I’m a big time OnePlus fan. I own a OnePlus One from back when it first launched and I’ve been a firm believer in the company and what it is capable of doing. I just recently bought a OnePlus 3T for my little brother and that is an excellent phone as well. On par with most flagships that it competes with. That being said, OnePlus’s upper-edge was always in the performance to price ratio. It seems according to the new rumors that the OP5 will be significantly higher priced…we’re talking big time flagship phone money like 600+ dollars. With the new reveals and stuff it seems like it might just fail…I hate to say it but if it’s not under 500 dollars it will more than likely be a flop.
(images from: http://www.androidauthority.com/will-oneplus-5-design-stop-buyers-778734/ )
Also with how it looks just like the Oppo R11 (which in return looks like an iPhone 7) which is the parent company of OnePlus …things just aren’t looking too good…especially considering an Oppo R11 is just a mid-level device, and to have almost the exact same design on a “flagship killer” is not very inspiring at all.
I think $450 or it’s a bust. I don’t know what OnePlus was trying to do with the design especially, what a disappointment…finally when companies are upping their design game (S8, G6, etc.), we get an iPhone clone. Pretty sad.
I’ll be one of the first to buy it if the price is right, but if it’s anywhere close to 600 bucks, you’ll probably see me with an S8 or something else…because even the expensive Essential phone would seem more unique at that point. They all have almost identical specs besides RAM so I don’t even see a reason why anyone would even consider a OnePlus device at such a high price point.
Sorry, OnePlus, but you might just lose me on this one…just might.