Leaked OnePlus 12 and 12R US pricing will have you more excited for the latter،
Late last year, OnePlus unveiled its latest high-end phone in China and is currently preparing to unveil a budget flagship. The OnePlus 12 will launch in the United States at the same time as the OnePlus 12R: on January 23. The phones are hardly a mystery at this point, but what wasn't known until now were the pricing details, but the tech blog TechPlus discovered this information.
The German media claims that the base OnePlus 12 the variant with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage will cost $799 in the United States. The 16GB/512GB model is expected to cost $899.
This would make the phone more expensive than the OnePlus 11, but as much as we hate price hikes, this increase doesn't seem unwarranted.
For starters, the entry-level OnePlus 11, which costs $699, has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. And these are far from the only improvements. THE OnePlus 12 has a slightly larger (6.8-inch) and remarkably brighter (4,500 nits) screen. It has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 under the hood, new ultra-wide and telephoto cameras, and a bigger battery with wireless charging support.
TechPlus says the OnePlus 12R will start at $499 for the model with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The 16GB/256GB variant will cost $599.
OnePlus has been releasing R editions of its flagship devices since 2021's OnePlus 9, but this is the first time the series is coming to the United States. The OnePlus 12R isn't official yet, but it's expected to feature a 6.7-inch 120Hz display with the same peak brightness as the OnePlus 12the previous-generation Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, a triple-camera system with a 50 MP main snapper, an 8 MP ultra-wide unit and a 2 MP macro module, and a beefy 5,500 mAh battery that you won't You will only be able to charge using a good old wired charger as wireless charging will not be supported.
While the OnePlus 12 will undoubtedly confidently take on the iPhone 15, Galaxy S23, and Pixel 8, the 12R could steal the show by becoming a compelling option for US consumers looking for an affordable device that's not not the Pixel 7a or a Galaxy A series phone.
