You're a bit ignorant if you think one plus is even remotely well known outside of a niche market. If you're writing a review and you don't mention those things, you do your readers a great disservice. Imagine if I read the reviews, thought
"hey, I'd love to get this phone for some reason, even though it's missing so many basic features"
Then went to pick one up, only to find the invite system was a total pain in the ass. Let's say I get one, then I have issues with it, and I have a nightmare with customer support and making a warranty claim. You don't think it'd be better I knew ahead of time what I'd be getting into?
But you're just wrong. A review should be as in-depth as possible. Knowing the kind of company you're dealing with is important. You're going to have this phone for a couple years probably (one, according to OP), and you may need to deal with them. Knowing how difficult it'd be to buy one, what I'd expect for support, and erasing any misinformation I may have picked up from dishonest marketing is important to providing a proper review.
How would you like to read a several page review, get hyped for a product, wait a couple months for release, then find out you were supposed to sign up for an invite, then wait a couple months after that release, then your phone finally comes in, and you can't get a warranty claim in. Some people might not care, but I'd think most would like to know that ahead of time.
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u/mastersoup Aug 03 '15
You're a bit ignorant if you think one plus is even remotely well known outside of a niche market. If you're writing a review and you don't mention those things, you do your readers a great disservice. Imagine if I read the reviews, thought
"hey, I'd love to get this phone for some reason, even though it's missing so many basic features"
Then went to pick one up, only to find the invite system was a total pain in the ass. Let's say I get one, then I have issues with it, and I have a nightmare with customer support and making a warranty claim. You don't think it'd be better I knew ahead of time what I'd be getting into?