Oppo is working on a new phone with a massive 12,000 mAh battery that will put Apple and Samsung to shame. The Oppo A7 Ultra is expected to launch in December, packing a serious punch not only in the battery department.
Oppo is working on a 12,000 mAh phone
The upcoming Oppo PNC110 device. | Image by MIIT
Last week, an Oppo device popped up on China's MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) certification network. The phone was listed under the model number PNC110 and featured a massive 12,000 mAh battery.
The listing also included a couple of design images, showing the device from all angles. Now, a prolific tipster has chimed in, saying the phone in question could be the Oppo A7 Ultra and that it is expected to launch in December.
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The Oppo A7 Ultra connection
Digital Chat Station thinks that the device in question is the upcoming Oppo A7 Ultra. | Image by Weibo
Our good old friend Digital Chat Station posted on Weibo that the Oppo A7 Ultra is expected to launch in China sometime in December, and it will sport the same design seen in the MIIT documents.
Oh, and the phone will feature one of the largest batteries on the market: a huge 12,000 mAh cell inside.
The MIIT images show a device with a big camera island, reminiscent of the iPhone 17 Pro and other devices inspired by this design, such as the Xiaomi 18 Pro, Honor 700 series, and more.
There's a strong similarity between that design and the recently launched Oppo A7 Pro Max, strongly suggesting that we could indeed be looking at the A7 Ultra.
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Oppo A7 Ultra specs, features, and possible global release
The recently launched Oppo A7 Pro Max looks very similar to the PNC110 device inside the MIIT documents. | Image by Oppo
The upcoming Oppo A7 Ultra will be joining the aforementioned Oppo A7 Pro Max. The latter launched in China back in August and also managed to reach global markets in September.
This gives me hope that we could see this massive 12,000 mAh phone globally and that I might even get my hands on one here at PhoneArena.
As for the specs, they're anyone's guess at this point. Looking at the MIIT images, there's an "AI Camera System" label printed on the camera bump, so there's that. The phone will most likely sport a triple-camera system, judging by the same images.
The A7 Pro Max uses a Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 chipset, making it a midrange phone despite the flamboyant naming scheme. This means the upcoming A7 Ultra could at the very least use the same chip, but will most likely upgrade to a faster and more powerful Snapdragon.
Apple and Samsung should pay attention
Samsung is lagging behind with the upcoming 5,700 mAh Galaxy S27 Ultra. | Image by IceUniverse
This is getting out of hand. We're scraping the barrel for milliamp-hours in our flagship Galaxy devices and iPhones, while Far East models are doubling that capacity in midrange phones.
The upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra is expected to feature a 5,700 mAh battery and also become the first S Ultra model to get a silicon-carbon cell, but the capacity is still underwhelming.
I know that Apple and Samsung are doing an amazing job with optimization and efficiency, but still, 12,000 mAh should outperform any iPhone or Galaxy, efficiency or not.
My daily driver is a RedMagic 11 Pro with a 7,500 mAh battery, and I can tell you it lasts two full days, easily.
Meanwhile, OnePlus launched the OnePlus 16 with a 9,000 mAh cell, and the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max flexes an 8,000 mAh battery. Oppo might finally fix our battery anxiety with this upcoming 12,000 mAh phone, and I really hope Samsung and Apple pay attention and up their game.
What do you think about this? Would you buy an Oppo phone with a 12,000 mAh battery as a daily driver?
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