Oppo is coming to the UK

[Anonymous]

Some of the handsets that are featured in this article look distinctly like the iPhone X, but they do look impressive, and there seems to be something to suit every budget:

https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/07/oppo-smartphones-coming-to-the-uk-can-it-take-on-apple-and-sams...

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and it reminds me of this old advert 

https://youtu.be/omAwEPbHmV0

[Cleoriff]

There's a vast difference in price range @Anonymous

From £899 for the Oppo Find, right down to the £200 models.

Not sure I would be brave enough to try them out. Very happy with my Note 8

[anticpated]

It's apple versus Google. Samsung don't make the best handset anymore in my opinion .

[Anonymous]

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@anticpated wrote:
It's apple versus Google. Samsung don't make the best handset anymore in my opinion .

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It’s good to see other manufacturers trying to shake up the industry though, and I’d be interested in seeing this phone coming to the UK:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40103153

[Anonymous]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

There's a vast difference in price range @Anonymous

From £899 for the Oppo Find, right down to the £200 models.

Not sure I would be brave enough to try them out. Very happy with my Note 8

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It’s interesting how these companies seem to start out as “budget brands”, and then end up challenging the main players at the top end of the market (i.e. premium flagship models). Personally speaking, I’m always reluctant to spend more than £500 on a handset, but I think the trend towards larger screens will make that harder to achieve in future. There’ll always be budget offerings I suppose, but the build quality may disappoint if you’re more used to one of the top brands. 

[Glory1]

Very interesting @Ian_but like @Cleoriff not sure if I'd be brave enough to try it. Though it does sound very cool. I'm happy with my S8+ and will probably go for the next Samsung when my latest contract is up. I still love Samsung phones.

[Bambino]

There are a lot of very good phones coming out of China, and a lot of competition from many manufacturers. I have a Moto Z Play which is made by Lenovo now, and it's the best phone I've ever had. Bought it directly from China, and would buy another. 

[MI5]

I've had quite a few Chinese phones mainly for the convenience of dual sim functionality that they offer and I've always been very impressed with how they perform for the price.
Competition is always a good thing for the consumer, in any market, so looking forward to what these can bring to the mainstream phone sales in the UK.

[Welshyyyyy]

Ditto re the Moto Z Play, it's my favourite phone that I've owned and I've had a lot of phones, have always swapped them out after about 6 months but this one is a keeper, the camera could be better but is acceptable, but apart from that it's near perfect, and cost less than £200 new