Early OnePlus 12 details surface with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and camera upgrades

Leaker Yogesh Brar has shared preliminary details concerning the OnePlus 12, seemingly the corporate’s subsequent flagship smartphone. For reference, whereas OnePlus has launched common and Pro fashions previously, it has no plans to supply a OnePlus 11 Pro. The similar applies to the OnePlus 11T within the second half of 2023 owing to a flagship portfolio ‘streamlining’.

As such, the OnePlus 12 is more likely to be the corporate’s first system with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a chipset that Qualcomm has codenamed SM8650. Incidentally, whereas Qualcomm has not introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 but, early Genshin Impact benchmarks have leaked on-line alongside equivalents for the MediaTek Dimensity 9300. Brar provides that OnePlus will complement the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 5,000 mAh battery that helps 100 W wired charging, mirroring the non-US model of the present OnePlus 11.

Seemingly, OnePlus may also distinguish the OnePlus 11 and OnePlus 12 with improved cameras. According to the leaker, the corporate is creating the OnePlus 12 with 50 MP major, 50 MP ultra-wide-angle (UWA) and 64 MP periscope cameras, with the latter two upgrades over the 48 MP UWA and 32 MP telephoto cameras within the OnePlus 11. Additionally, the OnePlus 12 is claimed to characteristic a 6.7-inch OLED show working at QHD and 120 Hz. In different phrases, the OnePlus 12 is more likely to match its predecessor on this regard, relatively than transferring onto a better refresh charge like 144 Hz or 165 Hz.

Brar stresses that every one specs come from an engineering configuration. Hence, some details might change between now and when OnePlus begins mass manufacturing. Currently, the leaker asserts that OnePlus is focusing on a December 2023 launch for the OnePlus 12; details of a world launch are unknown at this stage, though we’d not be shocked if OnePlus continued providing new flagships globally in January.

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