OnePlus 12

The OnePlus 12 is an Android-based smartphone manufactured by OnePlus. It was announced on December 5, 2023, and made available on December 11, 2023.^[1]

OnePlus 12

Brand	OnePlus
First released	December 11, 2023; 16 months ago (2023-12-11)
Predecessor	OnePlus 11
Successor	OnePlus 13
Compatible networks	2G, 3G, 4G, 4G LTE, 5G NR
Form factor	Slate
Colors	Flowy Emerald Silky Black
Dimensions	H: 164.3 mm (6.47 in) W: 75.8 mm (2.98 in) D: 9.2 mm (0.36 in) [1]
Weight	220 g (7.8 oz)[1]
Operating system	Android 14, upgradable to Android 15
System-on-chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU	Octa cores: 1x Cortex-X4 (3.3 GHz) 3x Cortex-A720 (3.2 GHz) 2x Cortex-A720 (3.0 GHz) 3x Cortex-A520 (2.3 GHz)
GPU	Adreno 750
Modem	Qualcomm X75 5G
Memory	256GB: 12GB RAM 512GB: 16GB RAM
Storage	UFS 4.0: 256GB, 512GB
Battery	Li-Po 5400 mAh (Dual-cell 2,700 mAh, non-removable)
Charging	International: 100W wired, PD, 100% in 26 min, 50W AirVOOC USA: 80W wired, PD, 100% in 30 min
Rear camera	Triple cameras: 50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.43", 1.12μm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.7μm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8μm, PDAF
Front camera	32 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8μm
Display	Type: LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 600 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak) Size: 6.82 in (173 mm) ~90.8% screen-to-body ratio Resolution: 1440 x 3168 pixels Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Connectivity	Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC NFC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Water resistance	IP65
Model	PJD110: China CPH2573: India CPH2581: EU CPH2583: North America [2][1]
Website	https://www.oneplus.com/us/12

Software & support

OnePlus 12 ships with Oxygen OS 14 (Android 14). OnePlus claims to provide 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security patches.^[3]

Since October 30th 2024 some owners of OnePlus 12 can optionally receive a beta version of Oxygen OS 15 (Android 15) before the final release. Oxygen OS 15 includes many new features, among those are updated UI interface, theft protection, easier to share files with iPhone, better multitasking and drag-and-drop to other apps. ^[4]

Oxygen OS 15 (Android 15) is also expected to bring new AI features:^[5]

• AI Detail Boost allows quality improvements pixelated photos after cropping
• AI Unblur
• AI Reflection Eraser - glare/reflection removal
• AI Notes to get summaries, filler-free voice transcripts, tone adjustment (formal/casual)

Android 15 (Oxygen OS 15) stable version started to roll out globally since November 11th 2024.^[6]

On November 28th 2024 OnePlus started shipping OxygenOS 15.0.0.305 which brings AI features which were not included in the original Android 15 update earlier this month.^[7]

Hardware

Build

OnePlus 12 uses an aluminium frame and has a curved display. The rear part of the phone uses etched glass. The OnePlus 12 has an IP65 rating. The phone's performance in 3DMark's Wildlife Extreme test was twice as high as that of the Pixel 8 Pro.^[8]

Storage

The OnePlus 12 has 16GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. OnePlus also offers a 24 GB / 1 TB variant, but it is not available in all regions.^[9]

Battery

According to GSM Arena OnePlus 12 has a better battery life than the previous model OnePlus 11 (5,000mAh capacity in OnePlus 11), OnePlus 12 works ~27% longer from a full battery in comparison with OnePlus 11 according to tests.^[10]

Notebookcheck reported that the OnePlus 12 has a better battery runtime than OnePlus 11 in all 3 tests: 1965 minutes vs 1680 minutes in Reader/Idle test, 1820 minutes vs 1380 minutes in H.264 video playback test, 1237 minutes vs 803 minutes in WiFi websurfing test.^[9]

OnePlus 12 and Samsung S24 Ultra have achieved similar active use score according to tests. However, in terms of charging speed OnePlus 12 uses 100W charger and the battery can be charged to 100% in 24 minutes, meanwhile Samsung S24 Ultra uses 45W charger and it needs 65 minutes to charge battery to 100%.^[11]

Camera system

Specs from the official website page^[12]

	Main	Telephoto	Ultra-wide	Front
Sensor	Sony's LYT-808	OmniVision OV64B with 3X optical zoom, 6X in-sensor zoom	Sony IMX581	Sony IMX615
Sensor Size	1/1.4"	1/2"	1/2"	1/2.74"
Megapixels	50	64	48	32
Pixel Size	1.12 μm	0.7 μm	0.8 μm	0.8 μm
Lens Quantity	7P	4P	6P	5P
ALC lens coating	Yes	Yes	No	No
Optical Image Stabilization	Yes	Yes	No	No
Electronic Image Stabilization	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Focal Length	23 mm equivalent	70 mm equivalent (3X), 145 mm equivalent (6X)	16 mm equivalent	21 mm equivalent
Aperture	ƒ/1.6	ƒ/2.6	ƒ/2.2	ƒ/2.4
Field of View	85°	?	114°	90°
Autofocus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Fixed Focus

Other

OnePlus 12 has an IR for controlling remotely consumer devices such as TVs. ^[13]

Reception

CNN praised the OnePlus 12's $800 price tag as being great value for what the phone offered, and able to compete with other flagship phones.^[14]