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OnePlus 5 design revealed
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Blue Ninja
Member
Still rockin' the One, might finally upgrade if the price is right.
m_shortpants
Member
Wow, it looks like an iPhone lol.
I didn't realize they were already 5 phones in either.
I didn't realize they were already 5 phones in either.
Subv3rsi0n
Member
Damn, thats blatant.
Unless you count the 3T or the X, there hasn't been. I believe they're skipping 4 because it's unlucky.
Sad Affleck
Member
Technically this is the 4th iteration, but they skipped the number 4 and went straight to 5 because in Chinese, the word for 4 basically means death and they're super superstitious like that.
narcosis219
Member
OnePlus One (2014)
OnePlus 2 (2015)
OnePlus X (2015)
OnePlus 3 (2016)
OnePlus 3T (2016)
OnePlus 5 (2017)
So 6?
Can't get any worse than Street Fighter numbering, so it's not that bad
OnePlus 2 (2015)
OnePlus X (2015)
OnePlus 3 (2016)
OnePlus 3T (2016)
OnePlus 5 (2017)
So 6?
Can't get any worse than Street Fighter numbering, so it's not that bad
Their previous phones look nothing like this.
I think I can barely make one out on the bottom, but my eyes might be playing tricks on me.
spazchicken
Member
That name is horrible. I thought it was a math equation but now I get it. The last number is the version of the OnePlus.
Lilalaunebaer
Member
Phones look pretty much the same nowadays anyway. Don´t give a shit if they stole the design from apple.
Glass-touchscreen front, back with flash and camera(s). Boom, every phone today. Will probably upgrade from my OnePlus One.
Glass-touchscreen front, back with flash and camera(s). Boom, every phone today. Will probably upgrade from my OnePlus One.
I don't think that level of similarity is even legal. Didn't Apple sue Samsung for less?
EatinOlives
Member
Nah, even within the smartphone design paradigm this is a pretty blatant ripoff.
BigJonsson
Member
My One is still going strong, may hold off another year
cloudburst
Banned
If I wanted an iPhone, I'd get an iPhone; not sure what the point of this phone is.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Good for Android users who want iPhone body? lol
The Dutch Slayer
Member
That is because the nr 4 is believed to be "bad luck" in china and since its a Chinese company, they skipped the nr 4.
A Grizzly Bear
Member
Yeah, it's a weird design choice given their branding. I was excited to see what they were going to come up with, but I might have to just wait and see what the Note and iPhone look like.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
What kind of pricing am I looking at and where can I get it?
Rumor mill has it at $600-750 depending if you get the 6GB of ram or 8GB of ram model.
I sold my 6P last week in anticipation of getting either this phone or the Essential. I personally am leaning towards getting The Essential phone.
UberTag
Member
Yeah, I'm beginning to regret not splashing the cash on a 3T before it was delisted.
UnluckyKate
Member
yes google, of course... But it's not exactly what I was looking for...
rockinreelin
Member
Meh, I'm also still rocking an OG one but I am getting kinda sick and tired of the size. I just think I look like a major dork with the phablet poking out of my pants pockets all the time ugh. Thinking of going iphone this next time around and will probably give the one to my brother as it's an upgrade to his current phone.
Lilalaunebaer
Member
Wait, rumored price is 500+......
Yeah, looking elsewhere. Was expecting maybe ~400 like the previous ones. Good bye.
Yeah, looking elsewhere. Was expecting maybe ~400 like the previous ones. Good bye.
The Maverick
Member
The creative bankruptcy on display here is too much. Which is a shame, as I was a skip away from buying the OnePlus 3 over my ZTE Axon 7. Glad I didn't. This is a wholly uninspiring phone.
Man that price point would be a damn shame, the whole point of these phones is the same or stronger hardware for a lot less.
The gunmetal is still available on their website, unfortunately it's the 64GB model.
The gunmetal is still available on their website, unfortunately it's the 64GB model.
Same. Been really happy with it for the last 11 months and have absolutely no reason to upgrade within the next year or so. Especially since they have promised to provide an official Android O update for it (and I'd be more than fine without it too).
LOL, that's reeeally stretching.
That's like if a manufacturer released a car that looked 90% identical to, say, a BMW 3 Series and the response was just "Cards look pretty much the same nowadays anyway. Glass windscreen front, back with boot door and lights. Boom. Every car today."
UberTag
Member
They need to fire the designer that told them that OnePlus customers really wanted an appreciably more expensive handset that took great pictures and looked like an iPhone when they've built their customer-base off being a smartphone killer offering comparable horsepower at a fraction of the price of their competitors.
They also need to fire the guy that told them to pull the rest of their phones off the market so they've got no parachute in case the OP5 flops at its high ticket price.
I may just take the plunge on that today before the last of their stock dries up. Shame none of the Midnight Blacks are available.
Lilalaunebaer
Member
Yeah, sure. I just really do not care if they rip each others barely different designs off of each other. It´s phones, it doesn´t matter to me.
Yep. Best phone I've ever had. And cheap.