I need a new phone, anyone have experience with the One Plue 8T

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The One Plus 8T ticks all the boxes, it's easily bootloader unlockable, is decently powerful, and is mid-price in the phone world, and doesn't have stupid voice response systems on buttons that you can't disable. What's your thoughts?

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/oneplus-8t-5g-256g-unlocked-aquamarine-green/6448201.p?skuId=6448201

II'm not interested in carrier phones because of all the garbage on them, and I'm not paying an "activation fee" for sticking my SIM in a new device. The 8T is pretty hack friendly, and i need a rootable device because even stock Android has too much garbage on it - my 2013 MotoG still needed probably 25 different modules and applications disabled or deleted. The One Plus 8T ticks all the boxes, it's easily bootloader unlockable, is decently powerful, and is mid-price in the phone world, and doesn't have stupid voice response systems on buttons that you can't disable. What's your thoughts? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/oneplus-8t-5g-256g-unlocked-aquamarine-green/6448201.p?skuId=6448201

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Waiting for the phones are for Jews comment

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They are, but they're an evil that is almost necessary in this world.

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Mostly just if it holds up. The reviews I've read say similar to yours, most of the issues people encounter are quality of life things like lack of headphone jack or notification LEDs, things that don't matter much to me. I use it as a device that I pick up and do something with, then put it down until I need it again, I don't fiddle with it all day like I've seen some do.

I've also heard the camera is crap, but coming from a 2013 MotoG, a potato takes better pictures.

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I bought mine a few months ago, it's a pretty nice phone. I'm very impressed with the battery life. I mostly listen to music or books throughout the day and haven't seen the battery go below 78% after a 10 hour shift. The warp charging is really fast. I also like that it has smart charging which analyzes your charging habits to preserve the battery life, for example if I put it on the charger before I go to bed it'll charge some but then stops and resumes sometime before my alarm goes off.

I don't play phone games so I can't say how well it performs in that area. Videos look nice and sharp and the speakers are pretty loud. Bloatware is easily removed. The fingerprint sensor is somewhat finicky and can be a mild nuisance if your thumb isn't squeaky clean. Overall I'm pretty impressed with it.