The OnePlus 12 will feature a large 6.84-inch OLED panel, making it considerably large for a smartphone and only a fraction away from entering tablet territory. In true OnePlus style, the company aims to use the best-in-class hardware possible, including the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, along with tons of RAM and a decent camera system. However, what will set the upcoming flagship completely apart is the display and, more specifically, its maximum brightness level. According to the latest teaser, the handset is said to sport the brightest display of any device launched in the market, leaving its competitors, Apple and Samsung, in the dust.

OnePlus 12 to leave the competition hanging as it aims to use a display with a brightness level of an astounding 4,500 nits

Competing manufacturers typically launch flagships sporting a peak brightness level in the 1,800-2,200 nits range, but the OnePlus 12 is going off on all cylinders because its display is expected to have a maximum brightness level of a whopping 4,500 nits. For context, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is Apple’s top-end flagship of the year and costs $1,199.99 for the base storage, can reach 2,500 nits of peak brightness, and even then, the OnePlus 12 leads it by a considerable margin, all the while being likely cheaper.

The display itself is said to be sourced from BOE, but whether it is a marketing tactic from the company or something else, we would like to provide some valuable information to the readers. Companies such as OnePlus can market their flagships to tout a 4,500 nits peak brightness level even if a single pixel can attain that value for a few seconds. An improved measure of the firm’s claim would be if the OnePlus 12 could achieve this 4,500 nits brightness level on a large part of its 6.84-inch panel; now that would be highly impressive.

Of course, we have seen teasers for years now, and more often than not, devices like the OnePlus 12 fall short of their lofty claims, so while we wish to see that 4,500 nits brightness level on a smartphone, we would rather wait for independent tests to provide some impartial and meaningful results.