OnePlus 12R vs OnePlus 11R — what’s different?

Last year’s OnePlus 11R was such stupendous value in that, fashioning the OnePlus 12R was always going to be challenging. OnePlus could have easily copy-pasted the same phone and re-launch it, and it would have found takers but alas, it didn’t. In fact, somehow, it managed to fashion an even better deal.

The 12R gets a fancy new display, that borrows heavily from the more premium (and pricier) OnePlus 12, last year’s flagship Qualcomm processor, and a bigger battery meticulously put together inside a glass and metal chassis with stronger screen protection and official IP rating. The real kicker though is that despite all the upgrades, the OnePlus 12R costs the same as the OnePlus 11R. Not a rupee more, not a rupee less.

OnePlus 12R versus OnePlus 11R — every difference that you wanted to know:

1. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R design: The OnePlus 12R has a glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back) and metal design. You can say that it is a more refined version of the OnePlus 11R. The overall look is akin to the OnePlus 12’s (even the alert slider is on the left now). The 12R is ever so slightly thicker (8.8mm versus 8.7mm) and heavier (207g versus 204g) in comparison to the 11R. It is IP65 rated.
2. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R display: The OnePlus 12R has a 6.78-inch “LTPO” AMOLED display with a 1.5K resolution and up to 120Hz refresh rate. Like the OnePlus 12, it can top 4,500 nits, has aqua touch, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection. The OnePlus 11R’s display was non-LTPO and could top only 1,450nits.
3. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R processor: The OnePlus 12R is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 while the OnePlus 11R had the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1.
4. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R RAM, Storage: The OnePlus 12R comes in 8GB/128GB and 16GB/256GB trims. The 128GB model uses slower UFS3.1 (the 256GB version is UFS4.0). RAM is of the LPDDR5x type in both. The OnePlus 11R also came in the same memory configurations (storage capped at UFS3.1).
5. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R software, update support: The 12R runs the latest OxygenOS 14 based on Android 14 with claimed 3 OS upgrades and 4 years of security patches.
6. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R rear camera setup: The OnePlus 12R has a 50-megapixel Sony IMX890 main sensor, paired to an 8-megapixel ultrawide and another 2-megapixel macro. The setup is a do-over from the 11R’s with one difference. The 12R’s ultrawide uses a less wide 112-degree field-of-view lens (versus 120-degree in the 11R).
7. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R front camera: The OnePlus 12R has a 16MP camera for selfies, same as the OnePlus 11R before it.
8. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R battery, charging: The OnePlus 12R is backed by a 5,500mAh battery and supports 100W fast wired charging. The OnePlus 11R had a 5,000mAh (and same 100W fast charging).
9. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R speakers, connectivity: The 12R has stereo speakers and no headphone jack. It supports Wi-Fi 7 (improvement over the 11R) and Bluetooth 5.3.
10. OnePlus 12R, OnePlus 11R India prices: The OnePlus 12R comes in 8GB/128GB and 16GB/256GB trims for Rs 39,999 and Rs 45,999. The OnePlus 11R cost the same at launch.

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