Best 12 GB RAM Mobile Phones (2022)

The iQOO 9 Pro is one of the most powerful phones in India. It comes with a 6.78-inch 2K E5 AMOLED display and features a 120Hz refresh rate and an LTPO 2.0 panel, paired with 300Hz touch sampling and 1000Hz instant touch. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and also has the iQOO IDC (Intelligent Display Chip) that can be used in games to simulate HDR and higher frame-rates. You get up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage along with an X-axis linear vibration motor and dual stereo speakers.

The Vivo X80 Pro features a 6.7-inch WQHD+ resolution 10-bit AMOLED display with LTPO3 that supports refresh rates between 1Hz to 120Hz and supports HDR10+ playback. The screen is curved along the edges and has a punch-hole notch cutout in the centre for the 32MP selfie camera. It measures 9.1mm in thickness and weighs 219 grams with a metal-glass build. The Vivo X80 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset and is paired with upto 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and upto 256GB UFS 3.1 storage options to choose from. It runs on Funtouch OS 12 which is based on Android 12.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra comes with a 6.8-inch Edge QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with 120Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, it is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of internal storage. For cameras, the Galaxy S22 Ultra comes with a quad camera setup on the back that includes a 108-megapixel primary shooter, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera, and two 10-megapixel telephoto shooters. The phone also comes with a big 5000mAh battery pack.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra brings is a flagship phone, and as such, it features specs to match. It gets a 6.8-inch QHD+ AMOLED panel which features a 3200x1440 resolution and a pixel density of 551ppi. The display also offers an Adaptive 120Hz refresh rate for improving the experience while playing games. It is an Infinity-O display that also features a punch-hole cut-out for the single front camera and is HDR10+ certified. The screen also has an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor. Under the hood, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features the Exynos 2100 chipset which has been paired with 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage. The Galaxy S21 Ultra comes with a 108MP primary camera sensor with Phase Detection Auto Focus and optical image stabilisation (OIS). This is paired by a 12MP (F/2.2) ultra-wide-angle sensor with dual-pixel autofocus, and a 120-degree field of view. The phone is powered by a big 5,000mAh battery with support for 25W wired fast charging, 15W wireless charging and 4.5W reverse charging.

The OnePlus 10 Pro processor is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 which is aided by up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and a 5-layer 3D Passive Cooling System system.OnePlus 10 Pro comes with the second-gen Hasselblad tuning consisting of 10-bit Natural Color Calibration for its triple rear cameras, support for DCI-P3 color gamut, a dedicated fish-eye mode from its 150° ultrawide camera, 30x digital zoom from its 50MP telephoto sensor, OIS on both this and the main 48MP sensor, 12-bit RAW+ output mode, Movie Mode (videos in LOG format), Long Exposure shooting mode, 3 color styles (Serenity, Radiance, and Emerald), and Hasselblad Pro Mode allowing you to fine-tune things like ISO and white balance.

The ROG Phone 5 series has minimal bezels on the top and bottom and is slightly longer than the previous generation. The ROG Phone 5 has a metal-glass construction measuring 10.29 millimetres in thickness and weighs 238 grams. Asus ROG Phone 5 features 6.78-inch Full HD+ (2448 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel sourced from Samsung. The screen supports up to 144Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate and offers upto 1200nits brightness. The Asus ROG Phone 5 series is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor with an octa-core CPU running at upto 2.84GHz with Adreno 660 GPU. It runs on Android 11 based ROG UI out-of-the-box. The ROG Phone 5 series has triple cameras on the back headlined by a 64MP primary camera based on an IMX686 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 125-degree field-of-view and a 5MP macro camera.

Xiaomi 12 Pro comes with a 6.73-inch 2K 120Hz LTPO AMOLED display. It also offers Dolby Vision support and Gorilla Glass Victus protection. The front camera on the phone is a 32MP shooter. The back cameras comprise of 50MP (OIS)+ 50MP (2x zoom)+ 50MP (ultrawide) triplet. Under the hood, the Xiaomi phone comes with Android 12-based MIUI 13, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, and a 4600mAh battery with 120W wired charging support, and 50W wireless charging feature. The other specs in the mix are under-display fingerprint scanner, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, USB-C 2.0 socket, and 5G.

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a 6.2-inch AMOLED display on the outside that supports a resolution in 2262x832 pixels. Inside, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 comes with a a 7.6-inch foldable AMOLED panel which supports a resolution of 2208x1768 pixels. The display also hides a 4MP in-display camera. Compared to the Z Fold 2, the phone gets faster refresh rates on both the screens as they support 120Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 is powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 888 SoC. This is paired to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. The foldable smartphone packs a 4,400mAh battery that supports 25W charging.