OnePlus to announce foldable phones later this year: All you need to know

OnePlus was rumored to launch a foldable smartphone sometime back. However, there wasn’t any official confirmation by the brand. Now, at the Cloud 11 event, OnePlus itself confirmed that it is gearing up for the release of its first foldable phone.

Additionally, it also shared the release timeline of the device, signaling that it will soon join the foldable bandwagon that’s currently dominated by brands like Samsung and Huawei.

OnePlus foldable phones to launch sooner than expected

OnePlus has confirmed that it will launch its first foldable phone in Q3 this year. This means by September of this year, we’ll get to see a OnePlus-branded foldable phone.

It is worth noting that Samsung releases its foldables every year around August, which means OnePlus foldable will be a new competition to Samsung’s Fold series.

While there’s no official information from the brand, OnePlus might as well release a flip phone. For starters, two trademark filings for OnePlus phones were spotted sometime back.

These trademarks were for two of the OnePlus foldable models – the OnePlus V Fold and the OnePlus V Flip. You read that right, OnePlus also has a flip phone up its sleeve.

The OnePlus V Fold will likely compete with the yet-to-launch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, whereas, the OnePlus V Flip will go against the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5.

As of now, only the monikers have been revealed. No information about the specs is available. However, there are reports that indicate these OnePlus foldables to be inspired by Oppo foldables.

Oppo currently has the Oppo Find N2 and Oppo Find N2 Flip, which were launched in December 2022, in China. The company is expected to showcase these devices at the MWC to the global markets.

If we go by the reports, the upcoming OnePlus V Fold and V Flip could be rebadged devices.