OnePlus is banned from selling smartphones in Germany yet again
OnePlus (and its parent Oppo) were embroiled in a very protracted patent dispute with Nokia in the past, which at one point saw OnePlus and Oppo devices banned from sale in Germany (and this only ended a few months ago), and now unfortunately history repeats itself.
Though this time the problem isn't with Nokia, it's also a patent dispute, with InterDigital, over key patents for 5G and other mobile technologies. And that sounds pretty similar to what the Nokia kerfuffle was all about.
The OnePlus 12 is among the victimsOnePlus' online store in Germany once again has no smartphones for sale, though its other products seem to be fine - so this is clearly about 5G. It's unclear when OnePlus will be able to sell its handsets in Germany again.
The company has issued the following official statement on the matter:
OnePlus places high value on intellectual property rights and fair access to standard essential patents, which is essential for driving innovation in the industry. We will continue to negotiate with InterDigital and wish to solve this matter in an amicable way. Meanwhile, our commitment in Europe remains unchanged and we will continue to provide excellent products and services to our users.
Source (in German)
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- Anonymous
- 08 Oct 2024
- Sr6
Ok now look at the customer complaints at the official realme forum and you will realize that realme it's the worst. I can't imagine that OnePlus is even worse than realme in terms of customer support. Or is it? Maybe they both belong to th...
- Anonymous
- 06 Oct 2024
- ijy
Got my OnePlus 12 from China whilst being in Germany and it's the greatest high tier phone I've ever owned still smashing expectations and annihilating Apple and Samsung on flagships