According to a new report, Oppo and OnePlus could be planning to leave Europe and the UK, but OnePlus denies as much.
Oppo and OnePlus may stop selling smartphones and other devices in some major markets in Europe.
Reported by 36 Krypton today, sources “close to the matter” say that Oppo and OnePlus are planning to leave parts of Europe including the UK and Germany. This comes down to a number of factors, which reportedly include firstly the downturn of smartphone sales within the region.
In Europe, smartphone shipments as a whole dropped 17% in 2022, and year-over-year Oppo’s shipments in Europe dropped by 39% in Q4 2022 alone. Part of that struggle is attributed to how the market in some of these countries works. The UK is highlighted as an example, where operator (carrier) sales dominate the market much like in the United States.
