McLaren confirms its partnership with OnePlus is over

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This story was originally published 2020/05/21
11:29am PDTon May 21, 2020 and last updated 2020/05/29
11:30am PDTon May 29, 2020. 

OnePlus disappeared from McLaren Racing's list of official partners last week, and today McLaren has confirmed that its partnership with OnePlus is reaching its "scheduled conclusion." This nearly silent change seemingly marks the end of an association between the two companies that stretches back to 2018.

Previously, OnePlus used the McLaren name for the very zoomiest of its high-end phones, like the 6T McLaren Edition and 7T Pro McLaren 5G, giving them a snazzier design and additional features like more RAM or 5G support. Even the wild Concept One we saw back at CES, featuring a photochromic glass camera cover and a clearly McLaren-influenced papaya orange leather back, was designed and branded in partnership with McLaren.