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OnePlus Please Stop Explaining Your Phone Notch

Even though the iPhone X wasn’t the first handset with a notch (please see examples A and B), after Apple added cutouts to its $1,000 phone, a lot of Android fans suddenly developed strong feeling about the whole notch trend. Then, at Mobile World Congress in late February, things got even more heated when it…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Mar 28

OnePlus Says Hack Exposed Credit Cards of Up to 40,000 Customers

Data breaches are now commonplace, but that doesn’t make them any less serious. So when a number of users reported seeing suspicious activity on their credit cards after buying something from OnePlus’ online store, the company launched an investigation to find out what really happened. Now the results are in, and it’s not looking good.…

Privacy & Security Sam Rutherford Jan 19

OnePlus Shuts Down Credit Card Payments After Reports of Suspicious Transactions

Recently, OnePlus was on a roll. The OnePlus 5T is easily the best phone the company has ever made, and just before CES 2018, OnePlus released a rather attractive white color variant for its latest mid-range phone. However, things got derailed last week when OnePlus customers started reporting they were seeing unknown transactions hit their…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jan 16

One of the Best Midrange Phones Is Even Better in White

Just in time for the eastern seafront to get assaulted with a bomb cyclone carrying blasts of snow and freezing temps, OnePlus has released a frosty new color variant of the 5T. On the inside, the white OP5T is the same as the black model I reviewed a few months ago, so I’m not going…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jan 4

The Best Smartphone for Everyone

You did it. You waited out all the announcements back in the spring during Mobile World Congress and the deluge of new handsets that debuted this fall. But now, after upstarts such as Essential have had a chance to shine and giants like Apple and Samsung are done plying their latest wares, there’s a big…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Dec 7

The OnePlus 5T Is a Very Damn Good Phone for a Reasonable Price

The price of high-end smartphones has gotten out of control. The iPhone X starts at $1000, while Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 retails at $950, and as much as I like nice things, ponying up that much for a phone is kind of ridiculous. Do we really need a notch that lets you turn your face…

Smartphones Sam Rutherford Nov 20

Here Are the 3 Biggest Upgrades on the New OnePlus 5T

As the Galaxy Note 8 and iPhone X push phone prices higher than they’ve ever been before, the line between flagship and midrange phones have become so blurry that those terms don’t mean much anymore. But now, OnePlus is back with an upgraded version of the OnePlus 5, and it might help us rebalance this…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Nov 16

OnePlus Admits It Was Snooping on OxygenOS Users, Says It Will Tweak Data Collection Program

Earlier this month, software engineer Christopher Moore discovered that Shenzen, China-based phone manufacturer OnePlus was secretly collecting a trove of data about users without their consent and communicating it to company servers. Moore had routed his OnePlus 2’s internet traffic through security tool OWASP ZAP for a holiday hack challenge, but noticed his device was…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Oct 15

iPhone X Alternatives: Great Phones For People Who Don’t Want to Spend $1,000

If you’re among the many people who find the eye-watering $999 price tag of the new iPhone X outrageous, fear not. There a many less expensive alternatives that still deliver a high-quality experience. To make things a little easier, we’ve broken down our selections into two different categories: devices that are still part of Apple’s…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Sep 13

The OnePlus 5 Is the New Android iPhone Ripoff—in a Very Good Way

The OnePlus employees seemed a little annoyed when I asked how they felt about people comparing its new device to an iPhone. Sure, both phones feature dual camera designs. Yes, the OnePlus 5 has curves that look a lot like an Apple product. Ugh, fine, it’s a really good phone, too. What’s the big deal?…

Smartphones Adam Clark Estes Jun 20

OnePlus 3T vs LeEco Le Pro 3: Battle of the Best Phones Under $500

We’re living in the age of cheap flagship smartphones. Sure, the big guys like Samsung, Apple, and Google are all selling phones that start at $650, but a growing number of companies (usually from China) are hitting the US market with high-quality phones with dazzling specs and low prices. So what is the best sub-$500…

Reviews Christina Warren Nov 23

The Best Smartphone For Every Need

“What’s the best smartphone?” It’s a question I hear at least once or twice a month. That’s fine. It comes with the territory, really. I write about all kinds of technology all day, every day, but none so much as smartphones. I’ve reviewed many of the major ones released in the past year, from the…

Tech News Darren Orf Jul 22

One of the Best Cheap Phones Might Get a Price Hike Thanks to Brexit

All the fallout surrounding Britain’s historic decision to leave the European Union is still being sorted out. But a brand new piece of bad news for Brits is that OnePlus’ new phone, the surprisingly great OnePlus 3, may get a price hike in the UK. Not because of any strong EU bias or anything, but…

Tech News Darren Orf Jun 29

OnePlus 3 Review: The Best Cheap Phone You Can Buy

In 2014, OnePlus arrived out of nowhere with a powerful idea: What if a phone could look good, be powerful, and not cost a crapload? The OnePlus One was a mic drop and the OnePlus 2 a successful sophomore follow-up, but the new 3 silences the haters—the OnePlus 3 is a “Flagship Killer” and at…

Reviews Darren Orf Jun 14

OnePlus Is Finally Ditching Its Annoying Invite System

When the OnePlus One appeared out of relative obscurity in 2014, its sparkling arrival came with one glaring flaw—invites. The phone was only available through an awkward system whereby you could sign up for an invite to purchase the phone at irregular intervals. The system was a flawed nightmare, but it was a necessary evil…

Tech News Darren Orf Jun 1

You Will Finally Be Able to Buy the OnePlus 2 Like a Normal Phone

When it came out earlier this year, we said that the OnePlus 2 is a great phone with an invite problem: you can only spend your money on OnePlus’s phone if you have an invite to do so. It’s a dumb system, and starting tomorrow, it will finally die. In a blog post, OnePlus has…

Tech News Chris Mills Dec 4

OnePlus Will Refund Customers Who Bought Its Flawed USB-C Cable

The reversible USB-C cable and charger that OnePlus sells for its OnePlus 2 smartphone is very good at charging that particular phone. But as a Google engineer pointed out, it’s not up to spec for all USB-C devices. In a statement, OnePlus acknowledged the problem, but restated that its cable works perfectly well with its…

Tech News Chris Mills Nov 27

A Google Engineer Is Publicly Shaming Crappy USB-C Cables

All cables are not created equal: some will charge most efficiently, others might just fry your battery. Google Chromebook engineer and Caped Cable Crusader Benson Leung has been testing USB-C cables off Amazon, and it’s not just the no-brand products that have been failing. Leung’s campaign mostly consists of ordering USB-C cables off Amazon, testing…

Tech News Chris Mills Nov 15

OnePlus X Review: Great on the Outside, Just OK on the Inside

When OnePlus founder and CEO Carl Pei first showed off the new X in our Manhattan office, I was impressed. Nice glass design, kind of a hybrid iPhone/Xperia look. The textbook definition of “premium.” But it’s really what he said next that got me. Update: The OnePlus X is no longer invite-only, and you can…

Reviews Darren Orf Nov 15

OnePlus X Is a $250 Phone That’s Shockingly Good-Looking

I’m a big fan of cheap phones, an obsession that’s been well documented. I’ve tried the Moto G, Nexus 5, and OnePlus One, and have loved them all. I’m completely convinced that a great smartphone and an expensive smartphone are not mutually exclusive. The new $250 OnePlus X is proof. Yes. That phone pictured above…

Tech News Darren Orf Oct 29

OnePlus Please Stop Explaining Your Phone Notch

OnePlus Says Hack Exposed Credit Cards of Up to 40,000 Customers

OnePlus Shuts Down Credit Card Payments After Reports of Suspicious Transactions

One of the Best Midrange Phones Is Even Better in White

The Best Smartphone for Everyone

The OnePlus 5T Is a Very Damn Good Phone for a Reasonable Price

Here Are the 3 Biggest Upgrades on the New OnePlus 5T

OnePlus Admits It Was Snooping on OxygenOS Users, Says It Will Tweak Data Collection Program

iPhone X Alternatives: Great Phones For People Who Don’t Want to Spend $1,000

The OnePlus 5 Is the New Android iPhone Ripoff—in a Very Good Way

OnePlus 3T vs LeEco Le Pro 3: Battle of the Best Phones Under $500

The Best Smartphone For Every Need

One of the Best Cheap Phones Might Get a Price Hike Thanks to Brexit

OnePlus 3 Review: The Best Cheap Phone You Can Buy

OnePlus Is Finally Ditching Its Annoying Invite System

You Will Finally Be Able to Buy the OnePlus 2 Like a Normal Phone

OnePlus Will Refund Customers Who Bought Its Flawed USB-C Cable

A Google Engineer Is Publicly Shaming Crappy USB-C Cables

OnePlus X Review: Great on the Outside, Just OK on the Inside

OnePlus X Is a $250 Phone That’s Shockingly Good-Looking

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