Questions From A Nexus User

[Acuity]

Hello Everyone,

I've been a long time fan of Google's Nexus phones, but with the large Pixel price-tag, I'm starting to at least consider other things. I'm hoping that someone can help by answering a few questions that I'm having trouble finding:

1. How is OnePlus with RMA / warranty issues? I've heard they're not the greatest with QA, albeit this was a while ago, but it's still a concern for me.
2. How is OnePlus with software updates? One of the reasons I stuck with the Nexus lineup was because of timely updates. Is OnePlus likely to stay current, or will Oreo take forever?
3. The $479 model is out of stock. How long does it take for them to usually replenish supply?
4. Will Android Auto work in a 2017 Civic EX-L? I've heard conflicting things from different cars out there.

If there are any other Nexus/Pixel people out there that could give their thoughts about the transition from stock Android to something different that would be great.

Thanks.

 

[rickysidhu_]

Hello Everyone,

I've been a long time fan of Google's Nexus phones, but with the large Pixel price-tag, I'm starting to at least consider other things. I'm hoping that someone can help by answering a few questions that I'm having trouble finding:
How is OnePlus with RMA / warranty issues? I've heard they're not the greatest with QA, albeit this was a while ago, but it's still a concern for me.
How is OnePlus with software updates? One of the reasons I stuck with the Nexus lineup was because of timely updates. Is OnePlus likely to stay current, or will Oreo take forever?
The $479 model is out of stock. How long does it take for them to usually replenish supply?
Will Android Auto work in a 2017 Civic EX-L? I've heard conflicting things from different cars out there.

If there are any other Nexus/Pixel people out there that could give their thoughts about the transition from stock Android to something different that would be great.

Thanks.

Coming from my first ever Android phone, the Nexus 6P, to my second, Pixel XL, and now the 5, it's a great device to move to!

Regarding RMAs
I bought this OP5 a while back, when I still had my Pixel XL and decided to return it just because I couldn't justify having both the XL and this at the same time. I later on decided to sell my XL to get max value for it, before the Pixel 2 came out. The return process was pretty simple for me, and they only deducted 4.99 out of the entire cost (for shipping). That's the only RMA/return experience I've had with them so that's all I can really say about it!

Software updates
They just came out with a new update that moved from (I think July) to September security patches and other various fixes/optimizations. They aren't as fast as Google, and a lot of users aren't too fond of that, but I'm not even on stock OOS so it's a non-issue for me. As for Oreo, I have no idea, sorry

Stock
Not too sure about this either, the first time I bought it, it had just released so I had to wait about 1.5 weeks for it to ship out, and the second time I bought it, it shipped out the next day, and arrived the day after that!

As for Android Auto, I don't use it so I can't help with that either, sorry!!

General thoughts
OOS is almost stock Android with a few nice additional features, so coming from Nexus/Pixel, I think you'll like that! Having hardware keys is nice as it gives you some screen back, battery life is awesome, can't tell the difference between 1440p and 1080p so screen is also awesome

Give it a try, again, I think you'll love it! I hope the info I was able to provide was of some help and hopefully other users can answer the questions I wasn't able to

 

[jim262]

I have the 3, 3T and 5. But outside of the 3, which I paid full retail for ($399.99), I have managed to score the others at big discounts. I got the 3T for $395.00 and the 5 for $416.00. Despite a 5-10% performance bump in each iteration, the difference between each device is marginal. Bottom line, I don't feel that the phone is worth what they are asking for it. Service was always good here in the US (for me), but I heard plenty of horror stories about OnePlus service. Most of those stories came from India, so this may be a regional thing. Software update have always been fast and timely for me, not so much for those that had previous models though. I am sorry, but I cannot answer your question about Android Auto, as I haven't used that, but I hope some of these things are of help to you in making your decision.

 

[xcha0tic]

I can't really answer your questions I just got this phone a day ago, sold my s8 to get this.

Experience is much better then my s8. And honestly the fluidity and smoothness remind me of my Nexus 5.

So far I've been nothing but impressed.

 

[BlockOfDynamite]

Man, now both of them are sold out. I was planning on getting the 64gb version, but even with my student discount it's an ouch to my wallet >_< I wish I could try it before I buy it; I'm slightly concerned about the jelly scroll issue and other small issues that have cropped up here lately.