Now $698 delivered. Marked as expired
Was looking around and found this, limited time save 50% on OnePlus 8
Says it should work with all carriers on product page. Has B28.
Only $10 more than this previous deal
Sale ends around 2PM AEST it seems
Update: sale has ended but price hasn't increased yet, unsure when it will expire
Seems to be single SIM
SIM Card Slots 1 x Nano SIM
damn deal breaker for me, save around $200 a year using throw away sims
maybe better getting this for dual sim https://www.becextech.com.au/catalog/onepl8-128gbgreen-ins-p…
Saw that, but becex's reputation isn't great from what I know. Either takes forever to ship, cancels order after 8-10 days etc. Happy for anyone to chime in with their experience.
Nah, get the 8T for $5 more ($659) if you want to go through them
https://www.becextech.com.au/catalog/oneplus8t128gb8gbgrnins…
It might be worth spending the little bit extra to get it from the official OnePlus store though as that becex site doesn't have the best reputation.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001604844721.html
Click the second product "UK 8GB Silver" for the global version of the phone which has B28. It's $686 after discounts. Can also use cashrewards/shopback to get some cashback on it.
How do you save that much money using throwaway sims, just out of curiosity? Do you get super-cheap SIMs and continually port your number from one SIM to another?
@bukowski73: You buy a cheap 365 plan with hardly any data with unlimited calls which you keep your main number on, then you buy promotional sims with decent data that are 1-3 month introduction offers and you don't have to worry about what number is on them and just set your phone to use sim 2 for data.
@bukowski73: for example, im on this deal atm https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/609134. $15 for 6 months of services.
i put my main number with aldi, their $5 plan last 1 year.
I do all my calling and data through the throw away sim.
been doing this for 2 years and I spend around $60 a year compare to getting a $280 Kogan 1 year plan(cheapest I can find for decent amount of data)
@SS625: so you use the Aldi sim to receive calls and the other SIM for?? Or do you have a different set-up?
Oneplus 9r is better at this price just released yesterday.
No B28 it seems on 9r?
Besides it's exclusively in India, and even then it's $700/$750 + delivery
CN version normally won't have it. Unless they decide to release an UK version or global version.
Which will again be more expensive IF they decide to release which is a very big if.
You can wait for a 9r global version but it'll likely be $200 more than this, Indian one is $150 more as it is
There is no oneplus phone officially available in Australia. What's ur point?
My point is that your suggestion that the 9r is better and can be bought as of yesterday, is crap.
Unless you live in India.
The article points to it being available exclusively in India. I think you answered your own question.
was a rhetorical question, if read in context
$692 AUD actually, it's ₹39,999
does this phone have X ray camera
No Band28 beware,
also this should be a single-sim model
a lot for a single-sim, 4G phone in Oz
4G LTE LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 Bands
5G NR n2, n5, n66, n260, n261 Bands
Yes it is single SIM.
Has 5G and B28.
Does this have n78? That's the only 5g available in Australia
Does this have VoLTE & VoWiFi capabilities?
Only speaking for the 8 pro here but it does have VoLTE only after some tinkering in the settings. Not by default
So was VoLTE feature available in the phone's settings? Or did you have to download something to have it activated?
It required a download and a computer to do. Wasn't the hardest to do but understandably also a deal breaker for most.
@Gravy Train: I did this on my OP7 but I don't think it's working as expected. VoLTE feature shows & is enabled but when on a call, my internet does not work…
Since the description mentioned this deal saves 50% (probably the way this shop sets their price and not OP), I thought I should chime in and mention I got my 8 Pro right after launch last year for under A$1200
vivo pro 5G 256gb $499, is much better
Yeah, thought too much. Buy then think later is a great mantra!
How?
This has snapdragon 865. This top of the line from OnePlus (parent company of Vivo, Realme, Oppo). This should stand out.
I feel OnePlus has gone downhill since they released the mid-rangers that are more like low-end phones.
They now market themselves as an upmarket brand, but service and products are subpar and don't match it.
My OnePlus Nord N10 5G has got to be the worse purchases I've made in a few years.
Spend a little bit more and buy from a proper upmarket brand like Samsung.
I'm interested in why you say that because I bought one too.
I can't say for the OnePlus 8 series as I only have experience with the Nord N10 - never buying another OnePlus poc again.
Few things I dislike about the Nord N10:
- the Snapdragon 690 was hugely hyped up, but is a subpar mid-range chipset. It's really a premium low-end chipset if you ask me. It's constantly having little lag hiccups.
- the storage option they chose for the device causes the device to take a while to load anything that's more than 10MB in size.
- software front is a total shamble. we're now approaching Android 12 and yet, it's still sitting on Android 10 and no signs of Android 11 anywhere in the horizon. (it's fine that they won't support it beyond Android 11. But com'on, at this rate, we won't ever get Android 11! Even the security patches are 2 months behind)
- fingerprint scanner is a mess. doesn't work 80% of the time unless you first press the power button then use the fingerprint scanner.
- cameras are absolute trash.
- edge-to-edge display design is garbage. even with a case on the device, it's constantly picking up taps from the fingers that are holding the device - the fingers are not even touching the screen.
- quite often I tap a button, instead, it registers the button next to it as having been tapped - I have small fingers, imagine someone with large fingers!
- no tap to wake device
- no always-on display (they removed/disabled it)
- build quality is subpar.
All in all. They did a terrible job. I understand they need to cut features to make a decent margin from the device. It's OK to not have a fast 120Hz OLED display or wireless charging, etc. But when you release a device that is terrible in EVERY aspect AND charge premium mid-range price for the device; all while ignoring all the customer complaints and providing zero after purchase support. That's just wrong.
How so?
Certainly a great phone.
Pay $150 more for a OnePlus 9 is a better choice than this?
Link a OP9 for ~$750?
Taobao Oneplus official store
Fair, I guess it is a OP9 but no way I'm relying on Google Translate on a big purchase.
@pennypincher98: Or you could find some parcel forwader who also offer "shop for you" as well as postage to Australia.
It will be much cheaper to get a Chinese brand phone from China, some quick examples; Oneplus 9 is selling for 3799 rmb, Oneplus 9 Pro 4999rmb and Oppo Find x3 pro 5999rmb.
Yeah but no B28 also 5G doesn't work unless you edit XML after every update.
does this have dual sim tray?