First OnePlus foldables get some very boring names
Tech companies have a reputation for being ratherunimaginative with product names. It’s particularly bad with phones, which usually end up as some gibberish series of letters and numbers, maybe followed by a random adjective or three. This time, though, OnePlus may have just taken the uninspired cake, with a pair of very familiar-sounding names that were just trademarked for the company’s upcoming foldable phones.
The names OnePlus V Fold and OnePlus V Fliphave been trademarkedby the company, almost perfectly mirroring Samsung’s nomenclature for its foldable phone models, theGalaxy Z FoldandGalaxy Z Flip(as spotted byMukul Sharma). While the branding might lack imagination, at least we can say “V” is more indicative of how phones fold than the letter “Z.”
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold series could soon have a new competitor
While we never want to confuse leaks and rumors for facts, if OnePlus is trademarking these names, we could potentially see two distinct foldable devices from the company in the near future. If Samsung’s naming conventions are anything to go by, one might be a clamshell flip phone, while the other could be a tablet-sized screen that folds down to a phone form factor.
While sharing these trademark filings, tipster Mukul Sharma also mentions that at least one of the foldable devices is already undergoing testing in several regions, including Europe. Perhaps CEO Pete Lau’sopinion of the technology’s maturityhas undergone a paradigm shift, or maybe the company just wants to expand its portfolio. Technical details are still scant, but the company did teaseimages of a complex hingelast year.
Meanwhile, anticipation continues growing for the OnePlus February 7 event, where the company is expected to launch the newOnePlus 11and11R, alongside the long-rumoredOnePlus Padand thesecond-generation Buds Pro. The tablet, in particular, comes as a surprise because we heard little about it in the weeks leading up to confirmation of its launch date. Let’s just hope more details about these foldables emerge in the future.
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