Once known as the flagship killer brand, OnePlus has greatly changed its strategy over the past couple of years. It is now part of the premium flagship market. And to deliver more such premium offerings, OnePlus merged its hardware R&D efforts with Oppo earlier this year. The company even started bundling Oppo’s ColorOS 11 software skin on its flagship OnePlus 9 series in its home country, China. Well, it looks like all of the hints were pointing towards today’s surprise announcement.
Lau further adds that a merger with Oppo will enable OnePlus to “create even better products” for its community. The company will have more resources to work with going forward. And it also means faster and more stable software updates in the future, states Lau in the forum post.
