OnePlus 12 Review: Better Than You Think!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2024
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Did we really bully him so much so that he finally revived OP 12? 😭
LoL yes
what happened? I'm out of loop.
Yes
@@entropy_69 ppl started being annoying on twitter bc theres not realy a reason to do a video on this phone but they wanted one anyways
@@entropy_69 The OP community was mad that he wouldn't review it because it "didn't really change much"...yet he continued to review apple.
Damn. IR Blaster, High PWM frequency and that rain drop touch stuff are sick features. Those are the kind of features that aren't just stupid gimmicks.
Absolutely. Very cool stuff. Sadly, even if I had the money for an upgrade now, I feel like the S24 Ultra would still have to be my go-to because I use the S Pen every single day.
Yeah I'll take those over some thin pieces of titanium. Plus it's a minor nuisance but I try to use my phone to change songs or videos while doing dishes and it's a pain with damp hands or after a run and sweaty.
@@Lennybird91 Or some useless AI features which i would probably never use
@@siddharthsirvaiya3544 Yeah I'm indifferent about those, too. Plus for those who want it, I think a oneplus update is coming that brings some AI features. If I read right, it releases in the China version already(?)
@@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep S24Ultra, Good trade in deals+high resale value+pre-order double storage+intrest in launch event voucher+ Employer Discount Program/Student Discount.... Perfect recipe for yearly upgrades.
I never thought about it, but now that you mention it it's super weird that IR blasters aren't a *standard* feature in smartphones. There's 4 remotes in my living room (audio, TV, cable tuner box, air conditioning), and they all run off various annoying battery sizes.
It is pretty standard but it rarely comes to the U.S.
@@craigpodsprojames2500 I live in the EU, and none of the Motos/Oneplusses/Samsungs/Nokias/etc I've had over the years had an IR feature.
LG phones had them like the G5 but yeah makes no sense why they never took off
It’s a feature you’d always find on Xiaomi flagship phones
@@karltheintern6531 not even flagships, most of their line-up has an IR blaster, and they're not the only brand with blasters.
Yes, oneplus came back with a true flashgip killer. This OP12 is amazing.
A phone which is really an all-rounder? I am glad OnePlus is returning to their roots...
Same bro. Hated their idea of being a premium / camera / basic phone. We want a flagship killer with nerd features! We don't want a branded camera, we want an IR blaster!
@@mariocuric6690yes we do need that brand camera, as Mr Marquis say don't let that fool you, it's just to let people know it's been tuned properly and people is still hating, can't please then all,some TH-camr say it's the best some will it's a little shy of being perfect
@@mariocuric6690'we' in this case being like 5 people lol.
Confidently incorrect @@burger-enjoyer
@@burger-enjoyer nah most OP fans are nerds and we need good specs
In Marques Voice: It's about DAMN time...
It's how you group the TERMS, Marques...!
I love u tooo..😅
You mean one plus "ads" right. Affiliated links. Mkbhd is officially sold out now, so much paid video nowadays
@@fantasytky28So, because he puts affiliate links, it's an ad? Lol. Affiliate links is probably a small fraction of how he makes money, so I doubt he would destroy his credibility and cost him views, which is the real way he makes money (adsense), for some pocket change affiliate link purchases.
And I didn't think this video was an ad at all. He was pretty objective stating the strong points and weaknesses of the phone.
@@revirdkcalb "small portion" as if money is not money. Then you are too naive
Once you take money from manufacturer there is direct or indirect conflict of interest already.
There's a reason conflict of interest exist
11:32 Editor forgot something 🤣 the yellow highlighted bar
I had to go back and look at that section again a couple of times to notice it. Whoopsie, Mr Editor.
@@PeterArnold1969 Seems like everyone did. It's the "most replayed" part of the video 😅
Someone gettin fired
at first i thought my screen glitched,. and then i replayed 😂
i didnt even notice dat😂
That wet touchscreen feature!!! One thing i don't like about iPhones is that as soon as you get one droplet of water on the screen, the phone just completely stops working 😭
It is a game changer, I won't lie. Like no more wet hands problem
True. I watch TH-cam when I wash dishes by hand sometimes and changing the video was such a pain on my old phones.
Did he say "IR blaster"?! In 2024?! Fucking RAD
I know, very fuking useful for home theatre and hifi!
This phone is so awesome. They’re giving us everything
looks like crap tho
@@syed2194
nah fr im getting mine tomorrow and I am so excited
@@Zeb-nh6hj being able to aim the remote at literally anything and having it work is crazy. I don't need to find the remote anymore and setup is like 4 taps. Love this phone
The IR blaster & Aqua-touch is honestly fantastic stuff. If Apple announced just these 2 features as the sole new features of a iPhone, people would be extremely excited. They really seem that nice on a QoL level
They would actually do a full sized show with just their "I" blaster able to control their laptop, tablet, headphones, VR, pods everything... Market it as the "future" of technology, and then there would be ytube videos of how to HACK ur neighbor's TV and WiFi... (For context, these things have already been done 5 years ago, but it's just that apple would make it seem that they invented it) 😅😂
Also, their "I" screen with Hydro sense would supposedly work even if u got coffee on it and left it submerged in koolaid for a week... (Not sure why but they would surely advertise it that way)
"I blaster" 😂
@@benjackson6260what modern devices, apart from TVs, still use IR?
Id be extremely excited! That would probably be the only feature having me switch from my iPhone mini. Until then I will keep that perfectly sized phone.
Who wants an IR Blaster??
The funny thing is the One Plus Open was actually third in the standard light test which is like 90% of the situations when we take photos
Having a phone with an IR blaster has been a life saver a few times. It's why I keep my old Mate 20 Pro in a drawer, despite it having a smashed screen. It's let me reconfigure old AVRs for which the remote has been lost, and access the service menu of my LG OLED when we moved abroad and it couldn't download apps in the new region. A genuinely useful feature, even if it's not something everyone uses day to day
same , its always to have one
Thank you for covering PWM flickering!!!
Most people don't know about it. The flashing light causes your pupils to constantly dilate, getting fatigued and strained.
I actually know a cousin who was dealing with this, and has completely forced himself to go off the grid due to the fact that nobody could help him. Thanks for shedding light on it
@@BrendenPragasamGet him an LCD phone
He could've turned up the brightness @@BrendenPragasam
I get extemely sick when I'm using my macbook for work. It's caused by pwm
Can't you'll fkn turn the brightness up,that simple
anyways who use a smartphone on such a ridiculously low brightness
The IR blaster is one feature I miss so much when I switched from a Xiaomi mid-range to an S23 ultra. Made controlling appliances in hotels and airbnb's pretty smooth and simple.
XiaoMi RedMi Note 4? :D Still my favorite nostalgia phone. For the fingerprint reader on the back (why dont they make those anymore) and the battery life and the IR sensor.
One of the reasons I'm still holding on to my mi11 lite
I had a one plus 7 pro for years and in 2022 upgraded to an S22 ultra. The main issue I had was there was so many bugs with the software that where never addressed. Maybe they've gotten better in the last few years, but I just don't see myself going back to a one plus phone.
Solution: have 2 phones
@@Undisputed_King that only works if you’re crazy like me
Got my OP12 for $749 (w/ Trade-in) bundled with OnePlus watch 2 for $99...all for $849 (plus tax in the US) I also have the S24 Ultra....honestly I find myself using the OP12 more. No gimmicky Ai & longer battery & charges super fast.
Ikr, reviewers treat AI gimmicks like a must-have but I'd honestly rather not have them. OnePlus 12 is smoother, faster and as you said longer-lasting than the S24 Ultra... OnePlus is honestly underrated
I am using one plus 12 personally. I bought it after selling S24 ultra I would say on of the best android phones I have used. Very very good haptics very well executed. The camera of One plus is so amazing actually better than 15 pro max and s24 ultra when I took portrait mode pictures
If AquaTouch was done by Apple, there would've been 2 whole extra minutes talking about how only Apple could've thought of it and executed it that well
True
Yeah its called marketing and advertising… something all thr android competitors suck at. Look at samsung for example with their revolutionary anti glare screens but 0 marketing😆
@@this_katharsis2227Anti-glare is definitely unappreciated for the S24U. Who cares if it looks duller, it's much more readable! Hopefully they will continue making improvements on the coating so it's as vibrant as other phones. They should put such a coating on every device including tablets and eye care monitors.
@@this_katharsis2227marketing is one of the reasons iphones are overpriced, most android flagships have a better value because money is not being "wasted"
@@yensteelit's not dull cuz of anti reflective coating... They just dialed down the saturation... Cuz side by side, videos look just as vibrant as s23u but only ui has dull colours... N it's confirmed, Samsung is adding a slider in display colour settings for display saturation. Cheers
Man, i rmember college MKBHD reviewing the OnePlus 1 when they came on the scene as the flagship killer. Does that make me old? Oh no. My back hurts...
Ok, that's enough cringe for today
I got a memory on Facebook a few weeks ago that I got an invite to purchase the one plus one lol. I was in high school at the time so it was a pipe dream for me lol
I still remember the iPad rant lmao 2011
2013
Dude, I remember it too!
That Silent/Vibrate/Ring button activates find in page every single time and i have been using OnePlus9 pro since it came out,it's been there since then and now you've told its in the 12 too
Wait I just tried it on my 8T and it did it too 😂
i use it, its good feature, only oneplus has it
Glad the comments from the podcast translated into a review. Lol..
To say this phone stood out over all the other tech at the start of the video, is great to hear! Having a Galaxy S from S4 to S20, this change is exciting 🙌🏽
OnePlus 7T was one of my favorite phones of all-time. I've since switched back to the Pixel (currently have the Pixel 8 Pro), but I've missed the silky-smooth performance of OnePlus. But that's a bit nitpicky: from the Pixel 8 release a few months ago to the Samsung S24 release and now the OnePlus 12 release, Android-users have much reason to rejoice!
Thought it just means they can’t afford iPhone.
@@Simon_PieMan These phones are the same price or more than the iPhone, that claim never made sense. Maybe we like a more open OS.
@ooogyman I too had one, one of the best smartphones I owned, my OnePlus 7T, but had to replace it because its board died suddenly 😢. Now I own the Pixel 7 Pro, which is so good in all aspects, except in the case of the battery life and charging speed. I remember my 7T could charge up to 60%-70% in just around half an hour, and of course it gave more than 11 hours of SOT with normal use. It was able to take high quality photos with the GCams and also smooth and stabilized video with the stock cam, even with the zoom cam.
I'm still using OP7T. Honestly one of the best phones of all time.urs still smooth and other brand new androids don't compare. The old Oxygen was just something else. Even the camera holds up to this this day (🤞🏻 since I've not really tested and flagships from last 2 years). I don't want to switch. They don't make phones like that anymore. The OP12R seems like a good bang for the buck but I still can't get over the color OS. Only if it has Oxygen.
@@satejpatil2618 I have to trade my OP7 Pro in, but having that and the OP9 Pro, Oneplus definitely improved since the 7 Pro. It wasn't a huge leap, but the 7 Pro also wasn't a peak.
I ordered the black one and that glass back is amazing. It feels like a combination of glass and silk! It's like the phone is wearing a tuxedo.....I love it!
You will get lot of scratches after a while. Happened to my OP 9 Pro
"Its like the phone is wearing a tuxedo" lol too funny gotta love it cant wait until mine comes in the mail!
I got the other colour as I thought black was too common
The camera is so beautiful!
No wonder the event was called Smooth Beyond Belief
I got my OnePlus 12R yesterday through offline store and when I lifted it I couldn't believe my eyes as the phone weighs more than my previous phone Redmi Note 8 Pro which was near 200g and was heavy
Here 12R felt like 180g despite the actual weight being 207g
12R is more VFM than the Flagship 12 in my opinion
Watching this with my OnePlus
7pro. Ive been using it for 4years now. Its still perfect and everything stilll works. OnePlus make good phones.
Well most phones from OnePlus are dealing with battery drain issues (this model here seems to be fine though) and the customer support seems very bad for majority of people as well referring to the experience from people of reddit.
I was waiting for this review to order it, sadly missed the preorder but reviews were more important to wait for.
I should be getting mine today. 6 years after I got my OP6.
lucky... im only getting mine on the 21st
I'm also still rocking a OnePlus 6!! Tell me how you end up liking the upgrade because I'm on the fence about it.
The same here, 6 years with my OP6 and it still runs good enough. Thinking of updating to 12 also
True, I've been using OP7 for more than 4 years now and I'm literally confused which phone to upgrade to
@@DarkMatterWonder you too! 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Marques bamboozled us 😭
This came out 2 minutes ago
You did not watch it that fast
Blud did NOT watch the video it’s only been out for 2 minutes
@@momytikthey should bring OxygenOS back.
bro hit the TH-cam gear icon and watched it on 10x speed somehow 😂
Hi pal yea I've noticed the light drop off on the sides of the screen. Is that a defect or just the way the screen is made ?
IR blasters are such an underrated feature. It was literally one of my favorite features from my LG G2 back in 2013... man that was a great phone.
i was so sad when you said you werent gonna make a review on this wonderful phone, but you pulled through! thanks mkbhd
But so many others did a review on it, why did you get mad because he originally wasn't going to do it until twitter threw a rant about it.
@@RJ_Uploads marques doesn’t have a very unique style after everyone started copying him, but he definitely does it best, and i was never mad just upset
@@jonboy3865 very understandable there 👍🏾👍🏾
@@jonboy3865 me personally am still waiting to get my hands on this phone it looks great, and it will be my second OnePlus phone other than my OnePlus 7 pro McLaren.
It's best review I've seen on it so far I wish someone would go into much more detail than this but it's better than others.
IR BLASTER!!!! I've kept my aged HTC One M9 alive PURELY for this function. There are so many times when it's just super handy to have that available. Very impressed that OnePlus built it into their 12. With that trade in offer, I'm actually quite tempted...but don't think it will be available (the trade in) where I live.
Exactly!!!
What on earth do you wanna use an IR blaster for?
@@krimke881 For Television and AC in general
Actually i don't think it's a downside having no ai in my phone.
No its not we are used not having them
I agree, companies just want to use it as a marketing tool to make people feel like they should have it
There's something weird going on with your coloring in this video. It keeps going in and out in some scenes, and looks a little oversaturated or something. Very strange.
Excellent and informative video as always though, thanks so much!
It was recorded on a Sammy.
11:30 yelllow-visor Marques is ready for a match on the tennis court :O
editors not doing their jobs
@@mrnarason Oh no, a human made a mistake
Lmao
editor probably got exhausted editing Vision Pro vid hours before this
That actually made me a bit curious as to their workflow. Maybe I'm out of touch because I pretty much jumped straight from Vegas to DaVinci Resolve but I thought editing each clip on essentially its own timeline could avoid issues like that. Is editing timelines together like that not a thing on Premiere or Final Cut?
11:45 that's one of the OG OnePlus bugs. Already had it on my OP6 and still having it on my OP10 now. Incredible they still haven't fixed this
Came to say the exact same thing
Never noticed that. I, however, am sick and tired of the terrible Bluetooth connectivity in OnePlus phones. Constant drop outs and random volume change
Well, actually I personally use this "feature" quite often 😅
Never thought that it was a bug
@@aktm1407 the Bluetooth was horrible on my 7 Pro. One of my only real downsides with that phone. Sad that they still haven't fixed that.
Still have it in my OP 9
finally another IR blaster!!! such a major underrated feature. I used mine on the LG V20 everyday! so glad OP brought it back👍🏼
@MarquesBrownlee @11:31 there is a slight editing error
Still rocking with OnePlus 7 pro. 😇
& me with the one plus 9 pro ooooooo !!!
OnePlus 7t here
Heyooo so are both my parents and my twin 😅 im on the 8t but i absolutely fucked it up hence my watching this video😂
7 is my fav , I have 9 and am using 10 now
Me too
Not gonna lie, during the intro when you peeled the keyboard off the full screen computer… 😮 I was not expecting that at all, had to double take 😂
Great review!!! Love the info on Qi2, the wired data transfer, water ignorant screen, all the little techie things that most don’t know.
Also this is an insane phone for the price!
thank you so much for reviewing it. I’m also curious about the color operation system. From what I heard it’s not as good as the former oneplus system that got suspended before.
Picked up a Oneplus 11 recently as it was super low price because the 12 was coming. Absolutely thrilled with it. Especially the cameras. Took some photos of the kids Christmas morning in a low lit room and was amazed how clean and detailed the shots were.
Exactly. Homeboy just barely glossed over the camera, and used an old test from another OnePlus phone camera.. 🤦♂️ Video it OnePlus is 100% better visually than any iPhone or Android.
@@4partmedia the funny thing is the One plus Open was actually third in the standard light test which is like 90% of how and when we use cameras
Marques almost pulled a fast one on us. Well done! Glad he heard the outcry and gave this a full review.
It's just a review for the sake of a review. Feels very non-enthusiastic about doing this one.
@@J-my6qjno surprise when he mostly leans toward Apple products. You see how happy he is when reviewing Vision Pro. Most Android products he is reviewing are just for the sake of it.
@@J-my6qj felt exactly the same
@@J-my6qj because he wasn’t , he just wanted to get the mob off his back. Bunch of whiny snowflakes.
@@J-my6qjyeah I felt the same, when you compare this to review of OnePlus 7 Pro, this looks like it was done in much shorter time just for the sake of it.
Great summary. I think the USB C 3.2 also can do video out.
Still rocking my 6T. I would get the 12 if they had long-term software support, but they don't. That's my only issue with my 6T, I had to switch to LineageOS, and a lot of things don't work with it.
00:03 OnePlus 12 impresses with competitive pricing and significant improvements
01:52 OnePlus 12 features a 6.8 inch, 1440p LTPO Pro XDR display and significant performance improvements.
03:39 OnePlus 12 has excellent battery life and ultra-fast charging capabilities.
05:29 OnePlus 12's camera system is slightly better but not top-tier.
07:20 OnePlus 12 offers customizable frame rates for apps and unique features like an infrared blaster and high PWM dimming.
09:09 OnePlus 12 features Aqua Touch technology for better usability in wet conditions
11:01 OnePlus 12 lacks significant AI capabilities compared to other flagships.
12:52 OnePlus 12 is competitively priced and offers great value.
And after reading all these, I remember Marques saying there wasn't hardly any significant changes... Come on!
Thanks for this Summary
Which app did you use tho?
Thank you 😊
I'm assuming you're comparing to the OnePlus 11. The camera system actually got a huge update. It can pretty much rival the Pixel 8 Pro now.
@@tobby_fabulous The tool is a Chrome extension called Merlin. It's a suite of some great AI tools like GPT results beside your Google Search, summarising/transcribing YT videos (and being able to generate summaries like this in comments), using GPT to read through documents and a whole lot of other GPT-enabled things
why dont mkbhd gives timestamps?
That alert slider thing isn't a bug, it happens on my OP 7T as well, we just don't know how to turn that feature off
It is in developer settings last I checked at least on my OP 9. I enjoy the feature, I find it useful when reading articles and I only want to know what the price is of the tech they are reviewing.
That means it’s a bug
@@AtillatheFunhow is it a bug if they give u an option to turn it off.....
Oh s**t, i had my 7Pro since launch and i only just discovered mine does that as well
I like the alert slider and but I would like to have more options to reprogram it to do different things as needed
5 years update is good for me, I upgrade phone every 5 years anyway. I'm sure most upgrade every two years when their contracts end.
I used to love having an IR blaster. I remember turning the TV's on in class and opening apps. Changing friends TV channels,lol. Everyone thought the TV's were possessed.
Watching this from my "Flowy Emerald" OnePlus 12 that i picked up from Best buy the other day. I had a pixel 6 before this phone, and the battery life was awful. I had to run it on battery saver to get through a single day. I can say though that the OnePlus 12 battery life is really good ( no more battery anxiety). I really am enjoying this phone!
Is it a good camera compared to pixel 6 is it a upgrade or a downgrade ??
I am thinking to buying op12
How is your software experience going from pixel to OnePlus?
Hf with your new phone 🎉
is the camera good, and is the curved edge okay??
How is the camera experience compared to pixel 6?
OnePlus is finally making a comeback with all these recent launches like OnePlus Open, OnePlus 12, and even the OnePlus 12R. Seems like a good time to get one...plus. 😂
Yes
Oppo-fication of OnePlus is a good idea after all 😅
Camera is still garbage so not really.
The camera is the deal breaker for me.
Not for me but battery is for me
The slider / search bar thing is in the op9 as well. I like it and use it quite often.
Dang, just picked up my pixel 2 months ago. Wireless charging is a huge one for me. Glad one plus got on the bus. Hopefully they will go to a flat screen next year. Rounded is so crack prone and expensive as heck to fix.
No its not. Most protective cases have lifted edges so the screen wont even touch the ground. Dropped my curved screen phone to concrete twice with kevlar reinforced case and it didnt break.
It's great that you touched upon details like brightness capability, processing power, and pricing. This definitely helps in weighing in on a buying decision, and I especially appreciate the comparison with other flagship models.
are you real
That editing error at 11:30 made me feel good since a pro messes up like me too
So true lmao
What error?
@@CarPOVsquadthin yellow rectangle across the screen
Hahahahhahahahhaha you got him
positive criticism, nicely done.
Hi.. aside price for mid user (including gaming) which would you say is better, the one plus 12 or thr Samsung S24 plus
I still own a 1 plus 1 , to get it you had to receive an exclusve invite. It was a top dog when it released, the best phone at the time. And i dropped it once cracked the screen and there was no way to replace it. Still have it in the shelf as a proud owner.
Mine will be here tomorrow! I got it on the pre-order deal with recycling an old phone for a $100 credit. I've really liked my OnePlus 9, and I am looking forward to the upgrade.
Yeah im trading in my OnePlus 9 for this phone.
how is the mobile
Same trading one plus 9 with 12
hi can you please tell me asap if you are happy with it
@@lilahsingh7190 well I can tell you i traded in my galaxy s24 for it man i love this phone and the battery life is dope also charges to full in like 30 mins
I moved from OnePlus 7 Pro to the 12 three days ago and I am loving it! The phone feels so silky and flowy in hand, being super sturdy feeling at the same time. The speed and battery are terrific. Looking forward to using this OnePlus for the next five years like the 7pro.
Will be doing the same! The 7 pro is an underrated phone, such a reliable daily driver over the years.
Agreed! Have had my 7 pro for years, dropped it many times and still performs like it's new from 5 years ago. No lag, battery life still gives me a full day of usage, just an oevrall tank!
Yeal same with my 8t. It's still incredibly fast and capable. Got it for two years and still see no reason to change it
How is the camera? I'm worried, coming from Samsung, that there will be shutter lag when photographing moving objects.
Same here cheers 😅😅
It's funny to me how everyone says that OnePlus is weak in the camera department yet I've taken some of my personal greatest photos on my OnePlus 8t in lowlight conditions
I've never heard of that aqua touch feature but that would be so damn useful when I'm trying to use my phone right after I've washed my hands!
The OP 7 Pro still to this day is my favorite phone of all time. The camera was fine, but everything else was perfect. Glad to see One Plus back in the thick of the smartphone competition.
It really was. I just want a modern version of that phone 😢
Is still my current phone, battery wasn't great from the start, now it is really bad. Apart from that, amazing phone!
i'm still using OP7 Pro 8/256 and its as good as new, Recently got my battery replaced from official oneplus center and it was really good. They were super professional and replaced it with a brand new battery in 2 hours. I'm getting 4-6 hours of screen on time (depending upon task) if you're still planning to use it , i'd suggest invest 20$ on battery. @@christophtoifl6848
@@christophtoifl6848 Still my current phone as well! Truly an awesome phone. I'll be upgrading to the op12 for similar battery issues, its done its time haha
Enjoyed every bit of using OP7 Pro for the last 4years 7 months, sadly it died(mother board issue) 3days before the OP12 launch. Pre-ordered OP12 on launch day but sadly missed out on trade-in benefits
I really appreciate you listening to your fans and making this vid.
I saw a comment about bullying you into it, I hope you never feel that way, it good to understand what your audience want to see.
In any other year, I could understand the original thinking of skipping it, but oneplus really did something right here, and counting the oneplus open it's 2 in a row.
Keep making great vids, I'll keep watching.
I doubt he feels that way. As a TH-camr, he needs to make content that people will want to watch. When he says he isn't going to review something and then loads of people beg him to review it, then it's kind of a no brainer to make the video because he knows it will be watched by lots of people so will earn him some good revenue.
So, it's not being bullied it's responding to the wishes of your audience.
Bully ? Come on we gotta stop giving pity where it aint due. If anything, this is what he wants, he wants to know what people want to watch from him, more money
Totally agree. It's unfair for others to unsub because they didn't get their instant gratification. The culture is too good at writing people off these days.
If you are a tech reviewer you should be able to work on everything… It’s clear he leans towards certain brands compared to others
He was just waiting to review it at his own pace. He was one of the first to actually review a oneplus back in the day when nobody knew about oneplus
Ive had my OnePlus 12 for just over a week now, i finally upgraded from my OnePlus 7 pro, which has been fantastic over the past 5 years but degraded battery life and a broken screen ment it was time to upgrade.
My first impressions are that this phone is fantastic in every aspect, performance, camera, battery life and charging speeds.
The last two are so good, here in the uk we get 100w charging and ive never had a phone charge so quick or battery last so long, 2 full days easy!
I also got a great deal getting a free pair of B&O headphones with it.
All i can say is i highly recommend anyone this phone, its great value for money.
Did u have colour OS or oxygen OS on it?
I'm about to upgrade from my OnePlus 7, I've had it 5 years and never needed a repair or new screen... but my battery life is bad and my keyboard is burnt in to my screen 🙃 so it's time. I almost jumped to iOS but I'm glad I waited because the 12 seems really good. Looking forward to it 🥳
@@rainbowcactus6774 The battery life was the thing that made me upgrade and I promise you this phone will blow your mind in comparison lol. Even performance wise you'll notice a big difference, trust me you'll be glad you didn't jump to iOS! Hope you enjoy your new phone :)
I was really unfortunate with my 7 when I got it when it launched in the UK, hardly any cases were available, took it out my pocket and it slipped and broke the glass, not the screen itself. Lived with it for 5 years like that lol.
Have only owned the OP11 for 6 months and pre-ordered the 12! They gave me +$400 for my 11! Can't wait!
Same 😊
With all the preorder incentives and trade in . It was a no brainer. @@adamrush8360
Hey Marques, thank you so much for listening to everyone’s feedback and reviewing the OP 12. This just one of the many reasons why you’re truly the GOAT TH-camr!
Thanks so much for doing a review of the OP12 Marques. Great that you keep listening to the community.
I would love to buy the OP 12 but I just don't know if I can give up the computational photography and software updates of my Pixel. If they made the camera as good as the Pixel and put an ultrasonic fingerprint reader in it, I'm in!
At 11:12 the "eraser" tool in color os acts kind of same as the magic eraser in pixel.
RETURN OF THE IR BLASTER YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES. I was so sad to part with my LG G3 cos by the time I was upgrading my phone, no one was doing IR blasters anymore 😢
I have never forgiven Samsung for removing from the Note line. Literally my favorite part of that phone. You can control anything with and IR receiver, even with no remote! Also, be a little menace and change a sports bar's TV channel to your hearts content.
I was trying to remember which phone I had which had an IR blaster!! LG G3 - Thank you!!!
nice to hear about pwm dimming in a tech review, feels like an under addressed topic! just cracked my Xr hopefully this will be an ok upgrade
The good news is that it's not only Oneplus that's addressed this. Samsung's newer S24 Ultra also has a higher frequency as well, but it's not as high as OP12's.
i switched from Apple to oneplus for my first android and it was so easy
I got mine at the end of january and it lasted 2 weeks before the screen when blank and unresponsive. sent it off, got it back super quick. However, I didn't want to mess around setting it up again for hours so left it on the side for a month. Just set it up again last night and the screen has gone again. I'm so disheartened about losing all my data the first time and now it's happened again. I hope they replace it this time rather than a simple software update like they did last time.
I also bought the matching case and it feels so rough to touch I replaced it right away.
Why did it go off?? Did it have the colourOs instead of oxygen OS??
I am still on my OnePlus 7 pro and it is performing perfectly fine. Had to change the battery and the charger port as they dropping in performance but i am still a happy customer..
Also i am ok with the curved screen
What is your experience with the curved screen? Cause I'm thinking of buying the OnePlus 12, but man I'm not sure if I'll like the curved display. It's the only thing that's holding me back. Apart from that, I'm in love with this phone
@@agv-vt8co the only disadvantage i notice when new there could be an accidental touches but once i got used to it is not happening, other than that it looks cool to me unique and has its character.
Glad you came around and finally did a review of the OnePlus 12. There was going to be a revolution if you didn't.
Thank you.
A link in the video or description to the camera test from last year you mentioned would have been awesome. Imma go search for it
I was gonna go to a Pixel for my next upgrade, but the fact that this has an IR blaster might have sold me. Messing with the TV's at bars is a good time.
The real reason why this phone stood out to me and just changed my life is the charging speed. I became a oneplus believer in a matter of minutes, I'm not even joking.
I am able to use this phone for 1-2 days and then then charge it back up with that SUPERVOC 100W charging in minutes, it's a super game-changer that I never knew I needed.
I can literally just play some wild rift for 4 hours and get my battery down to 20%, then I leave it in for 5 minutes? It goes up to 50%. I leave it for 10 minutes? Okay now it's up to 80%! ...I leave it for 15 minutes on charge? It's back to 100%.
It's literally crazy, I never knew this ultra charging is going to such an amazing feature... and Now I simply can't imagine a phone without it.
So unless other brands adopt this 100W+ charging technology, I'm not even going to look the other way.
Really glad you made this video. Hope some other companies start to bring some of the features to their phones too!
OnePlus 12 equals Thirteen, took me a while but i figured it out.
OnePlus was never a One. Mind breaking
how is it 13?
@@Jolz0If you write it in terms of numbers, it say "1+12=13"
Woah mind blown 😂
Also the T phones like the OnePlus 7T; they stole the idea from Apple’s S phones like the iPhone 6s. OnePlus added a 1 to the S to make it a T 😂
I have the OP12 and love the curved glass. The screen finger print reader is great even after washing one's hands and not having them perfectly dry. With my old OP8 pro, I had to have absolutely dry fingers to use the print reader - not anymore! Love the curved display. So glad this doesn't have AI. Totally useless to me.
seems like might be a decent upgrade from my OP8 pro lol, that ir blaster is a pretty cool feature i feel like more phones should have that. although them keeping the curved screen is a bit a of a bummer. the R version is kinda interesting aswell
Mine came in a few days ago and I love the OnePlus 12. The screen is great and the battery feels like it never runs out. Definitely one of the best phones I've ever used.
I'm getting mine next week. Can't wait! Any tips or things you've noticed that Marques didn't mention?
I'm coming from S22 Ultra which I don't like at all. I used to use OP all the time (5 - 8t) and I'm super excited to be going back!
Nice
@@_Rd_009 I'm using op12 for 10 days and found not a single problem. The only thing you should be concerned with is that it doesn't have ip68 and if you put the phone on high performance mode,120 ref rate,qhd display with Ohaptics on(all of these together) then the battery will drain significantly(still 6.30 hour+)
the battery is definitely insane. I can get 2 full days of light to moderate use out of it, at 1440p with all apps set to 120hz
@@_Rd_009 Wow going from an s22 ultra definitely seems like a downgrade, keep us posted on how you like the phone, also anything in particular you didn't like about the Samsung?
One plus 7 is still the best screen they've made with a pop up front camera. 4 years still going strong.
I have that phone (7 Pro). I wish the screen wasn't curved, and had higher brightness. Other than that, a great phone.
OP7T pro had pop-up selfie camera, I guess you're talking about that...OP7 doesn't have a pop-up selfie camera..
I hate that TH-camrs kept mentioning that the "pop up camera may fail" but it was actually one of the best implementation for a front camera. Should have been carried on to all flagships today
@@jaylaflame4146bro fr I'm using k20 pro with the latest A14 voltageOS and it's still hella fast
@@jaylaflame4146nowhere near scientific of course and I don't take a lot of selfies but I don't treat my phone too nicely either. Still working well on my 4 yr old 7t pro
since it is a rootable phone, wondering the possibility to port the AI features from CN rom to Global rom.
when shutter button touched, did you get what you see in your screen or does it do some 2-3 second processing so the final images slightly changes?
You still need an answer ?
@@daidalos1508 yes 🙂
9:30 woah the water type is something i never even thought to be possible. Making it useable in that state in impressive.
Nice video to see! Didn't expect it as you said in the podcast you won't cover it..:D
The alert slider bug has been there since maybe around OOS12. It has nothing to do with Oneplus 12 exclusively. It happens on my OnePlus 10 if I'm on the Chrome app. It's hard to note unless you use the alert slider in-app. Otherwise, it doesn't affect any other functionalities.
Is that wallpaper preloaded on the OnePlus 12?
Almost got a Galaxy S24 Ultra but ultimately chose this phone instead. I feel like that aqua-touch is going to be life changing. Also hell yeah for high PWM, flickering has caused me SO MUCH eyestrain in the past years...
How do you enjoy the camera? Have you tried night shots?
@@chefnelsonsbbq I haven't really tried it yet! It's cold and raining here so I stay home all the time. Only got the phone a few days ago. The battery is phenomenal, I can tell you that. Charges in 20 minutes and lasts well over 24 hours.
@ShreetGupta wdym smsung is a bad company? That is such a bad answer to that comment, samsung makes almost everything, best budget phones and the best high end smartphones!
11:28 Wow, that's the first editing mistake I've ever seen in an MKBHD video! Feels so weird to notice. It's just a testament to how good your production quality really is...
What is the mistake?
The yellow marker / bar is in the background after they switched back from the quote to marques face
I thought I was the only one who saw it lmfao
Shows they were scrambling together the video after the backlash of saying he wasn't going to review it
@@StevenGumboAppleton Why/When did he say that?
When apple introduced, USB C and the Titanium () as their new features, everyone is so amazed and talking and doing everything, When OnePlus introduces game changing features like IR Blaster, High PWM frequency and that rain drop touch, no one really talking about that. What type of a world is this? 
Because people like IPhones generally more.
I hope you're joking about IR blaster and "introducing game changing feature". Phone manufacturers have been putting them in phones for more than 10 years and basically every Xiaomi device has it.
Yeah but those are international phones, not the global versions, samsung used to have an ir blaster but removed it for an unknown reason.@DINO92AVFC
Corporate sponsorship, "hype my stuff or be black listed"
Something called marketing. You'd be surprised at how many people use ads to make their purchasing decisions... OnePlus doesn't do any advertising so basically no one outside of techies knows about them
I love the ir blaster I remember using my old LG V10 had one and it was awesome I would change the TV channel at the gym bar my home ahh great memories!
I've loved my OnePlus phones for 3 models now, and have been eyeing the 12 so I can hand my OP10Pro down to my kid. Really wish they would get away from the glass backs though.
The Aqua Touch is the main feature I'm lusting after. I live in Seattle and so my phones really need to perform passably in the rain
I was just waiting for your review...! Thank you!!!
Could you please continue with the one plus 12R ?
11:31 that highlighted line persisting in the video.. editing bug perhaps?
Like 8 years ago I got the one plus 3T because of a review I saw here (it also was the review that got me following you 😂) and it was one of the best phones I ever had!
Literally exactly the same for me
I thought you are done with the phone with just the description in the podcast. Glad you decided to take a deep dive and make a review video.
On low light - I took side by side pictures with my OnePlus 12 and Pixel 8 (not pro) on the normal wide lens in very low light. The 12 took 1/12 the amount of time to take the picture, came out just as bright AND the Pixel was blurry. OnePlus retained more fine detail and honestly really shocked me. Dont sleep on this phone!! It's frigging incredible. Also, Pixel 8 feels SLOW going back to it (I gave it to my daughter) and fast charging is life changing. That is all ❤️
What about the little software featuress that Google has all over the phone, did u feel like you wouldn't need it? Like the magic eraser and other stuff
@@ankith1729i dont have a pixel or so but to be honest i dont think you need the ai stuff on your phone, more of a gimmick. But just opinion not because i have it on my phone.
@@nathanvrvrtI feel the same about those. I’m on iOS, but I have a Poco F1 with Pixel Experience and those features feel like a gimmick without any real life use. Samsung on the other hand presented some cool features, since the circle to search and summarise this page seem really useful.
I think danny pointed that as well on the older phones. It's a surprise that the Pixel 8 is still the same. The iPhone tends to be pretty fast for night-time shots and so is the Oneplus. Samsung's pretty fast as well, and the shutter speed of the S24U was said to be even faster than before.
@@ankith1729 I have a Zenfone 10, but I get Magic Eraser, Portrait Blur modes and other features like that in my Google Photos app because I have a Google One account. I used to love my OnePlus 7T Pro, but neither the Zenfone or the older OnePlus are anywhere near Pixel quality in terms of camera processing out of the box - that's what you will miss more than the tools themselves. My wife's Pixel 6 is consistently better and more accurate with shots.
One reason I'm still using a P30 Pro is because of the IR blaster. I use it in hotels where the AC is "broken", also in coffee shops where it's too hot/cold haha. and also the occasional spot of mischief.
The exact same bug exists in my OnePlus 11r too. I had sent an e-mail to OnePlus support and they said that it is a known bug and are working with the Google team to get it resolved at the earliest (I had received their reply on the 18th of December last year). There is a similar issue in TH-cam too.
TH-cam has a similar issue??
The nostalgia! I remember having to get an invite to buy my OnePlus One, it was an extraordinary phone for the time. The last OnePlus phone I had was OnePlus 6, after which they lost me. It's nice to see them getting back up though :)
Yea i loved my oneplus 6 its just sucks how bad their cameras are! But i loved the software experience. if they make a flip oneplus with a flagship camera I would get it.