Pete Lau says OnePlus will focus its R&D efforts on camera improvements
In a recent discussion on Weibo, OnePlus" co-founder and current CEO, Pete Lau, said that the company"s research and development efforts will go mainly towards improving the camera quality. After all, that"s the re-occurring theme with all OnePlus devices - reviewers are often a bit disappointed by the camera quality compared to other flagships.

The company already made big strides last year and it"s now expressing its commitment to continue pushing in 2021.
The is also in line with a recent rumor going claiming that the company is working with Leica to deliver its technologies to OnePlus flagships. In fact, previous reports say that the upcoming OnePlus 9 family could come with Leica lenses but nothing solid has come through for now.
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