Last week, reports suggested that Oneplus might cancel its partnership with McLaren. The news came when we saw that Premium Smartphone maker "Oneplus". As it was not listed as a 2020 F1 Partner on McLaren's official website. And now the UK car manufacturer officially confirmed that their long-term partnership has come to an end. In a statement to Android authority, the McLaren's spokesperson said:

"Our partnership with OnePlus, which came to its scheduled conclusion recently, has been a highly successful collaboration between two iconic and innovative brands. Since the start of this partnership in 2018, OnePlus has been a supportive, valued partner and we wish them well and hope to see them in the future".

McLaren & OnePlus-RoadMap.

Oneplus and McLaren had a long journey. Oneplus 6T was the first phone which was launched back in 2018. And that was the time when Oneplus and McLaren joined their hands and launched a limited edition Oneplus 6T McLaren edition phone. That was the time when these special McLaren edition devices created hype among the tech community. After a year they launched special edition Oneplus 7T Pro. Both of these phones had toped-up specs, attractive designs. And even special in-built themes from their vanilla versions. Thus this makes the McLaren edition Oneplus 7T Pro the last commercially available device in the market.



Oneplus 6T McLaren edition
Source: Mobilescout

The last device which we saw from Oneplus and McLaren collaboration was a concept phone. It was showcased during CES 2019 event. This phone was called "Oneplus Concept One". It was basically a prototype device with a McLaren logo on the back and with a orange leather finish on the back. The McLaren even supplied them with "chromaticglass" for the concept One camera module. This glass is found on most modern Sports car and are made by McLaren. And this makes the Oneplus Concept One the last non-commercially available device ever.



Oneplus Concept One
Source: Engadget

What will Happen now?

Donot worry as Oneplus will release its special edition phones as usual, cancelling a partnership with one company doesn't mean they will not release a limited edition phone. As Oneplus will soon look for other big companies. But this year it will not be the same. They will release the special edition version for Oneplus 8 Pro. Anyways what are your thoughts on this Oneplus and McLaren partnership. Let me know in the comments!