OnePlus 8 5G (128GB, 8GB) 6.55", 5G / 4G Volte T-Mobile Unlocked (Interstellar Glow)

So I bought this phone and immediately sent in to OnePlus for the unlock token. They took over a month and it got to the point where I was emailing them every couple of days. This doesn't sound typical; most people say they got the unlock_token in 2 weeks.After I got the unlock token, I wiped the phone and installed LineageOS and then switched over to the /e/ OS. Everything works flawlessly. I haven't been able to unlock the dual sim yet, but with the de-googled operating system, I only have to charge my phone every 3-4 days.

This phone is unlocked, but it's branded with "T-Mobile" and comes with a T-Mobile sim card. It basically appears to be a T-Mobile carrier, but it worked fine when I put my Ting sim card in, no issues. It was confusing to set-up because I was so nervous that I received a locked phone by mistake. The seller should include instructions on how to set-up for other carriers besides T-Mobile. The phone itself has worked well so far. Quick apps and charging, decent photos. The color of the phone doesn't look like the photos. The back is an ombre that goes from pink to blue, sort of sunset-looking.

This phone does everything well at a fraction of the price of the newest model. Doesn't have wireless charging or waterproof, but I don't care. Very fast! Very happy.

I bought this phone in October 2021. It overheats often 3 or more times a week, while in shade with conditions of 83 F. When it gets hot - it REALLY gets hot to the touch. It's particularly distressing when you use it as a GPS and it suddenly overheats , becomes dim, turns off most apps and then shuts down for over 15 minutes. I tried speaking to the support crew - the first one wanted me to delete my cache and data not warning me that I will lose all the data on my phone. I wasted 1 hour on the phone , asked for a supervisor three times before I was finally transferred to one who said i should send in my phone it would take 10 days from receipt to repair - yep I would not recommend this phone.

I really wanted to like this phone, but it has a lot of problems.PROS* Works in Google Fi* Powerful! - It rates highly in Geekbench* Charging - using the supplied wall adapter and USB cable, charging is very fast* Camera - takes great pictures and videosOKAY* Screen - brightest setting could be brighter* Volume - highest setting could be louder* Side buttons - I like the placement, but often accidentally take screenshots when I'm not intending toCONS* No aux port for headphones* No micro SD card support* Too many unnecessary apps installed that you can't uninstall (unless you use ADB)* Duplicate apps* Calling over WiFi - had to jump through hoops to get such a simple feature to work* Can't call over WiFi while in airplane mode* Curved screenTo go into detail on a couple things listed above, I have Google Fi, and the last 4 phones I've had allowed me to turn on airplane mode, then turn on WiFi, and I could make and receive calls and send and receive texts. With this phone I can't! I have to have airplane mode off.I often don't get notified of a voicemail until I restart my phone. Same thing for some text messages, I don't get them unless I restart the phone, or in some cases, just leave my apartment, which disconnects me from my WiFi and has me just on the Fi service data.Out of the box, the phone had several duplicate apps, including: Contacts, Phone, and a few others I can't remember. If you know how to, you can use ADB to uninstall some apps, but you have to know the full name in order to do so, and I can't figure that out for some. Also, the lone settings app I have access to seems to fit the same OnePlus theme, which makes me think I'm not able to use the stock android settings app.Lastly, the curved screen design is terrible! I don't understand how people can put up with this. I'm often accidentally tapping on the sides of an app when all I'm trying to do is hold the phone. You really need one of those ring or popsocket cases in order to hold the phone without touching the sides. Also, the curved bezel around the corners means some important info in certain apps is obscured. I also noticed that the keyboard, while in landscape mode, has a gap below it (probably due to the curved screen), and in some apps, tapping the gap causes the keyboard to disappear. This is very frustrating when trying to press the space bar that is *supposed* to be at the bottom of the screen but isn't.OVERALLDue to how powerful this phone is, I would definitely consider another OnePlus phone. However, not if it has all of the same issues this one has.

It has only been two days with this unit. I purchased this in a hurry because my wife's phone was on the fritz. I don't know how more emphatically I can state this, but the phone has been treated like a new-born baby and upon careful inspection of the screen, there seems to ALREADY be very slight and almost unrecognizable CRACKS?NO, the phone was not dropped.No, the phone wasn't bumped, bruised, jarred, tossed or thrown.The box the phone came in appeared to be a brand new device, but something tells me this is not a new item or this phone has a serious flaw I don't know about. I'm just puzzled. Should I return it, get a different phone?

Very bad experience with the seller. The phone developed bright lines on its display.

This is one of the worst phones I've used. The specs are good for the price, but the software is bad and buggy, the screen is easily scratched, and no screen protectors fit with a case on.