Since its foundation, OnePlus has been manufacturing only smartphones with the main features. and at the same time relatively low costs. The main series of 2020, OnePlus 8, disappointed the brand’s fans in this respect, as the price of the new smartphones was in line with the costs of the world-famous captain manufacturers.
In order to compensate for the reduced demand for flagship models due to high costs, the company will introduce several smartphones with limited budgets this year, according to leakages. However, third-party manufacturers will be involved in their development under the ODM contract. This is quite common among manufacturers of consumer goods. According to sources, OnePlus plans to launch several of these models, including 4G and 5G smartphones. In OnePlus’ case, they will only be associated with the company logo.
ODM manufacturers often use such well-known brands as Huawei and Xiaomi and sometimes even Samsung for their services. OnePlus has not officially confirmed the rumors, but it is likely that the expected “budget car” OnePlus 8 Lite will be produced especially for ODM orders.