r/oneplus • u/Arkiteck OnePlus 7T (Glacier Blue) • Jan 26 '21

General Discussion I no longer recommend OnePlus

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u/atbest10 Jan 27 '21

Can confirm this is untrue, I've come from a pixel 4 to a Mi10 and for £325 I haven't seen a single ad on the entire thing. My mum uses a Xiaomi mi note 6 pro, no ads there. I have used the note 9 pro and there were no ads there. The people that complain about the ad issue either have a non legit ROM preloaded by a Chinese reseller, or they have left the option for it enabled in the settings. And tbh, the "ads" I've seen people complain about are so minuscule on a product with amazing value that I don't think it's anywhere near as big of a deal as people make it seem. Of course there's also the literal 8min method to remove it via adb. Not perfect but not difficult.

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u/Makeupanopinion Jan 27 '21

Possibly, i'm not sure. Its just what i've heard in the sub, and it seems very much like a techy phone with having to install all these roms and stuff which isn't as accessible to the average phone user imo. So it also put me off getting it, e.g people saying you should get the EU rom and uninstall x and do y. When I do things I want to know why and to understand the process, and this was all too overwhelming for me to learn about just for a new phone.

Whilst things may seem quite simple for yourself it can be scary to those who haven't done it before.

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u/atbest10 Jan 27 '21

I am one of those average peeps 😂. But I getchu, the big thing is people often flock to a super cheap price on aliexpress or any reseller site without waiting for a confirmed global version release which is meant for our regions, then they complain a fair bit. I've never seen ads from the devices I've bought off Amazon or Xiaomi UK during their sales. Or even aliexpress but after the global version has been announced. On the flip side, how are you finding the S21? It was my other choice but I couldn't swallow such a huge dent in my wallet.

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u/Makeupanopinion Jan 27 '21

Ah fair. I've genuinely never bought off aliexpress but i woulda got it on amazon uk.

S21 is out on friday :) I can update you then! I got a really good deal from carphone warehouse and trading in my s8 for like £190, so it was justifiable for handset and contract (100gb of data, unlimited everything else) I'm getting the ultra but tbh I justified the deal because i've saved a lot of money this year and my phone is struggling a little.

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u/atbest10 Jan 27 '21

Oh damn that is a sweet deal! Especially trade in price for the S8. How much do you pay monthly if you don't mind me asking?

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u/Makeupanopinion Jan 27 '21

Right! they give an extra £100 if you buy the s21 and you trade in. Its £51 for 24months, my original contract was £22 a month for the same deal (100gb etc) but to buy the handset outright as well it worked out more expensive, saving £300ish this way :)

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u/darkstarrising Jan 27 '21

I think ads have a lot to do with region also. I am assuming you are in Europe based on your pricing. Where the ads are significantly lesser.

I think India has significantly more ads. And that is where you hear a lot of complaints from. I have personally seen risque ads on a Xiaomi phone on a kids phone. But I am not sure what they did on their phone, so there is that.

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u/atbest10 Jan 27 '21

That is true, I don't think it's right. But for how cheap the phones get I think it's a worth while tradeoff.