OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition Review

Summary

The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition offers a vibrant display, great gaming performance, and excellent battery life.
Genshin Impact fans will love the Keqing-themed design, UI, and accessories that come with this special edition phone.
For hardcore Genshin Impact fans, the extra $50 for the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition is worth it, with added bonuses.

When it comes to smartphones, most consumers are focused on Apple's latest products or Google's line of devices. However, OnePlus has increasingly become a part of the conversation, offering a line of well-made, high-quality phones at a lower price than its competitors. One of the latest offerings from OnePlus is the OnePlus 12R, which has multiple variations to choose from, including a phone themed entirely around the hugely successful HoYoverse action-RPG Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact fans will get a kick out of the sleek "Electro Violet" design of this particular OnePlus 12R, inspired by five-star Electro character Keqing. Genshin Impact's Keqing is also represented on the phone's timeout screen, which features a clock adorned with a violet Electro symbol. The default lock screen for the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition is an animated Keqing, while the default background features similarly-themed artwork.

Keqing is everywhere on this special edition OnePlus 12R, with the phone's entire UI inspired by her as well. The Photos app is represented by a chibi Keqing, while the Settings, Weather, Notes, Calculator, and Camera apps have also gotten Genshin Impact-inspired makeovers. Users even have the option of using Keqing voicelines for ringtones and alarms. These are all nice touches that help the device really feel like a "Genshin Impact phone," and should please hardcore fans of the HoYoverse action-RPG, especially if Keqing is one of their favorite characters from the game.

With this being the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition, it only made sense to test the phone's capabilities by playing Genshin Impact itself. As one might have expected, Genshin Impact runs phenomenally on the OnePlus 12R, with brightly-colored visuals on the 120Hz ProXDR Display and zero performance issues in our testing. It's safe to say that the OnePlus 12R shouldn't have any problems running any other Android mobile games either, making it an ideal phone for mobile gamers that want top-of-the-line performance but don't want to spring for an iPhone 15 or Google Pixel 8.

Of course, the OnePlus 12R has many uses beyond gaming. It boasts a Sony IMX890 camera that is perfectly capable of capturing high-quality photos and videos, though there are certainly phones with better cameras out there. Audio quality is superb, and paired with its gorgeous screen, makes it an ideal device for watching Netflix or taking video calls.

Everything That Comes With the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition Phone

OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition "Electro Violet" Phone
Collectible gift box
Keqing-Themed Custom Phone Case
Lightning Stiletto SIM Ejector
Glinted Lightning 80W SUPERVOOC Power Adapter
Glinted Lightning Custom Fast Charging Cable
Keqing-Themed Custom Acrylic Stand
Keqing-Themed Custom Chibi Stickers
Custom Acrylic Stand Ornament
Custom Tinplate Character Badge
Keqing-Themed "Exceed the Speed of Lightning" Poster
Collectible Chibi Commemorative Metal Badges X8 (Whole Set)

It's true that the OnePlus 12R isn't the most powerful phone available, which is reflected in its relatively low price, but this fact also seems to have had a positive impact on its battery life. Leaving the phone on overnight only lost 10% charge in our testing, and it's unlikely to need a charge even when actively using it throughout the day. While mileage may vary depending on screen brightness and what apps are being used, most OnePlus 12R users can expect a fully-charged phone to last an entire day with some charge left over.

Even when it comes time to charge the OnePlus 12R, the device charges so incredibly fast that it's hardly an inconvenience. The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition comes with the Glinted Lightning-themed 80W SUPERVOOC Power Adapter and Fast Charging Cable that can charge the phone from 0% to 100% in roughly 30 minutes.

There are two versions of the OnePlus 12R currently available on the market. The cheaper alternative costs $500 and offers 8GB RAM with 128 GB of storage, whereas the pricier version typically retails for $600 and offers 16 GB RAM and 256 GB of storage. The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition offers a phone equivalent to the latter, but costs $649.99 thanks to the custom Genshin Impact design and everything else that comes in its fancy collectible gift box.

oneplus 12r genshin impact edition phone

While the phone itself is the main selling point, there are other goodies that come with the purchase of the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition. The device is sent in a gift box that includes a phone stand, chibi stickers, a poster, badges, and a stand ornament, all themed after Keqing. It's all well-made stuff, and it's easy to see how the full set could very well become a hot-ticket collector's item for hardcore Genshin Impact fans, especially when it eventually sells out.

For Genshin Impact diehards looking to get a new phone, it makes a lot of sense to spend the extra $50 or so to get the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition. Non-Genshin Impact fans looking for a new phone that aren't interested in the latest batch of Apple and Google products can't go wrong with a regular OnePlus 12R or a regular OnePlus 12. These are excellent Android phones at great prices that are capable of doing basically anything one would want their phone to do, and at a lower price than much of the competition.

The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition phone is available now for $649.99 The Best War Games was provided with a unit for this review.

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