January has brought some interesting flagships and mid-rangers. The OnePlus 12 and 12R are almost here – shipments in India will start on February 6. The.
The OnePlus 12 and 12R are almost here – shipments in India will start on February 6. The flagship model combines the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 6.82” QHD+ 10-bit 120Hz LTPO display and a fairly powerful camera system (50MP main, 64MP 3x tele and 48MP ultra wide). The 5,400mAh battery showed solid endurance (though it doesn’t last long when gaming), plus it’s super fast to charge back up either over a wire (100W) or wirelessly (50W).
The OnePlus 12R opts to use last year’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 instead and loses the 64MP tele camera and 50MP ultra wide (it has an 8MP module instead). The battery has 5,500mAh capacity and supports 100W wired-only charging. The 12R will receive 3 OS updates and 4 years of security patches, compared to 4 updates and 5 years of patches for the 12.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE will also get 4 OS updates and 5 years of patches, though it’s on the pricey side for a phone with an Exynos 2200 (it’s a two year old chip). This one does have a tele camera (8MP, 3x) and a 12MP ultra wide. The battery is both small and slow with 4,500mAh capacity and 25W/15W charging. To be fair, the phone is smaller than the OnePlus duo with a 6.4” 120Hz display.
Alternatively, you can grab an iQOO 12. Both it and the S23 FE fall between the OnePlus 12 and 12R in terms of pricing.
