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The OnePlus 12 will include a feature, or should we say a sensor, that many Xiaomi phones have. What are we talking about? Well, an IR blaster.
OnePlus, OPPO, and BOE announced a new display yesterday. The BOE X1 display will be included on the upcoming OnePlus 12 smartphone, and during the presentation, something interesting was spotted.
The OnePlus 12 will include a feature Xiaomi loves to include in its phones
Abhishek Yadav shared some images of the OnePlus 12 that sports the X1 display. The phone itself is well-hidden inside a case, so we can’t see much, other than it has a display camera hole.
OnePlus 12 first look ✅
📱 2K BOE X1 OLED display
2600nits peak brightness #OnePlus #OnePlus12 pic.twitter.com/y7UFw73sWJ— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) October 24, 2023
On the top, however, there is a circular cutout for something that is not a microphone. Someone in the comment wondered if it’s a headphone jack. Max Jambor, another tipster, decided to clear things up.
He said that it’s not a headphone jack, but an IR blaster. That’s rather interesting, as it’s a feature we don’t usually see on OnePlus devices. The OnePlus 11R was the very first smartphone to feature it, actually, and aside from it, only the OnePlus Open has an IR Blaster… out of all OnePlus devices.
The OnePlus 11 did not include an IR blaster
The OnePlus 11 did not offer it, but the OnePlus 12 will. An IR blaster can be rather useful if you want to control various appliances around your household, such as your TV or an air conditioner, for example. It all depends on the model, though.
Xiaomi phones have been having that feature for a long time. Xiaomi simply loves including it on its devices. Well, OnePlus’ flagship will also include it, and yes, chances are it will be available on all models of the device. OnePlus doesn’t really make outer hardware differences between Chinese and global models.
We still don’t know when exactly will the OnePlus 12 launch. Its predecessor arrived in January this year. The OnePlus 12 will either come around the same time next year, or in December 2023, we’ll have to wait and see.