Oneplus?

OnePlus is a terrible company. I purchased one of their phones, I had some issues with the device within the 30 day return period. It was a popular issue, I think it was ghost touch but it has been a while. Anyway, in order to get a refund I had to do a charge back with my CC company.

I am pretty confident my next phone will be an Apple device. I was an Android fan, purchased all google/nexus devices starting with the G1. I had problems with many of those devices. I have switched to Samsung, but the amount of garbage on the phone still annoys me. Therefore, it is time to try iOS.

Oneplus had some occasional hickups in the support department but I don't think their hardware is significantly better or worse than anyone else.

What I really like about OnePlus is their software. It's hands down the best Android version ever created. Love their additions to vanilla OS.

OnePlus has a history of breaking basic Android security features. For example:

- https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6-bootloader-protecti...

- https://www.xda-developers.com/two-critical-oneplus-33t-boot...

While OxygenOS is smooth and not bloated and their phones are cheaper than other flagships (in some markets at least), their security record isn't the best.

Not saying they are without faults, but if that's all you get on them then they are pretty damn secure.

The first link is about a flaw that allowed the OS to be replaced without the user knowing. It's the opposite of "pretty damn secure".

And they had other security issues, both with their phones and servers. I'm sure you can find more info with a quick search.

OnePlus makes good phones, but this thread is about Android security... and they don't have the best record.

No band 14 support :(

I admit this is a niche issue, but it's critical for me.

Why? What don't you like?

All of the extra Samsung apps. The themes are absolute dog shit. The members app doing a push notification that I haven't rebooted my phone in 7 days like I'm still running Windows 98. The garbage games they install by default. The fact that the UI of said apps doesn't match the rest of Android at all. Bixby existing. Ads in their apps.

Samsung Pay is OK, and I love the magnetic stripe emulation, but I hate that I need to auth again even though I've already unlocked the phone.

I never got ads in any of the Samsung apps, I keep hearing this but never saw it in my lifetime using Samsung phones.

Also don't know what are people's problem with Touchwiz. It's a launcher, why are people so anal about a launcher? It does what it's supposed to do and stays out of the way.

I chose Samsung because of the value it brings in software, particularly Knox and support for app containers. Their hardware ecosystem is also quite fleshed out, although I haven't buy into it yet.

No other phone manufacturer comes close in terms of value.