Harthag
macrumors 68030
Oh yeah, was a blast. The sky tram was down for maintenance which would've been great for photos, but a good time nonetheless!
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OnePlus 15 - US - Hit or Miss
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Played doing a bit more with photos and was looking for a good way to show personal impression difference.
I have a number of devices and the same photo can look very different depending what device is being used.
I went out and had a great looking sunrise. Oranges with reds with pinks … pretty awesome.
I grabbed four devices out of my office: ZFold7, S25Edge, iPhone Air, and OnePlus 15.
Opened the camera app, left all devices default and took a couple of sunrise pics.
Then I opened the pics on the device that I took them on.
You can see how different the color and impression of each. Starting 12 (clock positions), OP15, ZF7, S25E, iAir.
Color shifted as the sun rose, but the OP15 and S25Edge are closest to actual as I viewed it.. Interesting.
I have a number of devices and the same photo can look very different depending what device is being used.
I went out and had a great looking sunrise. Oranges with reds with pinks … pretty awesome.
I grabbed four devices out of my office: ZFold7, S25Edge, iPhone Air, and OnePlus 15.
Opened the camera app, left all devices default and took a couple of sunrise pics.
Then I opened the pics on the device that I took them on.
You can see how different the color and impression of each. Starting 12 (clock positions), OP15, ZF7, S25E, iAir.
Color shifted as the sun rose, but the OP15 and S25Edge are closest to actual as I viewed it.. Interesting.
I've moved to the OnePlus 15 now and sold my Iphone 17 Pro Max. The Iphone 17 Pro Max feels more brick like, thicker and heavier. OnePlus feels much snappier too. IOS 26 did it for me.
For the price, Oneplus is amazing value and I got the 15 phone, Watch Pro 3 plus a free Watch 2 which I can sell on, Free Earbuds Pro 3 which seem on pair with my Airpods Pro 3's, a free watch strap and free Watch charger for less than I paid for my Iphone.
For the price, Oneplus is amazing value and I got the 15 phone, Watch Pro 3 plus a free Watch 2 which I can sell on, Free Earbuds Pro 3 which seem on pair with my Airpods Pro 3's, a free watch strap and free Watch charger for less than I paid for my Iphone.
HouseLannister
macrumors 68040
I love the enthusiasm for this brand, but the recent press makes me wary. Great hardware, but too much drama. Maybe I am just too glued to my news feed for my own good.
Last summer it was about congress wanting to ban OP in the US due to data being transmitted to Chinese servers, but nothing has happened on that front since. But in just the last few weeks: CEO has an arrest warrant in Taiwan, an update adds hardware-backed anti-rollback and disables the ability to unlock the bootloader, OP16 might be skipping a global launch, and OPPO denies they are ending the brand, but lots of layoffs and closures paint a bleak future for the company.
Last summer it was about congress wanting to ban OP in the US due to data being transmitted to Chinese servers, but nothing has happened on that front since. But in just the last few weeks: CEO has an arrest warrant in Taiwan, an update adds hardware-backed anti-rollback and disables the ability to unlock the bootloader, OP16 might be skipping a global launch, and OPPO denies they are ending the brand, but lots of layoffs and closures paint a bleak future for the company.
MarkX
macrumors 68000
Harthag
macrumors 68030
Agree. I'll just buy a Vivo in that case. Had I known that the X300 Pro supports US 5G carrier aggregation I would've gotten that one to begin with.
Correct! OnePlus stated publicly that they will honor consumer support for their devices. It's quite possible without knowing for sure that Oppo might decide to have OnePlus handle the NA market and the Oppo brand handles the non NA market.
That would make the most sense because they make fabulous and high quality phones. Motorola is also a Chinese company who was purchased and is now owned by Lenovo. TCL, is another Chinese company that sells smartphones in North America.
I bit on Amazon's $100 gift card deal for the OP 15r, they also have it for the OP15 as well. Since I buy so much from Amazon it was a no-brainer. Estimated arrival for the 15r is Feb 5th. The level of performance for the 15r is insane at $700, let alone $600 with the gift card.
The funny thing is, I would have purchased a Pixel 10 if not for Google going all in on eSIM. I have NO problems with eSIM tech but pSIM is still way too convenient for me.
The funny thing is, I would have purchased a Pixel 10 if not for Google going all in on eSIM. I have NO problems with eSIM tech but pSIM is still way too convenient for me.
martint235
macrumors 65816
Just pulled the trigger on the 15 and the Pad 3. Still in the setting up phase but going well so far. Also got a free Watch 2R that I'm not sure what to do with yet.
My OP15r arrived today from Amazon. I'm waiting for my case to arrive from China but I absolutely love the mint green color. It's actually a very pale green which looks awesome.
This is the case I ordered, looking forward to it.
This is the case I ordered, looking forward to it.
Cobalt Blizzard
macrumors 6502a
This one reminds me of budget Redmi phones from 2019-2022 era.
I thought it reminded me of a phone I saw a picture of. IIRC Redmi phones are sold to gamers?
I couldn't wait so I fired up the OP15r. It is seriously nice phone and it puts Google's phones sans the camera to shame. I dropped the display refresh rate from 165Hz to 60Hz and on this phone, 60Hz is the new 120Hz. It's that smooth, maybe it is the SD Gen 8 but everything about this phone is incredibly smooth. I like OxygenOS. It looks like they copied iOS 26.
I had a 1.6GB update to be installed and the phone downloaded, applied and asked me to restart withing 3 mins. Unlike a Pixel phone where it sometimes takes 20-25 minutes to apply an OS update. The OLED screen is just gorgeous and extremely bright.
The ultrasonic sensor on this phone is a dream. I had trouble with the Pixel 9 Pro ultrasonic sensor. On the OP15r, I place my thumb on the bright circle and the immediately unlocks.
This is one helluva a phone at $599 thanks to Amazon's deal where you get the phone plus a $100 Amazon GC all for $699.
I had a 1.6GB update to be installed and the phone downloaded, applied and asked me to restart withing 3 mins. Unlike a Pixel phone where it sometimes takes 20-25 minutes to apply an OS update. The OLED screen is just gorgeous and extremely bright.
The ultrasonic sensor on this phone is a dream. I had trouble with the Pixel 9 Pro ultrasonic sensor. On the OP15r, I place my thumb on the bright circle and the immediately unlocks.
This is one helluva a phone at $599 thanks to Amazon's deal where you get the phone plus a $100 Amazon GC all for $699.
What a phone, what a battery. I dropped just 4% battery with a screen time of 1hr 15 minutes. That's insane. 😱
If I do that on my Pixel's or iPhone 13, that's easily, 25% battery drain.
If I do that on my Pixel's or iPhone 13, that's easily, 25% battery drain.
MarkX
macrumors 68000
I have the 15 and it has similarly tremendous battery life, don't think I could go back to a phone with anything less than I'm getting now.
ClaraStahlbaum
macrumors 6502a
I am curious about the Oneplus. How does it work for you guys in the US, are you able to use it normally? Considering it is a Chinese phone. I admit that as an Iphone user, there is that curiosity about this phone that I can never quite push away.
It's sold to the US market so NO issues, everything works. The OnePlus is no different than Motorola (Lenovo). Don't confuse the OnePlus situation with Huawei another Chinese brand. Huawei was banned from the US market. OnePlus is using Snapdragon SoC's.
If a smartphone is sold by Amazon or Best Buy, then it is a legal product and complies with all US trade and consumer laws.
ClaraStahlbaum
macrumors 6502a
Huawei looks amazing to me, and its unfortunate they banned it from the market. I don't know much about Android phones, but what do you mean by Snapdragon SoC's?
SoC = system on a chip
It's what powers a smartphone. It contains the CPU and GPU and other parts. Since smartphones are small in size an SoC can fit on a small logic board.
Snapdragon is an SoC maker and its direct competitors are the Google Tensor chip, Samsung's Exynos and Apple's A series chips for their smartphones.
ClaraStahlbaum
macrumors 6502a
Makes sense. I don't understand all these acronyms.
It seems all Android phones are reliant on Google, but since Oneplus is a foreign brand and foreign made I am not all that worried.
TheLocNar
macrumors regular
I came from an iPhone 12. Huge jump in performance all around. The biggest issue was transferring everything, specifically passwords and notes. Good excuse to update all your passwords anyway. I don't regret switching in the slightest. At this point, I'll trust a Chinese company more than an American one. 😂
ClaraStahlbaum
macrumors 6502a
Yeah at this point I'd have to agree with that. I'd probably choose Chinese everything over American stuff too.
Harthag
macrumors 68030
Does anyone know why there still is no update for the North American version? We are stuck on .401 when the rest of the world has gotten .501 and .503 with February update which apparently makes battery life even better.
I was able to switch regions in Oxygen Updater on my Oppo X9P to update to the latest versions. On the OP15 it seems to block downloads from other regions, even if I use a VPN. Very irritating to be now 2 software update versions behind.
I was able to switch regions in Oxygen Updater on my Oppo X9P to update to the latest versions. On the OP15 it seems to block downloads from other regions, even if I use a VPN. Very irritating to be now 2 software update versions behind.