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OnePlus one officially announced! 299$ 16GB, 350$ 64GB.
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where did they lie?
BigEvilTurtle
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The thumbnail alone made me laugh.
Yes, because they made a statement saying the made a phone with a 5.5 screen that had smaller dimensions than an Xperia Z1, which they straight up lied about.
Even if it was slightly smaller than a Z1, I still wouldn't buy it because it's too fucking big. I don't want a phablet. I don't understand why are people who have to be at two sides of the extreme. They want an iPhone size of 4 inches or they want 5 inch + beasts. You people are ruining perfection for me and I hate you all.
look at galaxy line, their screen to bezel ratio is unmatched, but it's what consumers want. It was certainly possible to reach their claim, they just didn't have the hardware design talent of samsung.
Neat, thanks for the heads up. Had no idea something like that was possible with jailbreaking.
Something tells me that the price in Finland will be way higher than the msrp, but we'll see.
glaringradio
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Oh there's plenty more you can do, just install Activator when you jailbreak and then enjoy having a functional (arguably better) phone again
TheBryanJZX90
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Hmm, a design similar to my old Jokia Lumina 920 and an attractive flat user interface... I'm interested!
oh hell yeah sign me up
oh hell yeah sign me up
oh wow... people have all the rights to be pissed imho.
FallingEdge
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Ah gotcha. Well for me, the Note is a perfect size so the fact that this phone is closer to that makes me happy. Still won't mean shit if I don't get an invite.
TheBryanJZX90
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Your hands are too small
Junior Mint
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Size ruins it.
Not that I would've bought one anyways. It's like they cloned a Chinese clone for this phone's design.
Not that I would've bought one anyways. It's like they cloned a Chinese clone for this phone's design.
Astral/H3X
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Wwwwaaaaiiiiittt.... Is that an actual good camera-quality camera? Not some POS?
I can't believe it. I bet it won't come to US Verizon though. :/
I can't believe it. I bet it won't come to US Verizon though. :/
But what does one have to do to get one?
All you Verizon people out there: If you ever want to have a chance at phones like this, you have to go GSM. Cheap awesome phones like the One and Nexus line won't ever be on CDMA. I had to accept this and was a longtime Verizon customer, but I'm happy to say that the grass is much greener on the other side once you're willing to hop the fence.
They aren't. I can use a Z1 one handed, but it's not comfortable when trying to have shift my hand a lot to reach stuff at the top and bottom of the screens. I have enough annoyances doing that with my HTC One (but it's not a deal breaker).
The Abominable Snowman
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Does the screen allow for pen/pencil input like the S5/Xperia phones?
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
My issue is that AT&T sucks in Iowa. Verizon's network has always been good to me.
Thanks!
That does suck =/. I would hope that eventually Verizon will be free of CDMA, but it's probably a little ways off.
Ah, Man. Looks like im gonna end up getting the Z2. I only get into all those loops when it's like a giveaway or something like that. I don't see myself checking FB/TW and their forum every couple of minutes hoping to win an invite. I really hope they fix that in the upcoming months.
I'm effectively abandoning Verizon once this comes out. Been thinking about it for a while though. T-Mobile doesn't have nearly the same 4G coverage, but it's still growing. No contract with this phone seems the best way to go.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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So the lies here is just about the Size but nothing else? What garbage. The funny thing is people are saying they aren't honest because of what they said about other companies. However they didn't lie, they even had a post about why they changed it. I mean, some people choose their battles so fucking stupidly I swear. All of what comes in that phone is now a huge lie just because it's 5'5. What idiots... Ugh.
Xiaomi phones generate fake/cheap continual publicity by scheduling sales with countdowns and social media hyping, and then only releasing a small batch, then they repeat the same thing the next week. This looks like it's going to do something similar.
The thing about the CEO smashing stuff seems to be copy and pasting what the Haier CEO did as a publicity stunt:
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/...to-hold-chinese-products-to-a-haier-standard/
The thing about the CEO smashing stuff seems to be copy and pasting what the Haier CEO did as a publicity stunt:
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/...to-hold-chinese-products-to-a-haier-standard/
King Cobra
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I wonder what the build quality is on this.
This things sounds amazing.
I'm a software engineer. I have an old Motorola V195 that I've been using since ~Summer 2006 (bought it before I started college in the Fall). I have been meaning to upgrade to a smartphone, and a new, top of the line one, but I've been reluctant to over the years for various reasons. Because top of the line phones are like $800. Because data plans that don't screw you over with 10 cent per megabyte costs over 1GB (or something crazy like that) would make my bills jump from ~$45 per month to `$70 per month even if I stayed under the data limit. Because spending $800 on a phone to have it be obsolete and unsupported within a year or two seems ridiculous.
But this hits all the right notes for me. And with TMobile's (my current provider) new plan, I can (I believe) have unlimited voice, talk, and text for less than $60 a month after taxes and fees.
If anyone has an invite to share, I would greatly appreciate it. <3
I'm a software engineer. I have an old Motorola V195 that I've been using since ~Summer 2006 (bought it before I started college in the Fall). I have been meaning to upgrade to a smartphone, and a new, top of the line one, but I've been reluctant to over the years for various reasons. Because top of the line phones are like $800. Because data plans that don't screw you over with 10 cent per megabyte costs over 1GB (or something crazy like that) would make my bills jump from ~$45 per month to `$70 per month even if I stayed under the data limit. Because spending $800 on a phone to have it be obsolete and unsupported within a year or two seems ridiculous.
But this hits all the right notes for me. And with TMobile's (my current provider) new plan, I can (I believe) have unlimited voice, talk, and text for less than $60 a month after taxes and fees.
If anyone has an invite to share, I would greatly appreciate it. <3
HammerOfThor
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Wait so this is running Android?
I'm due to switch to from Verizon to TMmobile in July and get a new phone, I may just add this to my options.
I'm due to switch to from Verizon to TMmobile in July and get a new phone, I may just add this to my options.
-Pyromaniac-
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an android ROM yes, based on stock android.
It's still legit but moreover when a startup appears out of nowhere and starts claiming to do things that require huge infrastructure like making and selling phones better than everyone else just because they are awesome they will be heavily scrutinized.
Yeah, it's probably a publicity stunt in an effort to inflate brand value. Not that the cost is completely unthinkable either, this is just a marginally spec'd up Nexus 5 coming 6 months later. I'm a bit suspect about what their endgame here is (where do they make money?) and certainly I wouldn't believe they actually have stock to back themselves up as a legitimate maker.
"Oh, this will be my next phone!" No, it probably won't.
Schrade
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From what people are saying in the thread here, Verizon won't be supported.
Cow Mengde
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Probably made by child labor.
How good is the battery life? I might get one if it's good.
How good is the battery life? I might get one if it's good.
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