We’ve seemingly simply seen the ultimate flagship cellphone of the yr, because the OnePlus 12 has now been unveiled. Proper now although it’s solely obtainable in China, so that you’ll in all probability have to attend till January to select it up elsewhere.

It must be definitely worth the wait although, as a result of there’s loads to shout about right here – albeit largely stuff that OnePlus had already revealed previous to the massive launch occasion.

For one factor, the OnePlus 12 has a 5,400mAh battery, which makes it a very good 400+ mAh greater than most different smartphones (aside from one of the best gaming telephones). That battery costs at a speedy 100W too, or a nonetheless spectacular 50W if you wish to go wi-fi.

A speedy chipset and a great deal of RAM

This could even have the aforementioned gaming telephones crushed for energy although, because the OnePlus 12 has a top-end Snapdragon eight Gen three chipset and comes with as much as 24GB of RAM. Hardly any telephones use that chipset but – with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely utilizing the earlier era – and virtually no telephones have that a lot RAM both.

Storage is equally beneficiant at as much as 1TB, and the OnePlus 12 has a giant 6.82-inch 1440 x 3168 AMOLED display, with a 120Hz refresh charge and a peak brightness of 4,500nits – which is nearly double that of most opponents.

The cameras won’t impress fairly as a lot however nonetheless sound greater than respectable, because the OnePlus 12 has a 48MP foremost digicam, a 48MP ultra-wide, and a 64MP telephoto sensor, with 3x optical zoom. These, for what it’s value, are the identical digicam specs because the OnePlus Open has.

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Nonetheless not sufficient water resistance

After which there’s the design, which isn’t one million miles from that of the OnePlus 11 – full with a big, round digicam block – however there’s extra water resistance this yr, because the OnePlus 12 has an IP65 ranking.

Meaning it will probably survive low-pressure water jets, however can’t safely be submerged, so it’s nonetheless behind many of the finest telephones on that entrance.

If you happen to’re desirous about shopping for the OnePlus 12, you’ll be capable to get it in black, inexperienced, or white, with costs beginning at CNY¥4,299 (roughly $610 / £480 / AU$1,000). That is for the bottom mannequin with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. As famous above, it’s solely obtainable in China proper now.

The model with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage prices ¥4,799 (round $680 / £540 / AU$1,030).

There’s additionally a mannequin with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage for ¥5,299 (round $750 / £600 / AU$1,140), and the very best finish mannequin with 24GB RAM and 1TB will value ¥5,799 (round $820 / £650 / AU$1,250) .

Leaks counsel the worldwide OnePlus 12 launch might be on January 23, in order that’s after we ought to discover out the worldwide pricing and availability.

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