Shut Oppo factory gets China companies into trouble

New Delhi: Chinese handset firms Oppo, Realme and OnePlus are finding it difficult to meet the pent-up demand in both online and bricks-and-mortar channels following the shutdown of the Oppo factory in Greater Noida.

Channel checks revealed Oppo and Realme’s sub-₹15,000 smartphones are largely unavailable in both offline and online channels.

OnePlus, a premium smartphone brand, had postponed the open sale of its latest flagships — OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8 — in India after production at the Oppo factory was halted. The company, however, started a limited sale of these devices in India with limited units.