While OPPO is yet to issue a public statement, the company, in an e-mail to blogger Prakhar Khanna, has confirmed that it is “committed to all the existing European markets.”
All said it hasn’t been a smooth ride for both companies in Europe. Aside from suffering from low sales, both OPPO and OnePlus were embroiled in a patent dispute with Finnish telecom giant Nokia. A court ruling in connection with this case favored Nokia, following which both OnePlus and OPPO had to suspend sales of their phones in Germany. In its statement, OPPO also said it is in talks to “resolve the matter with Nokia.”
It is also unclear if BBK’s recent decision to merge the R&D departments of OPPO and OnePlus has anything to do with the possible decision to exit Europe. This merger has already resulted in OnePlus’s much acclaimed OxygenOS looking and feeling like OPPO’s ColorOS. This happened after BBK decided that these once separate platforms would share the same codebase — a decision that didn’t go well with OnePlus’s global fanbase.
The possible decision to exit Europe comes when OnePlus has expanded its product lineup beyond smartphones. The company has been trying to make inroads into the wearables and smart TV segment, albeit with limited success. OPPO, on its part, also recently confirmed that its flagship smartphone for 2023, the OPPO Find X6 Pro, will not be sold outside of China.
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