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Gonna be a no from me. Pei is a master of hype and marketing, but his products are underwhelming.

From the reviews I've read of both the earphones and phone, more of the same. Both are... just OK.

I came across it via Linus's review. He seems to like it so far and it's decently priced too at $399 if I remember right:

https://youtu.be/TEoEeKFcuDA

It's the same exact thing he did at Oneplus. Launch cheap phone with promises it won't meet, gain a few fans, then turn the screws.

I'm not saying it's bad or overpriced as I don't have one, but it's like watching Oneplus be born all over again.

Edit: Also, FWIW, this phone will not be available nor really work in USA. Not sure if LTT mentions that or not.

The early OnePlus'es were good performance for their price, no?

The OnePlus One was also a great deal for the price. I had one and it was great. However, I'm not planning on ever getting another OnePlus.

I'm curious, why? And which other brand do you buy then?

OnePlus' OTA update soft-bricked my OnePlus 5 on Christmas Eve, so I got a really bad taste in my mouth for their software.

And with the hardware not being budget anymore, I figured I might as well buy an iPhone, since the price is basically at iPhone-levels now anyways. When I bought my OnePlus One, it was basically a flagship device for around 350€. Back then the iPhone 6 was starting at like 699/799€?

Who is Pei? I didn't see the name on the website. But, also, I haven't heard about this until now.

Carl Pei. He left Oneplus to form Nothing.

I bought the ear(1) because they looked cool. They sound OK.

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