OnePlus 12 Review: Better Than You Think!

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Specced to the max and priced to crush.

MKBHD Merch:

OnePlus 12:
OnePlus 12R:

Tech I’m using right now:

Playlist of MKBHD Intro music:

Phone provided by OnePlus for review.

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  1. So, Oneplus 12 great phone but…. any of you guys drive a Tesla? Then you know about the fact that OP12 and Tesla is SHIT! I constantly have to turn of Bluetooth to get in the car. Apparently this is a known thing? Well if I knew I wouldn't have gotten the OP12.
    That said, any of you know a solution cause this is ( luxury i know ) very annoying!

  2. Be forewarned of a very step learning curve, if their OnePlus12 is any indication: (1) The printable 200+ page documentation is woefully incomplete—both in the features not mentioned and the description of those which are mentioned. (2) Most, but not all, YouTube videos show screen images and narrative that do not agree or match with the actual screen images. (3) The OnePlus Community, if one can figure it out—no usable help available. So sad that such a great phone has such omissions.

  3. I just upgraded to the OP12 from the SG S10+, after over 5 years of use with the venerable S10+. The Samsung did require a DIY battery change, at about the 2.5 year point. I would've kept using my Samsung if not for its camera's focusing mechanism beginning to stumble with close in macro shots. I use my phone to demo digital authentication technology, so the GS10+ could no longer deliver on this requirement after years of use.

    As for the OP12…it really is impressive. I do like the similar form factor to my S10+, with the curved edges. Since I always use both a case and screen protector, the curved panel is a non issue. Frankly, the old S10+ is still like mint, after 5+ years of daily use, because I kept it in the case…always.

    In terms of battery life…incredible upgrade with the OP12. With the Android 15 upgrade and reported camera refinements, it appears the OP12 camera software has become considerably more competitive with the traditional market leaders (Samsung-Galaxy, Google-Pixel, Apple-iPhone). I have not put the camera through a full battery of tests (I am a bit of an amateur hobbyist when it comes to photography)…so far it has not disappointed.

    My OP12 set me back ~$670 (with VAT) for the 16GB/512GB black variant. This is at least 30% cheaper than the competition…something I could not pass up.

  4. 1+ worst issue was trashy screen back in 5 era, hurting eyes. Sporadically hear 6-9 has this issue. Don't know if screen is no issue right now.

    But speed wise, optimization, battery saving, no heating, the best.

  5. I've had an S23 Ultra for two years. The battery doesn't seem to last as long and the sound with ear buds isn't great. The cameras have never been wonderful. The Samsung high contrast, saturated color can be weird. So I got the S24 Ultra. And sent it back the next day. The screen was so dim and it had such annoying AI, so intrusive. I could have turned it all off, I suppose, but then why pay for all that AI. I got the Plus One 12 today and it's great! I wish I could find a better calendar and weather app. But the camera is just fine and the cell reception in my rural place is much much better than the S23U. Thanks for this video. My first non Samsung phone in over ten years.

  6. You should have used it longer Marques. I've used mine day and night since late Feb or March with tons of glitches and snags. Way too many to list. Average cameras jumpy svreen and quick battery drain when watching Netflix, etc. It does charge to full from 30 if you believe the the shown numbers. I had my OP6 for 6 years and the power button finaly took a complete dump. That's not good if you need to back up data, etc when moving to a new phone. 🤔🤷🏼‍♂️
    EDIT: I'm hoping yesterdays update corrected some flaws. I paid $900 for this which got me some bogus Hasselblad stamping and unused camera features, along with broken promises, a slightly larger screen and $300 above the cost of the 6. And same power button.

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