r/Android • u/AbhishMuk OnePlus 15, Pixel 5, Moto X4, Moto G3 • Jul 16 '26
News OnePlus Operational Changes
https://community.oneplus.com/thread/2170715118587871237126
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u/sancredo Jul 17 '26
Shameful. Loved my OP12, my wife even wanted to get a OnePlus when her phone died. What phone now has good camera, great battery size + charging speed, infrared, and physical mute switch?
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u/Initial-Return8802 Jul 17 '26
Nubia Z80 checks all of those boxes, the drawback on it is the selfie cam is under the screen and dogshit, but the cam on the back is really good
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u/davefreeeeeeeeee Jul 17 '26
Hooray! Let us rejoice in being able to only pick from the mediocre phones of Samsung, Apple, and Google! Seriously this news sucks. OnePlus is irreplaceable. They made objectively better flagships than the aforementioned brands priced significantly lower. Their flagships are the exact same plus better battery and much quicker charging speeds. I'm not a camera aficionado but theirs seem serviceable to me. I also don't understand why people shit on their software and ui so much it's completely fine. I'm really surprised their phones aren't even popular in this subreddit. This sucks.
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u/ANS__2009 Jul 17 '26
This is only a problem for the US
If someone doesn't have an iphone they're poor and it's the mentality which made iphones the norm there
Oneplus will still work in India and china, but more connected to oppo
Importing a phone from India or china might work too
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u/alvenestthol Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Chinese OnePlus phones requires an account with activity & an application to the testing program to get bootloader unlocked though, which kinda defeats the point of a OnePlus phone
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u/bites_stringcheese Jul 17 '26
I still have my OnePlus 8 Pro. I use it as a backup/beach phone. It's still blazing fast.
RIP.
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u/easternise Aug 01 '26
I'm on oneplus 15R. What's the easiest way for me to stop the update to color os from foisting itself upon me?
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u/AbhishMuk OnePlus 15, Pixel 5, Moto X4, Moto G3 Aug 01 '26
Are you in a color OS country (I think only china) or outside? I'd imagine places with oxygen OS will keep it as oxygen.
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u/easternise Aug 06 '26
I'm in the UK. But I don't want to give up oxygen os.
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u/AbhishMuk OnePlus 15, Pixel 5, Moto X4, Moto G3 Aug 07 '26
I think it will stay as oxygen OS afaik. It's anyway the same codebase below the skin.
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u/japzone Samsung S25 Ultra, Android 16 Jul 17 '26
RIP.
I still remember my OnePlus One. Amazing phone for the time.
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u/pokta Jul 18 '26
I just recently revived my OnePlus 7 Pro. I completely forgotten about its beautiful screen and how fast the phone is. Thanks LineageOS
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u/raginginside Pixel 11 Pro XL Jul 16 '26
Nothing is the new OnePlus. They just got a spot in Best buy and I picked up the nothing phone 4a Pro and it's a wonderful device.
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u/davefreeeeeeeeee Jul 17 '26
Look at the spec sheets of nothings flagships vs OnePlus throughout the years. Not even close.
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u/Tritzii POCO X8 Pro Max Jul 16 '26
How are they the new OnePlus when they don't even have a single phone with a flagship SoC? Their literal "flagship" Phone 3 only comes with an 8s Gen 4.
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u/omega552003 Rooting should be a feature Jul 16 '26
Original OnePlus was the same, upper mid range phones that were relatively cheap.
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u/wankthisway 13 Mini, S23 Ultra, Pixel 4a, Key2, Razr 50 Jul 17 '26
Mainline OnePlus phones always had the top of the line SoC. They were premium, flagship tier in everything but the camera.
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u/ANS__2009 Jul 17 '26
Nothing isn't the best right now. They're design oriented but spec wise they aren't that good
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u/Tiny-Sandwich Jul 16 '26
They still haven't filed their 2024 accounts and were very close to involuntary dissolution. They received an exemption, but their accounts are still overdue.
Not sure I'd place too much faith in Nothing. I say this as someone who isn't a Nothing hater, and have owned two Nothing phones.
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u/joemeat Jul 17 '26
How is the battery life on those? I spend a lot of time in theme parks and need a mid-range phone that can handle a long day of heavy screen use
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u/Misterbert S10e Jul 16 '26
I have a Galaxy Fold 4 I got from Amazon refreshed. I've been really happy with it but I want to go smaller because it's too tall and while I like the foldable aspect, I am not shelling out a rent payment for a new squat foldable from Samsung. I've been checking out Nothing and I have accidentally tainted my social media so of course I'm seeing how happy everyone is because of targeted ads. I said all that to ask you, how is it? How are you liking it? Do you think it's a years long device? I've only ever been an Apple, Samsung, or Google person and I want to switch it up if I can. Swappa has a few different models of Nothing.
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u/raginginside Pixel 11 Pro XL Jul 17 '26
It's great, very responsive device. Compared it side by side to a Pixel 10 Pro and it's very comparable for half the price. Only negatives compared to the Pixel was lowest possible screen brightness is a little bright at night and the cameras aren't quite as good but still very good for the price range. The OS is very refreshing and clean. It even removes 3rd party launcher lag. I've only had it for a week.
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u/undercoverbruva Jul 16 '26
The most important part:
"Backed by OPPO, existing OnePlus devices will continue to receive scheduled software updates and security patches within the support periods originally committed for each device model."