OnePlus Open 2: OnePlus cites poor sales in new clarification about future foldable releases

[Redaktion]

OnePlus has provided a fresh explanation for why it decided against releasing the OnePlus Open 2 this year. Seemingly, there is no guarantee that a successor to the OnePlus Open will be ready next year, either.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/OnePlus-Open-2-OnePlus-cites-poor-sales-in-new-clarification-about-future-foldable-releases.999807.0.html

[The Werewolf]

It's a luxury device in a period where people have better things to spend money on - like rent and food.

Even Apple is seeing it when their iPhone 16e - their cheapest iPhone, is what propelled them to the #1 slot after losing it to Samsung for several quarters.

Folding phones may be better than regular phones (although - for most people, probably not) but with the high price, it's not an impulse purchase except for a very small market and even they aren't likely to upgrade every year.

If foldables want to go mainstream, they have to get under US$800, and they're not even on the same side of $1000.

[Mark Chern]

Samsung Fold sales have been poor because they failed to innovate since the Fold 3 and many early adpoters didnt feel the need to upgrade. Fold 7 should sell better because they're finally bringing some of the improvements consumers have been begging for. Once Apple releases their foldable, the whole segment will grow. Based on how good the Oppo Find N5 is, I think the One Plus Open 2 would have sold great if it had a bigger global release, that was their chance to steal Samsung's marketshare. I hope they bring the next model next year with better cameras and speakers, and give Apple and Samsung a run for their money. Now if they offer competitive trade-in deals, financing, and domestic servicing, I would have no choice but to get the Oppo/One Plus over the Samsung Fold 8 next year, especially if Samsung is still stubborn and slow to adopt silicon carbon batteries. I have a Samsung Fold 4 and my patience has been severely tested by Samsung these last few years, I'm dying for more competition here in the US.

[yoshida055]

There are many other excellent phones out there. kadashika.jp

[Gadgetman]

The issue is they know the phone will not sell in their biggest market at 3k+ because of tarrifs and so they do not want to lose face. Period end of story.

Making things like this seem to be caused by anything else is treating consumers like idiots.

The one plus foldable is an excellent phone I use it in place of a laptop now, but I can get a new loaded arm tablet or laptop for that kind of money. At half the laptop cost it makes sense and the same $$ it does not.

Although some would get out as a flex.

[Dana dane]

If they never left T-Mobile I would have one but to pay full price up front sucks