Chinese Android handset maker OnePlus has returned to Germany’s smartphone market after a nearly 18-month hiatus, days after sister firm Oppo and Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia reached a global 5G patent cross-licensing deal to end a protracted legal dispute across 12 countries, reports the South China Morning Post. Shenzhen-based OnePlus on Monday brought back six smartphone models to the world’s fourth-largest economy, including the foldable OnePlus Open, according to the firm’s German website. OnePlus also started pre-orders for its latest OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R handsets.
Before this week, OnePlus only offered a limited number of accessories, such as wireless earbuds, for purchase on its German website.
The company’s German comeback comes amid signs of a recovery in the global smartphone market after a prolonged slump, with tech research firm IDC projecting 3.8% growth for the industry this year.