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Experts recommend OnePlus 12 more than iPhone 15

As of 6 Jan 2025, experts prefer OnePlus 12 over iPhone 15, but both Smartphones have solid expert endorsements.

As per this month's meta ranking, OnePlus 12 received 3 recommendations: from Tom's Guide (3 Jan 2024), Digital Trends (23 Oct 2024) and ZD Net (2 Jan 2025). By contrast, iPhone 15 received only 1 recommendation from TechRadar (27 Nov 2024).

Rank Change Price Smartphone
Laptop Mag
The Verge
TechRadar
T3
Pocket-lint
Tom's Guide
IGN
Creative Bloq
Digital Trends
ZD Net
10
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OnePlus 12
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-
-
-
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7
-
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3
7
39
N/A $0
iPhone 15
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-
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Curious to see this month's entire Smartphones ranking? It's here

About our ranking methodology

Endorsement summary:

  • On 27 Nov 2024 TechRadar ranked iPhone 15 as #8
    Rank Smartphone Comment
    ... ... ...
    #8 out of 9 iPhone 15
    The best phone for Teens
    ... ... ...
  • On 3 Jan 2024 Tom's Guide ranked OnePlus 12 as #7
    Rank Smartphone Comment
    ... ... ...
    #7 out of 10 OnePlus 12
    A great flagship value
    ... ... ...
  • On 23 Oct 2024 Digital Trends ranked OnePlus 12 as #3
    Rank Smartphone Comment
    ... ... ...
    #3 out of 15 OnePlus 12
    The best Android phone
    ... ... ...
  • On 2 Jan 2025 ZD Net ranked OnePlus 12 as #7
    Rank Smartphone Comment
    ... ... ...
    #7 out of 7 OnePlus 12
    Best fast-charging phone

After counting and adding up the 90 expert endorsements of the January rankings, OnePlus 12 outranks iPhone 15. This is not to say that iPhone 15 is a bad option. Like OnePlus 12, it is recommended by experts, but less.

MetaRanking Common points from expert reviews summarized.
As can be seen below, OnePlus 12 is mentioned by key experts in Jan 2025, while iPhone 15 is not.
Rank Change Price Smartphone
Laptop Mag
The Verge
TechRadar
T3
Pocket-lint
Tom's Guide
IGN
Creative Bloq
Digital Trends
ZD Net
1
- $860
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
-
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
-
1
2
- $999
Google Pixel 9 Pro
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-
1
-
-
3
2
5
4
-
3
- Check price
iPhone 16 Pro Max
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-
2
-
-
1
-
-
2
2
4
- Check price
iPhone 16
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1
-
-
-
5
-
-
1
-
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Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.

Expert reviews [14]

No critic scores
Total expert reviews: 14
  • with a score: 0
  • without a score: 14

Expert reviews [14]

79
Total expert reviews: 14
  • with a score: 5
  • without a score: 9
Highest score by Engadget
87
Average score based on 14 reviews
79
Lowest score by The Verge
70

Score distribution:

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