OnePlus and Oppo merge reflects the shadow

Later this year OnePlus announced that Oxygen OS will be sharing code with Oppos's Color OS, in short OnePlus will be merging with Oppo. And we've already starting to see the Oppo's shadow on OnePlus Device and vise versa. The recent Nord 2 had a whole lot of UI Similarities with Oppo's Color OS. Whether it's camera or settings page majority of the Oxygen OS elements was replaced by the Color OS elements. Later with an update it aas already mentioned Color OS.

But now they're diving deep, According to a new report by Bloomberg citing “people familiar with the matter,” Oppo is shedding 20% of its staff from its ColorOS software development, smartwatch, and audio product teams based in China. The move is seemingly addressing several staffing redundancies after its integration with OnePlus. Compounding this lengthier staff list is a brewing economic slowdown in China due to the global chipset shortage and fresh restrictions in response to the pandemic.

While Oppo is making cuts in key software and wearables teams, it’s notable that its smartphone hardware division remains untouched. 

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Oppo became the biggest OEM in China in January 2021, outselling its sibling brand Vivo and long-term Chinese leader Huawei. Its push into Europe has also seen some success. Its market share in the region grew 82% in 2020, shipping 6.5 million units within the same period.

Bloomberg‘s sources note that Oppo’s research and development teams beyond China have “yet” to be impacted by staff shedding. It’s unclear if more job cuts are likely or if Oppo is willing to weather the storm in international regions. Nevertheless, it seems that the biggest loser in the Oppo and OnePlus merger may not be the companies’ fans, but their staff.

While you're here don't forget to read our article on OnePlus which we posted this year.