New high-end Oneplus boasts camera and power and raises prices

Oneplus is launching its new Oneplus 12 for the first time in Spain, along with the R series model (until now they were only released in China and India) Oneplus 12R.

The year started well in terms of mobile phone launches. Following the Samsung and S24 event, OnePlus today announced the new line of OnePlus 12 terminals, as well as prices and availability in Spain.

Again, The Chinese brand wants to make it clear that it is a strong competitor in the high-end segment. a strategy that was applied in 2023 with Oneplus 11 and its foldable OnePlus Open with considerable success. Now 2024 begins with great promise for mobile phone companies, with the prospect of a return to growth after a particularly bad year.

OnePlus kicks off this season with two phones that grab attention not only for their features, but also never mention artificial intelligence, in a year when it looks like AI could be the catalyst driving the mobile sector. We’ll have to wait if they announce anything about this in future updates.

Another interesting point is the prices, because this year The price of the Oneplus 12 increases over its predecessor by more than 100 euros, and the OnePlus 12R, despite being new on the Spanish market, also has a higher price. than the press and experts expected.

New OnePlus 12

In particular, the Chinese company announced OnePlus 12, a cheaper version of OnePlus 12R and the upcoming OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition.

In particular, OnePlus 12 is the star of the catalog combining a design very similar to that of the Oneplus 11 with a new camera module and a very powerful processor, the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with the exclusive Trinity Engine. It also boasts a new 120Hz 2K ProXDR display, 100W SUPERVOOC fast charging and 50W AIRVOOC wireless charging, and a fourth-generation Hasselblad mobile camera.

In its turn, The OnePlus 12R is designed for most gamers. combining some Oneplus 12 features with gaming-focused features. For example, it includes the industry’s first LTPO 4.0 display, which features an intelligent dynamic refresh rate system that responds to user scrolling speed. Additionally, it is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor with eight 4nm cores, along with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of UFS 4.0 internal storage. All of them are protected by the same Cryo-Velocity cooling system as the OnePlus 12 and are powered by the largest battery ever built into a OnePlus phone – 5,500 mAh.

Finally, OnePlus also presented the future OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition, created in collaboration with HoYoverse and launched on February 28th. Combining the innovative Trinity Engine technology of the OnePlus 12R and special optimizations from OnePlus and HoYoverse, the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact is designed to deliver ultra-fast and smooth gaming experience that allows players to fully immerse themselves in the Genshin Impact universe. The 12R Genshin Impact Edition also comes with a specially designed box and a series of exclusive collectibles inspired by the Genshin Impact character Keqing.

Prices and availability

OnePlus 12 will be available in Spain at a price of 969 starting January 23.

OnePlus 12R will be available in Spain for 699 starting February 5th.

The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition will officially go on sale on February 28, with pre-orders starting on the same day in Europe, India and North America.