What it’s essential to know
- The much-anticipated OnePlus 12 now has an official launch date.
- It will likely be unveiled in China subsequent month as a part of the corporate’s ten-year journey.
- The gadget will likely be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and geared up with a Sony LYT-808 main sensor.
As anticipated, the OnePlus 12 is seeing an earlier launch than its predecessor fashions. The corporate has introduced the launch date on its Chinese language microblogging website Weibo, which is ready for December 4, 2023, making the launch of two flagship successive fashions in the identical yr.
What you will not be conscious of is that this yr marks the ten-year anniversary of OnePlus, and to mark the achievement, OnePlus is holding an occasion in China subsequent month, dated December 4, 2023 — the corporate revealed within the Weibo submit. The teaser picture showcases the occasion is about celebrating the ten-year mark with the OnePlus 12 launch.
Whereas the teaser picture does not reveal a lot aside from the launch date of the OnePlus 12, it’s a distinctive feat from an OEM maker to launch two successive fashions in the identical yr because the OnePlus 11 was launched in early January 2023 — eleven months down, we’re prone to see successor all in motion subsequent month — not less than within the firm’s residence floor. That mentioned, different firms have equally moved their launches up over the previous yr, so it is not too shocking.
Contemplating the earlier OnePlus flagship fashions launch, the OnePlus 12 will first be launched within the Chinese language market subsequent month, adopted by a world launch, which can possible happen a month later. This implies we are able to most likely count on an early January launch in areas just like the U.S., the place the telephone will possible compete with the likes of the Galaxy S24, which is slated to launch in mid-January.
Nonetheless, we’re excited to see the following OnePlus arriving early as one of many first telephones to sport the AI-powered Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which has already made its strategy to the Xiaomi 14 sequence.
Different specs confirmed by OnePlus embody a shiny Professional XDR 2K show and a Sony LYT-808 main sensor much like these discovered within the latest OnePlus Open. Different leaks have additionally proven us the OnePlus 12 renders and revealed the benchmarks of the upcoming handset. To accompany the flagship chipset, the OnePlus 12 is anticipated to have not less than 16GB to 24GB of RAM.
