When it comes to the flagship folding phone, OnePlus currently presents only the OnePlus Open, a fold-style smartphone that competes directly with the Samsung Galaxy book-style foldable phones. However, a new rumor says that the company might launch a chipper clamshell Flip-style smartphone, which means that OnePlus could have a competitor for the first Galaxy Z Flip FE.
Recently, there have been rumors that Samsung is gearing up to launch the first Galaxy Z Flip FE in 2025. The flip-style phone might use the same display technology as the Galaxy Z Flip7. However, the company could reduce prices using inferior cameras and a lower-end chipset.
According to the post from an account that goes by a tipster from China, known as Digital Chat Staton, OnePlus might launch a flip-style foldable smartphone next year like the Galaxy Z Flip 6. He claims that this upcoming device will reportedly be part of the Ace series, which is typically exclusive to the Chinese market. The Ace series won’t be a true high-end device and is more like Samsung’s Galaxy FE lineup. The leaker claims the device could arrive in Q2 2025.
However, the Chinese tech giant has previously launched some Ace series phones as R series models in the global markets, so we are keeping our hopes up. So, it appears that OnePlus is competing with Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Flip FE with its First of Kind for OnePlus.
OnePlus flip phone might likely be a rebranded Oppo Find N Flip series model, given that the OnePlus Open is a rebranded variant of the OPPO Find N3. The last Find N3 Flip features a triple camera setup and the Galaxy Z Flip has a dual camera setup, which is one of the major drawbacks. So, OnePlus’s upcoming flip-style phone might be ahead in the camera department compared to the Galaxy Z Flip from Samsung.