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Title: Farewell, flagship killer – A personal look back as OnePlus leaves Europe
Post by: Redaktion on July 17, 2026, 14:46:15
So, the time has come: OnePlus will soon no longer be available in Europe and many other regions of the world. As an editor at notebookcheck, I've followed the brand from the very beginning, and I'd like to look back on our shared history.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Farewell-flagship-killer-A-personal-look-back-as-OnePlus-leaves-Europe.1345291.0.html
Title: Re: Farewell, flagship killer – A personal look back as OnePlus leaves Europe
Post by: NaN on July 17, 2026, 16:07:36
QuoteNot to mention that the competitive landscape is getting a little smaller with the departure of OnePlus.
This is a big one.
But I know someone who still uses OP 6 and another one who still uses his 7T.

Why is OP leaving tho?
Title: Re: Farewell, flagship killer – A personal look back as OnePlus leaves Europe
Post by: jake-1110 on July 17, 2026, 16:42:11
What a sad day, especially in the US market.  I loved HTC's metal designs and missed them when they left.  I had a couple OnePlus devices and thought they were great!  The OP15 has the best battery life for a device you can buy in the US and now it's all gone.  I was hopefully they'd expand and launch the smaller "T" series devices...but instead they abandoned all their markets except for China.

Will Oppo expand their operations instead?  I highly doubt it.  Unfortunately in the US, Apple has the market cornered along with Samsung in 2nd.  I'm already importing devices just to get larger batteries.
Title: Re: Farewell, flagship killer – A personal look back as OnePlus leaves Europe
Post by: Florian Schmitt on July 17, 2026, 18:01:48
It looks like the higher integration into Oppo just leads to both brands more or less elling the same devices. So Oppo will take the place, but if it will also expand in America given the circumstances, noone can tell.
Title: Re: Farewell, flagship killer – A personal look back as OnePlus leaves Europe
Post by: Ondrej on July 17, 2026, 19:55:02
Congrats and I am sorry, too. We had the same phones but I moved to Iphone instead of 15 One+ and I am not happy with that choice.

Title: Re: Farewell, flagship killer – A personal look back as OnePlus leaves Europe
Post by: Jey on July 18, 2026, 03:43:39
Excellent write up writer.
I really enjoyed reading your creation.
I never used a 1+ as I started with Xiaomi from their Note 7 and continued up to their Poco M6 Pro for their micro SD card and headphone jack options.
Elsewhere Oppo 13 is regarded as way better than 15. Idk how it compares to the 12 you tested though.
Title: Re: Farewell, flagship killer – A personal look back as OnePlus leaves Europe
Post by: Crowl on July 20, 2026, 08:56:31
Quote from: NaN on July 17, 2026, 16:07:36Why is OP leaving tho?

Seems to be the case that their parent company wants to reduce the amount of their own brands competing with each other, in China they attempted to remarket it as a gaming brand this year so that's probably why it's survived over there.