It’s a new year, and that means a whole new slate of flagship phones to look forward to. The first one to lead the pack comes from OnePlus with the OnePlus 12. Though it technically debuted last December in China, it is now available globally, along with its more affordable sibling, the OnePlus 12R. Though the OnePlus 11 was a solid successor to the OnePlus 10T, the OnePlus 12 goes even further, which is perfect considering that OnePlus’ motto is “Never Settle.” It fixes some of the shortcomings of its predecessor and proves to be a strong contender among competition from Samsung, Google, and Apple. And for the price, you get a lot of value in this flagship device. One of the best things about OnePlus is that it has unique designs that stand out (i.e., the OnePlus Pad), and that trend continues with the OnePlus 12. The OnePlus 12 comes in two colors for the global launch: Silky Black and Flowy Emerald. For this review, we received the Flowy Emerald color, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. ...

Beautiful curved display; Flowy Emerald is a truly unique color; Powerful performance; Hasselblad camera system delivers great results; Two-day battery; Very fast wired and wireless charging;

Back glass is slippery; Curved screen has some annoyances; Large size can be unwieldy;

It’s a new year, and that means a whole new slate of flagship phones to look forward to. The first one to lead the pack comes from OnePlus with the OnePlus 12. Though it technically debuted last December in China, it is now available globally, along with its more affordable sibling, the OnePlus 12R. Though the OnePlus 11 was a solid successor to the OnePlus 10T, the OnePlus 12 goes even further, which is perfect considering that OnePlus’ motto is “Never Settle.” It fixes some of the shortcomings of its predecessor and proves to be a strong contender among competition from Samsung, Google, and Apple. And for the price, you get a lot of value in this flagship device. One of the best things about OnePlus is that it has unique designs that stand out (i.e., the OnePlus Pad), and that trend continues with the OnePlus 12. The OnePlus 12 comes in two colors for the global launch: Silky Black and Flowy Emerald. For this review, we received the Flowy Emerald color, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. ...

Beautiful curved display; Flowy Emerald is a truly unique color; Powerful performance; Hasselblad camera system delivers great results; Two-day battery; Very fast wired and wireless charging;

Back glass is slippery; Curved screen has some annoyances; Large size can be unwieldy;

It’s a new year, and that means a whole new slate of flagship phones to look forward to. The first one to lead the pack comes from OnePlus with the OnePlus 12. Though it technically debuted last December in China, it is now available globally, along with its more affordable sibling, the OnePlus 12R. Though the OnePlus 11 was a solid successor to the OnePlus 10T, the OnePlus 12 goes even further, which is perfect considering that OnePlus’ motto is “Never Settle.” It fixes some of the shortcomings of its predecessor and proves to be a strong contender among competition from Samsung, Google, and Apple. And for the price, you get a lot of value in this flagship device. One of the best things about OnePlus is that it has unique designs that stand out (i.e., the OnePlus Pad), and that trend continues with the OnePlus 12. The OnePlus 12 comes in two colors for the global launch: Silky Black and Flowy Emerald. For this review, we received the Flowy Emerald color, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. ...

Beautiful curved display; Flowy Emerald is a truly unique color; Powerful performance; Hasselblad camera system delivers great results; Two-day battery; Very fast wired and wireless charging;

Back glass is slippery; Curved screen has some annoyances; Large size can be unwieldy;

It’s a new year, and that means a whole new slate of flagship phones to look forward to. The first one to lead the pack comes from OnePlus with the OnePlus 12. Though it technically debuted last December in China, it is now available globally, along with its more affordable sibling, the OnePlus 12R. Though the OnePlus 11 was a solid successor to the OnePlus 10T, the OnePlus 12 goes even further, which is perfect considering that OnePlus’ motto is “Never Settle.” It fixes some of the shortcomings of its predecessor and proves to be a strong contender among competition from Samsung, Google, and Apple. And for the price, you get a lot of value in this flagship device. One of the best things about OnePlus is that it has unique designs that stand out (i.e., the OnePlus Pad), and that trend continues with the OnePlus 12. The OnePlus 12 comes in two colors for the global launch: Silky Black and Flowy Emerald. For this review, we received the Flowy Emerald color, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. ...

Beautiful curved display; Flowy Emerald is a truly unique color; Powerful performance; Hasselblad camera system delivers great results; Two-day battery; Very fast wired and wireless charging;

Back glass is slippery; Curved screen has some annoyances; Large size can be unwieldy;

The Apple iPhone 14 is no match for the just-released iPhone 14 Pro, but if you ignore that, it’s one of the most effective phones around.

Great cameras, front and back, Fast performance, Good battery life, Innovative safety features

Design too familiar, Some average features

The iPhone 14 isn’t much of an upgrade over the iPhone 13, but it’s still a great device and an upgrade for anyone coming from the iPhone 11 or older.

Great camera, Good battery, Emergency features are cool, Still excellent performance

Display could use some upgrades

Apple has given select media outlets and YouTubers access to the new iPhone 14 ahead of when it begins arriving in customers' hands on Friday, September 16. There are two models of the ‌iPhone‌ 14, the standard 6.1-inch ‌iPhone‌ 14 and the larger 6.7-inch ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus.

We have a lot of exciting flagship phones arriving in 2024, and one of the first to be released this year was the OnePlus 12, along with its more affordable sibling, the OnePlus 12R. The OnePlus 11 was a solid successor to the OnePlus 10T, and it brought back some of that OnePlus magic that had been missing, meaning the OnePlus 12 has a lot to live up to. Happily, it fixes some of the shortcomings of older models and is set to be a strong rival to the competition from Samsung, Google, and Apple, as we found out in our review. Christine Romero-Chan reviewed the OnePlus 12 upon release at the end of January 2024 and used a U.S. version of the phone in the Flowy Emerald color. In April 2024, Andy Boxall revisited the OnePlus 12, this time using a U.K. model in Silky Black. Andy’s experience with the phone can be found in the “three months later” section directly below, but the review score remains unchanged, and it’s still a highly recommended smartphone. I was disappointed not to have th...

Beautiful curved display; Flowy Emerald is a truly unique color; Powerful performance; Hasselblad camera system delivers great results; Two-day battery; Very fast wired and wireless charging;

Back glass is slippery; Curved screen has some annoyances; Large size can be unwieldy;

It's easy to get carried away and lose sight of just how far we've come in the smartphone world. Apple's iPhone 14 is 7.8 millimeters thick but can communicate directly with satellites, boasts photographic talents that eclipse dedicated cameras and action cams, and does so starting at just $799.

Improved low-light camera performance, Clever safety features (you hope you won't need)

Improvements feel evolutionary, eSIM may prove a headache, iPhone 13 offers much the same for $100 less

While Samsung and Google were busy shipping AI features as fast as possible, OnePlus doubled down on the essentials.

Excellent all-day-and-then-some battery life, Big, vibrant display, Top-tier processor and tons of storage, even at the base configuration, Good camera with lovely color processing

Lacks full IP68 rating, Four years of OS upgrades now lags behind category best