{"id":419419,"date":"2026-01-20T20:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/419419\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:55:14","slug":"will-oneplus-follow-asus-and-shut-down-phone-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/419419\/","title":{"rendered":"Will OnePlus follow ASUS and shut down phone operations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"OnePlus 13 with OnePlus buds pro 3\"  alt=\"OnePlus 13 with OnePlus buds pro 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OnePlus-13-with-OnePlus-buds-pro-3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Haines \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of losing market share to other brands, and big device cancellations, a new report suggests that OnePlus may exit smartphone production.<br \/>\nThis move would follow OPPO\u2019s announcement it was restructuring Realme as a sub-brand again.<br \/>\nOnePlus has yet to formally respond to the allegations, and so far we\u2019ve yet to see these claims substantiated.<\/p>\n<p>Healthy competition in the smartphone industry is a wonderful thing, fostering innovation, pushing limits, and keeping designs interesting and fresh. But this is also one brutal market to find your niche in, and time after time, we\u2019ve seen major players close up shop, even after years of operation. Just the other day, we heard that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/asus-smartphone-business-pause-reason-3633508\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ASUS was was moving away from making new phones<\/a>, and now a new report claims that OnePlus could be the next big phone brand to go the way of HTC, LG, and so many others before it.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_-m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OnePlus, as you may know, stems from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/bbk-oneplus-3132021\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBK and OPPO<\/a>. And already this year, there\u2019s been some big movement with OPPO\u2019s holdings, as the company announced that it was reintegrating Realme as a sub-brand (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/chinese-smartphone-maker-realme-set-become-an-oppo-subbrand-2026-01-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuters<\/a>). But now, an incendiary new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidheadlines.com\/exclusive-oneplus-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Android Headlines<\/a> claims that OPPO isn\u2019t done cleaning shop, and is about to shutter OnePlus as we know it.<\/p>\n<p>For the moment, none of this is official \u2014 let\u2019s be very clear on that. OnePlus hasn\u2019t offered any public indication that it intends to do anything but continue business as usual. Android Authority has already reached out to the company for comment on these allegations, and while we haven\u2019t heard back just yet, we\u2019ll update our coverage here with any response we do receive.<\/p>\n<p>But as for this report, Android Headlines makes the case that OnePlus has been struggling for market share for years now, and after some especially disappointing performance in India and China, the parent company may be looking to cut its losses. A $14B cash injection from OPPO failed to change that trajectory, and recent rumors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/oneplus-open-2-canceled-leak-3631611\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cancellation of the OnePlus 15s and OnePlus Open 2 foldable<\/a> are offered in support of the theory that OnePlus is effectively giving up on smartphones.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"OnePlus Nord N100 in the hand showing the back of the phone\"  alt=\"OnePlus Nord N100 in the hand showing the back of the phone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OnePlus-Nord-N100-in-the-hand-showing-the-back-of-the-phone.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ryan-Thomas Shaw \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>Like other brands that have shut down their smartphone operations, OnePlus would reportedly keep honoring its support commitments for existing hardware, continuing to release software updates \u2014 but if there\u2019s any truth to this theory, we may coming to the end of new handset launches.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the conclusion Android Headlines comes to, anyway \u2014 so is there any chance this is actually happening?<\/p>\n<p>Well, the sales figures are what they are \u2014 OnePlus hasn\u2019t been having a great few years, but that\u2019s also no proof that it\u2019s not interested in reversing that trend. But this report also hasn\u2019t just emerged out of nowhere, and there have definitely been some recent rumblings that could suggest things aren\u2019t quite right in the house of OnePlus.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, back near the start of the month when that news broke about OPPO and Realme, noted tipster <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/heyitsyogesh\/status\/2009147216011894965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Yogesh Brar<\/a> posted to X that some kind changes would also be coming to OnePlus. Then, just this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/heyitsyogesh\/status\/2012408720928690477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brar<\/a> has posted that a \u201cpopular brand is having internal issues and things might not work out for them,\u201d before ending <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/heyitsyogesh\/status\/2013167476314706425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">his teaser<\/a> of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/oneplus-16-flagship-camera-leak-3633502\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">200MP OnePlus flagship<\/a> with an ominous \u201cBut\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"OnePlus 13R review image back design hero\"  alt=\"OnePlus 13R review image back design hero\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OnePlus-13R-review-image-back-design-hero.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rushil Agrawal \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>None of this amounts to corroboration, but the fact that multiple sources across the industry are expressing varying degrees of concern about the prospects OnePlus faces going forward makes us at least curious to dig in a little deeper.<\/p>\n<p>For now, we wouldn\u2019t count OnePlus out of the race until the company says as much. While it\u2019s had its ups and downs, it\u2019s still a brand with a lot of fans eager to check out its latest handsets every year. What have been your favorite OnePlus devices? Share your picks, and tell us why you hope OnePlus sticks around, down in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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