OnePlus 12 Review - A Flagship Phone That's Almost Perfect

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe OnePlus 12 is an absolute Powerhouse with amazing battery life but is it actually worth your money let's find out oneplus's latest flagship phone is packed with potent Tech from its glorious screen to its insanely powerful processor its battery life is great and it charges en lightning fast time too it's a phone that works really hard to justify its Flagship title but then it needs to as the OnePlus 12 is more expensive than last year's OnePlus 11 let's dive in and take a closer look visually the OnePlus 12 design doesn't stray too far from the OnePlus 11s it features an almost identical circular camera unit set into a curving glass back with a glossy aluminium frame the 12's glass back is frosted now though and my green review model features this wavy pattern that I quite like feels good to hold with quite a solid feel to it that I think feels more premium than last year's quite slippery 11 obviously though looks are subjective but it might be worth seeing if you can go Hands-On with a model before you spend your money I like that the volume buttons have been moved to the same side as the power button now which I found generally makes them easier to use with one hand while the iconic OnePlus toggle slider is now on the opposite side the phone is IP 64 rated which should help keep it safe from spilled drinks as the display has been designed to still register inputs even when it's wet I sprinkled the phone with tap water and even though it was covered in droplets it still registered all of my inputs at 6.2 in the OnePlus 12 screen is big enough to give you plenty of room for playing your mobile games while it's high resolution and Vivid colors means that all content looks great OnePlus claims that it is the brightest screen ever found on a smartphone with a whopping 4,500 nits Peak brightness now theoretically that makes it around twice as bright as the iPhone 15 Pro Max but those are lab based figures and in real world usage that difference isn't so huge but there's no question that it is very bright so it does make it a good phone for using Outdoors it runs for latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 gen 3 processor backed up by 16 GB of RAM as the most Cutting Edge chip from Qualcomm it is safe to expect this new processor to be an absolute Powerhouse genin impact played at maxed out settings with incredibly smooth 60 frames per second gameplay with absolutely zero lag or stuttering scene at any point ditto for Asphalt 9 Legends on 3D Marks Wildlife Extreme Graphics Benchmark it's beaten scores from both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and Samsung's brand new Galaxy s24 Ultra in fact the scores it achieved on that test were some of the highest I have ever seen General navigation around the interface is of course extremely nippy and buttery smooth and in fact generally I found nothing that could really slow it down OnePlus reckons that some of the bigger benefits of its various software optimizations is that it'll keep it running smoothly for longer I've only been testing this phone for a little over a week so I'm going to have to come back to that in month's time to see if it's still performing as it should it's running Android 14 at its core with oneplus's own oxygen OS skin over the top I quite like the interface because it's very neat and easy to use whether you are an Android beginner or you're very experienced with smartphones OnePlus is offering 4 years of software support and an additional fifth year of security support and that's the same that offered with the OnePlus 11 and both Google and Samsung are offering at least 7 years of support on their phones and longer support periods mean that your phone will be safer to use for longer that's better for you it's better for the planet and while 5 years total isn't bad it is disappointing not to see OnePlus trying to up its game here the other aspect to oneplus's various software optimization ations is in power efficiency and together with a pretty capacious 4,500 mAh battery this phone delivers superb battery life after 3 hours of YouTube streaming at full brightness this phone had dropped from Full to only 95% remaining which is one of the best efforts I have ever seen on this test in short I am very impressed with the battery on this thing but if you do happen to start to run low on power then putting it back into the phone is a very quick process in the US the OnePlus 12 supports 80 wat fast charging which should take the phone from empty to full in a little over 30 minutes my UK model takes that even further with a 100 W fast charging now that should take it from empty to full in about 26 minutes or empty to half full in only 11 minutes fast charging like this is one of my favorite features of any phone cuz it means you don't need to worry about running out of juice towards the end of the day the phone also has wireless charging something not seen on last year's OnePlus 11 and it's fast too supporting 50 WS wireless charging as long as you can find a compatible charger OnePlus phones have typically offered great processor performance but have been let down by pretty average cameras and unfortunately that's the same story here OnePlus 12 comes with three rear cameras and in daylight shots on the main camera are decent exposure is generally good there's plenty of detail to be seen and colors are mostly quite accurate there's less color shift when you switch between between Main and ultrawide lenses too which was something I found to be a particular problem on the last Model the three times zoom lens captures zoomed in shots with adequate detail and even the six-time zoom can produce some good-looking images as long as you're shooting in bright conditions it's a shame not to see a longer telephoto Zoom here as I absolutely love the five times optical zoom on both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the pixel 8 Pro at night performance significantly drops images from all lenses are surprisingly dark with the ultrawide in particular producing very underexposed shots I actually often preferred nighttime images taken on the OnePlus 11 the optical zoom has been very hit and miss at night with some shots looking okay While others have come out with such mushy details that they look out of focus I've been rather surprised at the poor nighttime performance here as the larger image sensor and wider aperture of the main camera should allow it to capture more light and indeed in more low light rather than specifically night mode conditions I did find the camera was able to take some goodlooking images but overall I am underwhelmed by the camera performance on the OnePlus 12 it's definitely capable of taking nice looking images in good conditions and maybe those of you just wanting snaps of your family and friends will be well served but it's definitely not up there with its Flagship Rivals with its night mode in particular letting it down there is plenty that I like about the OnePlus 12 it's extremely powerful its battery life is superb and its display is big and bright and vibrant but there are some problems which I don't like the camera is not great particularly at night and while it software support is not the worst around I really hope to see OnePlus extending it even further to match what both Google and Samsung are offering still if you're after a high performance phone for gaming with a battery that'll put up with punishment and as long as you're not that into your photography the OnePlus 12 is definitely worth a look what do you think to oneplus's latest phone is it the model for you or have you got your sight set elsewhere perhaps on Samsung's latest s24 line do of course leave your thoughts in the comments below and you can check out the box below this video for a lot more informationthe OnePlus 12 is an absolute Powerhouse with amazing battery life but is it actually worth your money let's find out oneplus's latest flagship phone is packed with potent Tech from its glorious screen to its insanely powerful processor its battery life is great and it charges en lightning fast time too it's a phone that works really hard to justify its Flagship title but then it needs to as the OnePlus 12 is more expensive than last year's OnePlus 11 let's dive in and take a closer look visually the OnePlus 12 design doesn't stray too far from the OnePlus 11s it features an almost identical circular camera unit set into a curving glass back with a glossy aluminium frame the 12's glass back is frosted now though and my green review model features this wavy pattern that I quite like feels good to hold with quite a solid feel to it that I think feels more premium than last year's quite slippery 11 obviously though looks are subjective but it might be worth seeing if you can go Hands-On with a model before you spend your money I like that the volume buttons have been moved to the same side as the power button now which I found generally makes them easier to use with one hand while the iconic OnePlus toggle slider is now on the opposite side the phone is IP 64 rated which should help keep it safe from spilled drinks as the display has been designed to still register inputs even when it's wet I sprinkled the phone with tap water and even though it was covered in droplets it still registered all of my inputs at 6.2 in the OnePlus 12 screen is big enough to give you plenty of room for playing your mobile games while it's high resolution and Vivid colors means that all content looks great OnePlus claims that it is the brightest screen ever found on a smartphone with a whopping 4,500 nits Peak brightness now theoretically that makes it around twice as bright as the iPhone 15 Pro Max but those are lab based figures and in real world usage that difference isn't so huge but there's no question that it is very bright so it does make it a good phone for using Outdoors it runs for latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 gen 3 processor backed up by 16 GB of RAM as the most Cutting Edge chip from Qualcomm it is safe to expect this new processor to be an absolute Powerhouse genin impact played at maxed out settings with incredibly smooth 60 frames per second gameplay with absolutely zero lag or stuttering scene at any point ditto for Asphalt 9 Legends on 3D Marks Wildlife Extreme Graphics Benchmark it's beaten scores from both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and Samsung's brand new Galaxy s24 Ultra in fact the scores it achieved on that test were some of the highest I have ever seen General navigation around the interface is of course extremely nippy and buttery smooth and in fact generally I found nothing that could really slow it down OnePlus reckons that some of the bigger benefits of its various software optimizations is that it'll keep it running smoothly for longer I've only been testing this phone for a little over a week so I'm going to have to come back to that in month's time to see if it's still performing as it should it's running Android 14 at its core with oneplus's own oxygen OS skin over the top I quite like the interface because it's very neat and easy to use whether you are an Android beginner or you're very experienced with smartphones OnePlus is offering 4 years of software support and an additional fifth year of security support and that's the same that offered with the OnePlus 11 and both Google and Samsung are offering at least 7 years of support on their phones and longer support periods mean that your phone will be safer to use for longer that's better for you it's better for the planet and while 5 years total isn't bad it is disappointing not to see OnePlus trying to up its game here the other aspect to oneplus's various software optimization ations is in power efficiency and together with a pretty capacious 4,500 mAh battery this phone delivers superb battery life after 3 hours of YouTube streaming at full brightness this phone had dropped from Full to only 95% remaining which is one of the best efforts I have ever seen on this test in short I am very impressed with the battery on this thing but if you do happen to start to run low on power then putting it back into the phone is a very quick process in the US the OnePlus 12 supports 80 wat fast charging which should take the phone from empty to full in a little over 30 minutes my UK model takes that even further with a 100 W fast charging now that should take it from empty to full in about 26 minutes or empty to half full in only 11 minutes fast charging like this is one of my favorite features of any phone cuz it means you don't need to worry about running out of juice towards the end of the day the phone also has wireless charging something not seen on last year's OnePlus 11 and it's fast too supporting 50 WS wireless charging as long as you can find a compatible charger OnePlus phones have typically offered great processor performance but have been let down by pretty average cameras and unfortunately that's the same story here OnePlus 12 comes with three rear cameras and in daylight shots on the main camera are decent exposure is generally good there's plenty of detail to be seen and colors are mostly quite accurate there's less color shift when you switch between between Main and ultrawide lenses too which was something I found to be a particular problem on the last Model the three times zoom lens captures zoomed in shots with adequate detail and even the six-time zoom can produce some good-looking images as long as you're shooting in bright conditions it's a shame not to see a longer telephoto Zoom here as I absolutely love the five times optical zoom on both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the pixel 8 Pro at night performance significantly drops images from all lenses are surprisingly dark with the ultrawide in particular producing very underexposed shots I actually often preferred nighttime images taken on the OnePlus 11 the optical zoom has been very hit and miss at night with some shots looking okay While others have come out with such mushy details that they look out of focus I've been rather surprised at the poor nighttime performance here as the larger image sensor and wider aperture of the main camera should allow it to capture more light and indeed in more low light rather than specifically night mode conditions I did find the camera was able to take some goodlooking images but overall I am underwhelmed by the camera performance on the OnePlus 12 it's definitely capable of taking nice looking images in good conditions and maybe those of you just wanting snaps of your family and friends will be well served but it's definitely not up there with its Flagship Rivals with its night mode in particular letting it down there is plenty that I like about the OnePlus 12 it's extremely powerful its battery life is superb and its display is big and bright and vibrant but there are some problems which I don't like the camera is not great particularly at night and while it software support is not the worst around I really hope to see OnePlus extending it even further to match what both Google and Samsung are offering still if you're after a high performance phone for gaming with a battery that'll put up with punishment and as long as you're not that into your photography the OnePlus 12 is definitely worth a look what do you think to oneplus's latest phone is it the model for you or have you got your sight set elsewhere perhaps on Samsung's latest s24 line do of course leave your thoughts in the comments below and you can check out the box below this video for a lot more information\n"