This phone isn't that great, and I think their "invite" policy has come back to bite them on the bum. Hence the price plummeting.

Good think that you can just use a launcher like Nova on Android and have it look however you want.

This isn't Apple, we're not suck with the skins and UI they want us to use.

i have oneplus one i wouldnt buy the oneplus two as it's just a fail ! pure bugs

No invite needed oh bless hahaha :laughing:

Looks like the TUBE40 deal I posted was so popular OnePlus made it permanent!

Free Kevlar StyleSwap back using code HUG according to their Facebook page too.

Edit, this may have ended today, can't get it to work on my basket, accepts code but doesn't take price of Kevlar back off.

Damn just gave my first One Plus to my dad and bought an LG G4 a few weeks ago.

Yeah it's not bad but I love the fingerprint scanner on iphone 6 plus and the long battery of the one plus so I kinda wanted something that combines the two on Android.

This phone isn't that great, and I think their "invite" policy has come back to bite them on the bum. Hence the price plummeting.

No invite needed oh bless hahaha :laughing:

Ulefone Power.

Why go for this when you can get the LG G4 for less?

Now that's a battery!

Good think that you can just use a launcher like Nova on Android and have it look however you want.

This isn't Apple, we're not suck with the skins and UI they want us to use.

Would a Huawei Honor 7 be a better purchase?

No that don't work.

i have oneplus one i wouldnt buy the oneplus two as it's just a fail ! pure bugs

Was looking at this the other day. In the end decided to go with an Elephone p9000 lite, specs are better IMO and is approx £100 cheaper from China, only problem is have to wait as there's big demand for it too.

It's on their Facebook page. Guess it must be a limited to a particular territory, guessing the US.

Wait for one plus 3 about to drop any time.

This or Nexus 5x, both are same price. If I order this today , when will it arrive roughly?

I've had the Oneplus one and upgraded to the two, totally regret it. All sorts of problems, laggy, camera poor and the paint around the fingerprint scanner as come off making the phone look shabby. Customer service offered me £5 compensation, I refused and demanded a repair. It's currently somewhere in Spain hopefully getting sorted.

Looks a great phone and an attractive price, not enough of a step up from the S5 for me to bite though

That means Google Nexus 5X will be at that price soon, and with better specs.

Any phone but this phone!

The customer service and technical back-up are a joke. Customer service only works on east coast States time and even then best of luck making contact. If you ever get through you get a ticket that means technical support in up to 7 days. Technical support means remote access to your computer (sorry Apple your products are not compatible). If they do contact you expect to be hanging around for over an hour and guess what it rarely works. Then you have to wait in another queue to request a replacement. Pretty straightforward this time except when you look to input your location as the UK is not recognised!

You may gather I think OnePlus is all fancy pants and no knickers. Even if it was a £1 you would be better of getting a Nokia brick.

I think people who are taling about the LG G4 at a better price are talking about this deal.

I bought a case for my One Plus x from them and it arrived damaged. 15 emails later they said that there was no problem and then closed the case.

Had to open a paypal dispute and got all of the money back.

My phone is great but the customer services does not seem to have matured.

No NFC so say goodbye to google wallet or google pay

I have tho agree regarding their customer service. I bought the one plus x for my mum and she then bought an official case off the one plus website. it would not fit! I know what you are thinking but loads of us tried and I am into my gagets. Double checked it was for one plus x ( it was). Contacted customer support who asked for a pic of the case. Sent that and their response...can't accept back as it has been opened! Dangerously dumb and sickeningly non customer focused to ever use them again.

FREE CASE: Use the code LOVE to get a free case!!!

A what?

The interest in these phones has really dropped hence no invite needed and now the price drop.

How do the OnePlusTwos compare to the Moto X Force?

Karbon StyleSwap Cover... that's what it says on their Facebook page. I'm guessing it's a cover... what do you think?

No nfc. Sucks if you plan to use android pay in future.

Regardless, most people keep phones for 2 plus years.

Good price though.

So what. I have OP2 and my wife has a G4. The G4 is faster. The OP2 is poorly optimised. Lets hope it gets better on MM.

Most people who buy OnePlus phones (and any phone direct from the manufacturer) do not keep there phones for 2 years.

"No Invite" hehe, credit to OnePlus; even Apple aren't that pretentious. :stuck_out_tongue:

...got a Ulefone Power for test last week. Very very impressed. HUGE spec for £125 delivered. Even a teenager can't kill that 6Amp battery in a day (not without bunking off school to do it..)

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Yep I'm very pleased with mine, I suspect Ulefone will be the next HTC i.e. "Quietly Brilliant". :smiley:

I love a good one plus two right after I get up in the morning.

good price certainly but without micro sd card is really a killer for me! Watch out guys this month many flagship will price drop due to MWC around the corner

I'm not with you? Would you discard an S5 and shell out £250 for this? You probably have too much money if so! (plus there are things I like about the S5 - removable battery, SD card, Waterproofing, Micro USB as it would mean changing cables/peripherals)

this or a s6 edge at twice the price wonder folks? any good payg sim deals out there please? thanks in advance

Also flagship killer is a bit overkill when it doesn't have NFC! :laughing:

Honestly almost anything with a Snapdragon S80* and 2GB RAM is still pretty great in my opinion.

A system wide skin is not replaced simply with a launcher....is it now.

No Carbon then? Karbon? Weird!

I am very happy with my LG G4 that I bought last month but if this offer had been out then I would have bit. This is the right price for this phone and at this retail price it is the best you can get in my opinion. The only way to do better is to buy a flagship phone that is past its first flush of youth and is being heavily discounted.

goodbye

Welcome to apple pay then...

I'm heavily into emulating games. I have the LG G3, it works fine but isn't the best at PsP games.. But from what I have seen from Youtube Videos the One plus One 2 is a beast at playiny PSP games. So if you're into that this is a good phone for you.

I had a Oneplus One, sold it 2 weeks later. And got a Z2 for just a few quid more (loved the Z2).

The Oneplus One just did not deliver for me. Battery life was very average, and I found some Apps had either niggling issues (iPlayer shows were taking 45 mins to download a 30 minute show, would normally take a max two) OR they did not work at all (Amazon Music).

Don't know if such issues are still present on the Two, but I prety much decided then never to bother with Oneplus again. I guess I could have tried returning it, but seemed a faff, so just sold it in Cex.

Yes, all as advertised and battery drain test (also on the web) shows 5950mAh so pretty much what they claimed. Allegedly MM coming in March. Shan't hold my breath though.

Personally I really like MIUI 7 which is on Xiaomi phones, especially the ability to give root access to chosen apps and not others. So Sky Go, iPlayer etc all still work but I can use other apps that require root.

If this were their launch price and ditch their flagship killer banner, they would have sold a bit more :smiley:

So what's the deal?It's the standard RRP....!?

Will wait and see; not too fussed though as whatever OS is on it is like s--- off a shovel! :stuck_out_tongue: If it gets 6.0 I'll see what the reviews say, but for now I'll keep it as is.

so much misinformation from people who are slating the phone for no real reason.
1) yes it had an invite system. it worked absolutely fine and allowed them to produce/sell the phones at a better level for a small startup company. remember these guys are producing a phone with high level specs but at half the price of the likes of Samsung!
2) comparing against LG G4 - the specs on g4 are lower than the OPT. performance, in most tests i've seen, rate the OPT as better performing and much better battery life. I've used the G4 for a few weeks and to be honest i noticed no difference in performance. The G4 has a higher res screen, so the screen will be using more juice and be pulling the battery life down for "screen on time" compared to a 1080p phone (generally speaking)
3) NFC missing - yeah. it is. can't say i'm missing it, by the time Google Pay comes to the UK i'll most likely be upgrading to a new phone by then anyway. maybe the oneplus 3.
speaking of which
4) OnePlus 3 will be "dropping soon" really? "soon" the one plus 2 was released in August last year. do you really see a small manufacturer producing new versions of devices on a cadence of more than once a year?!

Surprised you moved from Cheques to cards to be honest. ;-)

Awesome phone, way better than S5, better than my MX4 Pro as well. Though I still prefer my Mate 7 (camera aside)

I'll ask again, convince me - Why should I use e.g. "Google Wallet" to pay for stuff? Cards have an advantage over cheques as you wouldn't have to faff about filling them out, more secure etc. What advantage does paying with your phone have over using a card?

Answer: None. :stuck_out_tongue:

The fact that you're provided an "answer" to your question, implies that you have absolutely no interest in listening to any reasoned explanation to what you were "asking". So why should i put effort into explaining this to you. I'm sure a quick google would answer this very easily.

I use Apple Pay and for that reason sadly feel locked in to the iPhone now. As it's super secure and easy - pull out your phone, wave to the nfc reader in the shop/pub - scan your finger to pay. You can add multiple cards to it. Much quicker than paying with the card. And more secure than contactless as requires authentication.

It's ok, that's the way Jobs wanted it to be. :smiley: Or, you could just not use Apple pay?

Seriously though, I'd sooner my phone stays in pocket when I'm not phoning/texting/messing with it. A card is disposable, a phone not so much.

​been looking at the ulephone today, my g3 battery sucks.
I would never buy a phone above 1080p now lesson learned.

as comments suggests worst time to purchase a smartphone, especially with all these cheaper high end Chinese smartphones will be running the newest snapdragon/mediatek chipsets

​If you want both those things then I would advise the LG V10

I would pass on this. better phones out there for less or similar price range.

wouldn't consider oneplus 2 after owning the one

I agree, unless every shop/bar/restaurant uses the system I'll always have my wallet with me. I'd much rather flash a debit card on a contactless machine than a mobile.
Do the mobile pay services have the same limit as contactless cards, £30 per transaction or due to more authentication can you spend as much as your account will allow?

He said big battery, 3Ah is not big now.

too little, too late

Doesn't really 'combine the two' as it has a far smaller screen - the Oneplus and iPhone 6 Plus both have 5.5" screens.

Not my experience. I've owned both and the Oneplus 2 is definitely a faster and smoother experience than the G4. The G4 is pretty smooth though for something so heavily customised.

Excellent phone.

It got Marshmallow quicker than OnePlus.


Marshmallow is considered a significant improvement over lollipop, both in performance, features and security.

Technically ApplePay/Google wallet are far more secure as each transaction generates a random credit card number, so the retailer never sees your credit card number. :wink:

Laughing at people slagging off the phone. Not once in my life have I used NFC, and if you think it's great because it allows for contactless payments.... use your credit card's contactless....
Specs wise, my geekbench results are at the top of the league table. The single core score is the same as the Galaxy S6, and the multi core score ranks above EVERY OTHER PHONE. Very funny that people are suggesting other phones have better hardware :laughing:

I've had mine two weeks - it's OK but no 'flagship killer' (I can't believe they still use that term). The camera, speed and battery all seem not quite as great as the breathless write-ups but of course this is just an unqualified opinion without hard technical facts. It also has a few quirks like rebooting itself occasionally or freezing or changing icons to the green android head. I'm going to keep it but in hindsight I wish I had stumped up the extra and bought a flagship - namely an imported Galaxy Note 5 or Sony Xperia Z5.

For budget phones I much prefer my wife's Honor 7.

HEAT!

Got a little excited when I read the deal title..

"OnePlus 2 Permanently Dropped"

YES.. at last, the SD830 based one is coming!

I'm gonna wait for the xiaomi mi 5

Another +1 for the Moto X play. Genuinely the best phone I've ever had. Battery life is unlike anything else, a day of heavy usage would still leave charge for the morning. SD card makes little difference to me but it's a refreshing change paying so little for a phone (£200) that is beyond what I'd have ever expected

ANything would be a better purchase, its fot no NFC, is a step back from the one plus one.

Seriously how often are you paying for stuff for it to be an issue worth thinking about? I spend far more of my life wiping my backside after a **** than I do using my credit card.

I'm not sure I'd want the phone that can help you with THAT! :confused:

Its not frequency. Its a hassle saver. If I go to say the gym, I do not take a credit and just take my phone (which is with me at all times for music) and get food or drink on the way home. You can use a BPAY band, but that doesn't need your finger print. Apple pay is sweet, and very secure. Of course, you could live without, but its a lovely convenience to have. Its the only reason I would chose my iPhone over my Lumia 950.

I have a Oneplus One and I use NFC daily to pay via contacless.
You don't have to wait for Android Pay I use the Barclaycard app & greggs app.
I won't be getting a OPT

​biggest battery ever surely and looks like puka phone for silly money

Can ou get the OnePlus 2 on Three?

good until it breaks. and it will break. and then you wont be able to get it fixed because their customer service is appalling

Cold. Non-existent support, horrible unresponsive screen. Those are 2 reasons enough to avoid.

Plus the cheaper OnePlus X is a far superior phone in every area other than camera. But if you're buying a cheap phone, camera wont be a priority anyway...

So if you're willing to deal with OnePlus support should something go wrong, save yourself 50 quid and get the better phone. The AMOLED panel on them is gorgeous compared to the crappy LCD panel used in the OP2. Plus the screen is nice and responsive too, no horrendous delay when drawing your finger over the screen like the OP2.

I get about 5-6h SoT on mine over 2 full days, includes lots of spotify etc too in the background.

If you really want the extra 0.5 inches, then you shouldn't even be looking at this. The Honor 5X is cheaper yet, and comes with a far better screen. Less power and so-so camera, but it uses a snapdragon chip, so you can run stock android, cm12/13, etc if you so please. Probably better build quality too due to the lack of flimsy plastic panels on the back.

A well thought out argument.

What... your "Nonsense" comment? Yest it is.

Totally agree with MojoMan

I totally agree with a few people above.

I have a OnePlus One that has developed a data fault (definitely software issue) 185 days after purchase. Customer services is a joke and tell me to book an online appointment for which there are no slots. It's still in warranty but that's irrelevant as they are never going to fix my issue and refuse to replace the phone.

It's a complete farce, never known customer services like it - AVOID this company.

Er no thanks voted cold.

my one has been fine just didnt want the two as it was really full of crappy bugs and a crap OS

I bought this on invite a few months ago. For the price it a damn good, fairly high spec phone.
No NFC bit of a downside.
If you want to spend £600+ that's your choice.

I'd say not a bad price for a supposed 'flagship'. But surely the Nexus 5X is better option at similar price point with stock Android instead of Oxygen OS?

OnePlus Two has the beastly hardware it is just lacking on the software side...

I've had both the OnePlus and OnePlus 2 and to be honest think the OnePlus 2 isn't all that great - the initial OnePlus phone was brilliant however, but the latter iteration in my view was somewhat rushed.

OnePlus One is still a great phone. The Two isn't too (heh) bad, but it's not the 'flagship killer' it set out to be. It's not a bad price but lacking in certain areas (especially that 810 v1.0 chip that tends to overheat and the dangerously out of spec type C cable it comes with).

So many negative comments from people who don't own the phone. I own one and i have no complaints. It's snappy, has plenty of storage, a battery that lasts 2 days+, list goes on. Mine isn't buggy at all.. The oxygen OS is very clean and minimal. At 249 is very good value. Fortunately I've never had to deal with the customer service.

Plus it comes with a perfectly applied screen protector... That for me was a very nice touch. Nothing I hate more than a wonky protector with trapped air bubbles

got this phone when it first went on open hourly sale and I love it. possibilities are unlimited as to what you can do, and as for battery life im getting just over a day. definitely recommended :smile:

I'm not a big fan of the Oxygen OS on this. Seems a bit flaky. An official Cyanogen ROM is still in the works and I think this will make a massive difference. The hardware is pretty sound but the OS is not that great. If we're being particularly picky, the only real issue i have with the hardware is the screen colours. They just don't look right. I don't see anywhere it can be changed.

I've had one since September and love it. I think people that think spending double the amount on a smart phone gets them better customer service are living in a fantasy Samsung and Apple do not post huge profits by offering great customer services! they suck in idiots and tell them a fault with there phone is actually a feature!!

It's an absolute beast of a phone, just spent the last two days setting it up and it's not missed a beat. Only just out this last month or so, so not many reviews yet, I'd imagine people just lumping it in with the 'generic chinaphone' for now but when it gets recognised, I think it could do for Ulefone what the early phones did for HTC, it's that good. :smiley:

What makes a permanent price drop a deal?

We need to rush out and buy one now before, err, the price drops some more or something?

If the z5 had a hd screen I wouldn't hesitate one sec, but I'm looking towards a opx atm.

interesting comments.

NFC?

Ive not seen one mention of the dual sim functionality in the OPT? This for me is a massive game changer, and I've gone from 2 x Iphone 6's to my OPT. Yup it has its moments, but the fact I only have to carry one phone now is massive plus point for me....

I would be if you use a lot of Bluetooth devices.

I don't know if it was Lollipop or Samsung, but Bluetooth on that (running Lollipop 5.02 I think) is STILL broken. Been broken since Lollipop launched. Using a 6p with Marshmallow now and it's night and day. Bluetooth actually works again. I can actually use my Pebble reliably again now. And use more than one set of BT headphones without having to forget and unpair one (and usually reboot the phone) before the other will connect.

There is a lot to be said for phone running pure Android. The (big, mainstream) manufacturers have got worse over the years in terms with keeping up with the current version.

That Ulephone does look nice though, especially at that price. Although I'm not sure how it can be Lollipop and Marshmallow at the same time? (It says both further down the fancy blurb on the page for it but implies it ships with Lollipop in the spec sheet?)

That's the Nexus 6P

I Honestly dont use apple pay in shops, its less convenient than my contactless visa card. Paying with card: get card out of wallet, hold up to pay thingy. Paying with apple pay: take phone out, hold up to screen, double click home button and wait for finger print to register. It takes longer so i dont use it. Contactless cards are where its at. Apple pay is great for paying for stuff on my phone, I can order on just eat with just my fingerprint which is very handy.

Gave up on anything Android as the abandonment rate for older devices, and general incompatibility of apps, is terrible. At least you have the assurance of periodic updates with Apple and more importantly everything works as it should do.

Having owned one for a couple of months now, it's certainly decent build quality, but it has some awful moments of lag (I have the 64GB/4GB RAM model) that I haven't experienced before on even lower end Android phones.
It just seems to pause all the time when opening/closing an app or unlocking but then the side to side swiping works perfectly on the home screen but the drop down menu at the top of the screen will sort of stop for a couple of seconds? This is with nothing running background wise, and I have a limited amount of applications I use/install, it just seems to do it when it feels like it.
On a positive note, the screen is decent, battery life is a day for me with Bluetooth on and a couple of hours music and browsing each day.
Sound quality on headphones is pretty decent. Camera is also really good, got some of the best shots I have taken at night on this phone without flash.
The USB-C is annoying because its the only device I have with it so had to buy a few extra cables and bar the anyway up connection it doesn't add anything as it's USB-C form factor but carries no fast charging or similar technologies.

At least they have fixed a couple of issues with the latest updates, but it has certainly had more quirks, lock ups, reboots and turning on/off aeroplane mode (to restore phone connection) than any phone I have had previously.

I'd rather my phone be reliable, secure, and always work. I found this not to be the case consistently enough with android phones. I keep trying them though as I like the idea of the OS.

Very true if the Nexus 6P wasn't so overpriced

I have the 1+ and whilst it is a good device the support for it really lets it down

The battery has gone in mine and I have 2 options, RMA back to the company for replacement or just go out any buy a new handset

Suffice to say I went with the latter & bought a Note 3, at least I know I can get replacement parts and support without having to wait weeks

Having got one last week (bagged a good deal on a 64gb international one on the bay of dreams), it feels like it's worth every penny so far. And should get updates and support quicker and longer than any other Android device currently in existence.

I don't anticipate changing it for several years .....

How many times have people said this in the 'honeymoon' period with their new phone :smirk:

Available for around £350 second hand now in very good nick

Also, you get what you pay for generally :smiley:

I have no idea.

But I know what my usage patterns are. (I always buy outright SIM free)

My Note 3 lasted about that long. And I'd still be using it if it ever got a decent official Marshmallow update. But it never will and I can't be bothered dicking around with custom ROMs etc etc. Which is stupid. There is nothing wrong with the phone. It's still plenty powerful enough for what 99% of people use it for. But if they kept updating, we'd never buy new phones now would we ....

Nexus devices tend to get longer support than phone from Samsung/LG/HTC etc etc. And you get new stuff much faster and without the third party manufacturers making a mess of it.

(In fairness, it wouldn't be so bad if Lollipop - Samsung take on it anyway - wasn't so poor.)

I'm a happy owner of a OnePlus One for a couple of years now. My friend has the Two and likes it. Good quality phones but can't speak to the Two's bugs.

I have had a great experience with oneplus, had the one for a year, sold for £175, then got a two in December, had no problems with either, both performed flawlessly, as for NFC payments it'll never take off in phones until the need to unlock, then open app is removed, far easier to use a contactless card

Yep my old Android (4.1?) tablet was very clunky, Wifi constantly disconnecting, but this Ulefone Power (5.1) seems to have a very good ROM and it runs amazingly quick. Check it out on this review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SPPXu3nxb8

e.g. from 15:38 shows usage and lots of benchmark tests. This £120 phone is a match for if not blows away most big brand 'flagships' costing 4/5/600 clams..

Be WARNED if u have a problem with your Op2 u will have 2 give access 2 your Pc 2a complete stranger in another country who will attempt 2 fix your phone but will fail.Customer service is also terrible..

I've got a oneplus one had afe

Terrible company to deal with, still waiting for a refund of a cancelled order from 3 weeks ago!!!

Is ONE plus TWo better than LG G4 build quality wise? Does it feel ok or a bit cheap?

I bought mine for £300 well worth it!!!!

I bought mine for £300 well worth it!!!!

Selling opt for £220 10 days old if anyone interested

Neither of those, both over priced, especially Apple imo