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We asked, you told us: Yes, OnePlus should bring back the X range
July 19, 2025
This week’s poll acrossAndroid Authority’sfar reaches focused on OnePlus, just as theOnePlus 6was revealed in London as a powerhouse, butby no means a bargain.
As the leaks and rumors preceeded the launch of the new flagship, the hints we were seeing on pricing made us wonder if OnePlus should be bringing back theOnePlus X. Why? Well, at the time, it was a compact device that was designed to be hugely affordable. The OnePlus X hit the ground just three months after the Oneplus 2 to show just how much value both the flagship and the mid-ranger could offer.
The X was a 5-inch compact mid-ranger that put the previous year’s Snapdragon processor into a current handset, and retained the solid build quality. It even had expandable storage for the first and only time from OnePlus.
Now, the camera quality wasn’t great, and it didn’t have LTE bands for the US, and generally, represented quite a different approach to the flagship philosophy. Still, it was reviewed as a compelling option. But that style hasn’t been seen since.
As OnePlus phones have grown, from the OnePlus 5 at 5.5-inches, to the 5T at 6-inches, and now the 6 at 6.28-inches (no, we’re not thinking the 7 will be 7+ inches!), it could again make sense for OnePlus to offer another X: the OnePlus X2. Or XI. Whatever. Think a smaller device, wound back to last year’s Snapdragon 835 SoC or even thenew value-packed 700 series, cut down on RAM and storage, stock Android, NFC, average main camera, and without too much future proofing everywhere – just going for low-cost. Right? Or wrong?
Your responses were really interesting to read, with great feedback across the 40,000 or so votes we received here on thewebsite, onour YouTube poll, and onTwitterandInstagram.
The breakdown here is quite distinct, which we didn’t expect. Two of the four polls were in close agreement in each case. Our users on the website and on Instagram had roughly the same point of view: 74 percent and 71 percent voted yes, a clear majority.
But AA users on YouTube and on Twitter were quite different, voting 58 and 51 percent yes, which is a much much narrower win for those who want a OnePlus X2, just scraping over the line.
Of course, the ‘No’ vote is also grouped with ‘Don’t Care’, so it may be that it’s not necessarily something you want or don’t want, you’re just looking for something different anyway – fair enough.
Let’s take a look at your feedback in the polls – ranging from positive feedback to negative to some good thoughtful analyses on why it’s a good idea, but might not happen in the broad scheme of things
No/Don’t care:
Now that we’ve seen the OnePlus 6, and the disruptiveHONOR 10launch, has your opinion changed in any way? Do you think that OnePlus would be pleased with all the feedback? Let us know your thoughts on all the feedback here on a possible OnePlus X successor, and thanks as always for your vote.
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