The OnePlus 12 has already been launched, and it appears to be the year’s final flagship phone. However, it is now only accessible in China, so you’ll have to wait until January to get it abroad.
It should be worth the wait, though, because there’s a lot to be excited about here, albeit mostly things that OnePlus had already announced before to the big launch event.
For starters, the OnePlus 12 has a 5,400mAh battery, which is 400+ mAh larger than most other smartphones (save the finest gaming phones). That battery charges at a blistering 100W, or a more modest 50W if you choose to go wireless.
A fast chipset and plenty of RAM
The OnePlus 12 could outperform the aforementioned gaming phones in terms of power, as it features a top-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 CPU and up to 24GB of RAM. Almost no phones use that chipset yet, with the exception of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, which uses the previous generation, and almost no phones have that much RAM.
Storage is similarly ample, with up to 1TB available, and the OnePlus 12 features a large 6.82-inch 1440 x 3168 AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 4,500nits – over double that of most competitors.
The cameras may not be as impressive, but the OnePlus 12 sports a 48MP main camera, a 48MP ultra-wide camera, and a 64MP telephoto sensor with 3x optical zoom. For what it’s worth, those are the same camera specifications as the OnePlus Open.
There is still insufficient water resistance.
Then there’s the design, which isn’t dissimilar to that of the OnePlus 11 – replete with a huge, round camera block – but the OnePlus 12 is more water resistant this year, with an IP65 classification.
That means it can withstand low-pressure water jets but cannot be immersed safely, putting it behind the majority of the finest phones in this category.
If you want to buy the OnePlus 12, it will be available in black, green, or white, with pricing starting at CNY4,299 (roughly $610 / ₹50,690 / AU$1,000). This is for the entry-level model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. As previously said, it is currently only available in China
The model with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage costs $4,799 (about $680 / ₹50,690 / AU$1,030).
There’s also a model with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage for $5,299 (about $750 / ₹50,690 / AU$1,140), and a model with 24GB RAM and 1TB for $5,799 (approximately $820 / ₹50,690 / AU$1,250).
According to leaks, the global OnePlus 12 launch will take place on January 23, therefore we should learn about international pricing and availability then.
