OnePlus, the ‘Flagship-Killer’ Smartphone Brand, Is All but Dead
Wired reports on the decline of the smartphone brand OnePlus, citing widespread layoffs and a lack of clarity regarding its future in Western markets. The report suggests the brand is being absorbed into its parent company, Oppo.
The company, a subsidiary of Oppo—the fourth-largest global smartphone maker—has been laying off staff across various regions over the past few months, with many employees in Europe transitioning to roles at Oppo or Realme, another Oppo mobile subbrand. WIRED has verified these transitions and layoffs by speaking with former OnePlus employees and tracking dozens of LinkedIn updates over the past month; many workers left their roles between March and June of this year.
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