Anyone excited for OnePlus?

[ChronoReverse]

Looks pretty nice but it's ultimately too big for me if it's Note 3 sized.

 

[VashHT]

I think I may pick one of these up but the invite system sounds stupid. I would rather just place an order and wait for the back-order to be filled rather than having to keep checking their website for contests.

 

[blairharrington]

Have they confirmed it will operate on American LTE bands?

 

[sze5003]

Have they confirmed it will operate on American LTE bands?

It should work on att or tmobile or any mvno carrier that offers lte. Just not Verizon.

 

[Red Storm]

I think I may pick one of these up but the invite system sounds stupid. I would rather just place an order and wait for the back-order to be filled rather than having to keep checking their website for contests.

Yeah it is dumb. I don't expect to actually get my hands on one until way after it launches.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Yeah it is dumb. I don't expect to actually get my hands on one until way after it launches.

Dunno. I feel like demand won't be that crazy but who knows... at least in the US it will be low demand that's for sure.

 

[gorcorps]

I think I may pick one of these up but the invite system sounds stupid. I would rather just place an order and wait for the back-order to be filled rather than having to keep checking their website for contests.

Yeah it is dumb. I don't expect to actually get my hands on one until way after it launches.

Yup

We'll see if this is a good or bad move for them. If I can't buy it I'll lose completely interest, but sometimes something like this can make a product more desireable. They won't have problems finding buyers regardless.

 

[Radeon962]

They already confirmed that it will work on AT&T and T-Mobile. If I could find the thread I would link it but the damn forums over there are so cluttered up with users bitching and begging for an invite that you really can't find much substance any more. User base has grown to over 12,000 in just the last few days and with the reveal coming Wednesday it should get real interesting. It is unknown how you will be able to get one or when it will be available. I'll buy one on launch just to try out if I get an invite of course.

 

[EvilYoda]

The size is starting to worry me. Hmph.

But yeah, if I can get my hands on one, I'll pick it up just to try it out and if it doesn't work for me...won't have to lose any money on it while the supply is still lower than demand.

 

[Bman123]

A invite system just to buy the phone? Kiss my ass, they should put this damn thing on amazon and let it rip out the warehouses left and right. Until I can buy it by just going to a site and clicking the order button i'm not going to mess with it. I have no complaints about the look of the phone nor the specs at all, but the way you have to buy it is utter bullshit.

I've got $450 cash sitting here waiting to buy this phone. I've had it for a while too, i'm getting a little bored with my note 2 but it looks like I'll end up keeping it now

 

[Red Storm]

A invite system just to buy the phone? Kiss my ass, they should put this damn thing on amazon and let it rip out the warehouses left and right. Until I can buy it by just going to a site and clicking the order button i'm not going to mess with it. I have no complaints about the look of the phone nor the specs at all, but the way you have to buy it is utter bullshit.

I've got $450 cash sitting here waiting to buy this phone. I've had it for a while too, i'm getting a little bored with my note 2 but it looks like I'll end up keeping it now

My guess is they have very limited inventory and are doing this whole invite thing to not have a similar incident like the Nexus 4 launch.

 

[Bman123]

They put so much hype into this that they know they need crazy inventory to fill orders. I know this isn't a galaxy phone hell it doesn't even have a TV commercial but there are a lot of people that know about this phone. If I can't get one in the first month I'll keep my note 2

 

[Ravynmagi]

Since the OnePlus and Find 7a seem to be very identical and from the same manufacture. What are the key differences?

Find 7a seems to be $100 more expensive, has only 2GB of RAM, a smaller removable battery and running Android 4.3.

OnePlus starts at $400, has 3GB of RAM, and a larger non-removable battery, and Andriod 4.4.

Is there something the Find 7a has that the OnePlus doesn't?

 

[Red Storm]

Since the OnePlus and Find 7a seem to be very identical and from the same manufacture. What are the key differences?

Find 7a seems to be $100 more expensive, has only 2GB of RAM, a smaller removable battery and running Android 4.3.

OnePlus starts at $400, has 3GB of RAM, and a larger non-removable battery, and Andriod 4.4.

Is there something the Find 7a has that the OnePlus doesn't?

The only thing that comes to mind is that the Find 7a is from a company that has launched phones before whereas the OnePlus is from a new company launching their first handset.

 

[dawheat]

The only thing that comes to mind is that the Find 7a is from a company that has launched phones before whereas the OnePlus is from a new company launching their first handset.

And not trying to make a profit. Oppo's margins are clearly lower than Apple/Samsung (which I believe are still 50%+), but they still want to make money after R&D, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. OnePlus is apparently willing to break even to get some recognition.

And I think they're picking an invite model simply b/c they weren't able to put big money up front to key component OEMs to get a ton of volume. I wouldn't be surprised if they sell tens of thousands at a time vs. hundreds of thousands/millions compared to the big OEMs.

 

[gorcorps]

Since the OnePlus and Find 7a seem to be very identical and from the same manufacture. What are the key differences?

Find 7a seems to be $100 more expensive, has only 2GB of RAM, a smaller removable battery and running Android 4.3.

OnePlus starts at $400, has 3GB of RAM, and a larger non-removable battery, and Andriod 4.4.

Is there something the Find 7a has that the OnePlus doesn't?

The OnePlus One is 1080, the 7a is 2560 x 1440

edit: also, I'm not sure what you mean by the same manufacturer... unless you mean in the same way that pretty much all of our phones are made by Foxconn =P

OnePlus and OPPO are not the same company. OnePlus was started by former employees of OPPO, but they're not the same.

The "OnePlus" is not a phone, it's the company. Their first phone is called the "One". Their next phone will probably be called the OnePlus Two.

 

[Ravynmagi]

The OnePlus One is 1080, the 7a is 2560 x 1440

edit: also, I'm not sure what you mean by the same manufacturer... unless you mean in the same way that pretty much all of our phones are made by Foxconn =P

OnePlus and OPPO are not the same company. OnePlus was started by former employees of OPPO, but they're not the same.

The "OnePlus" is not a phone, it's the company. Their first phone is called the "One". Their next phone will probably be called the OnePlus Two.

The Find 7 has the 2560x1440 display. The 7a is 1920x1080.

It's my understanding Oppo is building the OnePlus for them. And the phone looks almost identical. So it seems like OnePlus is just customizing and tweaking the Find 7a a little bit.

 

[gorcorps]

The Find 7 has the 2560x1440 display. The 7a is 1920x1080.

It's my understanding Oppo is building the OnePlus for them. And the phone looks almost identical. So it seems like OnePlus is just customizing and tweaking the Find 7a a little bit.

Ah, my mistake... I'm not doing a good job keeping all of these phones straight. You're right then, there isn't really a difference.

 

[lothar]

I think I may pick one of these up but the invite system sounds stupid. I would rather just place an order and wait for the back-order to be filled rather than having to keep checking their website for contests.

Yeah it is dumb. I don't expect to actually get my hands on one until way after it launches.

Not at all...
Anyone that has taken a business class knows that this is being done to create artificial demand through exclusion and boost perception of shortages.
It creates a lot of buzz and keeps the product in the news longer rather than it dying a premature death.

Google has been doing that with Google Glass since its inception. First it was pick 1k random people to serve as explorers on Twitter and Google+ out of the millions that had interest in Google Glass to explain what they will use it for. Then it was expanded to one of the explorer's friends. Then it was expanded to Google Music All-Access subscribers in December. Then it was expanded to anybody to buy on April 15th for "1 day" only and sold out that early afternoon.

 

[Red Storm]

Not at all...
Anyone that has taken a business class knows that this is being done to create artificial demand through exclusion and boost perception of shortages.
It creates a lot of buzz and keeps the product in the news longer rather than it dying a premature death.

Google has been doing that with Google Glass since its inception. First it was pick 1k random people to serve as explorers on Twitter and Google+ out of the millions that had interest in Google Glass to explain what they will use it for. Then it was expanded to one of the explorer's friends. Then it was expanded to Google Music All-Access subscribers in December. Then it was expanded to anybody to buy on April 15th for "1 day" only and sold out that early afternoon.

Let me clarify then. It is dumb for me the consumer who simply wants to buy one.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/oneplus-android-smartphone-google-cyanogenmod,26610.html

Wow. This phone is just. Amazing. I'm watching the Livestream (https://twitter.com/oneplus) right now and the Livetweet (https://twitter.com/oneplus). Simply amazing.

Now let's hope that $300 price is true, but if it is, this shows that Google didn't have to cut corners with the Nexus phone.

 

[kpkp]

WOW

 

[swilli89]

Yep. I'm stunned by the 64GB pricing. I'm just so disappointed in the size. It's literally every single thing I want in a phone especially that super sick cyanogen mod stock rom. It's just too do big. If it was Nexus 5 size I would buy instantly but as it stands it's a full 15mm taller

 

[podspi]

If this has an unlocked bootloader (which I expect it will), this is going to be an awesome dev phone.

 

[sze5003]

Yea the price of this phone looks good. If I wasn't on Verizon I would want to get one. I don't like CM but I'm sure a pure aosp Rom will be available. Most developers will probably buy one just to write and test out their Roms.