OnePlus may be working on as many as three phones to launch this year,

but a foldable phone is not among them. CEO Pete Lau went to Milan to
speak with students at the European Institute of Design where he shared his
thoughts on the future.
Foldable phones are not ready for prime time and not just because of the
price. Lau says that they don’t do anything fundamentally different from
current phones. Folding screens do have potential, but not in phones, not
yet.

Instead the company wants to expand to other fields – OnePlus is working

on building a TV or a “smart display” as Lau calls it. He sees remote controls
as outdated, instead saying that AI can learn your habits and have relevant
information ready for you. Sounds like Google Now for TVs.

Pete Lau in Italy

OnePlus also wants to go into the automotive business, working on
electronics (building a whole car is too complex). Lau hinted at the
possibilities enabled by 5G, for example enhancing a virtual assistant.

Similarly, the company will build products for the office, something for the
cloud-connected era, again combined with advancements in 5G and AI.

The TV project is the one furthest ahead in development, but it’s still too
early to tell when it will launch. The in-car and office gadgets will be
developed over the next several years.
 Source (in Italian)
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 Kress
 MGm
 15 Apr 2019
TV? Will it be powered by normal voltage or dash charged for an amount of money
:)))

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 ProJames-CHM
 Yd6
 13 Apr 2019
If you are implying I'm jealous of OnePlus, then lol. There's nothing to be jealous
about in OnePlus.

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 ProJames-CHM
 Yd6
 13 Apr 2019
None of those things are innovations. A cheaper phone isn't an innovation, it's a
cheaper product. Faster charging isn't innovation. More storage (disk space lol)
isn't innovation. You need to understand that to innovative, you must bring a new
solut...