Oppo Find N5 won’t make its way to Europe

24 February 2025
The slender foldable won't be as global as previously thought.

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Foldable phones won't make a big difference in their sale targets. It is simply easier to just release it in China because if enthusiast wants to buy it they can.

    Probably it’s about their accumulator,some problem with rights in Europe.New technologies,envy and patent denial.

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      • Nikojas
      • 64i
      • 24 Feb 2025

      They sent review units to UK reviewers and held a briefing about the N5 in London. So looks like it was a very last minute decision not to launch in Europe. I wonder why they changed their minds. The NotFound N5...

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        • Anonymous
        • prQ
        • 24 Feb 2025

        They explained it with business policy reasons. So they concluded that in Europe they will not release the N5 but the Reno 13 series.

        However, it is wrong to talk about a "global" launch, if it is a launch for China, Singapore and some other Asian countries, because it is against the very meaning of the word "global".

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          • Anonymous
          • D6e
          • 24 Feb 2025

          Very unfortunate

            vik457, 24 Feb 2025They'll say that while ignoring 1/3,94" f/2.4 3x ... moreyeah but at least that's usable. The 8 MP 1/4.0" cam here is absolutely useless.

            I understand that the Samsung's zoom cams are horrendous but Oppo's UW cam is a tier below that and that's simply unacceptable at this price point. Moreover, Oppo's video stabilization isn't that great anymore either for some reason. Their Find X7 series had exceptional stabilization but later phones have mid stabilization. Just an all around bad situation.

            Idk what Oppo and Vivo have done this year but their stabilization is poorer compared to their past years in video, that's just weird man, the video quality is better but the stabilization is worse. I don't know how these guys pull out the weirdest errors possible.

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              • Rakesh
              • Sec
              • 24 Feb 2025

              Good for honor and pixelfold

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                • Anonymous
                • 0p}
                • 24 Feb 2025

                Anonymous, 24 Feb 2025Should have paid fees when nokia asked before justice had t... moreIt's so sad to see Nokia devolving into a patent troll.

                  Oneplus fan, 24 Feb 2025Why in europe cant sell cool chineese phones,only crappy ip... moreI think in the case of Oppo is that they are still in a legal fight over patent infringements and Oppo sales were never stellar in Europe in comparison with OnePlus (while it's actually largely the same stuff with some badge engineering).
                  Oh and I don't know if Chinese stuff is that cool but that's a question of taste.

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                    • Anatold
                    • 84y
                    • 24 Feb 2025

                    rizki1, 24 Feb 2025Didn't Oppo enter the Europe last year? banned in 2023... moreWhat ?
                    Oppo first entered the european market in 2018.
                    It left some european markets in 2022 (Germany first) when it lost it's trial against nokia over 4G and 5G patents (patents EP486 and EP731 )and had to pay catch-up payments and annouced its return in 2024 after reaching a agreement over a settlement (https://ipfray.com/nokia-oppo-5g-patent-dispute-settled-with-license-agreement-after-more-than-2-5-years-and-oppo-leaving-germany/).
                    Oppo couldn't operate because they couldn't use nokia tech for a while, it has nothing to do with a "european ban"

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 0p}
                      • 24 Feb 2025

                      rizki1, 24 Feb 2025Oppo's market in Europe is almost non-existent because... moreShould have paid fees when nokia asked before justice had to be involved

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 0p}
                        • 24 Feb 2025

                        Let's wait until minion blame WH for that.
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                          ProMaxUltraAreBricks, 24 Feb 2025Oppo faced European sales bans due to a 5G patent dispute w... moreDidn't Oppo enter the Europe last year? banned in 2023... now Oppo's market share is only strong in Spain at 4th while other countries in the top 5 are not included.

                            rizki1, 24 Feb 2025Oppo's market in Europe is almost non-existent because... moreOppo faced European sales bans due to a 5G patent dispute with Nokia, now settled, Oppo might be able to return soon.

                              Well that's annoying... Now I'm nearly certain they will not release Mini in Europe as well. What a joke

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                                • Anatold
                                • 84y
                                • 24 Feb 2025

                                rizki1, 24 Feb 2025Oppo's market in Europe is almost non-existent because... moreThat's factually false, Oppo pulled out while they were in court facing nokia. The EU has nothing to with it, it's about Oppo not respecting patents

                                  Oppo's market in Europe is almost non-existent because Europe banned it.. makes sense why.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Sc8
                                    • 24 Feb 2025

                                    Oh no! Anyway...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Jg4
                                      • 24 Feb 2025

                                      Then consumers wonders why Samsung puts almost ZERO effort in innovation about foldables... no OPPO, No HUAWEI, no VIVO = No Competition = No pressure 🤷‍♂️
                                      In Europe you only have the choice between Samsung Galaxy Z Fold and (not everywhere) Huawei Magic V and that's really sad

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                                        • AnonD-1187531
                                        • mFd
                                        • 24 Feb 2025

                                        vik457, 24 Feb 2025They'll say that while ignoring 1/3,94" f/2.4 3x ... moreLol. Calm down Vik, Samsung isn't that bad (𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘴 𝘪𝘯 5000𝘮𝘈𝘩 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘚25 𝘜𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢). 🤭

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