OnePlus 12 review: It's not called a Pro, but it's a de facto Pro
If you want to rank domestic mobile phone manufacturers in sentiment, OnePlus is definitely one of them, and may even rank among the top three.
I vaguely remember the summer vacation before I went to college, and the product tension brought by the OnePlus 2 with a bamboo back shell was amazing, and it was maverick, and for a long time, "Never Settle" and "Don't be evil" became the coolest company concepts in my heart.
But the market is cruel, and the customization UI of various manufacturers is becoming more and more outdated, so that in the OnePlus 7 era, the OnePlus community is full of voices complaining about the difficulty of using hydrogen OS.
After that, of course, it is a familiar story, OnePlus returns to OPPO, OnePlus 9 series replaces hydrogen/oxygen OS with Color OS, OnePlus has gradually moved from a niche geek brand to a mass cost performance.
This change may be difficult for some people to accept, but for old friends, OnePlus's products are always worth looking forward to, especially for the OnePlus 12, which bears the title of OnePlus's 10th anniversary masterpiece.
Xiaobian got OnePlus 12 pale green color this time, 16GB+512GB version, all the content in this article is based on this mobile phone.
In terms of appearance, OnePlus 12 can be regarded as inheriting the classic design of OnePlus 11, the signature circular camera module and the metal DECO on the left side of the camera module are retained, just look at the outline is actually the same as OnePlus 11, including the "K-shaped light and shadow" previously advertised on OnePlus 11, but in fact, in the details of the camera module, the two generations of machines are not the same.
Judging from our pictures, OnePlus 12 seems to have some dust particles on the lens module, but in fact, this is a little bit of "starlight" under the cover glass of the OnePlus 12 rear camera, not real dust, but because of the light, it is more obvious in the picture, which is actually more difficult to see, and at the same time, the edge of the bezel is etched with fine scales, and there are text marks around the camera module, and the entire camera module of OnePlus 12 is larger.
In addition, the OnePlus 12's flash cluster has been moved to the top left corner of the metal DECO.
In terms of fuselage material, OnePlus 12The three colors this time, white, pale green, and rock black correspond to ceramic glass, stacked emerald glass, and silk glass.
The pale green color scheme in Xiaobian's hand feels a bit similar to frosted glass, but compared with ordinary frosted glass, the graininess of the touch seems to be a little heavier, and the etching lines on the fuselage have a sense of antiquity, and there are no fingerprints at all.
The size of the entire body of OnePlus 12 is 164.3*75.8*9.15mm, and the weight is about 220g.
In addition, in terms of key workmanship, OnePlus is still very trustworthy, whether it is the three-stage button on the left, or the volume and power buttons on the right, it is very tight, up and down will not loosen at all, and only when the left and right are more forceful, there will be a little bit of very subtle shaking, the key travel is long, but it is not effortless to press, and they are relatively crisp, and the feedback force is moderate.
On the front of the fuselage, OnePlus 12 has a screen size of 6.82 inches, with a resolution of 3216*1440, 510 ppi, very delicate, 1-120Hz LTPO3.0 adaptive refresh, peak brightness of more than 3000nit, global excitation brightness of 1600nit, DCI-P3 100% color gamut, JNCD average value of 0.35, support native 10-bit, HDR 10 + certification, and is the first domestic DisplayMate A+ 2K screen, the look is very good.
In addition, this screen is 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming at low brightness, and DC-like dimming at high brightness, which is more friendly to people with sensitive eyes.
OnePlus 12 is equipped with the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, supplemented by LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.0 flash memory, the configuration is one of the top levels at present, and the built-in area of up to 9140 square millimeters of ultra-large VC soaking heat version and the "Laval airway" design that debuted on OnePlus Ace 2 Pro makes OnePlus 12 more thorough in performance release, with a starting temperature of 23.9°In the Antutu V10 version, it has obtained a good score of 2202606, even among the Snapdragon 8 Gen3 products, it is also a leader.
Of course, it's not enough to have a good theoretical score, but also to perform well enough in the actual game.
In the game testing part, we tested two popular mobile games with relatively high load.
First of all, Genshin Impact, we adjusted all options except motion blur to the highest, and turned off motion blur, the test area is a thousand gully sand, and the content includes running maps, fighting monsters and decryption, completely simulating the normal game process.
In the 30-minute Genshin Impact test, OnePlus 12The average frame rate is 60.29 frames, and the overall game process is very silky, although from the frame rate curve, it seems that it is not stable enough, but in terms of actual game content, there is no perceptible Caton at all, some people may be curious here, how did OnePlus get such a high average frame rate under this zone curve, Xiaobian also studied it, OnePlus 12The highest frame rate of the game is actually not the common 60 or 61, but 62 frames, and in the actual game process, there is a long time to run above 60 frames, so it seems that OnePlus 12's curve fluctuates more obviouslyBut its frame rate is actually not low at all.
In the case of room temperature of around 23°, the OnePlus 12 Half Hour Genshin Impact has a maximum temperature of 40.9° on the front and 45.2° on the back.
Then we waited for the OnePlus 12 temperature to cool back to normal levels, and then tested the Honkai Star Dome Railway, we adjusted all the options to the highest, and the in-game photos showed that the OnePlus 12 Honkai Star Dome Railway's in-game rendering resolution was 1679*763, and the test area was 8,1 times the speed of the simulated universe, which completely simulated the normal game process.
In the 30-minute Honkai Impact Star Dome Railway test, the average frame rate of OnePlus 12 is 59.50 frames, and the game process is very silky, but it should be noted that since Honkai Impact Star Dome Railway is not a seamless large map, there are currently two test methods, one is the Star Cha Sea Running Map, and the other is a simulated universe, and the two test methods cannot be put together to compare the frame rate.
Judging from the frame rate curve,OnePlus12There are more obvious frame drops,But this is actually because there will be frame jams when Honkai Star Dome Railway enters the battle and ends the battle,In fact, you can pay attention to the second half of the game at a relatively complete battle frame rate,There are mostly boss battles here,There is no stuck frame screen to enter the battle scene。
At a room temperature of around 23°C, the OnePlus 12 half-hour Honkai Star Dome Railway has a maximum temperature of 42.1° on the front and 44.0° on the back.
OnePlus12This time the world premiere of Sony's new image brand Guangyu LYT-808,This sensor was quite expected,In some publicity,It is called second only to the CMOS of the one-inch outsole,Although after the research of the editor,This CMOS is actually closer to the OnePlus 9 ProIMX789 in terms of product physical parameters,But in the process of real shooting,We can really feel the advantages of this CMOS in terms of technology and algorithm。
Especially in backlit situations, the OnePlus 12 not only reproduces blazing sunlight, but also reflects the color of the surrounding foliage very accurately.
In addition to the main camera, the OnePlus 12 is also equipped with a 48-million-pixel IMX581 ultra-wide-angle/macro lens, as well as a 64-million-pixel OV64B ultra-light periscope telephoto, coupled with Hasselblad's color adjustment, this configuration is indeed the highest-end image configuration in the history of the OnePlus brand.
The most significant improvement is actually the OnePlus 12's multifocal capability.
Whether it's the taste and color of the ultra-wide angle and the main camera, or the sharpness of the telephoto, the OnePlus 12 is very good, especially in the last 20X sample, the sharpness is very amazing, and the OV64B plays the advantage of the periscope telephoto very well.
This ultra-wide angle can also be used as a macro.
In addition, the OnePlus 12 is a great product for shooting at a 70mm focal length, where it is easy to produce films.
(This photo was compressed and cropped because the dailies were too large)
(This photo was compressed and cropped because the dailies were too large)
(This photo was compressed and cropped because the dailies were too large)
OnePlus12The image is said to be made by the OPPO Find series image team and Hasselblad,It's really decentralized,And before Xiaobian used OPPO Find X6 ProIt's basically a taste,Good looks are really good-looking,As for the so-called Hasselblad flavor?Xiaobian's personal opinion is warmer tones,Extremely suitable for shooting scenes with a sense of temperature。
In terms of nighttime algorithms, the OnePlus 12's HDR is too aggressive.
The night HDR performance of the main camera is decent.
But on the telephoto end, aggressive HDR directly suppresses the light of the entire scene in order to make the light sign clearer, resulting in the scene being much darker than it actually is.
However, the flaws are not hidden, and the overall image strength of OnePlus 12 is actually not lagging behind at all in the 4K price point.
OnePlus 12's battery life scheme uses a combination of 100W fast charging + 5400mAh large battery, which is currently a very top-of-the-line configuration, taking into account fast charging needs and large batteries.
The OnePlus 12 charging speed was tested from 5% battery level, and it took 24 minutes to charge to 28% in 5 minutes, 52% in 10 minutes, 74% in 15 minutes, 92% in 20 minutes, and 100%.
In terms of battery life, Xiaobian's fixed test environment is 5G single card, connected to WiFi, room temperature is about 20°, and the screen brightness is 50%.
Simulating heavy use, the total screen time is 5 hours, and the remaining power is 39%, this battery life level can be said to be very good, and there is no problem with one charge a day under normal circumstances.
More pertinent to evaluate the configuration of OnePlus12,Xiaobian thinks it is satisfactory,On the screen,Oriental screen is not inferior to any domestic high-end display;On performance,The current most flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen3 platform,And in terms of heat dissipation design、Even the game experience is very good;On the image,LYT-808、IMX581 and OV64B The combination is definitely not a short board at this price,There is also a 5400mAh large battery、This year"Rare" 's telephoto fingerprint,The current Android camp experiences the best X-axis linear motor, etc.,Although the name does not come withPro,But OnePlus12The configuration is definitely not as simple as the standard version,Of course, compared to the Pro,OnePlus12It lacks a little appeal and unique product power,So it seems that OnePlus12A little more than enough。
But choosing OnePlus 12 is definitely not a loss, if you can add money, then I recommend the Pro of the last friend, but if you happen to have such a budget, OnePlus 12 is definitely the one with a better experience at this price.