OnePlus 12 reportedly gets a slight price increase while 12R matches Pixel 7a

OnePlus has, for years, largely positioned itself as a more affordable alternative to other flagship smartphones without sacrificing specs. With the upcoming OnePlus 12, the company will apparently see a slight price increase, but with the OnePlus 12R seemingly being a killer value. The OnePlus 11 launched last year as a pretty solid value, and an underrated one at that.

The $699 price delivered the same flagship Qualcomm chip as well as solid cameras, a great display, and excellent battery life. But it did make some sacrifices to hit that price, such as dropping wireless charging. Between the return of Qi, the use of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and other improvements such as new camera sensors, a price hike was always expected on OnePlus 12.

The phone’s release in China also hinted at a price increase too. And, now, newsletter TechPuls is seemingly confirming that. The newsletter, headed by Nils Ahrensmeier who has a small , but solid track record for leaks, claims that OnePlus 12 will be sold for $799, up $100 over the prior generation, but actually down from the $899 price of the OnePlus 10 Pro .

Beyond that, the OnePlus 12R will be considerably cheap at a reported price of $499. That would be the lowest price for a non Nord since 2017’s OnePlus 5T . It’s also the same price as Google’s Pixel 7a, and that’s despite the OnePlus 12R packing pretty strong, if slightly outdated specs. The launch of the OnePlus Ace 3 in China, which is effectively the same phone, revealed the device would be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 .

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