Sold my OnePlus 5 after 1.5 years

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So , today , 3 days after posting ad on OLX India , I sold my OnePlus 5 (6gb model). I used the mobile for 1.5 years and had good experience with the device.

I loved batter life and smoothness of Oxygen os and dev support on XDA but could not stand the bulkiness and design of device when compared to current day designs. I had used Sony Xperia Z3 before and still think it was way better device than OnePlus 5 especially interms of design and usage and even as a complete package (Stereo speakers, multimedia apps, Water proofing etc..) . Some how I could not like what Oneplus offers. Oxygen OS is great but it is just bland and very minimalist. Last few weeks, I was using CRDroid rom and had fun. But I feel we get what we pay for and with OnePlus we get basic but high end feature at a reasonable price

My device has paint quality issues as spots of paint got removed with Spigen rugged armour case

I am a huge Sony fan and had used their live with Walkman, Xperia SP & Xperia Z3 before but sadly they are not selling very few devices and no latest flagship in India at all. I m left with Samsung and is planning to buy Samsung Galaxy S10. Suggest any other android if you can. I d always want complete package in a mobile and Samsung is only android manufacturer that provide great quality android mobiles now (yeah , I like customizing my phone a lot , and themes too :p).

Thanks XDA developers for proving wonderful roms and community for helping me out with some issues I had in past. It was fun (frustration sometimes) while it lasted with OnePlus 5. I am attaching my last home screen setup and will have that as a memory :p

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I am a huge Sony fan and had used their live with Walkman, Xperia SP & Xperia Z3 before but sadly they are not selling very few devices and no latest flagship in India at all. I m left with Samsung and is planning to buy Samsung Galaxy S10. Suggest any other android if you can. I d always want complete package in a mobile and Samsung is only android manufacturer that provide great quality android mobiles now (yeah , I like customizing my phone a lot , and themes too :p).

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Please read the forum rules at the beginning of this discussion forum;)

Your question should belong here, as I posted some time ago for a similar thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/phones-zzzzzz-t3862446/post78054755
 

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Please read the forum rules at the beginning of this discussion forum;)

Your question should belong here, as I posted some time ago for a similar thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/phones-zzzzzz-t3862446/post78054755
moved it but this was my general feelings of using OnePlus 5 and suggesting android mobile was just a small part of it. I had thought before writing this whether to post in General section or Q&A section. Since question part if very minimal , I had posted it in General section as a review.
 

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moved it but this was my general feelings of using OnePlus 5 and suggesting android mobile was just a small part of it. I had thought before writing this whether to post in General section or Q&A section. Since question part if very minimal , I had posted it in General section as a review.
Look there's
a real live review section https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/review where you can post it in overall love ;)

I did not say to post it in Q&A section, that's wrong. I linked that pos https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/phones-zzzzzz-t3862446arth/post78054755 with both possible threads for discussing smartphone suggestions
 
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Per the following sticky posted at the top of this section:
Guide to OnePlus Device Forums (Please Read before Posting)

What does not go here (by far an uncomplete list, just some examples for topics that are not tolerated)
  • Everything prohibited by above linked forum rules.
  • The forum rules apply so that means no trolling/arguing etc. will be accepted.
  • "What was your last phone/will be your next phone" (Off-Topic to this phone, post that in OT-Forum)
  • "Hello"/"Goodbye"/"Merry Christmas,Easter,Hannukkah, whatever" (Obviously OT, just imagine every user posts that)
  • "I'll never buy HTC again", "Why HTC/Samsung/whoever sucks" and all other "hate"-threads (Tell that those guys, not us)
  • "Help!", "How do I...", "Why..." and all other Questions (belong in Q&A)
And, of course, this:
Look there's
a real live review section https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/review where you can post it in overall love ;)
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So , today , 3 days after posting ad on OLX India , I sold my OnePlus 5 (6gb model). I used the mobile for 1.5 years and had good experience with the device.

I loved batter life and smoothness of Oxygen os and dev support on XDA but could not stand the bulkiness and design of device when compared to current day designs. I had used Sony Xperia Z3 before and still think it was way better device than OnePlus 5 especially interms of design and usage and even as a complete package (Stereo speakers, multimedia apps, Water proofing etc..) . Some how I could not like what Oneplus offers. Oxygen OS is great but it is just bland and very minimalist. Last few weeks, I was using CRDroid rom and had fun. But I feel we get what we pay for and with OnePlus we get basic but high end feature at a reasonable price

My device has paint quality issues as spots of paint got removed with Spigen rugged armour case

I am a huge Sony fan and had used their live with Walkman, Xperia SP & Xperia Z3 before but sadly they are not selling very few devices and no latest flagship in India at all. I m left with Samsung and is planning to buy Samsung Galaxy S10. Suggest any other android if you can. I d always want complete package in a mobile and Samsung is only android manufacturer that provide great quality android mobiles now (yeah , I like customizing my phone a lot , and themes too :p).

Thanks XDA developers for proving wonderful roms and community for helping me out with some issues I had in past. It was fun (frustration sometimes) while it lasted with OnePlus 5. I am attaching my last home screen setup and will have that as a memory :p

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