OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei officially announces he is leaving the company

17 October 2020
In his farewell post, Pei says he hopes to be able to catch up with family and friends with his time off.

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  • 17 Oct 2020

I wonder if it's tied into any stock transfer to the CCP? It seems a thing to happen in China - Billionaires suddenly "resign" to "get back to their roots" or whatever, and the govt (or members of within) is simultaneously "gifted" with a significant stake in the firm.

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    • 17 Oct 2020

    So I heard HTC might need help... lol

      This guy was the real spirit in Oneplus, he embodied the never settle slogan and built the company. Pete Lau is just a puppet for OPPO and BBK Electronics. Carl Pei probably noticed Oneplus is going in the wrong direction with the OP5/T update fiasco, the surge in prices trying to compete with Apple and Samsung head to head and wants to distantiate himself. HE does right. Good luck Carl.

        AnonD-836132, 17 Oct 2020Don't think he left all by himself. He was either kick... moreYep, he was kicked, because he was trying to create the OnePlus X again, and then Pete arrived and yelled "WHY!" and so Carl started to work on a OnePlus Y instead, but clearly, Pete wasn't laughing, and so he said okay you're fired, and so he left to create his own venture and we now what the first product will be called i.e CarlPlus Y, which is Carly

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          • 17 Oct 2020

          just maybe, 17 Oct 2020he leave maybe his ideologi contradicting with bbk group ow... moreYou cant best hardware and low price.
          Best hardware costs more than bad hardware.

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            • 17 Oct 2020

            Smart Move

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              • 17 Oct 2020

              Don't think he left all by himself. He was either kicked or was pressurised to leave. He just started the Nord brand few months back. Why he would leave just in 6 months after starting something new?

              One of the reasons could be the covid situation.

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                • 17 Oct 2020

                Android Authority, 17 Oct 2020Nope, it's called OneMinus Lol

                  Anonymous, 17 Oct 2020Carl Pei founds a new company called OnePlusPlusNope, it's called OneMinus

                    Hopefully he will bring new flagship killer in the market soon. Now that one plus has moved towards commercialisation there is vaccume for good mid range stock android devices which pixel cannot fill alone. This gets proved by pixel 4a getting out of stock in minutes in india and people are not satisfied with Nord.
                    In an hypothetical case if google were to bring 4a and 4a XL at reasonable price in india one plus would have been finished.

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                      • 17 Oct 2020

                      By far the best feature of these phones is the active dev community.

                        The Dark Knight, 17 Oct 2020You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself ... moreYou either die an android hero using a Note 20 Ultra, or live long enough to turn to a villain and finally switch to an iPhone 12 mini

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                          • 17 Oct 2020

                          You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain!

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                            • 17 Oct 2020

                            J. , 17 Oct 2020Narzo and IQOO are not sub brandsThey are

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                              Prasath Chidambram, 17 Oct 2020Another sub brand will emerge like Realme, Poco, Narzo, iQo... moreNarzo and IQOO are not sub brands

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                                • 17 Oct 2020

                                he leave maybe his ideologi contradicting with bbk group owner, u know oneplus isnt same again. his priciple make best hardware and cheap price vs bbk group principle make copy paste and higher price. i hope he joined xiaomi team .

                                  Another sub brand will emerge like Realme, Poco, Narzo, iQoo, & Oneplus. Let us see in 6 months or 1 year.

                                    With Carl: OnePlus

                                    Without Carl: OneMinus

                                      AnonD-940827, 17 Oct 2020OneSolo phones incoming. Wow.. 👏

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                                        • 17 Oct 2020

                                        Oneplus, just like majority of android makers, has settled to making just one of those android bricks released monthly anyways.