OnePlus 12 review
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- Anonymous
- LiQ
- 23 Jan 2024
I meant to say op12 is 12/512, no 16gb option
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- Anonymous
- LiQ
- 23 Jan 2024
Aierlan, 23 Jan 2024It's a €30 difference if you compare the same storage.... moreYou cant really compare them like that. When op11 16/256 came out it was 899eur, it was the "top"version. There was no 512gb variant. Op12 12/256 is 1049 right now and it is the "top" version. There is no 16gb version. Different ram/storage options. Compare the 2 "top" models, that is 149eur difference and not 30.
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- jiyen235
- XQQ
- 23 Jan 2024
The display's abysmally low brightness (for being a flagship category phone) is a huge con. Arguably a far greater sin than the IP65 rating, most people splash water on their phones or spill water on it more than they drown that thing. Besides, the IP rating is for clean water, not salt water, swimming pools or even contaminated drainage water, so it won't help much in those situations. What would've helped tho is a brighter display, seriously Oneplus? Dolby Vision and LTPO4 are THAT important to you? Who cares about that when the phone can't reach at least 1300 nits in 2024. I'm not saying it's dim but it should've been much better for what they promised and additionally, Realme and Vivo have so much better displays, those make this phone look cheap in comparison, especially the Iqoo 12 which is a tier below the Oneplus in pricing but reaches 1400 nits. The jump from 1200 to 1400 nits is more noticeable than the jump from FHD+ to QHD+ on this tiny ahh screen.
The speakers are worse than the Vivo X100 Pro and quite boomy overall. Worse than even Realme's GT5 Pro, it seems only Vivo has been able to craft really good speakers in the BBK, I think bass is cool and I love it but proper dynamics/less pumping and a good midrange/treble are more important since those are more audible.
The battery is a hit and a miss sort of, the gaming performance is subpar but the web browsing and video playback are close to class leading, I wonder what Oneplus and Oppo do that Vivo, Samsung, etc. don't that makes the gaming battery life so much worse? If the gaming time went up to 8 hours this'd be an extremely well rounded battery phone, charging superbly fast and still having loads of SOT.
The performance is my final ick, even if I were to believe that the performance is going to be better for the CPU (which im pretty sure will be true), the thermals aren't promising. The main culprit seems to be the SD 8 Gen 3 which is just as bad as the 8 Gen 1 for gpu at least, it's horrible for thermals. As days go by, I have more and more respect for Vivo's optmisation and cooling, I thought it was the case for the X90 series (after seeing golden reviewers reviews) and the phones this year just confirmed it, Vivo is BBK's king of cooling and squeezing out performance for the same heat. The IQOO 12 and the X100 Pro are better than the ROG Phone 8 in terms of passive cooling. Now either that's a great achievement or it shows Asus's downfall in quality. For how much flak the Dimensity 9300 got (admittedly I too was skeptical) the chip just seems more and more awesome as days go by. Apart from the ISP, I don't think at all that the chipset is a "cheaper" one than Qualcomm's one. Sustained performance matters more than peak and both are quite close between the SD 8 Gen 3 and the D 9300. I think there should be more tiers for the performance mode, as it stands the phones are good at dissipating heat in the current performance modes and a higher tier mode would be appreciated to squeeze out more performance at the cost of thermals. Of course, the current tier should be kept as well for people who don't want the best performance but also not the worst. So basically, I think the performance is more of a current gen Qualcomm problem than Oneplus's so I can let this slide.
The saving grace for this phone are the cameras, but only for photography and even then it's all due to Oppo lmao, the processing is superb. The S24 doesn't stand a chance against this now, better sensors across the board with supremely good processing now. The fact that GSM has to compare this phone's cameras to the X100 Pro and the Find X7 Ultra to show its weaknesses is a huge compliment actually, the X100 Pro's huge sensor is just too good, if OP 12's aperture were f/1.4 maybe it could've been closer. Additionally the Find X7 Ultra is just too good for a phone, huge-ish sensor (for a telephoto at least) and 6x native zoom combined with the banger processing is a recipe for success. The 6x photos are good at night and day, nothing crazy but good photos that are usable. UW cam is good now as well. Good job Oneplus and Oppo.
Basically, think this phone's main shortcomings are the display, videography and the speakers for now. Videography ain't bad but it's not amazing, it's good tho at least and I'm content with that. The display is NOT as good as the competitors even from BBK themselves, QHD+ sounds cool on paper but 1400 nits look better irl, especially in very sunny conditions. The speakers should've been more clearer, better treble was necessary instead of more bass and for the loudness it provides, the dynamics are poor, everything sounds pump-ey or compressed and that's made worse by the fact that only Oneplus has this quality, Realme and Vivo provide far better sound quality, Vivo provides clarity and Realme provides the similar bass-ey sound but with better dynamics. A shame but it isn't THAT bad. The cameras are great, the battery is only adequate for gamers and great for everyone else, charging is superb, design is cool due to awesome colors. The pricing should've been a bit cheaper though, 50-100 euros cheaper would've made this far more compelling, considering the huge display shortcomings, the Xiaomi 13T pro had a similar brightness to the display too and that's a compelling argument but Vivo's IQOO 12 and the Realme GT5 Pro having so much higher brightness just makes this phone feel less desirable. I hope this is a software thing and it gets better later with an update fix or something but as it stands I think this phone is 7.5/10, a good phone that's close to being very good but not quite. The better display from IQOO or even Realme would've comfortably made this an 9/10 and better speakers would've made this an absolutely perfect 10/10 phone, even for it's relatively high price. Unfortunately life sucks and this phone isn't that great, would've upgraded from my S22U to this phone if it had a better display but as it stands I'm gonna be downgrading from 1280 nits to 1160 nits. Not a great deal due to that, cameras are better though in photography, videography may be better on the S22 U not sure, its grain makes me stay away from taking videos anyways lmao
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- Lister
- pLh
- 23 Jan 2024
The battery life on this is nice, and it's £900 in the UK, I want to know where the catch it, ha.
- CamoGeko-XDA
- yat
- 23 Jan 2024
I don't think this device is priced competitively at all tbh.
You can buy Chinese models of other manufacturers on AliExpress for half the price. Xiaomi K70 Pro comes to mind.
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- Pekaes
- d@6
- 23 Jan 2024
Wait a minute. My 8T can record up to 4K@60fps (max 5 minutes) and this thing can only do 4K@30fps?? Is that a joke?
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- Anonymous
- 6kY
- 23 Jan 2024
Pass and will so long when OPPO starts paying patents to Nokia
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- Aierlan
- 2KY
- 23 Jan 2024
Anonymous, 23 Jan 2024LOL, what a joke. It costs 150€ more than than op11 when it... moreIt's a €30 difference if you compare the same storage. The 256gb model of the Oneplus 11 was €30 cheaper at €919
- David 040882
- JEF
- 23 Jan 2024
LoneOwl, 23 Jan 2024Things i like in Oneplus 12 +crazy fast charging and charg... moreThe brightness is 4500 nits peak, the Nord is nowhere close.
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 23 Jan 2024
Anonymous, 23 Jan 2024LOL, what a joke. It costs 150€ more than than op11 when it... moreWell, trading samsung for Boe indeed decreases prices, but:
Lyt808 costs more than imx890.
It now has periscope.
It has Qi charging.
Battery is 400mAh larger.
Phone is thicker, more external materials used increase price.
8g3 is probably more expensive than 8g2.
11 has base 8GB.
Usb C 2.0 to 3.2
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- rizki1
- 6cn
- 23 Jan 2024
Anonymous, 23 Jan 2024LOL, what a joke. It costs 150€ more than than op11 when it... moreOnly European prices need to be complained about... Not for some countries like India for example, Believe it or not, the price of the OnePlus 12 is the same as the S23 FE.
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- Anonymous
- LiQ
- 23 Jan 2024
LOL, what a joke. It costs 150€ more than than op11 when it came out. Where is that guy @justasmile: "the screen is cheaper to make so the phone will cost less". Right, ever heard of corporate greed? Lower manufacturing cost results only in increased profit for the company, it never translates to lower cost of the product. What a naive guy, will never learn
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 23 Jan 2024
Phoenix , 23 Jan 2024Which version is USB?3.2 gen1
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 23 Jan 2024
rizki1, 23 Jan 2024Because it's the same price and maybe the S24 could be... moreGetting S24 over S24+ is because of the size.
You cannot compare phones that are almost 2cm different.
Iphone 6 was more expensive than Z3, still it was compared against Z3 Compact.
Its only rival.
So, according to you if brand makes a 5" 20:9 screen phone for $1000 it should still be compared to those 6.7"? 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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- Connor
- vG1
- 23 Jan 2024
The best USP of this phone is that you get a 6.8 inch LTPO display + 8Gen 3 at the same price as base S24 or Iphone 15.
But this all is good if you can change your phone in Oct/Nov this year when new Pixels or Iphones arrive.
You will overcome the price vs features attraction in a few months and then you will be looking at Galaxy and Iphone owners with envy.
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- Aierlan
- gQC
- 23 Jan 2024
Artem S. Tashkinov, 23 Jan 2024It it just me but it looks like lots of daylight photos are... moreThe pricing is not much different than the previous generation at least in Europe. As far as I remember the Oneplus 11 launched at €919 for the 256gb variant versus €949 this year. That's not a very big difference considering the updated cameras, wireless charging, new USB version and better screen.
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- rizki1
- 6cn
- 23 Jan 2024
Anonymous, 23 Jan 2024Even larger than s24+, but they compare against s24.
🤦🏻♂️Because it's the same price and maybe the S24 could be more expensive. What is there to defend about the S24 being average because it is compact?
As GSMArena said S24 with OnePlus same price but in India OnePlus 12 costs 65K, S24 80K and S24+ 100K huge difference.
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- Phoenix
- f}G
- 23 Jan 2024
Which version is USB?
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- Hem
- s8L
- 23 Jan 2024
Why would anyone buy this instead of a renown company like Samsung in this price , should go for S24 instead
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 23 Jan 2024
Even larger than s24+, but they compare against s24.
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