OnePlus confirmed they are skipping foldables for 2025. The news has spread to Reddit, where users were counting on an Open 2 launching next week, and upgrading. Many are pissed, as the options in the US are very bleak.
OnePlus just announced on its forum that it won’t be releasing any foldable devices this year. Though they are also saying they are not quitting foldables. However, there was a rumor that surfaced last year that OnePlus (and OPPO) could be quitting foldables.
Now that the news is out, users who were waiting for an Open 2 to upgrade, are pretty upset. You can read through this Reddit thread, and find many users who were waiting for an Open 2 to get away from Samsung or upgrade their original Open.
One user does bring up a pretty important point. Those looking to upgrade from the OnePlus Open to the Open 2 (or whatever they call next year’s foldable), will get a far smaller trade-in amount. Since the phone will be over two years old by then, going on three years. Remember, the OnePlus Open launched in October of 2023.
Some are also speculating that the incoming tariffs from the Trump Administration could be the reason for OnePlus skipping on foldables this year. Unfortunately, this means that the US and parts of Europe will miss out on a new foldable. As OPPO is not available in the US, and only in parts of Europe.
On the bright side, Open 2 should be a monumental upgrade
With over two years, likely closer to three, between the Open and Open 2, there should be a very large upgrade between the two. We’re already seeing a large upgrade on the OPPO side from Find N3 to Find N5. Give it another year, and it’s going to be a very big upgrade.
The OPPO Find N5 is set to be the world’s thinnest foldable, and it’ll debut later this month. By the time OnePlus launches the Open 2, we will likely be on the Find N6, which could be even thinner and lighter.
