2025 will probably be the moment of truth for folding mobiles; Although a good amount of versions is expected, there are serious doubts that all brands will continue to bet on this technology. In many cases, we can be faced with a situation of “now or never”, and that if the folding ends, start to be abandoned. In fact, this can already happen, judging by the surprising decision of one of the pioneers of folding mobiles.
We are talking about OnePlus, who has confirmed today, through his official forums, which will not launch a new folding mobile throughout 2025; Indeed, this means that the Open 2 OnePlus, one of the most anticipated mobiles of the year, will not reach Europe, at least for the moment.
The announcement comes in response to rumors and rantings that OnePlus fans published in the official forums; In an attempt not to disappoint its most fans users, the company preferred Close any possibility of a global launch of open 2 oneplus. Although the announcement does not specifically mention this device, it was the only folding mobile project that the company had in progress.
In fact, this is not a surprising news; At the end of 2024, rumors have already jumped according to which oneplus could choose to “jump” this generation of folding and stronger bet for its new “premium” mobile phones such as OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R, in addition to its expansion to portable devices and other devices such as the OnePlus 3 watch which will be presented soon.
OnePlus justified the decision in which the situation and time in the sector have considered, in addition to The following steps of the company on folding devices. Despite this, she is proud of what she has done so far, by examining the achievements of the OpenPlus Open and the Apex Edition version published last year with some improvements.
And he has reasons to show himself, since The OnePlus Open was one of the best folding mobiles When it was published, and even the Apex Edition version was recommended despite not changing too much. OnePlus was one of the brands that made Samsung difficult things, and only for that, it is a shame that he retired from the sector. However, everything is not bad news, and it is very likely that the OnePlus Open 2 will reach our hands, but not in the way we expected.
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And we must remember that The OnePlus Open 2 was going to be a version of Oppo Find N5 which is about to be officially presented. The relationship between the two brands is very close, to the point of sharing development equipment; In recent years, they have also adopted a launching strategy of the same device on different markets and with different names.
The OPPO found N5 was going to be exclusive to China, while OnePlus was going to be in charge of the global distribution with Open 2, which would be practically identical. Consequently, logic tells us that it is perfectly possible that with the withdrawal of OnePlus from the sector, Oppo itself will be responsible for offering this folding mobile on the markets on which it is present, like Europe. However, For the moment, Oppo has not confirmed this possibilitySo, for the moment, we must be left without one of the best folds of the year.
