diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8a9b92..3f9a082 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ await imageClassifier.loadModel();
 The `UltralyticsYoloCameraPreview` widget is used to display the camera preview and the results of the prediction.
 
 ```dart
-final _controller = UltralyticsYoloCameraController();
+final _controller = UltralyticsYoloCameraController(
+  deferredProcessing: true, // deferred processing for better performance of android (Android only, default: false)
+);
 UltralyticsYoloCameraPreview(
  predictor: predictor, // Your prediction model data
  controller: _controller, // Ultralytics camera controller
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/ultralytics/ultralytics_yolo/CameraPreview.java b/android/src/main/java/com/ultralytics/ultralytics_yolo/CameraPreview.java
index eae8dd7..6cc7f13 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/ultralytics/ultralytics_yolo/CameraPreview.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/ultralytics/ultralytics_yolo/CameraPreview.java
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 import com.ultralytics.ultralytics_yolo.predict.Predictor;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 
 public class CameraPreview {
@@ -30,14 +33,16 @@ public class CameraPreview {
     private Activity activity;
     private PreviewView mPreviewView;
     private boolean busy = false;
+    private boolean deferredProcessing = false;
 
     public CameraPreview(Context context) {
         this.context = context;
     }
 
-    public void openCamera(int facing, Activity activity, PreviewView mPreviewView) {
+    public void openCamera(int facing, Activity activity, PreviewView mPreviewView, boolean deferredProcessing) {
         this.activity = activity;
         this.mPreviewView = mPreviewView;
+        this.deferredProcessing = deferredProcessing;
 
         final ListenableFuture<ProcessCameraProvider> cameraProviderFuture = ProcessCameraProvider.getInstance(context);
         cameraProviderFuture.addListener(() -> {
@@ -55,6 +60,8 @@ private void bindPreview(int facing) {
         if (!busy) {
             busy = true;
 
+            final boolean isMirrored = (facing == CameraSelector.LENS_FACING_FRONT);
+
             Preview cameraPreview = new Preview.Builder()
                     .setTargetAspectRatio(AspectRatio.RATIO_4_3)
                     .build();
@@ -65,15 +72,42 @@ private void bindPreview(int facing) {
 
             ImageAnalysis imageAnalysis =
                     new ImageAnalysis.Builder()
-                            .setBackpressureStrategy(ImageAnalysis.STRATEGY_KEEP_ONLY_LATEST)
+                            .setBackpressureStrategy(deferredProcessing ? ImageAnalysis.STRATEGY_BLOCK_PRODUCER : ImageAnalysis.STRATEGY_KEEP_ONLY_LATEST)
                             .setTargetAspectRatio(AspectRatio.RATIO_4_3)
                             .build();
-            imageAnalysis.setAnalyzer(Runnable::run, imageProxy -> {
-                predictor.predict(imageProxy, facing == CameraSelector.LENS_FACING_FRONT);
 
-                //clear stream for next image
-                imageProxy.close();
-            });
+            if (deferredProcessing) {
+                final ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
+                final AtomicBoolean isPredicting = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+                imageAnalysis.setAnalyzer(Runnable::run, imageProxy -> {
+                    if (isPredicting.get()) {
+                        imageProxy.close();
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    isPredicting.set(true);
+
+                    executorService.submit(() -> {
+                        try {
+                            predictor.predict(imageProxy, isMirrored);
+                        } catch (Exception e) {
+                          e.printStackTrace();
+                        } finally {
+                            //clear stream for next image
+                            imageProxy.close();
+
+                            isPredicting.set(false);
+                        }
+                    });
+                });
+            } else {
+                imageAnalysis.setAnalyzer(Runnable::run, imageProxy -> {
+                    predictor.predict(imageProxy, isMirrored);
+                    //clear stream for next image
+                    imageProxy.close();
+                });
+            }
 
             // Unbind use cases before rebinding
             cameraProvider.unbindAll();
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/ultralytics/ultralytics_yolo/NativeView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/ultralytics/ultralytics_yolo/NativeView.java
index b9325d0..c583ba6 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/ultralytics/ultralytics_yolo/NativeView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/ultralytics/ultralytics_yolo/NativeView.java
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ class NativeView implements PlatformView {
 
         final int lensDirection = (int) creationParams.get("lensDirection");
 //        final String format = (String) creationParams.get("format");
+        final boolean deferredProcessing = (boolean) creationParams.getOrDefault("deferredProcessing", false);
 
 //        if (Objects.requireNonNull(format).equals("tflite")) {
         view = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.activity_tflite_camera, null);
         mPreviewView = view.findViewById(R.id.previewView);
-        startTfliteCamera(lensDirection);
+        startTfliteCamera(lensDirection, deferredProcessing);
 //        }
 
     }
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public View getView() {
     public void dispose() {
     }
 
-    private void startTfliteCamera(int facing) {
-        cameraPreview.openCamera(facing, activity, mPreviewView);
+    private void startTfliteCamera(int facing, boolean deferredProcessing) {
+        cameraPreview.openCamera(facing, activity, mPreviewView, deferredProcessing);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/camera_preview/ultralytics_yolo_camera_controller.dart b/lib/camera_preview/ultralytics_yolo_camera_controller.dart
index 009c9de..a965d5d 100644
--- a/lib/camera_preview/ultralytics_yolo_camera_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/camera_preview/ultralytics_yolo_camera_controller.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class UltralyticsYoloCameraValue {
   UltralyticsYoloCameraValue({
     required this.lensDirection,
     required this.strokeWidth,
+    required this.deferredProcessing,
   });
 
   /// The direction of the camera lens
@@ -15,15 +16,20 @@ class UltralyticsYoloCameraValue {
   /// The width of the stroke used to draw the bounding boxes
   final double strokeWidth;
 
+  /// Whether the processing of the frames should be deferred (android only)
+  final bool deferredProcessing;
+
   /// Creates a copy of this [UltralyticsYoloCameraValue] but with
   /// the given fields
   UltralyticsYoloCameraValue copyWith({
     int? lensDirection,
     double? strokeWidth,
+    bool? deferredProcessing,
   }) =>
       UltralyticsYoloCameraValue(
         lensDirection: lensDirection ?? this.lensDirection,
         strokeWidth: strokeWidth ?? this.strokeWidth,
+        deferredProcessing: deferredProcessing ?? this.deferredProcessing,
       );
 }
 
@@ -31,11 +37,12 @@ class UltralyticsYoloCameraValue {
 class UltralyticsYoloCameraController
     extends ValueNotifier<UltralyticsYoloCameraValue> {
   /// Constructor to create an instance of [UltralyticsYoloCameraController]
-  UltralyticsYoloCameraController()
+  UltralyticsYoloCameraController({bool deferredProcessing = false})
       : super(
           UltralyticsYoloCameraValue(
             lensDirection: 1,
             strokeWidth: 2.5,
+            deferredProcessing: deferredProcessing,
           ),
         );
 
diff --git a/lib/camera_preview/ultralytics_yolo_camera_preview.dart b/lib/camera_preview/ultralytics_yolo_camera_preview.dart
index edb7212..a765735 100644
--- a/lib/camera_preview/ultralytics_yolo_camera_preview.dart
+++ b/lib/camera_preview/ultralytics_yolo_camera_preview.dart
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class _UltralyticsYoloCameraPreviewState
               final creationParams = <String, dynamic>{
                 'lensDirection': widget.controller.value.lensDirection,
                 'format': widget.predictor?.model.format.name,
+                'deferredProcessing':
+                    widget.controller.value.deferredProcessing,
               };
 
               switch (defaultTargetPlatform) {