OnePlus‘ digital flagship has always been known as “not settling for anything”. Every year’s new products will be combined with the most powerful hardware at the moment.
This year happens to be the tenth anniversary of the founding of OnePlus. At this special time point, OnePlus 12, which will debut as the final flagship in 2023, has suddenly emerged, with full configuration and experience: for example, it jointly launched the LYT-808 flagship sensor with Sony, the 2K BOE Peerless A good screen, a rare 5400mAh large battery in a flagship phone, and the third-generation Snapdragon 8 performance iron triangle, etc., not only meet users’ needs for high performance, high quality, and good looks but also let us see OnePlus’ future technology Exploration and breakthroughs in development.
1. First-up periscope telephoto lens
OnePlus 12 is the first OnePlus mobile phone equipped with a periscope telephoto camera. This has a 64-megapixel, 1/2-inch outsole lens, 3x optical zoom, and 6x lossless zoom.
Precisely because of the periscope telephoto lens on the outsole, the OnePlus 12 is also the OnePlus flagship phone with the strongest telephoto capability in history.
2. The flagship machine is equipped with a unique and rare 5400mAh large battery
This time, OnePlus has also made a breakthrough in terms of battery. It is rare for a flagship phone to be equipped with a 5400mAh ultra-large capacity battery, and the 50W power wireless charging is still retained, which extremely tests the manufacturer’s hardware stacking capabilities.
The charging concept of the OnePlus 12 is: that it should be fast, safe, and not damage the battery.
Therefore, it is also equipped with OPPO’s first power management chip, with multiple built-in temperature sensors and a smart charging engine algorithm, which can intelligently charge according to the user’s charging habits. It can also turn on temperature control and long-term charging protection when the abnormal temperature is detected.
3. The third generation Snapdragon 8 performance iron triangle
As the flagship phone of the year, there is no doubt that the OnePlus 12 is equipped with today’s most powerful third-generation Snapdragon 8 performance iron triangle, top-notch 24GB LPDDR5X memory, and 1TB UFS 4.0 flash memory, which fully fulfills the specifications of a flagship phone at once.
Design and Screen
OnePlus 12 has a 6.82-inch flexible OLED screen on the front. OnePlus and BOE jointly built it and named it “Oriental Screen”. It is comprehensive in the five most important dimensions for user experience: display, eye protection, brightness, lifespan, and LTPO. breakthrough.
This screen is the first domestically produced 2K screen to receive the Display Mate A+ rating. It combines OPPO’s first-generation display chip Display P1 with a high-pixel-level calibration algorithm to achieve the industry’s first single-pixel independent adjustment, achieving a grain-free display effect. The text on the screen is purer.
Not only that, the OnePlus 12 screen has also achieved a breakthrough in eye protection capabilities. Through OnePlus’ exclusive self-developed Bright Eyes dimming technology, it achieves 3 EM Pulse+1 EM Pulse DC dimming and 2160Hz high-frequency PWM. Dimming greatly improves the screen flickering problem. It is also the industry’s first medical-grade eye protection technology. The Oriental screen of the OnePlus 12 uses a blue diamond arrangement with a resolution of 3216×1440, a standard PPI of 510, and an equivalent PPI of about 422.
The front camera of the phone is located in the center at the top and has 32 Megapixels.
The OnePlus 12 we have is in green color and is made of a new generation of emerald glass technology. The surface is supplemented by AG frosted glass, which feels warm and comfortable to the touch. Combined with this dark green irregular stripe, it looks like a green bamboo grip. in hand.
OnePlus 12 is the first OnePlus mobile phone equipped with a periscope telephoto camera, which consists of a three-camera full-focus range from 14mm to 70mm, and is equipped with a color temperature sensor and light sensing capabilities.
The top of the OnePlus 12 phone is equipped with an independent speaker opening and infrared remote control. On the far right is a noise-reduction microphone. The bottom speaker and the top form a stereo field. To the right are the Type-C charging interface, microphone, and SIM card slot. The three-position switch on the left side of the phone is also retained.
OnePlus 12 comes with a silicone phone case, 100W fast charging kit, SIM card pin, quick start guide, and OnePlus series stickers.
Performance and Gaming
As the annual flagship machine, the OnePlus 12 undoubtedly has built-in Qualcomm’s strongest core this year, Snapdragon 8 Gen3, LPDDR5X 8533Mbps full-blooded memory, and UFS4.0 flash memory, forming the strongest performance iron triangle in 2023.
OnePlus 12 not only has a strong hardware foundation but also has top-notch performance tuning with OnePlus’ self-developed micro-architecture supercomputing engine, memory gene recombination 2.0, and new storage technology.
The OnePlus 12 we got from Kuai Technology has a 16GB+512GB configuration. Next, we tested the theoretical performance and gaming performance of the phone. During the test, to ensure that the test data was accurate, we adjusted the screen brightness of the phone to 50 % turned off automatic brightness, turned off memory expansion, and turned on high-performance mode for testing.
Performance Testing
The first is the AnTuTu comprehensive performance test. The total score measured at room temperature reached 2.118 million points, which is about 8% higher than the previous generation.
In the CPU single test, GeekBench6’s single-core score was 2212 points and the multi-core score was 6652 points.
GPU test, GFXBench’s six 1080P projects’ continuous test results are also in line with the expected level of the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform.
Game test
Next comes the actual game-testing session. In an office environment with a room temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, we selected three popular mobile games, namely “Honor of Kings”, “Peace Elite” and “Genshin Impact”, and selected the highest frame rate at the highest image quality. (Prioritizing image quality) Conduct a game test and record the frame rate, power consumption, energy efficiency ratio, and body temperature performance during the game.
1. King of Glory
First, we conducted the Honor of Kings test. Under the ultimate image quality + extremely high frame rate, the average frame rate of a single battle game was stable at 120.6FPS. The third-generation Snapdragon 8 faced such small games without any pressure.
Then we checked the power consumption. The average was about 2.96W, not even 3W, and the energy efficiency ratio reached 40.74FPS/W.
The power consumption is lower, which means the temperature of the fuselage will not be too high. After measurement, the maximum temperature on the front of the fuselage is 35.5 degrees Celsius, and the maximum on the back is only 34.1 degrees Celsius. When playing games while holding the phone with both hands, you can hardly feel any heat. The existence also provides a guarantee for our enjoyable game.
2. Peace Elite
Then we tested the heavily loaded mobile game Peace Elite, turning on the 90-frame mode in high-definition quality. After more than 20 minutes of battle, the average frame rate stabilized at 89.7 FPS. During the game, the frame rate was as stable as a straight line, and the picture was coherent. No lag at all. In terms of power consumption, the average is about 3.4W, and the frame energy consumption reaches 26.38FPS/W, a year-on-year increase of 18.14%.
The maximum temperature on the front of the fuselage is 38.3 degrees Celsius, and the maximum temperature on the back is 37.3 degrees Celsius. Our biggest feeling during the game is that it is stable!
Not only is the picture stable, but the power consumption is greatly reduced year-on-year, and the temperature has even dropped below 40 degrees Celsius. You must know that this is a 90-frame mode in high-definition quality. OnePlus 12 directly achieves the smooth 90-frame level of 8 Gen2. It is worthy of 2023 The designated machine for the Peace Elite Professional League competition in 2017.
3. Original God
Finally, we tested the heavily loaded Genshin Impact mobile game. We ran the map and defeated monsters for half an hour. The frame rate of the game was stable in a straight line, with an average of 61.3FPS, and even exceeded the maximum frame rate value. During the game, we defeated monsters. The screen of releasing the ultimate move is surprisingly stable.
Under the condition of achieving full frame, the power consumption is less than 5W, with an average of only 4.92W.
Coupled with the aerospace-grade Tiangong Cooling System Pro and top-level heat dissipation capabilities, the OnePlus 12 can maintain a temperature within 43 degrees Celsius under the premise of playing high-load games for half an hour. The heat dissipation capabilities of OnePlus should not be underestimated.
Cameras
OnePlus 12 has three rear cameras, covering the full focal length range from 14mm to 140mm. The main camera features the world’s first LYT-808 CMOS from Sony’s new brand Guangyu. This sensor was jointly developed by OPPO and Sony. The hardware characteristics and specifications are customized based on algorithm requirements, thereby maximizing the hardware capabilities.
The main camera CMOS of the OnePlus 12 has a 1/1.4-inch photosensitive unit. The photosensitive area has increased by 25% compared with the previous generation. The full well capacity FWC is increased by 50%. The four-in-one pixel size is 2.24μm and the f/1.6 large aperture. Support OIS optical image stabilization.
The ultra-wide-angle lens is a 48-megapixel IMX581, supports 114° FOV, and has 3.5cm macro photography capabilities.
The periscope telephoto lens is the 64-megapixel OV64B, which supports native 3x optical zoom, 70mm equivalent focal length, and a more sophisticated optical structure, which brings the closest focusing distance of 20cm to this telephoto lens.
Main Photographer
In daytime scenes, the new OnePlus 12 camera has a large 1/1.4-inch lens that allows enough light to enter the picture, maintains a certain degree of naturalness, and has a very good texture and sense of substitution.
However, in a backlit environment, the brightness is slightly insufficient, but the color accuracy is still guaranteed.
In night mode, the picture after cropping from the main camera still maintains good purity, the picture is not blurry, and the control of glare is very good. When shooting direct light, there will be almost no optical defects.
We also took some sample photos using telephoto night scenes, and the color style is almost the same as the main photo.
Telephoto
This 3x telephoto lens can restore the most realistic light and shadow in daytime scenes. Under 3x zoom, without cropping, the color saturation of the captured picture is just right, and the light and shadow details and texture are clear. Under 6x zoom, the outsole The picture quality brought by Periscope is close to lossless, and details are not lost.
Super wide angle
The ultra-wide-angle lens has distortion correction by default. There are no bulging barrel-shaped deformities at both ends of the picture. The imaging performance is very good. Shooting natural scenery or wide buildings, can create an open atmosphere and make the photos more vivid. and shock.
Battery
OnePlus 12 is equipped with the largest 5400mAh battery in the history of OnePlus flagships. It is equipped with OPPO’s first power management chip. With multiple built-in temperature sensors, the phone can be charged intelligently based on the user’s charging habits. When the battery is low, it can be turned on intelligently. The ultra-fast flash charging mode can automatically turn on the temperature control strategy and long-term charging protection when the abnormal temperature is detected, truly realizing the ability of “safe charging when no one is around”.
OnePlus 12 supports up to 100W long-life flash charging, is equipped with 50W wireless fast charging, and is also compatible with wireless reverse charging capabilities.
Next, we tested the charging and battery life of the OnePlus 12.
Charging test
The phone starts charging from 1% battery, reaches half of the battery in 10 minutes, reaches 51%, reaches 89% in 20 minutes, and finally takes 24 minutes to fully charge.
Endurance test
For battery life testing, we use a professional battery life testing tool – Battery Dog produced by Kuai Technology.
In the test items, the 20% power test will be performed by default. At the same time, all test items including CPU high voltage, CPU multi-threading, AI recognition, picture browsing, video playback, and web browsing will be checked to simulate user usage scenarios. , to restore the real load to the greatest extent and be infinitely close to the real power consumption.
During the test, to keep the environmental variables tested for all models consistent and ensure the accuracy of the test results, Battery Dog will automatically adjust the screen brightness to 50%, turn off automatic brightness, and adjust the volume to 30%.
Before the battery life test, we adjusted the resolution of the OnePlus 12 to 1080P.
After continuous and uninterrupted testing by Battery Dog, the power consumption from 100% to 20% took 10 hours, 56 minutes, and 04 seconds. After conversion, the full battery life can reach nearly 13 hours, which is very rare among flagship mobile phones of the year. This battery life The capabilities can even compete with some mid-range mobile phones that focus on long battery life.
As far as the battery life of the OnePlus 12 is concerned, ordinary users can use it intermittently without needing to charge it all day long.
Verdict
Since its birth ten years ago, OnePlus has been a distinctive brand. It has always been integrated into OnePlus’s brand DNA by not following, blindly following, or adapting.
In the past ten years, countless mobile phone brands have been short-lived or disappeared, but OnePlus still insists on being itself.
In the past ten years, OnePlus has produced several impressive products. Ultimate performance, quality design, and flagship experience have always been the pursuit of OnePlus mobile phones, and they are also the product foundation of OnePlus mobile phones.
On the occasion of its tenth anniversary, OnePlus 12 comes with all the sincerity of OnePlus.
First of all, the 2K Oriental screen launched on OnePlus 12 is one of the best flagship screens we have experienced so far, bringing the mobile phone eye protection experience to a whole new level.
Secondly, the new periscope telephoto lens inherits the same imaging algorithm from OPPO. In our tests, the 1/2-inch large bottom lens group can still perform well in the face of lights in night scenes, even if it is installed for the first time. It has good control and performance, whether it is light capture or color processing, it is at the flagship level.
The first Sony LYT-808 sensor has improved the glare, stray light, and other problems to the greatest extent in actual measurements, greatly improving the imaging quality. You don’t need to wait long for night scene shooting, and the film can be produced in almost seconds. This new sensor was jointly developed with Sony The imaging capabilities are not inferior to the one-inch large lenses on some models.
In terms of performance, this is currently the most powerful Android phone, bar none.
OnePlus 12 is equipped with the third-generation Snapdragon 8 performance iron triangle. The measured frame rate of Yuan Shen can even be higher than the default 60FPS frame rate. Top hardware, top performance, top tuning, and top heat dissipation make the OnePlus 12 The game performance and energy efficiency ratio provide a strong foundation.
Coupled with the five gaming black technologies of OnePlus’ new HyperBoost game frame stabilization engine, a new generation of the superframe and super picture engine, a new generation of game cloud computing dedicated network, and a new generation of Link Touch, OnePlus 12 has the best gaming experience at this stage. flagship phone.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that the OnePlus 12 has a 5400mAh ultra-large capacity battery. In actual tests, its battery life performance is far superior to that of the same Pro model.
As the transcendent work of OnePlus in ten years, the OnePlus 12 has full product capabilities, making this 2023 final flagship without any regrets.
After in-depth experience, we believe that the OnePlus 12 is not only the ceiling of current mobile phone hardware but may also be the most powerful Android phone to date, making the goal of “surpassing the product power of all Pro models currently on the market” true. In the price range of 4-5K, OnePlus 12 is currently the most worth buying Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 flagship.
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