OnePlus·phone
OnePlus 12
Based on 30 credible posts from Bluesky & Hacker News. 4 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
Medium confidenceA solid sample; expect small shifts as more owners post. How we score
Scored September 27, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Most owners are happy with it: 67% of 30 reviews are positive and 3% negative. Praise centers on battery & charging and camera. The most common complaint is camera (2 owners). Owners with 6+ months of use feel about the same (67% positive).
What owners like
Battery & charging praised by 5 owners
“The phone's battery life is stunning.”
Camera praised by 3 owners
“Amazingly it was just me leaning against a wall for stability & relying on the optical image stabilization of my phone (the product cameras are great) Thankfully the moon was low in the sky, so bigger than when it gets higher in the sky”
Display praised by 3 owners
“We can finally turn the phone around and show the screen 😁 youtu.be/aumvpha9y9o I believe this might be the best premium phone of the year in North America.”
Price & value praised by 2 owners
“They're beautiful and the prices are really reasonable.”
What owners complain about
Camera raised by 2 owners
“When I owned an S21 Ultra, I found the photos were horribly paintbrushed due to excessive machine-learning.”
What owners talk about
- Camera3 praise · 2 complain
- Battery & charging5 praise · 0 complain
- Display3 praise · 1 complain
- Price & value2 praise · 0 complain
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Full text of every credible post we scored. Bot-like and off-topic comments are hidden.
Hmm my OnePlus 12 is 26 months old and battery is still phenomenal. I charge it to 80% and easily get a day of use, plugging in each night at 30-40%. [...] I did not have battery issues with my OnePlus 7 Pro or OnePlus 9 Pro either. The 7 Pro gave me 3 days of battery! (I upgraded for camera improvements and faster screen refresh rate.)
If you're concerned about the battery life, the battery is very very big on the phone and the OS is apparently quite good at killing background processes. My OnePlus 12 will last all day with regular use (even a year after I got it), and the 15 will likely be even better
A lot of you keep saying I should have gotten a OnePlus 13 lol the OnePlus 13 is a nice and the price is a steal but do remember I got the OnePlus 12 last year and passed on the s24 ultra so this year I'm passing on the OnePlus 13 for the s25 ultra
I bought the OnePlus 12 last year and it's the best phone I've used in years. It's so good that I actually have no need to upgrade to the 13, which dropped today.
Ooh. Please let us know if the fold ever becomes a nuisance or if they improved the tech for the screen. I got the fold 4, and after a year, the crease became so annoying I only used the front side of the phone until I got this OnePlus 12.
That's weird, I bought a OnePlus 12 last year and got a charger with it and it was USB a to c so this change must be recent
Anecdotally, the OnePlus 7 Pro had decent but super fun cameras. [...] My OnePlus Pro 9 felt like a good step up in photo quality. And my OnePlus 12 takes awesome photos I'm very happy with. [...]
I have done less isolation with GrapheneOS than others. I have one profile and that profile has Google Play Services because I have friends on several chat apps, and Signal is the only one that reliably notified me when I got a new message. [...] I know the OS itself isn't siphoning data; With my Oneplus 12 I had to check both Google and Oneplus configs to make sure I wasn't leaking anything. [...]
When I owned an S21 Ultra, I found the photos were horribly paintbrushed due to excessive machine-learning. They look nice on a little screen, but pixel peeping is terrible. Using a OnePlus 12 now, and find the photos much less overprocessed (and wavy).
I still have stock on my OnePlus 12, but I've disabled everything natively Google (except the camera and gallery, because they're linked and allow taking pictures without unlocking) and use Rethink DNS to firewall all apps. Nothing gets out without me having an idea (although that also means some apps may break until their access is properly configured, and some are really stubborn).
I bought a OnePlus 12 in mint condition in October for $636. It’s immaculate and basically brand new. Now, the same phone in only “good” condition is selling for $799.
I've been using a OnePlus 12 running OxygenOS 15 for a week now. [...] I've been on iOS the last 7 years or so. [...]
When I got my OnePlus 12: Them: OnePlus had nothing using the AI capabilities of the flagship Snapdragon. Me: G O O D
Amazingly it was just me leaning against a wall for stability & relying on the optical image stabilization of my phone (OnePlus 12 cameras are great) Thankfully the moon was low in the sky, so bigger than when it gets higher in the sky
I wish they made cases for more brands! I would like to have one for every phone I own, or at least my OnePlus 12. They're beautiful and the prices are really reasonable.
I got a oneplus 12 (at least until it's banned on national security ground) and it is god tier spam filtering i dont even know they come in and just get a weird fucked up transcript lol
Yeah, I got a new phone. It's a OnePlus 12, that's the post!
[...] I've had it off and have been scrolling and doing stuff for over an hour plus. My battery is really good. OnePlus 12. [...]
While it has its own issues, I bought the OnePlus 12 becuase a reviewer said it was a good phone if you didn't want the AI in the Pixel. I was like 'sold'.
After ages, I bought myself an Android phone, aka Oneplus 12, and the watch came at a heavy discount. [...] The phone's battery life is stunning. I can stream, spend hours on social media, use it for casting, use it as GPS and whatnot, and it keeps going.
Reading reviews of the OnePlus 12, and one said it had less AI than the Pixel 8 Pro. I just ordered 2 OnePlus12's, and am leaving the Pixel family. This unwinding from AI is going to take time, as i am lazy AF and will need some time to install Linux as my daily driver if GNUcash works for me.
OnePlus 12 WiFi Mystery! Why is my phone connecting to an OPTIMUM Network? [...] My phone keeps trying to connect to a mystery network, listed as an ISP WiFi that (to my knowledge) doesn't do business here in California. [...]
OnePlus 12! We can finally turn the phone around and show the screen 😁 youtu.be/aumvpha9y9o I believe this might be the best premium phone of the year in North America. It's a great return to form for a company that consistently undercuts Samsung and Apple, offering top tier tech.
Ah fair, gotta get a bigass phone like an S23/24 ultra or a oneplus 12, something in the 6"+ screen size and even then that's probably not gonna eliminate the issue entirely. I have had issues adjusting to a new phone from touch typing ever since my OnePlus 2
I bought the OnePlus 12 becuase it had LESS AI features than my Pixel 7 Pro. (but my wife hates the oversaturation in the default photo settings, and I am seeing some weird issues that may be with the antennas, so I may be back. [...]
I bet they don't do it for my phone though, I have a OnePlus 12 😅
Bought a new battery for my Cat S22 Flip phone, maybe if the battery life is decent (and hopefully can get some kind of micro SD card to work) I can use it as my phone-phone, then use my OnePlus 12 as a tablet or something. Or keep it on hand for emergencies.
Hmm I don't recall ever seeing one on early devices (been using Android since Cupcake), and there definitely isn't one on my current (OnePlus 12, Android 15). Always had to download from the Market/Store when needed.
[...] Not to mention there's Termux[0] which works on almost any device, from the fairly old to the very modern (currently running it on my OnePlus 12, and also had it on past devices). [...]
[...] Not everyone uses mobile payments, my mom and brother use cards but I use Google Pay on my OnePlus 12. [...]
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“Hmm my OnePlus 12 is 26 months old and battery is still phenomenal. I charge it to 80% and easily get a day of use, plugging in each night at 30-40%. [...] I did not have battery issues with my OnePlus 7 Pro or OnePlus 9 Pro either. The 7 Pro gave me 3 days of battery! (I upgraded for camera improvements and faster screen refresh rate.)”
after 26 monthsView on Hacker News“If you're concerned about the battery life, the battery is very very big on the phone and the OS is apparently quite good at killing background processes. My OnePlus 12 will last all day with regular use (even a year after I got it), and the 15 will likely be even better”
after 1 yearView on Bluesky“Ooh. Please let us know if the fold ever becomes a nuisance or if they improved the tech for the screen. I got the fold 4, and after a year, the crease became so annoying I only used the front side of the phone until I got this OnePlus 12.”
after 1 yearView on Bluesky“That's weird, I bought a OnePlus 12 last year and got a charger with it and it was USB a to c so this change must be recent”
after 1 yearView on Bluesky
Common OnePlus 12 problems
Issues at least two owners independently report.
- Camera2 mentionsView on Bluesky
“I bought the OnePlus 12 becuase it had LESS AI features than my Pixel 7 Pro. (but my wife hates the oversaturation in the default photo settings, and I am seeing some weird issues that may be with the antennas, so I may be back. [...]”