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Even the OnePlus 15 that has been the rave of many tech reviewers across the galaxy was not spared. Personally, I love the OnePlus 15 too, but hey.. I also love a good read, and this GSMArena article is a good read.
I will not waste your time. I have highlights to share with you. Let’s kick things off with the OnePlus 15 :
“And a design that looks like a police sketch of an iPhone made in a dimly lit room. The OnePlus 15 feels like it was made by someone with a grudge.”
Damn! I am crying, because I actually do like the design of the OnePlus 15. As for the OnePlus 15R , here was the clincher:
“the design looks like the designer took a half-day leave and never came back to finish it.”
Oh dear! But that wasn’t all. OnePlus took more hits down the line.
Here is what GSMArena had to say about the Nord 5 :
“In any case, going from a stunning unibody aluminum sleekness to a plastic lump should be a punishable offense.”
Did OnePlus do something specific to offend the writer?
Anyway, the Nord 4 took a hit too:
“Were the designers of the Nord 4 sent on a permanent vacation and replaced by AI “artists” from Pinterest? Was there even any budget allocated to the design department this year at OnePlus?”
And the entire Nord CE lineup got dumped in the trash can:
“The Nord CE devices are meant to be affordable smartphones and are often quite forgettable. In fact, I had to look up what the previous models looked like because I cannot retain them in memory longer than it took you to read this sentence.”
Those are a lot of punches and kicks everywhere. A whole lot.
My buddy, Tunde, is of the opinion that Prasad, the writer of the GSMArena article, is a true fan of the brand but who is definitely pained. I tend to agree.
Whatever your opinion, the whole article is quite an interesting read and you can enjoy it for yourself: 2025 Winners and losers: OnePlus .
Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
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The One UI 8 Watch (Wear OS 6), which is Samsung’s latest version of One UI for Galaxy Watches, comes with a ton of visual and functional upgrades. Samsung Galaxy Watch models run One UI 8 Watch. Third-party watch faces reveal UI elements.
Though the watch face has some issues, a solution could be coming on January 12, 2026. Reports show that One UI 8 Watch has another major bug where watch faces aren’t transitioning well and they go from always-on display (AOD) mode to active mode.
The Galaxy Watch 8, Galaxy Watch 7, Galaxy Watch 6, Galaxy Watch 5 , Galaxy Watch 4 users, and other users of Galaxy Watch models have been lamenting on One UI 8 Watch face transitioning from AOD mode to active mode . It means that the watch gets stuck halfway when you wake it up. This causes the active mode to show UI elements from the always-on display mode(AOD).
This problem comes with third-party watch faces, and not the stock ones. Wear OS 6 introduced opacity fade for AOD transitions. This feature brings up the AOD mode of a watch face or takes it away with a fading animation. The rendering engine gets stuck and displays both layers simultaneously if the animation doesn’t end before the screen suspends to save power.
Developers can go into the watch face’s XML code and set the transition duration to zero (duration=”0″). Users can also sort this out by using stock watch faces. According to reports, Samsung can’t do anything about the problem now as it’s a Wear OS 6 issue, but it’s expected that Google and Samsung will do something about it soon.
Author:Obiajulum Ndubuisi
Obiajulum is a tech enthusiast passionate about writing. When she isn’t writing about gadgets, she will probably be playing badminton, watching a movie, or surfing the internet.
