium price.

billy few mates

wotzgoingon wrote: »

500 and over is mad especially for a company that started off with the idea of high end specs in a cheap phone.

With each iteration of these phones the price is steadily rising. Next they will just be any other high end manufacturer with a premium price.

But with no USP....

irishgeo

wotzgoingon wrote: »

500 and over is mad especially for a company that started off with the idea of high end specs in a cheap phone.

With each iteration of these phones the price is steadily rising. Next they will just be any other high end manufacturer with a premium price.

Google did the same thing with the Nexus.

irishgeo

I'll be going for the XIAOMI Mi6 if the one plus is over 500

The amount of crying here is pretty funny. Wait until it's announced and prices are set. If you don't think it's worth the cost, don't buy. Plenty of other options out there.

xtal191

projectgtr wrote: »

but whats the benefit of say a 4k screen bar maybe VR? A 1080p screen would not put me off in the slightest

I agree if its under €500 but if the rumours are true and its over well then they've got competition. The S8 can be gotten for under 600 now.

The beauty of OnePlus at the beginning was great specced phones at amazing prices, they had no rivals at the pricepoint. If they start pricing their phones close to the big boys they're gonna lose a lot of customers.

Look its all rumours at the moment so lets wait and see what happens on the 20th. I loved my OnePlus One and will be keeping my 3T for at least another year but I hope they dont **** up with the pricing of the 5.

the heathen

billy few mates wrote:

But with no USP....

You've nailed it in 4 words there. OnePlus' USP *is* their low pricing. It wasn't their spec that allowed them call their phones 'flagship killers' - it was their price. They need to be very careful that they don't lose that.

god's toy

Basil3 wrote: »

The amount of crying here is pretty funny. Wait until it's announced and prices are set. If you don't think it's worth the cost, don't buy. Plenty of other options out there.

Ah now come on, it's not crying really, it's the irish discussion process! If we didn't have something to moan about on boards then all these threads would be very short indeed!

I for one will be also sensitive of the price, after having most of the phones from OnePlus (and loving them) but then getting one from Xiaomi and being blown away for the price to performance benefit, I'm very happy to move to Xiaomi if OnePlus mess this up and think they can rock the big boy prices while still pretending to be a startup...

god's toy

If anyone was wondering what you could get from Xiaomi for OnePlus money (less now that's it's on special offer)

- 5.15" OLED screen, full HD display
- 12MP rear dual-camera, 8MP front camera
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Processor
- 6GB LPDDR4 RAM + 64GB/128GB flash storage
- MIUI 8 base on Android OS

€469.31 €403.47

http://www.oppomart.com/mi6.html

clickhere

You might want to check out the link you just posted as it is coming up as a dodgy site.

god's toy wrote: »

If anyone was wondering what you could get from Xiaomi for OnePlus money (less now that's it's on special offer)

- 5.15" OLED screen, full HD display
- 12MP rear dual-camera, 8MP front camera
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Processor
- 6GB LPDDR4 RAM + 64GB/128GB flash storage
- MIUI 8 base on Android OS

€469.31 €403.47

http://www.oppomart.com/mi6.html

wotzgoingon

clickhere wrote: »

You might want to check out the link you just posted as it is coming up as a dodgy site.

It's perfectly fine. I do not know what anti-virus you are using but it is wrong.

god's toy

clickhere wrote: »

You might want to check out the link you just posted as it is coming up as a dodgy site.

wotzgoingon wrote: »

It's perfectly fine. I do not know what anti-virus you are using but it is wrong.

Yep Oppomart is fine, I (and many people I know) have been using them for years.

wotzgoingon

wotzgoingon wrote: »

It's perfectly fine. I do not know what anti-virus you are using but it is wrong.

It's is indeed dodgy, when clicking on mobile. Leads to endless stream of popup ads and random vibrations.

god's toy

Basil3 wrote: »

It's is indeed dodgy, when clicking on mobile. Leads to endless stream of popup ads and random vibrations.

Just tested with Chrome and Firefox on oneplus 3, shield tablet and pc, all worked fine with no popups or warnings.. odd?

FaganJr

god's toy wrote:

If anyone was wondering what you could get from Xiaomi for OnePlus money (less now that's it's on special offer)

They don't have all the LTE bands we use here, therefore a non runner!

god's toy

FaganJr wrote: »

They don't have all the LTE bands we use here, therefore a non runner!

While I'll agree with you, Having the same feelings myself until tested one.
IMO I was not lacking reception really in any way.. the odd place here and there. Living in Co Wicklow and working in Dublin (as well as often driving to all Irish lighthouse land station locations) it was as connected as the OnePlus three was mostly ... but I found the GPS reception on the xiaomi to be far and above the OnePlus 3, no question.

deadanonymau5

clickhere wrote: »

You might want to check out the link you just posted as it is coming up as a dodgy site.

I was looking on Oppomart the other week, and just saw "This site may be hacked" when you Google Oppomart. Found it strange considering many people seem to have used it on here and other sites.

deadanonymau5

The OP5 mic was improved so you can now watch concerts through your phone and rewatch them with better sound...

Joking aside, its a decent little improvement to be fair