The OnePlus 8 Pro doesn't exactly work on Verizon after all (yet)
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/04/27/the-oneplus-8-pro-doesnt-exactly-work-on-verizon-after-all-yet/

Left - OnePlus 8 Pro
Centre - Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Right - Mi Note 10 Pro

The mi note 10 pro is a significantly cheaper phone with a better screen than the $900 OnePlus with a JNCD of 0.4

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/gc9m73/oneplus_8_verizon_edition_psa/
tl;dr: normal OP8 cases don’t work on the Verizon variant because the physical buttons are in different places

https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/gbskff/oneplus_support_answer_after_1056_didnt_resolve/

OnePlus confirms some phones have problems with the uniformity of the display

https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/allow-user-to-choose-which-stock-apps-they-want-to-install-during-set-up.1174902/

"In regard to choosing the pre-installed apps specifically, we are quite discreet and the basic needs of users are our most important consideration. Things like browsing web, file management, daily tools are considered by us as indispensable in daily use scenarios. Besides essential features and Google apps, we also want to provide a better experience on certain apps for users. These apps are introduced by OnePlus team after several round of review based on the popularity and usage among our users, such as Netflix - for enhancing HDR playback - and Facebook - for higher battery efficiency."

OnePlus say they're pre-installing bloatware for higher battery efficiency, I'm sure money had nothing to do with it.

The Ideas section on a whole has some utterly moronic reasoning from the OnePlus representative. https://forums.oneplus.com/forums/ideas/

Facebook services reappear after a factory reset and can only be disabled on the OnePlus 8 Pro
https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/gdfequ/oneplus_justify_the_addition_of_netflix_and/fpmzpds/.
Seems like you can't get a bloat free experience despite paying $900/€919/£799/₹54999.

Verizon version of the OnePlus 8 gets the typical Verizon experience where they make sure you're constantly reminded you're on Verizon. Remember when OnePlus said claimed they'd put the user first? Looks like the deal with Verizon, Facebook, Netflix and Epic Games made them give that up.

https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/gb1sk7/verizon_version_of_oneplus_8_in_hand_ama/

When you make a big deal about the quality of your display but aren't implementing HDR properly

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/gdf9p9/oneplus_justify_the_addition_of_netflix_and/fph4vi4/

Oh, and if someone got the 8/8p, don't delete the first fingerprint. You will loose your Widervine DRM because persistent partition is encrypted with the first fingerprint. The only possible repair is RMA.
Source: https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/netflix-sd-only-widevine-downgraded-to-l3-after-15-5-5-ota.1221409/#post-21566368

Adds a useless camera, decide to disable it via software later.

https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/gsm9vf/i_thought_the_photochrome_filter_was_only_being/