OP9 pro vs OP10 pro vs Pixel 6 pro (new phone recommendation)

[Ruo94]

My OP7 finally gave in, after I broke its display... without breaking the glass somehow

Now looking for a new phone and leaning towards a OP once again. 

Looking at either:
One Plus 9 pro

- has official LineageOS support.

- cheaper (New: 650 $CAD, or Used: ~500 $Cad)

- better build quality? (thx zack for bending the shit out of the 10 pro)

or

One Plus 10 pro:

- slightly faster, better camera, and batteries

- 1 more year of official support

- New: ~900 $CAD, or Used: ~750 $Cad (price is kinda fluctuating)

or

Pixel 6 pro:

- better and longer official support

- New: ~700$, used: ~600$

 

Pixel 7 is a bit out of my budget

 

tbh, I'm leaning more towards the OP9 pro, since i can just flash Lineage directly if I dont like ColourOS, and I can get it much cheaper. 

Question is, is the extra 100-200$ worth it for the better hardware of the OP10 or Pixel 6?

 

Thanks in advance y'all

 

 

[OhioYJ]

If you want to go this route, go the OP9, at least you have Lineage support (and other custom ROMs if you want). OP is not the same since the merge into OPPO. (Not that they have been quite the same for a while).

 

They have been very anti developer lately. 

 

There doesn't really seem like there will be any development for the OP10, so you will be stuck with whatever OP supplies. 

 

Posting this from an OP 8T (running Lineage).

[Lurking]

On 2/10/2023 at 11:42 AM, Ruo94 said:

My OP7 finally gave in, after I broke its display... without breaking the glass somehow

Now looking for a new phone and leaning towards a OP once again. 

Looking at either:
One Plus 9 pro

- has official LineageOS support.

- cheaper (New: 650 $CAD, or Used: ~500 $Cad)

- better build quality? (thx zack for bending the shit out of the 10 pro)

or

One Plus 10 pro:

- slightly faster, better camera, and batteries

- 1 more year of official support

- New: ~900 $CAD, or Used: ~750 $Cad (price is kinda fluctuating)

or

Pixel 6 pro:

- better and longer official support

- New: ~700$, used: ~600$

 

Pixel 7 is a bit out of my budget

 

tbh, I'm leaning more towards the OP9 pro, since i can just flash Lineage directly if I dont like ColourOS, and I can get it much cheaper. 

Question is, is the extra 100-200$ worth it for the better hardware of the OP10 or Pixel 6?

 

Thanks in advance y'all

 

 

I'm confused. You value the software support, but want to put on your own OS. That new lineage will end your warranty and any manufacturer Support. 

[Ruo94]

On 2/11/2023 at 1:04 PM, Lurking said:

I'm confused. You value the software support, but want to put on your own OS. That new lineage will end your warranty and any manufacturer Support. 

I'm not really looking for manufacturer support, more like the official OS and security have longer support. I kinda like switching between OS so thats a plus for me. I guess im weird like that haha

[OhioYJ]

On 2/11/2023 at 1:04 PM, Lurking said:

That new lineage will end your warranty and any manufacturer Support. 

I doubt it matters at all. At any point you should be able to use the MSM tool assuming it's a OP9 to put it back to stock with a locked bootloader, to send it back. OP devices are pretty tough to brick.

 

You do not have the same ability to do the same thing yourself on the OP10 but as with all OP devices, you can contact OP they will remote in, and flash the OS for you. 

 

I haven't run a stock OS since the very early days of Android. Only had to warranty one phone, a Nexus device. Reloaded a the factory Google image on it. Google had no problems swapping it out it for me. Actually the tech support call and warranty process was painless, I told them my troubleshooting steps, and I had already wiped it, and reloaded the google image, nothing fixed the problem, the tech said great, hardware issue, and authorized a swap for me.