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The OnePlus 12 is official, it has been announced in China. The company introduced the device after teasing it for a while now. OnePlus actually revealed plenty of info about the phone before the launch, including its design and some features. OnePlus did fill in the blanks now, though.
The OnePlus 12 is now official, as it launched in the company’s homeland
Before we get started, it’s worth noting that this launch event took place in China. The global launch of the OnePlus 12 will take place next month, in January. January 23 is the rumored date, but OnePlus hasn’t confirmed anything just yet.
In any case, let’s talk about the design first. The OnePlus 12 does resemble its predecessor quite a bit. It includes a circular camera island on the back, which is connected to the right side with a piece of metal. There are three cameras included back there, and four cutouts overall.
The phone is made out of metal and glass. The backplate is curved towards all sides, and the phone also includes a curved display. A centered display camera hole sits on the front.
On the right side, you’ll find a power/lock button, and the volume rocker keys above it. The alert slider now sits on the left-hand side, which will make it more inconvenient to use for righties.
The device comes in three color variants, which look very different in comparison
The OnePlus 12 was announced in black, green, and white color options. All of them combine metal and glass when it comes to build materials. Only the white model has a glossy backplate, while the green one has an interesting pattern on the back. It almost looks like marble is used back there.
The phone includes a 6.82-inch QHD+ display from BOE. That panel has an adaptive refresh rate (1-120Hz), and it’s an AMOLED display. It is also curved and immensely bright, as its brightness goes up to 4,500 nits.
OnePlus offers models with up to 24GB of RAM & 1TB of storage
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 fuels the phone, Qualcomm’s most powerful processor. The company is offering 12GB, 16GB and 24GB (LPDDR5X) RAM variants in China. The models start at 256GB, and go up to 1TB of (UFS 4.0) storage.
OnePlus is also using a rather sophisticated cooling system, to avoid overheating. It has a large vapor chamber, and a dual-cycle heat dissipation structure implemented on the inside. Android 14 comes pre-installed, along with OxygenOS 14.
Wireless charging has made a comeback, as the OnePlus 12 supports 50W wireless charging
A 5,400mAh battery is included inside the phone. The OnePlus 12 supports 100W wired, and 50W wireless charging. It remains to be seen if the same will be the case on global models. Oh, and a charger is included in the package.
The OnePlus 12 is basically using the OnePlus Open’s rear cameras. A 50-megapixel main camera is included, while Sony’s LYTIA LYT-808 sensor is used here. The OnePlus Open is using a foldable version of that sensor, the LYT-T808. There is a 23mm wide lens with an f/1.6 aperture included on top of that sensor. OnePlus also uses its Super Light and Shadow Engine here, along with Hasselblad’s expertise.
A 48-megapixel ultrawide camera is used here, Sony’s IMX581 sensor. An f/2.2 aperture lens is included on top of it, and we’re looking at a 14mm focal length equivalent here.
A periscope telephoto camera is also in use here
The last camera on the back is a 64-megapixel unit from OmniVision. The OV64B sensor is used here. OnePlus is utilizing a periscope lens system here, with 3x optical zoom. 6x “loss-less” in-sensor zoom is also enabled here, the same as on the OnePlus Open.
The pricing starts at CNY4,299 ($607) for the 12GB RAM model with 256GB of storage. It goes all the way up to CNY5,799 ($819) for the 24GB RAM variant with 1TB of internal storage. The price tags will be higher outside of OnePlus’ homeland.
