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> Man, if you actually tried to sell your phones, Sharp, they might have sold? Funny concept. Smartphones are a brutal business to be in, especially in North A
by Analemma_ 9y ago
> Man, if you actually tried to sell your phones, Sharp, they might have sold? Funny concept.
Smartphones are a brutal business to be in, especially in North America, where Apple and Samsung have basically locked up the high end of the market and everyone else is fighting for the scraps (and usually losing tons of money in the process). Probably Sharp just realized there was really no way to break in, especially considering they'd have to start from scratch with channels like carrier partnerships, retail presence, and advertising.
- aianus 9y ago> considering they'd have to start from scratch with channels like carrier partnerships, retail presence, and advertising OnePlus has none of these and seems very successful.
- givinguflac 9y agoThere's a huge difference between "successful" enough to keep the company going and "successful" in the Apple/Samsung way of sales dominance in the market.
- colordrops 9y agoMeh, I bought my first OnePlus phone a few months ago and while the phone itself is great, I've been thoroughly unimpressed with their support and unavailability of most accessories, both from OnePlus and 3rd parties. It's a huge turn off and I won't buy another one.
- throwaway613834 9y agoWhat kind of support do you need for a smartphone? I've literally never even thought "maybe I should contact support" for a phone problem.
- jacalata 9y agoTons of things, like "my phone is two weeks old and the battery life has halved"
- betenoire 9y agoI'd complain about the battery in that case, not support.
- colordrops 9y agoWhat? If you can't get support to fix the battery for you, that's also a problem with support too.
- jacalata 9y agoWell, if you want your complaining to achieve anything, you should do it to support.
- Too 9y ago1. Uninstall crap apps installed during these 2 weeks. 2. Disable or throttle background network sync.
- colordrops 9y ago- A software bug with notifications - Asking when accessories would be available on their site (car chargers and screen protectors were out of stock)
- krastanov 9y agoSome of the bloatware (minimal as it may be) is very intrusive, including ads sent as notifications through system apps that can not be blocked or silenced. Their support gaslights you about topics like that.
- teekert 9y agoHuh, what are those apps then? Also, what accessories? There's just a charger right? Supposedly Lineage runs well on them btw.
- thaumasiotes 9y agoI bought a OnePlus 3 this year to replace my Nexus 5 after catastrophic hardware failure. :( The phone is great in every way except ergonomics. It's so fat that holding it hurts my hand. Apparently they had a smaller model for the generation before the 3, but the OnePlus 5 is absurdly fat only; I'm not going to be able to keep buying their phones.
- wingworks 9y agoI replaced my Nexus 5 with a OnePlus 2, great phone, but apart from some speed boosts and camera upgrade I kinda really miss my Nexus 5. The NFC, it being super light, small, wireless charging, great design, fast updates. No idea what phone to get next. Nothing I've seen really matches the Nexus 5. :(