A few days ago a rumor out of China claimed the Oppo Find N5 would launch over there before the end of March. This device is very likely going to be sold internationally under the name OnePlus Open 2 since the original OnePlus Open from last year was a rebranded Oppo Find N3 (Oppo is skipping the "4" because of tetraphobia).
At the time we did note that it was unclear how soon after the N5's launch the Open 2 would follow, and today a tipster over on X sheds some light on just this fact - and it's not great news.
The OnePlus OPEN 2 is 🔥 ....
H2 2025..
— Sanju Choudhary (@saaaanjjjuuu) December 20, 2024
As you can see, the OnePlus Open 2 is said to only be arriving internationally in the second half of 2025, so in July at the earliest. Since it's rumored to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, this launch timeline would mean that it will only be on the market for a few short months (or even less) before the next flagship Snapdragon chip gets announced, presumably in October.
OnePlus Open
So, with its probable flagship pricing, the Open 2 would only have the current flagship chip for a short while, which is, to put it mildly, less than ideal. Then again, this is just an unconfirmed rumor, so maybe things will turn out differently. We'll have to wait and see.