Hah yeah that's why I didn't buy another after the One. Got more expensive every model until it became the flagship it was meant to be better value than.

Hmm maybe it was a software issue for me then if they just drop the ball after a while.

I had the One and it worked great until one day it just ran hot all the time. The battery would empty really fast when used or only last a few hours idling. I eventually changed the battery myself but still the same, the CPU was always under load and hot.

I moved on from OnePlus because their entire thing was being a flagship killer at cheaper prices but every phone from them kept getting more expensive until they just became what they were supposed to beat.

I loved that phone though. The sandstone texture case was nice in the hand, I found it easy to use and responsive.

It does the job and the wrist rests are washable unlike standard ones.

They're not that small though. My daughter has one and it's around the same size as my aftermarket switch controller. Or maybe I'm just misremembering. I need to remember to check this when I get home.

My guess is it's just the way the companies have headed due to their main products.

Apple mainly deals in their phones and tablets while still making some computers on the side so naturally they'd want to invest more into their mobile platforms where cooling is passive. Thermal and power efficiency is the primary focus while trying to bump up speed at the same time.

Intel on the other hand deals with systems that have cooling systems. Servers and desktop coolers get pretty beefy so can handle a lot. Raw performance wins and thermals are slightly less important. Sure they have CPU's for laptops and NUCs which lack good cooling but those tend to get lower specced CPU's.

I built my new PC last week and saw that the trend in CPU's has done a 180. My first PC was from 2013 and buying an unlocked CPU to overclock for better performance was the norm. Power pull and thermals be damned.

These days the unlocked CPU's boost themselves to a pre set limit but pull big power and generate heaps of heat. Now some people undervolt to try keep thermals under control without sacrificing too much performance.

1080Ti still going strong here.

Their GPUs are several generations behind despite their naming.