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A couple of weeks ago, OnePlus confirmed it was winding down business operations in North America and Europe, confirming longstanding rumors we’d been hearing for months. It’s a devastating blow to markets like the US that are already starved for smartphone choices, but it’s the harsh reality we find ourselves in.
However, OnePlus isn’t completely dead. While it may no longer serve the US, Canada, and Europe, it’s still fully operational in other parts of the world. And recently, OnePlus gave us our first tease of its next flagship smartphone: the OnePlus 16.
Based on what we now know about the phone, one thing is crystal clear. After creating a virtually flawless Android flagship in 2025 with the OnePlus 13, OnePlus has no intention of repeating that success. Instead, it would rather keep making the same mistakes and creating flagships that represent a shell of the company’s former self.
Are you looking forward to the OnePlus 16? 41 votes Yes, I love OnePlus phones. 49 % I would be if OnePlus hadn't left North America and Europe. 32 % No, I don't like OnePlus phones. 20 %
What made the OnePlus 13 so special
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OnePlus has released so many excellent smartphones over the years, but I truly think the OnePlus 13 will go down in history as the phone that brought together all the company’s previous efforts into one nearly-perfect package. OnePlus flagships have always come close to matching their Samsung/Google/Apple counterparts, but the OnePlus 13 was the first to feel like it outdid them all.
If you’ve ever used the OnePlus 13, you’ll know that this wasn’t due to a single specification. Instead, it was because of how the whole phone came together as a complete package.
Part of it was the OnePlus 13’s design. The blue faux leather back paired with the silver camera housing remains one of the most handsome-looking Android phones I’ve seen. Despite having a large 6.82-inch display, well-balanced internals, a flat frame, and ever-so-slightly curved screen edges made the OnePlus 13 a supremely comfortable smartphone.
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