OnePlus Skips Foldable Release for 2025, Ceding Market to Oppo
OnePlus confirms no new foldable this year, while Oppo prepares to launch the ultra-thin Find N5.
- OnePlus has announced it will not release a foldable phone in 2025, citing a need to recalibrate its strategy in the category.
- The decision shifts focus to Oppo, which will launch the Find N5 foldable, billed as the thinnest in its class, on February 20 in Singapore.
- OnePlus emphasizes this is not a withdrawal from the foldable market but a pause to incorporate Oppo's advancements into future products.
- The lack of a OnePlus foldable limits options in the U.S., where foldables from Oppo and other brands are not officially sold.
- Existing OnePlus Open users are assured continued software updates, security patches, and support despite the absence of a new model.