My daily driver has been the Oneplus One, been rather dependable handset. At the time it was mid range killer, Oneplus has changed focused in certain years. System OS is no longer supported, Oneplus has ditched the 3rd party OS provider. Decided to create it own version of android. Custom ROMs exist but I never got around to upgrading. I was worried about losing freatures. Battery is still rather good however showing it age, charger that came with it no longer works. Died some time ago, USB cable suffered from daily use.
Oneplus entered the scene but failed to make permanent impact. Strangely the parent company did create two other brands which did see success. Xiaomi has become the most successful, oppo has found some success. Independent operated companies that share similar resources. Which brings me to the phones I been looking at buying. Narrowed the short list down to 5 phones, chinese smart phones shape the list.
- Xiaomi redmi note 10 pro
- Xiaomi x3 pro
- Oneplus nord n10g
- Moto g9 pro plus
- Google pixie 4a
Xiaomi redmi note 10 pro is best all rounder. Google Pixie 4a offers great value with long term support. Oneplus Nord N100G is similar but with worse specs. Moto G9 Pro Plus offers the best battery of the bunch. Xiaomi X3 pro offers the performance.
At the moment leaning towards the redmi note 10 pro or Google pixie 4a. Couple downsides to Xiaomi full of bloatware, built in advertising. That how they create cheap smart phones, other companies sell services. Google offers stock android, Xiaomi offer an OS close to it.