With the imminent launch of Samsung's Galaxy S24 series, OnePlus surely hopes to jump on the hype train when the update season begins. The newly announced OnePlus 12 arrives on February 6, however you can currently get a free storage upgrade if you pre-order before then. Both Amazon and Best Buy They're selling the 512GB model with 16GB of RAM in black or green for $799.99 ($100 off). You'll notice that the price is identical to the price of the lower-end 256GB model, so there's no good reason to pass up double the storage if you're planning to buy OnePlus' latest Android phone at launch.
We've already had some personal time with the OnePlus 12, and while it's not beating the competition in any specific area, we can tell you that it stacks up very well against the best contemporaries in its space for the money. It has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor with 12GB of RAM, a 6.8-inch display, improved water resistance, and an improved Hasselblad camera array. We also finally got wireless charging back (at a blistering 50W) after OnePlus went to great lengths to convince us we didn't need it.
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