Oneplus 9 pro. Would you pay more for Hasselblad branding?

Oneplus 9 Pro is launched at what is essentially an IPhone/S series price.
They will ofcourse ultimately get the users to pay for the 150m that they forked out to Hasselblad.

Would have mattered far less had the cameras actually been as good as the iphone. But from many reviews it is clear that it is not. Most are a bit muted in their criticism so that they keep getting review units. But at least everyone simply says it's nothing special. Essentially you are paying for that branding rather than great camera quality.

Was eagerly waiting for this phone. But there is no way I am spending 60k for a phone whose update support after 1 year matches a Samsung 15k m series phone. Especially when the cameras are just average too.

Was waiting to see the OP9 launch as I plan to replace my XS due to battery concerns. I think I will spend 25k odd on the A52 instead. Will get monthly update support for the next 2-3 years. Camera and screen are decent too. Spending around 35k more should give us the same level of support and extraordinary cameras. Otherwise can buy a 55 inch TV in that 35k price these days.

mk76 said:

7tpro is going to be my last Oneplus phone. The sentiment is kind of negative across the board.
Their support system is ****ed up. Updates are mostly delayed. Phones are getting overpriced with every release. They have deviated from what they originally marketed for.

At such a price, they are eyeing a different market segment which unfortunately for them, is already captured by Samsung and Apple.
They are no longer what they were and trying to be what they can't become....

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Exactly. Samsung and apple do far more than oneplus to justify the high price.

desiibond said:

Nope, not any more. They are going into Samsung S series territory and I would rather have S series phone that has superior components (though a painful Exynos chip), better camera quality and samsung after sale support is solid. Also, do note that OneUI is as good as OxygenOS (probably better in some areas).

Note: I am using Oneplus 8 as my primary phone.

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I think the same. Would prefer one ui over oxygen os that I used in OP3 till 2018. Samsung at least talks about its commitment to updates. Oneplus preferred to talk about 'color science'.