OnePlus 12R Crosses Over with Genshin Impact (Press Release)

Shenzhen, February 28, 2024 — OnePlus, a global tech brand, in partnership with acclaimed global interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse, today launched the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition during MWC.

This special edition smartphone is tailor-made for the ardent fans of the blockbuster game, Genshin Impact, offering an unmatched gaming experience with its cutting-edge technology and exclusive design elements inspired by the character Keqing. The customization spans across this phone’s exterior design, fully customized OS, collectible gift box, and special enhancements on the mobile Genshin Impact experience, making it the most comprehensively customized Genshin Impact Smartphone ever.

Kinder Liu, OnePlus President and COO, said, “Our collaboration with HoYoverse has propelled the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition to new heights. We’re not just delivering a phone, we’re delivering a gateway to a wide gaming universe, with no compromises on graphics or performance. We’ve really pushed the boundaries to ensure gamers enjoy uninterrupted high-quality graphics and gameplay when they play heavy duty games on their phones. We believe that players will feel the difference while using this custom edition.”

Experience Immersive Visuals and Unmatched Gaming Graphics

At the heart of the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition is the HyperRendering technology in OnePlus’ brand-new proprietary performance platform, the Trinity Engine. This technology achieves realistic lighting effects by optimizing the GPU and display, resulting in true-to-life HDR graphics that draw gamers into jaw-dropping virtual worlds. The phone’s 1.5K 1-120Hz ProXDR Display with fourth-generation LTPO supports up to 2,160Hz PWM dimming and a super high screen brightness of up to 4,500 nits. Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2 is also used to provide the ultimate protection. Additionally, it supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and has been awarded a TÜV Rheinland Intelligent Eye Care certification.

Fast and Smooth Gaming Keeps You Ready at Any Moment

The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition has been deeply optimized for gaming experience. Leveraging the HyperBoost technology and customized tuning in the Trinity Engine, it accelerates game loading speeds, reducing waiting times. The HyperTouch technology boosts the touch response rate to 1000Hz, minimizing latency. The phone also addresses memory issues through the RAM-Vita memory performance accelerator, improving app booting and switching speeds. Tests conducted by the OnePlus Lab show that the phone can maintain the Genshin Impact game app and up to other 5 apps running in the background for 72 hours.

In addition, the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition features a 360-degree high-performance gaming antenna to ensure fast and smooth online connectivity. With 12 high-performance omni-directional antennas, three of which are specifically designed for gaming, it provides a faster, smoother, and more stable connection for gaming.

Through these optimization techniques and special improvements, the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition guarantees a fast and smooth gaming experience, keeping you ready to explore a massive beautiful open world the way you like at any moment.

Enjoy Long-Lasting Performance and All-Round Connectivity

As a true powerhouse, the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition combines powerful hardware with industry-leading technologies to bring gamers the longest undisrupted immersive gaming experiences in a way that no other phone can compete with. With its large 5,500mAh battery, the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition guarantees long battery life at the fundamental level, while the inclusion of 100W SUPERVOOC flash charging means that several extra hours of battery life are never more than a few minutes away.

Not only this, through the CPU-Vita technology of the Trinity Engine, the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition is able to recognize every game scenario in Genshin Impact and automatically adjust CPU performance to deliver the optimal balance between high performance and low power consumption. Even in computationally demanding game scenarios like map exploration, main story quests and daily quests in Genshin Impact, the phone can run at an average of 59.4 FPS for over an hour without generating a significant amount of heat.

Even for gaming sessions lasting more than an hour, the inclusion of a New Cryo-velocity Cooling System helps keep the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition cooler for longer. With a Dual VC featuring an aerodynamic design and 9,140mm² VC area, the new system ensures enhanced heat dissipation efficiency to maintain stable, fast, responsive, and smooth gaming at all times.

As one of the latest OnePlus flagship phones, the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition features a whole host of other technologies that will guarantee Genshin Impact fans the ultimate in-game experience over the long term. These include the advanced Snapdragon 8 Gen2 chipset, dual speakers with Dolby Atmos, a 16GB RAM and 256GB large storage combination, and the fast and smooth OxygenOS 14. The phone also features the proprietary Battery Health Engine, helping to keep the phone’s battery running at 80% capacity even after as many as 1,600 charge cycles, or roughly four years of typical use.

Experience Exclusive Keqing-Inspired Design and Collectibles

The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition is a special collaboration between OnePlus and HoYoverse, featuring the character Keqing from Genshin Impact. The phone boasts an Electro Violet colorway with a violet back panel inspired by Keqing’s appearance in the game. The AG matte glass cover is adorned with silvery white feather motifs, and an Electro Element with Keqing’s signature lightning stiletto design and the text “KEQING” is featured at the base of the back cover.

The frame design of the phone incorporates a pioneering etching process called Electro Etching, which allows the text ‘Keqing’ to be carved onto the top edge of the phone. This engraving process reflects light and can project the characters for “KEQING” onto nearby surfaces when illuminated.

The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition comes with deeply customized OxygenOS 14, transforming the user interface to reflect the fantasy world of Teyvat from Genshin Impact. This includes customized system app icons, an Electro Element charging animation, and an exclusive Always-On Display. The phone also features personalized power-on and fingerprint unlock animations.

Additionally, users are greeted with an exclusive Keqing visual and live wallpaper every time the phone is unlocked, featuring Keqing’s characteristic grace, confidence, and determined gaze. The phone also comes in an exclusive gift box that includes highly collectible merchandise and accessories for Genshin Impact fans, such as a Lightning Stiletto-shaped SIM tray ejector, a violet charging adapter with Electro Element and Lightning Stiletto logos, and a violet USB Type-C charging cable with a violet LED light and a 90° design for convenience.

Price and Availability

The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition will be available for purchase in the United States and Canada OnePlus.com from March 21, 9AM ET with pre-orders beginning on February 28. The device will be priced starting from USD $649.99 /CAD $869.99. Individuals can trade in ANY phone in ANY condition on OnePlus.com for an additional USD$100 / CAD$150 off.

Warranty plans and after-sales programs are subject to terms and conditions specific to the region of purchase.

About OnePlus and HoYoverse Partnership 

The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition is the latest product from the long-standing partnership between OnePlus and HoYoverse covering technology optimization, product customization, and marketing activations. This collaboration has seen significant investments in developing the ultimate gaming experience on OnePlus devices. The new OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition represents a new realm of partnership with the first-ever heavily customized mobile phone, for global market, directly inspired by a Genshin Impact character.