The OnePlus 12 is a flagship phone with a perfect price tag.
The OnePlus 12 was announced in December 2023, but its global variant arrived about a month later, in January. It was announced as the company’s new flagship smartphone, with a very appealing price tag in the US. Its price tag was considerably higher in Europe at launch, however. With that being said, this smartphone does resemble its predecessor quite a bit, OnePlus once again went with curved glass on the front and back, and a piece of metal stuck in between.
The OnePlus 12 has very thin bezels on the front, but they’re not uniform. The bottom one is slightly thicker than the rest. A curved display is once again in use, while the alert slider is included on the left side. The phone is fueled by the most powerful chip that OnePlus had at its disposal, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. A large 6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED display is in use here, with a 120Hz refresh rate… which is adaptive.
Another thing worth noting is that the phone is water and dustproof, thanks to the IP65 certification. It offers up to 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM, but globally it’s capped at 16GB of RAM. UFS 4.0 flash storage is used in all variants of the phone. Android 14 comes pre-installed on it, along with OnePlus’ OxygenOS 14 skin. Do note that OnePlus promised 4 major Android OS upgrades for the device.
There are three cameras placed on the back of the phone. Wide, ultrawide, and periscope telephoto shooters are on offer here. OnePlus used a very capable Sony LYT-808 camera sensor for the main camera, and Hasselblad helped tune the colors and camera performance in general. The device can be charged up via a wire at speeds of up to 100W (80W in the US), and it supports 50W wireless charging, in addition to 10W reverse wireless charging.
OnePlus 12 Key Features
Network
| Types | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
Display
| Type | Curved LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 4,500 nits peak brightness |
| Size | 6.82-inch |
| Resolution | 3168 x 1440 pixels (510 ppi) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
Body
| Dimensions | 164.3 x 75.8 x 9.2 mm |
| Weight | 220 grams |
| Build | Aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back |
| SIM | Various options (market dependent) |
| Protection | IP65 certified (water and dust resistant) |
Platform
| OS | Android 14 |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 750 |
Memory
| RAM | 12GB/16GB/24GB (LPDDR5X) |
| Storage | 256GB/512GB/1TB (UFS 4.0) |
Cameras
| Main | 50MP (wide, f/1.6 aperture, 23mm lens, 1/1.43-inch sensor, multi-directional PDAF, OIS) |
| Ultrawide | 48MP (f/2.2 aperture, 14mm lens, 114-degree FoV, 1/2.0-inch sensor, 0.8um pixel size, PDAF) |
| Periscope telephoto | 64MP (f/2.6 aperture, 70mm lens, 1/2.0-inch sensor size, 0.7um pixel size, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom) |
| Selfie | 32MP (f/2.4 aperture, 21mm lens, 1/2.74-inch sensor, 0.8um pixel size) |
Sound
| Speaker(s) | Stereo speakers |
| Audio jack | No |
Battery
| Capacity | 5,400 mAh |
| Charging | 100W wired (80W in the US), 50W wireless, 10W reverse wireless |
| Charger | Included |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 7, USB Type-C 3.2 |
OnePlus 12
OnePlus 11
| OnePlus 12 | OnePlus 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 164.3 x 75.8 x 9.2 mm | 163.1 x 74.1 x 8.5 mm |
| Weight | 220 grams | 205 grams |
| Display | 6.82-inch AMOLED display | 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz adaptive refresh rate | 120Hz adaptive refresh rate |
| Resolution | 3168 x 1440 | 3216 x 1440 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| RAM | 12GB/16GB/24GB LPDDR5X RAM | 8GB/12GB/16GB LPDDR5X RAM |
| Storage | 256GB/512GB/1TB of UFS 4.0 flash storage | 128GB (UFS 3.1) / 256GB / 512GB (UFS 4.0) |
| Main camera | 50MP (wide, f/1.6 aperture, 23mm lens, 1/1.43-inch sensor, multi-directional PDAF, OIS) | 50MP (f/1.8 aperture, 24mm lens, 1/1.56-inch sensor, multi-directional PDAF, OIS) |
| Ultra-wide camera | 48MP (f/2.2 aperture, 14mm lens, 114-degree FoV, 1/2.0-inch sensor, 0.8um pixel size, PDAF) | 48MP (f/2.2 aperture, 115-degree FoV, 1/2.0-inch sensor, autofocus) |
| (Periscope) telephoto camera | 64MP (periscope telephoto, f/2.6 aperture, 70mm lens, 1/2.0-inch sensor size, 0.7um pixel size, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom) | 32MP (telephoto, f/2.0 aperture, 48mm lens, 1/2.74-inch sensor, PDAF, 2x optical zoom) |
| Selfie camera | 32MP (f/2.4 aperture, 21mm lens, 1/2.74-inch sensor, 0.8um pixel size) | 16MP (f/2.5 aperture, 25mm lens) |
| Battery size | 5,400 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Charging | 100W (80W in the US) wired, 50W wireless, 10W reverse wireless (charger included) | 100W wired (80W in the US) (charger included) |
| Colors | Flowy Emerald / Silky Black / Glacial White | Eternal Green / Jupiter Rock / Titan Black |
