Greater, sooner, stronger – the brand new OnePlus 12 beats its predecessor in nearly each manner. It was unveiled for the Chinese language market a few days in the past, the worldwide launch is anticipated in January.
OnePlus dropped the “Professional” designation final 12 months because it hasn’t launched two sizes of flagships since 2021. The highest of the road quantity collection is available in just one dimension – giant. Bigger nonetheless now that the 12 has a 6.82” show (up from 6.7”). The corporate managed to shave off a few of the bezels, so the telephone is nearly the identical top as its predecessor, however it’s almost 2mm wider, a bit thicker and 15g heavier.
Whereas we’re speaking in regards to the physique, the OnePlus 12 ups the water resistance to IP65 (from IP64). The general design stays the identical, however engineers outfitted it with a bigger 5,400mAh battery (up from 5,000mAh). Additionally, wi-fi charging made a comeback (at 50W) along with sooner wired charging (100W). Each of those account for the load enhance.
The principle digicam boasts a brand new Lytia 808 sensor from Sony (1/1.4” vs. 1/1.56” on the previous mannequin). Even higher, the telephoto digicam now has an extended lens (70mm vs. 48mm, so 3x magnification as a substitute of 2x) and its sensor has double the decision (64MP) so it provides 6x lossless zoom. The extremely huge digicam is unchanged, however the selfie digicam doubled its decision to 32MP and likewise gained the flexibility to report 4K at 30fps.
Final and positively not least, the chipset is upgraded to the brand new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 as anticipated. The bottom configuration has been raised to 12/256GB (some OnePlus 11 fashions got here with 8/128GB), the utmost went as much as 24GB of RAM and 1TB storage.
It was virtually a 12 months in the past once we requested you in regards to the OnePlus 11 and the ballot outcomes confirmed loads of uncertainty – folks determined to attend till that they had the total image from critiques earlier than deciding whether or not to purchase one. Will it’s the identical this 12 months?
Let’s briefly take a look at the worth and the competitors. We solely have the Chinese language pricing for now, the bottom 12/256GB mannequin begins CNY 4,300. For comparability, the OnePlus 11 with the identical reminiscence configuration was CNY 4,000, so the brand new mannequin will likely be barely dearer. The worldwide market missed out on the 12/256GB configuration, however the 16/256GB one was $800/€900/₹62,000.
The Xiaomi 14 Professional is one other Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 telephone, this one with a 6.73” show. It makes use of a customized 50MP 1/1.31” sensor, a 50MP 75mm tele and 50MP extremely huge. The battery is on the small aspect with 4,880mAh capability and 120W wired plus 50W wi-fi charging. The 14 Professional is pricier at CNY 5,000 for the 12/256GB mannequin.
Xiaomi 14 Professional
The vivo X100 Professional bets on the Dimensity 9300 as a substitute. It additionally has an enormous LTPO show at 6.78”, but it surely drops the decision to 1260p (the OnePlus and Xiaomi are at 1440p). The principle digicam has a large 1/0.98” sensor (50MP), a 50MP 100mm periscope and a 50MP extremely huge. The battery matches the OnePlus 12 with 5,400mAh capability and 100W/50W wired/wi-fi charging. The X100 Professional in 12/256GB trim can be CNY 5,000. The X100 can be value a glance, it has a much less succesful digicam system and a smaller 5,000mAh battery with 120W wired-only charging. The X100 12/256GB begins at CNY 4,000.
vivo X100 Professional • vivo X100
The iQOO 12 Professional makes use of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 as a substitute of the MediaTek chip. It has a 6.78” 1440p LTPO show and a 50MP 1/1.3” fundamental digicam, plus a 64MP 3x tele and 50MP extremely huge. The battery is comparable with 5,100mAh capability, 120W wired and 50W wi-fi charging. The bottom 16/256GB configuration is CNY 5,000 in China. The value for the vanilla iQOO 12 for India did leak – it’s virtually the identical because the Professional, aside from a decrease decision show (1260p), decrease water resistance (IP64 vs. IP68) and a 5,000mAh battery with solely the 120W wi-fi charging.
vivo iQOO 12 Professional • vivo iQOO 12
The Realme GT5 Professional is one other Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 telephone and this one places a bit extra effort into the cameras with a 50MP fundamental (1/1.4″), 50MP 65mm (2.7x) periscope and disappointing 8MP extremely huge. The telephone has a 6.78″ 144Hz AMOLED show with 1264p decision and an IP64 ranking. The bottom 12/256GB mannequin begins at CNY 3,400 (although there may be an early fowl deal that reduces that value barely).
Realme GT5 Professional
The Redmi K70 Professional caught with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 like its Xiaomi sibling. This one places much less concentrate on cameras and we’re undecided whether or not the telephone will likely be obtainable globally. The 12/256GB mannequin is cheaper than the OnePlus at CNY 3,300.
Xiaomi Redmi K70 Professional
There are extra flagships that we didn’t point out – the Meizu 21, the Pink Magic 9 Professional(+) and others. There may be the looming Galaxy S24 collection from Samsung too.
With this a lot competitors on the board, do you assume that the OnePlus 12 has what it takes to develop into your subsequent telephone?
