OnePlus 2 and OnePlus 3!

So, since my last mobile post I have been through A LOT of phones.  Full disclosure, I'm a bit of a cell phone addict.  Its a real problem.  I tend to upgrade every 3 months.  The upside is I always have the latest and greatest*.  The downside is I spend a lot on phones I suppose.

Moving on, I decided that I love OnePlus and have purchased every new device (exception being the 3T since it wasn't a new product).  My criteria for a new phone is normally the quality of the camera.  Short list eh?  I know its weird, but I take a LOT of pics with my phone so I need a quality camera.  Each of these phones was an improvement over the other.  And honestly the OP2 was a fantastic device.  I had the Sandstone and the Apricot? backs.  I def prefer the Sandstone texture that OP uses on their phones.  It really helps to give you a nice secure grip.

Wood back on OP2

I always take a night shot:  OP2 night quality

The OP3 was an interesting device.  Finally, a OP device with DUAL SIMS!  As I was planning a trip to the UK (more on that here) I couldn't resist.  I ordered one the second it was announced.

OP3!

OP3 Night shot

There was a lot of talk about this device.  It was the first device from OP that had flagship beating specs.  It was also the least creatively designed.  It looked like any other Chinese device out there.  You could still get the Sandstone texture with an add-on case (yuck!).  While I did eventually get a Sandstone case, I didn't use it much.  But I was very nervous using this device (especially while traveling) without a case.  It was a very slippery phone.

On this trip, the dual SIMs were not as useful as they would have been on past trips.  T-Mobile was providing unlimited LTE internationally last summer (2016).  I don't know if that will be the case in the future, so I am still keeping dual SIMs on my (secondary criteria) list.

I WAS able to get a decent signal all over the UK (London/ Cardiff/ Edinburgh)  including RDP and making all of my conference calls.

The image quality was also top notch.  Pics of the Scottish Highlands were true-to-life and very satisfying

The Highlands!

All in all, I have been VERY happy with OP and all of the devices they have produced to date.  I look forward to seeing what they have to offer for 2017.

*DISCLAIMER!!!!  I tend to only get phones from the non-mainstream manufacturers.   Some may say that means they are neither the latest OR the greatest.  I say it's a matter of perspective.  I'm mostly off Apple completely.  I do have a iPhone 6 that's used as an occasional hot-spot.  Any my daughter lovers her 6S (she HATES the 7 so no new Apple phones for a while it seems).  If Samsung or LG has a compelling device I'll pick it up, but never as a daily driver.