OnePlus 12R: does THIS pre-order deal make it the best budget phone?
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OnePlus has just held its global launch event for not one but two new phones — the flagship OnePlus 12 and the "budget" OnePlus 12R. Make no mistake, however — the latter may be affordable, but it's still a lot of phone for its standard price of $499.99. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 humming inside may be the processor of yesteryear, but it was a monster back then, and it still has bite today!
So, a $499.99 price-tag may seem like a deal, but we are here to talk about an even better bargain — the OnePlus 12R pre-order offers! Just like with the OnePlus 12, there'a special "Trade-in ANY phone, ANY condition" promo, knocking $100 off the purchase price as long as you give up your old, beat-up device. If you have a newer device that's eligible for a trade-in, you can get up to $450 off for it!
The OnePlus 12R 256 GB model can also be bought with a 10% off Student discount, and a financing option with 0% APR for 12 months is also available. Plus, it comes with a $30 coupon that you can use towards the new OnePlus Buds 3, shaving them down to $69.
The OnePlus 12R comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 8 / 16 GB of RAM, 128 / 256 GB of storage. It has a 6.78" AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate (yup, even at $499.99) and a huge 5,500 mAh battery that supports the fast charging SuperVOOC 80 W charger (which also comes in the box). It may not have the new Sony LYT sensor like its bigger sibling, but the OnePlus 12R still has a 50 MP Sony IMX890 under its main camera lens, and a 16 MP selfie cam.
OnePlus promises three generations of Android OS updates and a full four years of security updates, so that's quite a bit of headroom — and quite the bargain if you pre-order today!
To recap:
- Trade-in ANY phone, ANY condition, get $100 off OnePlus 12R
- Trade-in eligible device for up to $450 off
- OnePlus 12R 256 GB - 10% off Student discount available
- OnePlus 12R 256 GB - 0% APR financing for 12 months
- $30 coupon towards OnePlus Buds 3
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