3k here is like 6k over there, if I'm you I will hunt for a bargain Oppo Find N5 instead of a OnePlus over there.

Oh im not really looking for a foldable, though if its really that cheap rm3k then maybe can consider.

Has anyone experienced buying directly from china? Just wanna know if it can be used normally with our sim straight out of the box or is it required to do some tweaking for our optimal use?

Noob advice but would apps like insular or shelter works?

If the Fon is network lock the sellers will unlock before shipping, you just pay money they do everything

How many hours SOT and standby time?

Unless OP is going backward in tech evolution, i would say SOT may be improved further.

My OP11 when idle, the screen refresh rate can go down further to 10hz.
IIRC tab s10 ultra does the same thing to save power.

Idle and SOT for op11 is much longer than Op10t, i can do a lot stuff with it vs op10t, my old phones all are charger dependent lol.
Especially banking app sucks a lot of battery juice

This post has been edited by 1024kbps: Jul 14 2025, 10:09 PM

around 2.2k is quite tempting for CN set but the headache

Sot around 6 hours. Standby around 8-10hours.

This is with full 5g network, highest refresh rate and resolution. Satisfied la..

WiFi can last 1-1.5hours longer for sot.

you might run into network compatibility issue
CN and international set most likely have different network bands support, international set always support mode bands
plus more CA (Carrier aggregation) bands for LTE-A
and more band for 5GNR, unless you dont really care about them lol

yea i never have a need for 5g but those band especially for western country

also google making rooting a PITA

For LTE, 1, 3, 7, 8 are important,
SG and Msia telco mostly support 3, 7 and 3-7 CA, there are other CA but 3-7 is the most common CA
B28 is the newest but my phone is local set, CN set will have different CA

yea considering the price might just get something else

Like mentioned, not recommended if you are not in the know how.

Nice.. Thats pretty good.

I rather not worry about that. Network compatibility issue is not the deal breaker but rather the other main issues like losing network and app compatibity.

This post has been edited by TOMEI-R: Jul 15 2025, 06:50 AM

I have never had a non rooted lsposed phone but it's a cat and mouse game now and quite tiring

4 hours of sot with 49% balance. Standby is more than 12 hours. This is under full WiFi network and I suppose can last easily till 6-8 hours of sot? Haha

Get an international set for a piece of mind. HK sets are international sets too if you could find them.

This post has been edited by TOMEI-R: Jul 15 2025, 01:44 PM

i am old timer user of 1+ since the first model 1+1, then 6, the nord, 7T..
now the 7T suddenly gone, non repairable..

between 13, 13s/13T..Ace 5, Ace 5 Pro..Ace 5 Racing/Ultra..now nord 5 coming..

which one is recommend if bajet around 1.5-2k..

At that budget, maybe Nothing phone je. Clean and efficient ROM, like OxygenOS of the past

still prefer 1+ bos..

at 2k or a bit more can get already:

Nord 5 global rom / local
Ace 5 ( op13R cn rom )
Ace 5 Pro ( op 13 cn rom )
Ace 5 ultra
Ace 5 racing