Some of the expected OnePlus 12 specifications

Some of the expected OnePlus 12 specifications

The OnePlus 12 is expected to succeed the OnePlus 11 5G phone, which was launched earlier this year in February. The phone is expected to come with many improvements in specifications and design over its previous models. OnePlus 11 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 octa-core SoC and features a triple rear camera setup with a 50MP Sony IMX890 main sensor. A tipster has now suggested that the alleged OnePlus 12 will feature a huge camera upgrade and will likely launch with a more powerful processor than its predecessor.

Well-known digital chat station Weibo writes that both OnePlus and Realme are testing periscope lenses on phones with the SM8650 chipset. A report from Android Authority states that the SM8659 model number hints at the yet-to-be-announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The student added that of all the phones that will test periscope lenses, not all of them have the OmniVision OV64B camera sensor.

The next OnePlus model mentioned in the post can be inferred to be the OnePlus 12, which is the successor to the flagship OnePlus 11 model. Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, behind the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, is the company's fastest and most powerful chip to date.

According to Tipster, the periscope lens proposed in the publication will result in higher quality enlarged images, as well as greater magnification power, beyond the usual 2x magnification. Oppo's Find X6 Pro features periscope lenses alongside Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra, which offers up to 10x optical zoom. Meanwhile, the popular Google Pixel 7 Pro also offers up to five times optical zoom. Even the next iPhone models are expected to have periscope lenses.