Update: As per recent information both Oppo and OnePlus are not leaving the European markets. A report by Tech Advisor, which has the official statement from both oppo and OnePlus confirms that they are not leaving the European markets anytime soon.
“OnePlus will not exit from Europe and the UK and maintains stable operations in local markets. OnePlus will continue to invest in Europe and provide more innovative products and solutions for its users,” OnePlus global PR Manager James Paterson told Tech Advisor in an email statement.
“Oppo is committed to all the existing European markets,” an Oppo spokesperson said via email.
“We had a great start in 2023 with the successful launches of several products in Europe and have a line-up of upcoming products for the rest of the year. As always, Oppo will continue to provide more innovative products and the best-in-class service for users moving forward.”
Rest of the story continues below:
Based on a recent update, it has been known that the Chinese consumer electronics manufacturers, OPPO and OnePlus are planning to stop their sales in European countries.
Here’s what we know.
“OPPO and OnePlus are Pulling Out of Europe”
OPPO and OnePlus, the famous smartphone makers from China are planning on stopping their sales in the European market. Max Jambor, a well-known tipster shared this information on the microblogging platform, Twitter confirming that the smartphone brands are soon to pull out of Europe.
I can confirm: OPPO and OnePlus are pulling out of Europe. First to leave are Germany, UK, France and Netherlands.
— Max Jambor (@MaxJmb) March 27, 2023
Based on what has been understood, the two companies will leave Germany first followed by UK, France, and Netherlands. However, it is to be noted that there are still no updates from the companies regarding such plans.
The reason to why the companies are planning on such a step is still unknown but based on the article published on Android Headlines, the reason might be the patent issues the two companies have with Nokia.
Nokia had in the past filed a lawsuit against both OPPO and OnePlus over 5G patents and was even able to stop their sales in Germany. Both OPPO nor OnePlus weren’t worried about the sudden happenings and had even informed the public that the two brands will be able to remove their bans on renewing the license of the two companies on specific terms.
While things were supposed to go well, the recent update tells us the opposite. Whatever the case is leaving such a huge market over patent-related issues is a foolish step and the two companies shouldn’t be taking this decision.
However, Max Jambor, who mostly shares updates regarding OnePlus and its products, has never been wrong and is usually always accurate about what he shares. In a recent Twitter post, Jambor also stated that an official update from the two companies will soon come.
It is also to be noted here that the two companies come under the same parent company(BBK Electronics).
Update:
There will be an official statement from OPPO/OnePlus soon!
Right now only Germany, France, UK and Netherlands will close down. For the rest of Europe it is unknown at this point. https://t.co/qENykHpRUJ
— Max Jambor (@MaxJmb) March 27, 2023
