OnePlus says yes, its debut foldable phone is a rebadged Oppo

A picture of the folding phone in dark lighting — little is visible, but there are two phones tilted slightly toward the viewer, both open to different degrees, viewed at the same axis as the fold itself.

An image of the new folding phone. | Image: OnePlus / Oppo

OnePlus and Oppo are releasing the same foldable phone under different names, OnePlus confirmed in an announcement emailed to The Verge today. The company says that Oppo chief product officer Peter Lau, who co-founded OnePlus, directed teams at both companies to develop the phone in tandem to be released under both brands in different markets, though the email did not say which phone will go where.

OnePlus didn’t name the phones in the announcement, but they’re the phones rumored to be called the OnePlus Open and the Oppo Find N3.

Image: OnePlus / Oppo

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