OnePlus12 Unlocked Android Phone — Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Phone w/ 16GB RAM, Hasselblad Camera, Dual SIM, 2K 120Hz ProXDR Display, 5400mAh Battery, SUPERVOOC Charging, OxygenOS (512GB, Flowy Emerald)

I have had a few OnePlus devices. Had a OnePlus 10 Pro that had some software issues and battery concerns, and then the legendary OnePlus 11 that had everything else good about it besides its camera system. However, the OnePlus 12 is definitely a great buy. They really stepped it up with the camera system on this phone. I find myself using this camera to make photos when I go out as the periscope lens is so much better than the telephoto of my iPhone 15. The processor is fast, it feels nice in the hand, not too weight heavy on one end, and charges super fast. I do like this phone a lot and I wish they would work to support more carriers. Unless you pretty much use T-Mobile, AT&T, or Verizon you cannot use this phone cellularly. I refuse to pay an arm and a leg for my cell service, so this phone has been a nice toy to use for gaming, YouTube, and reading articles surprisingly. I can recommend this phone after having it for four or five months now and you get a lot of value. Now that the OnePlus 13 is out I am not sure how great of value this will be with pricing, but I can say you cannot go wrong with this. I did get the 16GB + 512GB model, but can say I am getting a lot of value out of this phone compared to what I paid for my iPhone.Will add a photo or two of the photos I took.

Disclaimer: I use this phone mainly to talk, text and peruse social media. I don't do too many live videos or take a ton of photos.This phone does a great job in everything although it's really not a master in anything outside of battery life and charging options. I get a full day out of this phone easily. Usually around the 1 day, 3 to 5 hour mark before I charge each day. I usually charge when the phone gets between 20-25%. I can leave my house at 35% or even go to bed at 15% and never worry about running out of juice. And even if I'm low on juice, I can charge this phone from 20-100% in about 25 minutes. I am amazed at how I can put this phone on the charger and in just a matter of 5 minutes I've gained about 20% of power. Even when using a USB charger, it's still pretty fast. Wireless charging is about average. That is the phone's biggest strength.As far as talking goes, it has a good quality sound. Coming from a Samsung 20 FE (Verizon service), I found myself missing a call now and then (goes straight to voicemail) or drops in audio when I took calls at home. I've yet to have a problem with the OnePlus, so I'm guessing the internal anntenna is better because I'm still with Verizon.There are a lot of audio playback options available (Dolby Atmos, Spatial, etc.) and I haven't tried them all out yet, but the speakerphone sounds loud and crisp. However, when I connect to a Bluetooth speaker or in my car's audio system, the volume tends to be lower. I have to really crank up the volume in my car or max out my Bluetooth speaker to hear clearly. However, maybe there's an option I'm missing in the settings that would help me.And there are a ton of options in the settings! It can be overwhelming to someone who isn't tech-saavy, but it's not as bad as it looks. Most of the settings are basic on the surface, but if you go into the sub-menus then it will get more advanced. But you can control things to enhance the already superior battery life to changing your refresh rate for smoother scrolling. Just about everything else is typical Android stuff, but OnePlus has some nice features of its own with the Floating Window and One-Hand Scrolling.The phone needs a case. It's not easy to this phone even with both hands. I wouldn't advise anyone try it unless they have pretty big hands. It will probably drop as you are texting. But that's not a deal-breaker because cases are inexpensive.The media on this phone is smooth. It looks really good and there are options to tweak it even more. Someone who is an avid TikTok or IG fan will be at home with this phone. The camera takes amazing photos. Unfortuantely, I haven't been on vacation yet to give it a real try, but what I've taken so far are very nice. Definitely a little clearer and more realistic than my Samsung 20 FE. Recording video is pretty impressive, too, but I've yet to do a live or video call.Anyone who pays almost double for an iPhone or Samsung is really just seeking the brand. Yes, those phones may have a few more bells and whistles with A.I. and they may have slightly (arguably) better cameras. But if those phones are a 10 on a scale of 1-10 then the OnePlus is a 9. And it is much, much more inexpensive to the point that you could probably get two of these for the price of an iPhone or Galaxy 24.

I love One Plus!! I originally was a Samsung gal for over 10 years but decided price wise to give OnePlus a shot with OnePlus 10t. Samsung needs to catch up is all I can say. This purchase is for the OnePlus 12 for the bigger battery, faster speeds & faster charging. Very, very happy with all aspects. Only wish that OnePlus had an OtterBox case selection available.

I had just about given up on finding a suitable replacement for my dying OnePlus 7 Pro (battery health is 70% and the USB-C port and various radios are acting up) when I finally stumbled onto the 12 series.I first tried the 12R but I hated the camera and, to be honest, I still don't like the point-and-shoot performance of this one vs the 7 Pro with the GCam app, but I love the optical zoom lens and I'll figure out a way to make the rest of the cam cluster work for me. It seems to suffer mostly indoors with the main lens. And there's a weird push toward a lack in depth-of-field in digital imaging sensors or post-processjng (I don't know which) these days that I'm not loving too much. I don't shoot video hardly at all and a 32MP selfie cam just seems like overkill to me but, camera business aside, the phone is like a laptop you can hold and use anywhere with one hand.I'm a OnePlus guy but the last few series just didn't seem worth an upgrade and now this thing is just ridiculously powerful and anything else you can imagine in a phone. It has more customization than I can really force myself to dig into and the basic stuff is easy to get to.I don't care what ColorOS folks say—OxygenOS is more than anyone needs. I don't need color notification icons on my lock screen. Give me a break. If I need thousands of wallpapers and stuff to choose from, the Zedge app is free and exhaustive.And I'm not much on style, to be honest, but the backplate on this (green) thing is the most gorgeous device surface I've ever seen. I really didn't think the blue backing on the 7 Pro could be beaten. Fuh-gettaboutit. I wish I could bring myself to use the thing without a case, it's that attractive.This thing (the 512GB/16GB version) has as much storage as my laptop and twice as much RAM. It charges from 0-100% wired (CHARGER INCLUDED IN THE-BOX HERE—SAMSUNG, GOOGLE, SONY!) in a half-hour and wireless in an hour AND the charge seems to last forever. Sometimes it seems like it takes an hour or two for the indicator to come down off of 100%. The old, nagging "Where's the charger?" feeling is really nice to be over but admittedly not completely banished from my head yet. It honestly feels like I only need to charge it in my car (SUPERVOOC 80w Car Charger only $20 here) for a few minutes a day and never at home. I'm seriously considering turning on the "charge only to 80%" battery life saving thingy-ma-bob/feature/setting.The performance is just breathtaking. I honestly don't think I'm going to bother replacing my 6-year-old Dell Inspiron when it finally gives up the ghost. As good a value as it is compared to other brands' flagships, $900 is not what I originally set out to spend on a new phone. No complaints, though. I understand the effects of post-COVID Tech economics and I'll just have to sacrifice somewhere else. Hopefully it'll hold up for another 5 years or so like the 7 Pro did.OnePlus really knocked it out of the park with this one. :)