Comment by spiffytech

I've owned four OnePlus phones, but I've been buying other brands lately.

1. OnePlus became nearly as expensive as flagships but wasn't as good 2. The official software used to be almost-stock Android but they bloated it up 3. The ROM scene came to steadily lag several generations behind phone releases 4. Android/OnePlus ROMs are a worse experience than they used to be (dealing with proprietary camera drivers, SafetyNet) 5. They didn't keep pace when other brands committed to longer OS updates

They used to be a good bargain, a clean OS, and a good modding target if you wanted a ROM anyway.

The first two haven't been true for a while now, and the third became a lot less appealing on OnePlus.

I'm disappointed to see OnePlus go but the brand I loved has been gone for years.