Samsung is expected to once again claim the lion's share of foldable sales in 2025, especially in Europe, but its market share is declining rapidly in the face of growing competition and the exciting alternatives expected next year. In addition to the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which will likely launch in the second half of the year, the Honor Magic V4/Magic V5, the Vivo X Fold 4/X Fold 5 and Oppo's Find N3 successor are also likely to get a launch.
Contrary to all the naysayers, Oppo/OnePlus do have plans for new foldables. The schedule has deviated only slightly from the classic 1-year rhythm, which now has the advantage that the Oppo Find N5 foldable, set to be launched as the OnePlus Open 2 worldwide, is expected to be one of the first (if not the first) Snapdragon 8 Elite foldable in the new year. This was recently confirmed by Zhou Yibao, Product Manager for the Oppo Find Series, in response to a Weibo user's question. Accordingly, the Oppo Find N5 will be launched in China before the Oppo Find X8 Ultra, which is expected after the Chinese New Year.
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Indian leaker Yogesh Brar also assumes that the global version or successor to the OnePlus Open (available here at Amazon) will be released soon.
Specs: Thinner, lighter and better camera
What we can expect from OnePlus/Oppo in terms of Galaxy Z Fold 7 alternatives was recently outlined by Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station in a post on Weibo. He states that the Find N5/Open 2 will be lighter and thinner, and the industry-wide trend will not stop at the Hasselblad camera foldables. The IPX8 waterproof, foldable tablet is also said to offer a 50 MP periscope telephoto and a larger battery, which can now also be charged wirelessly unlike its predecessors.