Would you drop OnePlus if ColorOS went global? [Poll]

OnePlus has just announced that some of its current devices and the upcoming OnePlus 9 will move from the internal HydrogenOS to Oppo’s ColorOS, at least in China. It made us think about how much value the value of a OnePlus smartphone has on the software? Would you switch to something else as OnePlus has adopted ColorOS all over the world?

ColorOS is a skin on top of Android used on Oppo smartphones, like the Find X3 Pro we recently reviewed. Although designed for China, the skin is used on the global smartphones, with a few tweaks that honestly make it a generally good experience.

I spent some time with the Find X3 Pro earlier this month, and aside from a few questions with notifications and the out-of-box experience, I was pretty happy to use it. To quote myself:

Oppo’s ColorOS has arrived tall way, but it is still a heavy and somewhat clumsy skin. It reminds me of Samsung, before the time of OneUI, but after the worst of TouchWiz. ColorOS in its current form is not offensive, but it’s not great either. The features are there. Oppo’s design is honestly not bad. It’s just too messy.

However, if you switch to OnePlus, the experience is very different. OxygenOS has long been praised by fans for keeping it close to Android’s stock design, but with some welcome additional customization features, though that has changed in recent years. In 2020, OnePlus used Android 11 to modify OxygenOS in a few key ways, making it look a lot like Samsung’s OneUI. Many of the fans were dealing with a degree of hatred.

OnePlus has already said that the company does not currently intend to abandon OxygenOS. The skin will still be used on OnePlus smartphones sold worldwide, and only phones sold in China will switch to Oppo’s much heavier skin. The company explains:

For all our users outside mainland China, we will henceforth use OxygenOS for global devices and remain committed to providing a fast and smooth experience with OxygenOS.

But, as OnePlus ever changed its mind, would it change from you? Would you switch off OnePlus if they move to heavier skin like ColorOS, assuming it does not change the current hardware and pricing strategies of OnePlus devices? Vote in the poll below and, if you have the desire, you can leave a comment to explain your choice!

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