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If you’re a fan of foldable phones and live in the US, I have some bad news to share. Leaker Yogesh Brar recently reported that the long-awaited OnePlus Open 2, which was expected to be released sometime in 2026, is dead.
When OnePlus delayed the Open 2 last February and squashed any chance of a 2025 release, not all hope was lost. Between leaked renders of the Open 2 and OnePlus hinting at another foldable phone releasing in the future, there was hope that, while we wouldn’t get the OnePlus Open 2 in 2025, we could see it debut in 2026.
However, Brar’s report has crushed that hope. Not only is the Open 2 seemingly not launching in 2026, but it appears that the phone may never launch at this point. Given what we know about the OnePlus Open 2 and how the 2026 foldable market is unfolding, that’s devastating news.
Given what we know about the OnePlus Open 2, would you have bought it? 6 votes Heck yes! It sounds amazing. 50 % I'm not 100% sure yet, but possibly. 17 % No, I would have purchased another foldable. 0 % No, foldables aren't for me. 33 %
What the OnePlus Open 2 could have been
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Following Brar’s report, SmartPrix revealed a few additional details about the OnePlus Open 2 — painting a clearer picture of the phone we could have had.
According to SmartPrix, the Open 2 was on track to be a significant upgrade over the original OnePlus Open. Some of the most notable specs include a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. The primary, ultrawide, and telephoto cameras were all reportedly 50MP sensors, and the 6,000mAh battery would support 80W wired and 50W wireless charging.
The 7.82-inch inner display on the original OnePlus Open would have been upgraded to an 8.12-inch panel on the Open 2, along with a 2K resolution. The cover screen was also getting bigger (going from 6.31 inches to 6.6 inches), and both displays would have featured 165Hz refresh rates.
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