{"id":2870,"date":"2018-08-20T13:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T12:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/?p=2870"},"modified":"2018-08-23T15:06:07","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T14:06:07","slug":"is-oneplus-any-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/is-oneplus-any-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Is OnePlus Any Good? &#8211; My OnePlus 5 Reviewed, a Year On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/OnePlus-5-Box.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1503\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/OnePlus-5-Box.jpg\" alt=\"OnePlus 5 Box\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/OnePlus-5-Box.jpg 576w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/OnePlus-5-Box-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The <strong>OnePlus 6<\/strong> is out now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But you&#8217;re here probably because you want to know how good <strong>OnePlus smartphones<\/strong> are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In June 2017, I wrote this review about my brand new OnePlus 5 shortly after I&#8217;d bought it: <a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/oneplus-5-review\/\" rel=\"\">OnePlus 5 Review<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In that article, I think you&#8217;ll detect that I was rather excited about my new smartphone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Here&#8217;s a video of me unpacking it&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hNWW44i74yg?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Still Happy With My OnePlus 5?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But, just over a year later, am I still as excited about it? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And <strong>would I ever buy another OnePlus phone<\/strong>?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2885\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartphone-2571128_640.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2885\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartphone-2571128_640.jpg\" alt=\"Would I buy another OnePlus Smartphone?\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartphone-2571128_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartphone-2571128_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Would I buy another OnePlus Smartphone?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What I Think About My OnePlus Phone Now<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">To be honest&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I love it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Why, David? Can you be a bit more specific?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">OK. Here&#8217;s why&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidwithington.com%2Fis-oneplus-any-good%2F&#038;text=Here%27s%20why%20I%20love%20my%20%23OnePlus%20phone.&#038;via=thabacus&#038;related=thabacus' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here&#039;s why I love my #OnePlus phone. <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidwithington.com%2Fis-oneplus-any-good%2F&#038;text=Here%27s%20why%20I%20love%20my%20%23OnePlus%20phone.&#038;via=thabacus&#038;related=thabacus' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The OnePlus Battery<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By this time in previous phones, battery life had gradually reduced.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2887\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/technology-2752109_640.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2887\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/technology-2752109_640.jpg\" alt=\"Batteries on previous phones didn't keep their charge long\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/technology-2752109_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/technology-2752109_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Batteries on previous phones didn&#8217;t keep their charge long<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">That doesn&#8217;t appear to be the case with my OnePlus 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Every day, the charge still lasts a full day, no matter how much I use it. It&#8217;s still as good as it was when brand new.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">That&#8217;s despite leaving it on trickle-charge overnight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You see&#8230; some people recommend you don&#8217;t leave your\u00a0phone on charge all through the night because it can have a detrimental effect on the battery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But I do. And I&#8217;ve not noticed any detrimental\u00a0effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If I&#8217;m planning to be out for a very long day, I&#8217;ll take along my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B019GJLER8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=dwblog-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B019GJLER8&amp;linkId=7cae926a9191dbb0fd98032d37b259d2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anker Power Bank<\/a>. But most of the time I&#8217;ll bring it home unused.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2933\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B019GJLER8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=dwblog-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B019GJLER8&amp;linkId=7cae926a9191dbb0fd98032d37b259d2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2933\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Anker-Power-Pack.png\" alt=\"Don't normally need a top-up charge in my OnePlus 5\" width=\"700\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Anker-Power-Pack.png 700w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Anker-Power-Pack-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t normally need a top-up charge in my OnePlus 5 [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B019GJLER8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=dwblog-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B019GJLER8&amp;linkId=7cae926a9191dbb0fd98032d37b259d2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click to find this Anker Power Bank on Amazon<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The <em>Dash Charge<\/em> still proves useful for those odd occasions when the battery needs a quick top-up &#8211; or I&#8217;m being impatient. Being able to charge the battery rapidly and safely is very handy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So, yes, I&#8217;m happy with the battery.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Camera<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Who needs an SLR when you&#8217;ve got a good smartphone camera?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In fact, one of the reasons I selected the OnePlus 5 was because of its camera.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I still <em>love<\/em> the Bokeh effect &#8211; which throws the background out of focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Here&#8217;s a photograph I took of my wife, Christine, last month at Pembroke Castle.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2906\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/OnePlus_5_-Bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2906\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/OnePlus_5_-Bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"I love the OnePlus Bokeh effect\" width=\"700\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/OnePlus_5_-Bokeh.jpg 700w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/OnePlus_5_-Bokeh-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love the OnePlus Bokeh effect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And the 2x optical zoom is so practical.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Being able to use it as a point-and-shoot camera for those gotta-get-it-now moments&#8230; and the ability to make those adjustments you would normally only find on an upmarket SLR camera&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Why did I ever need an SLR?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Storage<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"> on the OnePlus<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Because the OnePlus 5 didn&#8217;t have the facility for an SD card, I decided to buy the\u00a0128GB version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">So I&#8217;ve got lots of storage space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2891\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/barrels-1013855_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2891\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/barrels-1013855_640.jpg\" alt=\"Plenty of storage on the OnePlus 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/barrels-1013855_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/barrels-1013855_640-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/barrels-1013855_640-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plenty of storage on the OnePlus 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I don&#8217;t have many videos on it (not a movie-buff). But I do love to listen to podcasts and audiobooks. So my phone is full of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">On holiday, it&#8217;s my camera &#8211; so it gets lots of high-resolution photographs added onto it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And I&#8217;ve still got loads of space left.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Going for the 128GB version was a good choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Speed &#8211; Does the OnePlus Phone Slow Down?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The speed really impressed me when I first got a OnePlus 5 phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2919\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fast-oneplus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2919\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fast-oneplus.jpg\" alt=\"I was impressed by the OnePlus phone's speed\" width=\"640\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fast-oneplus.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fast-oneplus-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was impressed by the OnePlus phone&#8217;s speed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Wow! It&#8217;s really is as fast as they say it is&#8221; was my initial impression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But I was worried that the OnePlus 5 would slow down over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">After all, I also have an iPad. And as any iPad or iPhone owner will tell you, it will slow down.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This is my story with Apple: My iPad slowed down to\u00a0almost unusable. I upgraded to a new model. That slowed down. I don&#8217;t want to buy another Apple tablet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Anyway, that was also my concern with my OnePlus phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So has it slowed down?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2892\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/tortoise-1687664_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2892\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/tortoise-1687664_640.jpg\" alt=\"Has the OnePlus 5 slowed down?\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/tortoise-1687664_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/tortoise-1687664_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Has the OnePlus 5 slowed down?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">As far as I can tell, it hasn&#8217;t slowed one bit. It&#8217;s still as fast as when I first used it, over a year ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It opens quickly with either the fingerprint reader or the face recognition. And apps launch just as fast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidwithington.com%2Fis-oneplus-any-good%2F&#038;text=Wondering%20whether%20OnePlus%20phones%20slow%20down%20over%20time%3F%20Read%20this%20review.%20%23OnePlus&#038;via=thabacus&#038;related=thabacus' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wondering whether OnePlus phones slow down over time? Read this review. #OnePlus <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidwithington.com%2Fis-oneplus-any-good%2F&#038;text=Wondering%20whether%20OnePlus%20phones%20slow%20down%20over%20time%3F%20Read%20this%20review.%20%23OnePlus&#038;via=thabacus&#038;related=thabacus' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What I <em>Don&#8217;t<\/em> Like About My OnePlus 5<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Whenever there&#8217;s a major software upgrade for the phone, some of the apps revert to their default setting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">That&#8217;s a pain when I get an important notification &#8211; only to find that it&#8217;s merely a 10p coupon off corn flakes at the local shop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">To rectify that, I have to go and change all the individual preferences within the notifications section again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">So, OnePlus, if you read this&#8230; would you fix that, please.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2894\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fix-OnePlus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2894\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fix-OnePlus.jpg\" alt=\"OnePlus, please would you fix it\" width=\"591\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fix-OnePlus.jpg 591w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fix-OnePlus-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OnePlus, please would you fix it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Will I Buy a OnePlus 6<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The simple answer is no.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As tempted as I am to buy the OnePlus 6 (it looks amazing), I&#8217;m far too happy with my OnePlus 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Maybe <em>OnePlus<\/em> makes their products too reliable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Maybe they too should introduce a &#8220;slow-down&#8221; element (only joking &#8211; please don&#8217;t).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But because they&#8217;ve made a great product that&#8217;s practical and reliable, I&#8217;ll carry on using what I have for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2921\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stamp-895383_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2921\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stamp-895383_640.png\" alt=\"Not upgrading just yet\" width=\"640\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stamp-895383_640.png 640w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stamp-895383_640-300x80.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not upgrading just yet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">OnePlus Voucher<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Because I once bought a OnePlus phone, I have a OnePlus <em>refer-a-friend<\/em> link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Feel free to use it if you&#8217;re planning to buy a OnePlus phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">To you, it&#8217;s worth around \u00a320 or $20 or \u20ac20 for accessories.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And some OnePlus points for me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Here&#8217;s it is: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneplus.com\/uk\/invite#54ZWVN65RTQE7UQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OnePlus<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Over To You<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">What about you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Have you ever had a piece of tech that you&#8217;ve absolutely loved?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Tell us in the <em>comments<\/em>\u00a0below &#8211; and let&#8217;s keep the conversation going&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidwithington.com%2Fis-oneplus-any-good%2F&#038;text=Are%20%23OnePlus%20smartphones%20any%20good%3F%20Here%27s%20a%20great%20review%20from%20someone%20who%27s%20used%20his%20OnePlus%20phone%20every%20day%20for%20over%20a%20year.&#038;via=thabacus&#038;related=thabacus' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are #OnePlus smartphones any good? 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