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OnePlus looks to undercut Apple and Samsung with new US$700 tablet

Android tablets have failed to make much of a dent in the US to Apple’s tablet business.

6 Jun 2025 - 10:55AM

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite to give Chinese smartphones an AI power boost

23 Oct 2024 - 9:00AM

Honor beats Samsung as top foldable phone brand in west Europe

2 Sep 2024 - 9:00PM

Chinese smartphone vendor OnePlus faces potential wider sales ban in India

The grievances raised by the All India Mobile Retailers Association show the current precarious position of OnePlus’ business in the world’s second-largest smartphone market.

19 Apr 2024 - 6:00AM

OnePlus, a unit of smartphone maker Oppo, is in the cross hairs of aggrieved retailers in India. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s OnePlus faces rising complaints in India as it tries to maintain grip

OnePlus, a sub-brand of Oppo, is facing a slew of complaints related to low profit margins and warranty claims in India.

12 Apr 2024 - 8:14PMvideocam

Review | OnePlus 12 a match for Samsung, Google flagship phones and a lot cheaper

Latest smartphone from Chinese brand claims to have the brightest display ever – it can be used when wet, too – and offers super fast charging out of the box. It also has Dolby Atmos stereo speakers.

23 Mar 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

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Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus back in Germany after lengthy hiatus

Shenzhen-based OnePlus on Monday brought back six smartphone models to the world’s fourth-largest economy.

30 Jan 2024 - 8:00PM

OnePlus has resumed smartphone sales in Germany after a nearly 18-month hiatus. Photo: Shutterstock

Realme unveils 12 Pro series smartphone in parallel event to CES

Realme’s 12 Pro+ smartphone to launch at the end of January will focus on providing a better zoom lens at a budget price, as the Chinese firm caters to young overseas users.

11 Jan 2024 - 11:56PM

Review | OnePlus Open/Oppo Find N3: the best foldable phone available outside China

Chinese brand Oppo’s Find N3 foldable phone, selling globally as the OnePlus Open, has superior hardware to its Samsung and Google rivals, native Google app support and innovative multitasking software.

26 Oct 2023 - 6:15PM

Samsung and Apple lead global smartphone market amid industry’s sluggish sales

Global smartphone sales decreased 8 per cent year on year in the three months ended June 30, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of decline for the industry.

19 Jul 2023 - 8:00PM

A woman walks past a Samsung Electronics display of its Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone during a media preview event for the South Korean giant’s new flagship store at the Gangnam district in Seoul on June 28, 2023. Photo: Agence France-Presse

Carl Pei’s Nothing launches the Phone 1 at under US$500

The London-based company has launched the smartphone it teased for months, which Nothing said undercuts premium handsets with similar features.

13 Jul 2022 - 3:48PMvideocam

The Nothing Phone 1 has made the Glyph Interface, composed of a series of LED lights on the back, a key selling point, offering a distinctive design that runs on a mid-range Qualcomm processor. Photo: Nothing

Exclusive | Nothing’s Carl Pei on revitalising smartphones after leaving OnePlus

Carl Pei is betting his new company’s Nothing Phone 1 can shake up the market again with a flashy design, with big plans for a future Apple-like ecosystem.

9 Jul 2022 - 10:00AMvideocam

Review | OnePlus 10 Pro’s 2nd-gen Hasselblad cameras don’t disappoint

Chinese smartphone’s cameras make it a serious rival to the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, and for under US$900. A top-of-the-line AMOLED display and fast charging help.

11 Apr 2022 - 5:15PM

Oppo launches its first foldable phone as Huawei retreats

Oppo has been vocal about its ambition to become one of the most popular premium smartphone brands in China.

15 Dec 2021 - 9:30PMvideocam

Oppo unveils its first foldable smartphone, the Find N. Photo: Handout

Plans for Indian-made, Google-powered smartphone hit supply chain snag

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is targeting a much smaller launch of a locally assembled Google smartphone than the hundreds of millions of units it wanted, a result of supply chain constraints and culture clashes with Google engineers.

16 Jun 2021 - 12:09PM

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries plans to conquer the Indian smartphone market with an affordable Google-powered device. Photo: AP

Review | OnePlus 9 Pro 5G, OnePlus 9 5G: great cameras, superfast charging

Hasselblad camera lenses and a battery that can fully charge in 29 minutes make the OnePlus 9 Pro 5G and OnePlus 9 5G worth considering as alternatives to Samsung and Apple flagship phones.

7 Apr 2021 - 10:45AM

Seized ‘counterfeit’ Apple AirPods might actually be OnePlus Buds

US authorities intercepted what looks like wireless earbuds from Chinese brand OnePlus, calling them fake Apple wireless earbuds.

15 Sep 2020 - 11:00AM

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OnePlus founder Pete Lau takes on new role at Oppo’s holding company

Pete Lau will continue to hold his role as CEO of OnePlus, and reportedly may focus on achieving synergies between Oppo, OnePlus and RealMe.

1 Sep 2020 - 10:54PM

Pete Lau began his career as an engineer at Oppo in 1998 and left in 2013 to establish OnePlus. Photo: Reuters

Review | OnePlus Nord: mid-range phone works like a flagship

The OnePlus Nord has the specs of the flagship OnePlus 8 Pro – with a few compromises – but costs half as much. Its main front and back cameras are incredible.

7 Aug 2020 - 8:36PM

Hong Kong among the first to get the US$425 OnePlus Nord

The Chinese brand’s first mid-range smartphone since 2015 shares many features with the flagship OnePlus 8, but there are some trade-offs.

22 Jul 2020 - 4:03PMvideocam

Xiaomi’s first OLED TV costs nearly US$2,000

4 Jul 2020 - 12:52PM

Xiaomi's new Mi TV Lux 65-inch OLED is the company's first OLED TV, and it costs considerably more than most of its TV offerings. (Picture: Xiaomi)

The new budget OnePlus phone is called Nord

OnePlus announces limited pre-orders for its new affordable handset

1 Jul 2020 - 4:07PM

The new OnePlus Nord is expected to cost at least US$200 less than the cheapest phone in this year’s OnePlus 8 flagship series. (Picture: Handout)

OnePlus could be returning to its roots with a more affordable line of smartphones

Once known for budget-friendly handsets, the US$899 OnePlus 8 saw the brand approach Apple and Samsung in price

24 Jun 2020 - 6:00PM

OnePlus to start offering cheaper phones and build an ecosystem like Xiaomi

A struggling smartphone market amid a pandemic is a good time for OnePlus to launch cheap phones, says analyst

27 May 2020 - 8:44PM

China’s ‘AirDrop for Android’ now works with OnePlus and more

The file transfer protocol established by Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo last year now applies to four more Chinese brands

21 May 2020 - 3:02PM

The peer-to-peer file transfer option in a Xiaomi phone shows support for handsets from other brands including Vivo, Realme and Oppo. (Picture: rebalance的微博 via Weibo)

OnePlus says it’ll suspend ‘X-ray’ camera that can see through plastic

The Photochrom filter on the OnePlus 8 Pro uses infrared

19 May 2020 - 4:06PMvideocam

OnePlus says it’ll suspend ‘X-ray’ camera that can see through plastic

OnePlus CEO apologizes for OnePlus 8 phones running out of stock in China

OnePlus is looking to win over its home market as the coronavirus pandemic affects global smartphone demand

24 Apr 2020 - 7:40PM

OnePlus looks to China

OnePlus made a name for itself in the West for its high performance at lower prices, but it now wants to win over its home country

21 Apr 2020 - 5:00AM

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