**** The Official OnePlus 6 Thread ****
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Amazon Italy, only 64GB though and you'll have to pay for shipping.
Id take that over OnePlus 6 or 6T anyday.
Soldato
I wouldn't, Oneplus phones for me have multiple advantages. A notch and no headphone jack are non-issues.
As to who it's competing with, well just look at the brand new Pixel 3 XL - same CPU as the OP6, less ram, no inscreen fingerprint sensor, a huge notch, no headphone jack. So you're getting less than the OP6 or OP6T, for £840 or £970 for the 128GB versions. The 6T will be under £600 for a 128GB version.
As to who it's competing with, well just look at the brand new Pixel 3 XL - same CPU as the OP6, less ram, no inscreen fingerprint sensor, a huge notch, no headphone jack. So you're getting less than the OP6 or OP6T, for £840 or £970 for the 128GB versions. The 6T will be under £600 for a 128GB version.
I'm between a reg pixel 3 and the 6T. My 5T hasn't skipped a beat but want a much better camera. If the 6T offers this it'll be a no brainer. The OP experience has been much smoother than my Samsung s6 and S7e. So ideally want to stay away from Samsung.
Pixel phones are overpriced, much like iPhones, using them to justify the cost is an easy but weak argument, as is 8GB of RAM.
With the Galaxy S9/+ prices being slashed this time of year it's hard to understand why anyone would want the OnePlus 6T,
Sure the OnePlus devices have some advantages but the S9 has more, many of which are a lot more meaningful.
The OnePlus is the closest to the Google experience without owning a Pixel.
ik, I've had a few OnePlus devices, I like them but they really are the definition of no frills, I've gone back and forth between Samsung and OnePlus over the last few years and I'm happy with either in terms of the interface, but the stock look is a little boring imo.
I use Nova Launcher regardless.
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Personally I give Samsung a wide berth because I really can't stand their software. They make lovely hardware but imo their software sucks, and that goes for their TVs as well as their phones. I've owned an S7, S8, and a recent 4k SUHD TV from Samsung and they all experienced nasty slowdown after about a year or two of ownership, along with several bugs, glitches and crashes. I don't like Bixby, I think the skin they put on their phones is ugly compared to stock Android, and their own apps are weak compared to the Google ones. I know you can alter the look of the phone with a different launcher, etc, but I would rather just start with a cleaner look in the first place.
Don't get me wrong, Oneplus phones aren't by any means perfect. For example they really could do with a proper IP rating, it would be nice if the camera was just a bit better so that it competed directly with the likes of the iPhone and Pixel phone, I'd like the ability to do wireless charging (and their excuse for not having it seemed pretty lame), and the lack of an always-on display is a bit annoying at times, but I still think they represent the best value for money phones out there.
Don't get me wrong, Oneplus phones aren't by any means perfect. For example they really could do with a proper IP rating, it would be nice if the camera was just a bit better so that it competed directly with the likes of the iPhone and Pixel phone, I'd like the ability to do wireless charging (and their excuse for not having it seemed pretty lame), and the lack of an always-on display is a bit annoying at times, but I still think they represent the best value for money phones out there.
Soldato
Pretty much this for me too, I love stock android, never liked samsungs version. Since the Google nexus phones ceased to be and were replaced by the overpriced Pixel phones, there's not much choice if you want a vanilla android experience. Motorola?
Not saying Samsung phones aren't good, loads of people love them - but for me Oneplus are more my thing. If money wasn't so tight I would probably be upgrading from my 3T to the 6T, I'd get £150+ for the 3T so that brings the cost down to around £400, but I have other bills over the next couple of months, and being honest, my 3T is still performing more than adequately.
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Still no OTA lol
The 6T has a bigger battery, smaller notch and under-screen fingerprint scanner. And no headphone jack. We don't know what else is different yet.
Caporegime
Not sure if OnePlus pull old models when the new are released but the fact they're using an optical fingerprint sensor makes me want to wait for reviews first. Optical sensors are far slower than ultrasonic under displays sensors and regular capacitive sensors so it could be a big weakness. Does look fantastic though.
Not having to deal with Samsung is enough reason to get the O6T over the Note 9/ S9 even if they are the same price.
Can't wait to get rid of my S7E.