OnePlus
Known for its tagline “Never Settle,” OnePlus makes smartphones that rival other flagship handsets with more budget-friendly price tags.
Known for its tagline “Never Settle,” OnePlus makes smartphones that rival other flagship handsets with more budget-friendly price tags.
OnePlus is dead – actually for real this time. It’s got me looking back on my experiences with the brand’s smartphones, the absolute roller coaster that it was, and how OnePlus briefly sparked joy in a way that no one else way, resulting in two of my favorite Android phones of all time. And dang it, I’m a little sad now.
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OnePlus is effectively dead in most of the world, but software updates will continue. They just won’t be the same, as OxygenOS is going away and will instead be replaced by ColorOS.
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The end is here. OnePlus has officially announced that it is shutting down operations in the US and Europe and has detailed what’s happening next.
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If you had any doubts left regarding the end of OnePlus in Europe and the US, another report is stepping in with further confirmation, details on Oppo’s plans in these regions, and also the end of Realme in China.
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OnePlus has been on the ropes for a while, but with reports indicating the company is preparing a total withdrawal from the US and Europe, the end of an era is officially here. If you’re a long-time fan, it’s time to start planning your OnePlus switch.
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The end is near and the clock is ticking. OnePlus is reportedly going to be shut down for good in the US and Europe markets as of this week.
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From a darling of the early Android era to a husk on the brink of becoming completely irrelevant, just what went wrong for OnePlus?
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The woes for OnePlus continue as a new report suggests that OxygenOS is being discontinued alongside Realme UI.
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The slow, agonizing death of OnePlus continues, with the OnePlus website now displaying a prominent banner pushing existing customers over to Oppo products instead.
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OnePlus has confirmed that it is resuming the rollout of select OxygenOS updates that were paused due to issues causing boot problems and more on various OnePlus devices.
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OnePlus has been in a rapid downward spiral over the past few months, with the latest blow being the removal of OnePlus devices from Best Buy stores in favor of Nothing Phones.
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The new OnePlus Nord CE6 launched in select regions earlier this week and, by all accounts, looks like a solid mid-range smartphone, but it also cuts its promised OS upgrades in half.
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Smartphone price hikes have been called “inevitable” amid the ongoing RAM crisis, but many devices have held firm for a while. Now, though, they’re landing, with price hikes having just hit the OnePlus 15 and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, among others, in India.
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Amid its ongoing downward spiral and merger with Realme, OnePlus is still going through its launch schedule with the debut of the new OnePlus Pad 4. It looks great, but who will be able to buy it?
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Amid plenty of evidence that OnePlus is shutting down or at least limiting its global operations, the brand has apparently just been merged with Realme, including its business in China too.
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OnePlus hasn’t formally announced its next smartwatch – the brand as a whole is in question right now – but the new OnePlus Watch 4 has just been posted to a global OnePlus website, revealing nearly every detail about the Wear OS watch.
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The future of OnePlus is becoming clearer as evidence of the company’s efforts to restructure comes from those who have left the company. The latest official word from once-global OEM is reportedly that OnePlus is “evaluating its regional roadmap” with evidence of a change in Europe’s market.
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Even with the rumors that OnePlus is falling by the wayside and shutting doors, the expected OnePlus Watch 4 from the brand is reportedly being readied for a global debut, according to a recent leak.
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After we recently reported that OnePlus would leave many global markets, it appears that the house of cards is now beginning to collapse, as staff begin to be informed of OnePlus “reviewing its regional roadmap and product strategy,” including apparent layoffs.
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OnePlus is dead – probably. We’re hearing that OnePlus is shutting down much of its global operation imminently and, while it hasn’t happened just yet, it’s got us thinking about OnePlus’ presence in the US and how, sadly, its departure won’t really matter.
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OnePlus has confirmed that it is moving to an online-first focus in India, with retail efforts largely being shuttered amid a global shutdown expected on the horizon.
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The new OnePlus 15T packs a huge battery into a phone the size of Google’s Pixel 10, but it’s sadly only launching in China – something we’ll probably be saying about most OnePlus devices going forward.
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It appears that OnePlus is set to pull the plug on and shutting down smartphone operations in global markets as the company focuses heavily on China, and this time, there’s more to it.
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As shutdown rumors are swirling around, OnePlus has lost its CEO in India — the same person who recently denied there was anything wrong.
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