OnePlus 5 x T + five short months = Some p*ssed off fanboys BBK Electronics' OnePlus venture rolled out its second flagship of 2017 yesterday, the OnePlus 5T going on sale just five months after its predecessor, the OnePlus 5 in June. While posing as a plucky startup, the real picture is slightly more complicated. OnePlus is wholly owned by the biggest Chinese phone vendor, with around …
As to a 5T - Oh well, there's always a new model along just after you buy any IT kit these days.
What can we do ( apart from chasing everything that arrives)? The 5 does a good job for me. In a few years time there'll be something even better, probably. That's how it goes.
Still happy with my 3, does what I want/need, doesn't do things I don't want, and still lasts 2-3 days on a single charge.
No plan on replacing anytime soon, as what would be the point? (I'm not a 'look at my new shiny shiny' game player, and really couldn't give two hoots about what other people think of the phone I use).
Still happy with my 3, does what I want/need, doesn't do things I don't want, and still lasts 2-3 days on a single charge.
Likewise. Although I do admit to running a custom ROM on it (ditto for the old OPOne that's in the backup hardware drawer).
Does what it says on the tin. Not the fastest, not the best but reliable and (because it's in a hard case) still mostly immaculate.
I'm about to buy a 5 rather than a 5t, as I don't want the bezel less design, it's simply not practical.
So click bait aside, the T is just a different revision for s different market.
Funny how the iPhone X hasn't obsoleted the iphone8 using this same dumb logic.
Clickbait
"standard "flagship" features such as optical image stabilisation, waterproofing, wireless charging, and stereo speakers"
Sadly - I looked at the OnePlus 5 for ages, along with HTC / Oppo / Huawei and Honor. I eventually went with an unlocked Samsung S8 (bought from Amazon). It's now sat next to me on a wireless charger, I don't worry about it getting wet, and it takes the best pictures I've seen from a smartphone (bar Apple devices).
Yeah, I'm currently wrangling with myself... are features found in pricier rivals worth the extra money? Ah well!
What I do know is this: whatever phone I get this month - Android or Apple - is going to require me buying half a dozen new cables in place of the microUSB cables I already have (upstairs, downstairs, works van, own vehicle, power bank and spare)
@Mr Hartley - thanks for the tip re. micro USB > type C converters, I'll look into it.
@DougS, Cheers!
I've found my the gauge and length of USB cables have a bearing in how quickly my phone charges, and I've heard not all USB C cables are created equal. When I've found some well reviewed / tested ones, buying a good dollop of em would be a good idea.
If I do go the iPhone route, my observations of friends' Lightning cables is such that I'll reinforce the ends with self amalgamating tape or polyurethane mastic before using them.
Yeah, I'm currently wrangling with myself... are features found in pricier rivals worth the extra money? Ah well!
Of course not. And the OnePlus phones (or at least the mine, a 3T) have great features like incredibly fast charge and dual SIM. Perfect for chucking a work SIM in and routing all the data through.
I'm one of those who got the 5 when it came out. Super fast and everything works fine with the.14 release.
The camera is just about OK - it needs OS - and the 5T doesn't have it either.
I can't see myself spending another £500 (I got the 8/128 model) just to get face recognition, a wide angle camera and a slighly bigger screen.
We bought few of the 5 and had issues with connecting to data networks overseas, more problems that with any other handset. Although some of that can be put down to new devices (said O2) I won't jump at another "new" anything, probably stick with a model that has been out for more than six months, so at this rate of change maybe not even another OnePlus.
Basically all Android devices have had smart unlock for a while either Bluetooth or geofencing.
It's a terrible idea though IMHO, some steals your car with your phone inside or breaks into your house and they now have access to your phone including emails and sensitive info.
I have an S7 and like unlocking my phone with one touch when it's lying on my desk so I can read a message without picking it up.
You can unlock the 5T whilst it's lying flat on a desk by using facial recognition, if you're willing to take the hit on security (it isn't a depth sensing system like Apple's).
What would be good is if this facial recognition system was only enabled in more trusted places, e.g within range of your office or home WiFi networks.
I agree with Phil though - Bluetooth unlocking doesn't seem a smart idea for the reasons he's outlined.
This counts as news?!?
Company XYZ brings out new product. Reporters identify negligible differences to previous product. Turn it into a "story". Some people are happy about said product, others are not.
Rinse and repeat, just replace XYZ with different name.
Is there so little news? Don't the reporters get bored with publishing the same stuff over and over and over?
The article itself was useful enough, but yeah the headline was just odd for a tech blog - for the last thirty years us computer and gadget buyers have known a faster/cheaper/better device will arrive on the market a week after we've bought our new toy.
This counts as a comment?
Poster reads story, doesn't find it interesting, posts boring "this isn't news" comment.
Rinse and repeat, just replace one ac with a different ac, or maybe the same one, who can tell?
Is there so little to do? Don't the commenters get bored with publishing the same stuff over and over and over?
From AC
"This counts as a comment?
Poster reads story, doesn't find it interesting, posts boring "this isn't news" comment.
Rinse and repeat, just replace one ac with a different ac, or maybe the same one, who can tell?
Is there so little to do? Don't the commenters get bored with publishing the same stuff over and over and over?"
Oh No! the AC created an infinite AC recursion! Quick! Somebody exit the loop bef
Re:Is there so little to do? Don't the commenters get bored with publishing the same stuff over and over and over?
If that AC is in fact AO, it would be depressing to see the contempt he has for his customers opinions on the quality of his "journalism". And it's very defensive.
If it's not AO then the AC is behaving in exactly the same way as the AC he is criticising, ie do as I say not as I do, otherwise known as hypocrisy. He'll be telling the original AC to get a life next...
On a throwaway product that is next to useless after 2 or 3 years due to battery problems and / or security problems. And ends up in landfill by the millions.
You wouldn't do that with a TV or a car, so how come they have money to burn when it comes to phones?
You could buy a decent cheap import and a nice foreign holiday with that sort of money.
im still running a note3 with a new battery and 128gb card. i get my updates via flashing a new rom. pretty painless and i only beed to reinstall whn i move up major revisions.
the kids use a pair of s2's as mp3/media players (they even have hdmi charging cables too)
If it ends up in landfill then you're recycling it wrong. I do believe that end-of-life products should be taken back by the manufacturer though, so that they gain efficiencies of scale in dismantling many examples of the same device en masse.
If you spend £500 on it rather than £100 then it's likely to be a faster, better constructed device that you'll look after more and be less inclined to change in a year.
Whether the roughly £1/day price difference twixt a budget and high end phone is worth it for any individual is a function of how much they use the phone and for what, and their bank balance of course.
I used to use my laptop so much much that I bought an £80 mouse, and I have never regretted it (Logitech Darkfield). The factor of extra comfort and convenience it provided was multiplied by the hours of use.
If only siblings OPO and OPPO could be merged. I want microSD card (OPPO), NFC (OPO), headphone hack (both), 3rd party ROM support (both), and global LTE bands (OPO). Stereo speakers would be nice but I can live without them when there's a headphone jack.
I actually don't care about the dual camera tech. That has been slamming up against diminishing returns for years. I'll bring my big lens hardware when I need sharp photos and videos in low light.
I could do without the "jelly" issue but it's not a major annoyance. The phone itself is well designed, very thin and performs well. My biggest beef is I wish that the phone OS was still Cyanogen / LineageOS because I miss just being able to block an app using GPS or whatever else it wanted for egregious reasons.
So far, only the Sony Xperia XZ1 (and XZ1 Compact), and the HTC U11 Plus (and U11 Life) come preloaded with Oreo. Huawei Mate10 too, but that's a non-Snapdragon phone.
Is it laziness, or are there real tangible cost savings by using the previous version of Android?
Do people really agonise over this stuff anymore? I have a phone and it fit’s in my pocket. Surprisingly I can call people on it. They can also call me, but most people don’t want to talk to me because I’m a dickhead. I can text and look at the interwebs and even look at email if I choose. Amazing.
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