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Oneplus 3T
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Jola
Honorary Master
IMO it's cool.
Tried to order one last night, but I was too slow, and it disappeared from my Cart.
I could still get the 64GB, but I wanted the 128GB.
Pity about the lack of water protection, though.
Do you have the 3T at the moment?
It definitely is cool, the design is my only major gripe, feels too much like an iPhone! Even though it has USB Type C it still uses the USB 2.0 standard; Cameras seem to have improved a bit and the 835 is a beast of a chip; 128GB with 8GB of RAM! Crazy specs
I wouldn't have minded a bigger battery even if it added 0.5mm to the phone and lost the slimmest phone , the longevity would have been amazing
All in all, they have nailed the most important features
I am still happy with my 3T
Jola
Honorary Master
Do you have the 3T at the moment?
It definitely is cool, the design is my only major gripe, feels too much like an iPhone! Even though it has USB Type C it still uses the USB 2.0 standard; Cameras seem to have improved a bit and the 835 is a beast of a chip; 128GB with 8GB of RAM! Crazy specs
I wouldn't have minded a bigger battery even if it added 0.5mm to the phone and lost the slimmest phone , the longevity would have been amazing
All in all, they have nailed the most important features
No, don't have 3T, was looking at it, but now that 5 is out won't consider it, sells for about the same price as the 5. 128GB 5 model is actually cheaper than the 128GB 3T.
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The price will drop over time, but the 5 is worth that little bit extra
Any normal car charger will work unless you specifically want dash charging
I am using an Aukey QC3.0 car charger which works perfectly fine at a much cheaper cost
Hey Sandman,
So you would recommend getting it directly from Aliexpress? I see amazon.com has the international version, was thinking about importing it myself with Amamex, but if Aliexpress is painless it sounds like the better option. I've just never ordered from them, so it made me a little nervous.
Did you use "Shenzhen Pophong Store"? I want the 128GB version, I see they have it: https://pophong.aliexpress.com/store/301564?spm=2114.10010108.0.0.5CgN74
Just to confirm, the model A3010 chinese version is OK for SA GSM bands, you then just upgrade the firmware to the international firmware?
I am blown away with the specs vs price on this phone. There is nothing like it in the market, really the best bang for your buck. Add to that, I am so tired of locked into a 24 month contract, I would rather just buy the device myself.
sand_man
Honorary Master
Yeah, was a very good experience for me, Aliexpress/Shenzhen.
Pricing is a bit high at the moment though. $630 excluding delivery and duties for the 8gb.
Yeah, LTE bands not a problem. A3010 is the international firmware yes.
3T is easily the best phone I've ever owned. Previous handset was a IPhone 6s. Love Apple but need a reliable, stable and consistent jailbreak to fully utilize iOS. That's not happening so decided to go back to android. Last droid was a Sammy S4 so it's been a while. But the 3T is just superb in every aspect. Absolutely love it. Might get the 5, might not.
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Thanks a lot for your feedback. Having a look to see where I get the best price. A friend ordered from Aliexpress, they labelled the value of the item incorrectly (too low) - customs in SA picked this up and hit him with a fine of roughly 30% value of the item. That is the only thing bugging me about Aliexpress.
Me again - need a little guidance. I bought a One Plus 3 from connected devices, phone is absolutely amazing and working very well. Under phone status it says its ONEPLUS A3003_16 ..... running android 7.1.1. The phone never indicates that its running LTE but says 4G ? Is this ideal or is there something missing, is there a way to update? [Update] - After reading a bit it seems 4G is LTE?
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sand_man
Honorary Master
Gees, that sucks!! Which store did he order it from? Could you find out?
It wasn't the one you and I talked about. He ordered a cheapie Android phone a few years ago, ended up paying so much extra that he considered leaving it at SA customs, haha.
I'll ask him when he is back at the office
The store I got mine from labelled it as a battery iirc
Yes 4G = LTE for the symbols
genetic
Honorary Master
A colleague at work bought a Galaxy S7 off AliExpress, and also got fined at customs for the declared value being too low.
sand_man
Honorary Master
That must really suck. I wonder which store though? Does customs randomly inspect packages?
And? What was the verdict?