I got the OnePlus, because I can easily afford it, it was something new, my Galaxy Note1 is getting a tad slow in its age, but, about a week before I was "given" the opportunity to spend my money (that just sounds strange), I saw on the OnePlus One user forum, people were talking about another inexpensive Chinese phone. Huawei's mate2. Midrange spec, didn't give it much thought but people were talking about how good it was, so I bought it, and got it 4 days after ordering, no invite needed. Played with it for about a week before the invite showed up, went ahead and ordered the OnePlus. It came. Nice, yeah, had the yellow streak at the bottom, cured by use, UV light & direct sunlight. Nothing wrong, but I've gotten attached to the HUGE 6.1" screen...hard to put it down. Hopefully these "loss leaders" will put pressure on the industry to get the overpriced smartphones to drop in price. More competition is good for the consumer.