Genshin Impact is one of the most popular games in the world and perhaps China’s chief video game export, but even knowing that I was surprised to learn that domestic compatriot OnePlus has created a special £699 Genshin Impact Edition of their (£649) 12R smartphone. Not only that, the phone is based around a single character from the game – the purple-haired Keqing – who I imagine must have been selected as the face of the brand after quite a bit of research.
The Shenzhen-based outfit offered to send over a unit for review, and I thought it might be an interesting way to check out both one of the most affordable phones to ship with last year’s performant, flagship-grade Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset – and see what one of the most unusual game tie-ins I’ve ever seen actually provides for fans in terms of performance, design and extras.
The OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition has a bold look, taking what was already quite a premium looking phone for its category in the vanilla 12R and making it quite a bit more eye-catching. The purple ‘electro violet’ colourway catches the light nicely, especially with the jewelled appearance of the rear camera array, and the purple look extends to the metallic frame around the device too.
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