One Plus 3 Announced - Flagship Killer returns

Ja saw this in China today also...going for 2499RMB ~R5800

Think I'll try get this phone and see how it is

Thing is, they do this in China....sell like 10,000 phones with those specs at that price....which 70% are brought by "people with connections" and resold with 30% mark up...and then the lower end variants like R200 cheaper are all fully in stock
 
1+ was the original "flagship killer"

Am I the only one looking at the 2 and 3, and I am thinking meh?

Still have my 1+ after 2 years, great phone! Battery needs replacement tho
 
Tman* said:
1+ was the original "flagship killer"

Am I the only one looking at the 2 and 3, and I am thinking meh?

Still have my 1+ after 2 years, great phone! Battery needs replacement tho
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Thanks going to get the 3. Will be a shweet upgrade on my Note 1 N7000. The note 6/7 will be too expensive for me. Was also looking for something cheaper than the 1+ but not seeing anything with NFC.
 
I'm going to wait a bit to see what the new Nexus has to offer; otherwise I think I'll be going for one of these :D
 
Looks like my current phone specs. Will let you speculate on the make and model...:p

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FFP2 said:
How much are shipping costs? Also, I can get the Moto X Play for R5300 or the LG G4 for R299p.m. Would this work out cheaper?
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Beware with the LG G4. I have one and I'm really happy with it... BUT... If you are going to get the H815P model, it will have a locked bootloader and you will not be able to root and have custom rom support especially from Android M upwards.
 
FFP2 said:
How much are shipping costs? Also, I can get the Moto X Play for R5300 or the LG G4 for R299p.m. Would this work out cheaper?
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I can only say what it cost me a few years ago. I bought my OnePlus One the month it was released.

Phone cost: $349
Shipping to MyUS: $12
Shipping from MyUS to my door via 3-day DHL Express: $60 with insurance
14% import duty on $300 (I declared charger at $49, and they're exempt from duties): $42
14% VAT on 110% of $349 + $42: $60

Total cost: $523

There was also a R200 consignment charge from DHL to process the customs stuff. It took two days for the package to register in my MyUS account. The package arrived at my door early in the morning on the 4th working day after I sent the package from MyUS.

The amount above is a little under R8k. The OnePlus 3 is more expensive than the OnePlus One was, so you're looking at a large expense thanks to the USD exchange.
 
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Bryn said:
I can only say what it cost me a few years ago. I bought my OnePlus One the month it was released.

Phone cost: $349
Shipping to MyUS: $12
Shipping from MyUS to my door via 3-day DHL Express: $60 with insurance
14% import duty on $300 (I declared charger at $49, and they're exempt from duties): $42
14% VAT on 110% of $349 + $42: $60

Total cost: $523

There was also a R200 consignment charge from DHL to process the customs stuff. It took two days for the package to register in my MyUS account. The package arrived at my door early in the morning on the 4th working day after I sent the package from MyUS.

The amount above is a little under R8k. The OnePlus 3 is more expensive than the OnePlus One was, so you're looking at a large expense thanks to the USD exchange.
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Yeah that's way too expensive for me lol.

shiverz said:
Beware with the LG G4. I have one and I'm really happy with it... BUT... If you are going to get the H815P model, it will have a locked bootloader and you will not be able to root and have custom rom support especially from Android M upwards.
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Apparently you can root it if you stick with Lollipop, but I'll probably just upgrade to MM. I'm using a rooted S4 Mini and the only root apps I use are Adaway and Lucky Patcher so it won't be too hard to adjust since there's non-root adblockers and some LP fucntions still work.
 
FFP2 said:
Yeah that's way too expensive for me lol.



Apparently you can root it if you stick with Lollipop, but I'll probably just upgrade to MM. I'm using a rooted S4 Mini and the only root apps I use are Adaway and Lucky Patcher so it won't be too hard to adjust since there's non-root adblockers and some LP fucntions still work.
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i'm pretty sure it comes with MM
 
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