OnePlus 12R has sparked a lot of talk because of its UFS 4.0 storage feature. This storage tech was supposed to make the phone super fast and efficient, but not everyone got what they were expecting. The OnePlus 12R is a pretty solid phone with a top-notch display and decent performance for its price. It’s got a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, which is pretty powerful, and comes in two versions: one with 8 or 16 GB of RAM and either 128 or 256 GB of internal storage.
OnePlus 12R Storage Version – UFS 3.1 or UFS 4.0?
The catch? The company claimed that the 128 GB version has the slower UFS 3.1 storage, while the 256 GB version gets the faster UFS 4.0 storage. So, if you go for the cheaper model, you’re not getting the speed boost that was a big selling point for the phone. But it turns out, all the variants of OnePlus 12R comes with the slower UFS 3.1 (compared to UFS 4.0) storage. But after some users found that something is not right after some digging, they reacted on social media / Reddit about the OnePlus UFS 4.0 Controversy, the company has to take note finally.
Kinder Liu, the President and COO of OnePlus, acknowledged the issue in a public post on the OnePlus community forum. In this statement, OnePlus confirmed that there was indeed a mix-up regarding the advertised storage speeds of the OnePlus 12R. Initially, the device was marketed with the UFS 4.0 storage standard, which promises faster data transfer rates and improved efficiency. However, after users and benchmarks revealed discrepancies in performance, further scrutiny led to the discovery that the base model of the OnePlus 12R actually utilizes UFS 3.1 storage technology. UFS 3.1, while fast, does not offer the same speed and efficiency benefits as UFS 4.0.
Also, OnePlus has quietly updated the official specification page for the OnePlus 12R to accurately reflect the UFS 3.1 storage standard for the base model.
Our Take on OnePlus UFS 4.0 Controversy
The statement issued by OnePlus in their community forums appears half hearted without any sign of it being an apology, even though they did use the word apology in the end. We would have considered it as a mistake when OnePlus was just starting few years ago, but not now. Additionally, this is not the first time it had happened with OnePlus as we have seen similar issues over few other devices. Additionally, the users who bought a expensive phone for the UFS 4.0 storage will definitely feel cheated and we don’t see if they have any option to return their phone if they wish to do so. One of quotes from Spiderman we can use here ” With great power, comes great responsibility” and hopefully OnePlus can fulfil theirs.
