"you were the chosen one" "it was said you were to destroy the flagships not join them"

Intro finally has dark mode.

"Don't be a fan of company, but fan of product". Golden words.

I don't really have "brand loyalty" when it comes to phones. I generally end up getting what's best for my needs at the moment. And while there are brands that I do like, I don't feel the need to stick with them if they don't really meet my needs. The closest I've ever come to falling in love with a brand was Lumia. I absolutely LOVED Windows Phones and I was pretty sad when they died.

"You were supposed to destroy the flagships, not join them!"

The old intro music, I was such a kid back then, such memories 😭

I love OnePlus Started out with the 3T. Stayed with them up until now with the 9 Pro. This will probably be my last one. They used to be really innovative and had features that other phones didn't. With them now being the same prices as Samsungs and basically the same features, I'll probably end up going with Samsung. Way more case options.

Good points, but in the case of OnePlus, I think they messed up by diluting the brand with an unfocused stream of new products. "Never Settle" suddenly means nothing. You don't need to be an enthusiast brand to have a focused line of products.

How it started: "Never Settle" How it's going: "That'll do"

A "what happened to HTC" would be really cool.

The thing i miss most about one plus is the memo notes app when you swipe left i used that almost everyday such a simple idea better than shitty Google news feed on my oppo

Someday in future I want to own a phone tray like the one Marques has. Geez that looks so dope

“Wait, it’s all Oppo?” “Always has been.”

So no one is talking about him keeping phones like dishes

WOAH, he's going back to his roots, old intro music AND THE OBSESSION WITH CHERIOS

Love this 'explainer video'! Love my 1+ 7T, thanks to your review years ago. Looking to upgrade, but as I shop around I was seeing what you said in this vid. Thanks

This video has more of a “documentary style” to it. I’m gonna be honest, I kinda like it.

Might be cool to see phone companies take a page out of car companies book and make special divisions that release enthusiast aimed products. It works well for auto manufacturers when done correctly because it keeps the enthusiasts excited and talking about the brand in a positive way but also allows for mainstream appeal and more importantly, customers.

Don't be loyal to a brand is actually great advice. We as a society are way too loyal to corporations while they only provide us with products essentially.

Idolizing anything (be it a person, a brand, a team, etc) only leads to disappointment. Admire stuff (or people) but don't idolize it (or them).

"Every major smartphone company wants to sell to as many people as possible" Sony: We don't do that here

"you have become the very thing you swore to destroy!"

Dude, I know you released this a year ago, and you probably wont see this... but I wanted to let you know I have been binging all of your review videos all day today. Going on close to 9 hours just hanging out watching your videos. Keep up the good work, I find your stuff really relaxing.

OnePlus then: Never Settle OnePlus now: Never say never

Anyone else wondering how many phones are inside that cabinet?

Nice touch to use the old 'Advanced Video Project' intro music that you were using when the OnePlus One came out!

Thank you. Love your natural, warm, relaxed presentation style….!

"Don't be a fanboy!" Say it louder for those at the back 👏🏽

“Wait it’s just an Oppo?” “Always has been”

I loved ths OnePlus 5 I had. It was so good - the battery, the software, the UI and many other features most phones did not have. I used it for 2 years and my mom used it for a year before the battery life started getting bad and the phone felt very outdated. I had switched to the OnePlus 8 since I knew I was looking at a solid 3 years with the phone. After one year with the OnePlus 8 without any issues, they switched over to Color OS. I hated it. The UI was bad and the phone had all sorts of bugs. I had just moved to the US and started using 5G, but the 5G on the OnePlus was not much different from the 4G I used to get in India. I was using my Indian sim along with T-Mobile and after upgrading to Android 12, the Indian sim was not getting read in the phone. Idk what happened, but it was after the Android 12 update, and I couldn't get the sim to work. After restarting, or after an update, I was not able to receive internet on the phone through my T-Mobile sim card. I had been in a few situations when I badly needed the internet and it did not turn on. The phone storage was never read when connected to a computer. The default Gallery app showed none of the photos or videos in the storage. I had too many important files in the phone, so I could not reset the phone, nor could I create a backup since the storage couldn't be read on a computer. To my luck, T-Mobile offered a good value for trading in my OnePlus 8 and I got the iPhone 13, been happy withthe the iPhone ever since. It's true, OnePlus DID live long enough to see itself become the villain.

I like you. I like how you talk, I like your flow, your content is well built. You just got a new sub :)

Haven't heard that intro in years! Nostalgia

_MKBHD:_ Finally does a dark mode intro _Also MKBHD:_ *Films on a all-white set*

Very nice video man. Very well done and informative. Way better than other videos I've seen trying to do the same thing. I just got a Nord N10 5G a month ago(it's my first OnePlus) and I love it. Wish I would have tried OnePlus sooner.

Great video, very informative and very well put together. No question about it you are a Pro! Keep up the good work. Thank you

"Wait, OnePlus is turning into oppo?" *loads pistol* "Always has been."

Guys it's not just a Dark Mode Intro... it's a Matte Black Intro 🖤

Going to be sticking with my 7T Pro for as long as i can honestly, previously had the OP5 but the front camera placement and screen of the phone was too appealing to pass up, let alone the performance jump. only time will tell just how much more OnePlus will take from OPPO in it's designs, OS decisions and whatnot. As stated in the video it's either a company can't sustain for a niche or branch out to the masses, regardless of what the company stood for when it first brought out a product, they're still solid phones regardless despite not quite being so.

Yes, I did enjoy this explanatory video. It helped to make sense of the evolution of products, and to develop an attitude that can serve one best.

“you have become the very thing you swore to destroy”

2014:- Never Settle 2021:- Finally Settled

I love the attention to detail of Marques using the 2014 intro music and the og background and wallpaper on the double monitors. Refrencing the era of the original Oneplus one video

These videos are shot and edited just about flawlessly. Good stuff.

Guess they finally “ settled “

The Original MKBHD intro music, if you know, you're a real OG

I've got the Oneplus one within the first 6 months of launch (2014) and I've used it up to the launch of the Oneplus Nord (summer 2020). It is indeed a great and I agree it should be included in the top10 phones of the last decade.

I became a OnePlus 7 Pro fanboy as soon as I bought one. And it was my first and last OnePlus phone. With 5 months of use my device had the BSOD and had no way to get back. All of this happened in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, and my country's and US postal systems were closed long enough for my warranty to expire.

Hearing that intro music: "Those were the days!"

Only the OG mkbhd fans remember the intro song.

I really liked one plus 3t when I bought it at the end of 2018 and the thing that I liked about it is its battery discharges really after a loooong time but now even after replacing it with a new battery it is unable to sustain charge even for just a couple of hours. Turns out it is because of their software update.

Love the use of the old intro music for this one

Dude I'm catching nostalgia right here: the intro music, the wallpapers, the cheerios, the OnePlus One - that didn't go unnoticed!!!

" You either die a flagship killer or you live long enough to see yourself become the flagship"

Watching this on a 3T, funnily enough. Still loving this phone.

Wow. I wasn't expecting the message this video was going to deliver. I think a lot of people of today's world needs this perspective, myself included.

Brand name is perfect: OnePlus Price. Every year it's one hundred dollars plus.

When Marques finally hits us with the dark mode intro 🙌🏼

I think the defining moment was when OnePlus 6T came out without a headphone jack. Luckily I had snuck in and purchased the OnePlus 6 before, in my opinion, the brand went down this road. Still holding up today so far (knock on wood) and they've continued to update it consistently

In the US, now that Google isn’t really competing in the true flagship space, Motorola is competing with budget phones, and LG is out of the race, it really just leaves Samsung and OnePlus as our best options for Android unless you want somebody like ZTE.

Don’t be a fan to any brand, become a fan to your needs.

I've had my 6T for 4.5 years now, twice as long as I usually keep my phones, and it still works as well as it did when it was new. Even the battery life is still fantastic, I only need to charge it every 2-3 days, I haven't had that since my Nokia 3310. Despite that, I recall it being 30-40% cheaper than the big brand flagships. 10/10.

I enjoyed this video with the explanation about One Plus. It gave me more insight into the company and the direction that they are headed. I would definitely like to see more videos like this in the future.

"what kind of phone do you have?" "oneplus 7 pro" "oh is it a samsung?"

OnePlus: "Never Settle" Also OnePlus: "We Settled"

Watching this on my OnePlus 7Pro ... Loved this man! Keep these explainer type vids coming please ... I find it fascinating!

Intro and that wallpaper brings back so many memories 🔥 🤩

Dark mode intro, old intro music, one plus 1... Good lord this'll be a beauty

"don't be a fanboy" I felt that as someone who is yet to recover from HTC's demise

Had the one plus 7 pro for 4 years after a one plus 5 both great phones however the updates went downhill and caused issues with each one and took 3 or 4 updates to sort the issues out whilst adding new ones.

Been using my OnePlus 7 Pro for about 2.5 years now. Still going strong and still loving it! Hope to run it 2.5 more years wish me luck!

The intro music ❤️❤️

The first oneplus marketing strategy literally blew my mind. "We have a new phone. But you can't have it."

Yeah Marques - these videos really help. If you are older and remember when phones were things wired into the wall with receivers and rotating dials lol then you need context. Otherwise you get bewildered. My first mobile was a Nokia brick and all I wanted it to do was make phone calls. Period. My first OnePlus was a three (this one I currently use). I was told by a computer repair guy that he found it in a box of parts. He sold it to me for NZ three hundred dollars and it has been great. Nobody had heard of the brand here. A really lovely phone.

Definitely enjoying these types of contents. Explainer videos.. peace!

Wait did we go back in time? The intro, the dwell notebooks, the double monitors, the Cheerios...

love this editing style.. felt like watching a documentary

I am getting answers for my gadgets doubts. Thank you Marques. I think you got that what I am trying to say.

I still have my Oppo Find 7A in my drawer. Loved it! I remember the hype when Oppo and Oneplus launched these phones. Amazing days! ♥️

0:00 The old intro music. Wow.

you know you're an OG when you recognise the old intro song 🔥

Quick question @Marques Brownlee Are you using Garuda Linux by any chance on the desktop behind you, or is it just the wallpaper? Love the video btw!

You know you've come a long way when you go from making UKposts videos in your parent's house in your early teens to having your own production studio and passing along words of wisdom.

*3:21** - this locker costs more than my house...*

Intro: *Dark Mode* *Cuts to bright white room*

Loved OnePlus but a part of me wants to change to a different brand but I'm not sure what brand I'd go for. I like Oxygen OS. I have a OP6T and haven't had any issues with the phone but it's definitely hard for me to think about what phone to buy next.

Been using the 1+6t since 2018. Still going strong and no complaints!

I really wish they had continued to develop the OnePlus X design. I still have mine in a drawer somewhere and loved it. Everything in the OnePlus line is far too big and heavy now. I would say the Pixel 4a is the closest thing to a (distant) spiritual successor, which is probably why I have one of them now!

That intro music is a blast from the past 🔥

I just bought me a OnePlus, this device is awesome! We will have to see how the development goes

I miss the OP3 so much, 7 Pro was cool but heavy, looking at Redmi now for next flagship budgets

"flagship killer" You have become the one thing you swore to destroy!

this was a really well thought out, very well explained video. "moral of the story, don't be a fanboy", it's funny but it's sooooo true, especially coming from a reviewers standpoint.

7:13 I still have my Pebble Time and I'll keep using it until one of us dies.

Still rocking my OP7 Pro. Two years later and still in love with it.

"Don't be a fan of the company" and the Tesla fans hands started shaking.

Super useful format! Thank you very much.

I had the One Plus One, it was amazing. And now still using a 3T for 4 years :)

Marques casually taking phone from the drawer like he is picking out socks

7:25 as OnePlus told you years ago: Never Settle.

Got me a 8T and love it. I'm a hard core Verizon service fan and it wasn't until the 8 that they supported VZW. The thing I love is they tell you how to do updates and keep root and they aren't AntiRoot like most other brands are.