OnePlus One.

kona786 · 23 Apr 2014 at 14:24

DAnDan said:
There's still the question of actually being able to buy the thing!

I can see how this would bother someone who is hankering for a new phone.

thenewoc · 23 Apr 2014 at 14:28

I think it makes the Oppo Find 7a look quite interesting if they get some more up for pre order that is.

The Find 7a includes LTE band 20, micro sd and removable battery, with only a slight compromise on CPU and memory.

Reppyboyo · 23 Apr 2014 at 14:31

deuse said:
Which one?

7a personally.
The 1440p screen is a bit overkill imo.

kona786 · 23 Apr 2014 at 14:35

thenewoc said:
The Find 7a includes LTE band 20, micro sd and removable battery, with only a slight compromise on CPU and memory.

IMO this phone looks better and is a whole lot cheaper.

DAnDan · 23 Apr 2014 at 14:36

kona786 said:
I can see how this would bother someone who is hankering for a new phone.

I doubt I'd go for this one just due to the size, I'm more of a fan of something a little smaller.

But from what I've seen, general availability won't be until possibly August! And even then it may only be available through OnePlus directly, shipping from America. So by that time the Note 4, G3 and the rumoured larger-screened iPhones will likely all be around, that's some stiff competition!

Plus I'm sure I'm not alone in not being that keen on ordering directly from a totally unknown company, and having to ship the phone half way around the world if anything goes wrong.

It's a nice phone, but a few annoying admin/production/distribution issues may really hurt their sales.

kona786 · 23 Apr 2014 at 14:38

Same here - I'm happy with the concept but wouldn't buy one personally.

Too big, no OLED, no SD but I can live with 64GB, dubious warranty...

grudas · 23 Apr 2014 at 14:57

kona786 said:
Same here - I'm happy with the concept but wouldn't buy one personally.

Too big, no OLED, no SD but I can live with 64GB, dubious warranty...

don't you have a note 3?

deuse · 23 Apr 2014 at 14:58

DAnDan said:
I doubt I'd go for this one just due to the size, I'm more of a fan of something a little smaller.

But from what I've seen, general availability won't be until possibly August! And even then it may only be available through OnePlus directly, shipping from America. So by that time the Note 4, G3 and the rumoured larger-screened iPhones will likely all be around, that's some stiff competition!

Plus I'm sure I'm not alone in not being that keen on ordering directly from a totally unknown company, and having to ship the phone half way around the world if anything goes wrong.

It's a nice phone, but a few annoying admin/production/distribution issues may really hurt their sales.

They will have them ready to ship in the mentioned countries when they got stock.
I.E The people in the UK that order one, it will come from the EU, so no vat.

kona786 · 23 Apr 2014 at 15:04

grudas said:
don't you have a note 3?

Wifey has it now.

S3 LTE for me.

kefan77 · 23 Apr 2014 at 15:07

I'd get the 64GB version for £269 any day, but not willing to beg, pay or do any extra activity to obtain the invite.

flibbage0 · 23 Apr 2014 at 15:27

I'm currently still using my Galaxy S2, contract ends in August.

I was really looking forward to this phone, especially with regards to smaller than Z1 shape they claimed.

Well turns out it's longer than a Note 3, so they essentially lied.

Might just get the Nexus 5 to be honest or the HTC One, I don't like these stupidly big phones.

thenewoc · 23 Apr 2014 at 15:37

kefan77 said:
I'd get the 64GB version for £269 any day, but not willing to beg, pay or do any extra activity to obtain the invite.

Where did you get that price from?

I thought the 16GB one was 400 Euro which translates to roughly £329.

deuse · 23 Apr 2014 at 15:38

thenewoc said:
Where did you get that price from?

I thought the 16GB one was 400 Euro which translates to roughly £329.

Read a few pages back.

kona786 · 23 Apr 2014 at 15:46

thenewoc said:
Where did you get that price from?

I thought the 16GB one was 400 Euro which translates to roughly £329.

£229/269

269/299 euros

thenewoc · 23 Apr 2014 at 15:53

For £229 it might be worth a punt. If someone gets a spare invite they don't need I'm in the market for an upgrade as I'm well out of contract.

stoosh · 23 Apr 2014 at 16:57

A great alternative to the Nexus 5 however the invite system does kill it.
Once it does become available to the general public and the price is agreeable it will definitely be an option.

A good effort however the company needs to cut the hype as it's very annoying.

Sumanji · 23 Apr 2014 at 17:16

Headphone jack on the top of the phone....

Something Else · 23 Apr 2014 at 17:32

That gadget show link...... This comment on their mini review is exactly why I cannot watch their show.

It runs a new version of the Cyanogenmod operating system, called Cyanogenmod 11S. It’s based on Android, but on the downside, this may be a bit tricker to get to grips with than the more familiar iOS.

Because apparently everyone uses iOS and has never used android. They cant seem to comprehend any device that isn't apple these days.

manic111 · 23 Apr 2014 at 17:51

Just to clarify, does no LTE 20 mean no 4G in the UK?

thenewoc · 23 Apr 2014 at 17:57

manic111 said:
Just to clarify, does no LTE 20 mean no 4G in the UK?

Not entirely but it means your choices of carrier are more limited and the availability inside buildings and rural areas are more likely to be affected.

Your basically limited to 3 and EE for LTE access in the UK.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Europe