It is speculated that the Google Pixel 6 will be among the first phones to get the finalized version of Android 12; however, this is yet to be officially confirmed by the company. There are quite a number of brands that is expected to have the Android 12 pre-installed in their upcoming launches while the older phones will be able to update to android 12 early. They include, Google with their Pixels, Samsung, Oneplus, Oppo, Xiaomi, Motorola, Nokia and, LG.
Google Pixel Phones
The first pixel that is expected to pre-install Android 12 is Pixel 6 and any other Pixel that be launched in 2022.
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The older devices will be able to update to the new android version. The list of the phones expected to receive the update include:
- Pixel 3
- Pixel 3 XL
- Pixel 3a
- Pixel 3a XL
- Pixel 4
- Pixel 4 XL
- Pixel 4a
- Pixel 4a 5G
- Pixel 5
- Pixel 5a
- Pixel 6
Samsung Phones
Samsung usually launches its beta testing after the official Android launch. Since Android 12 has been delayed, the company launched One UI 4 beta program on the Galaxy S21 series.
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The list of Samsung phones expected to receive the Android 12 update include:
- Galaxy S21 / S21 Plus / S21 Ultra
- Galaxy S20 / S20 Plus / S20 Ultra / S20 FE
- Galaxy S10 / S10 Plus / S10 Ultra / S10 Lite / S10e
- Galaxy Note 20 / S20 Ultra
- Galaxy Note 10 / Note 10 Plus | Note 10 Lite
- Galaxy Z Fold 3
- Galaxy Z Flip 3
- Galaxy Z Fold 2
- Galaxy Z Flip
- Galaxy Fold
- Galaxy A72 / Galaxy A52s / Galaxy A52 / Galaxy A42 / Galaxy A32 / Galaxy A22 / Galaxy A12 / Galaxy A02s / Galaxy A02
- Galaxy A71 / Galaxy A51 / Galaxy A41 / Galaxy A31 / Galaxy A21s / Galaxy A21 / Galaxy A11
- Galaxy A03s
- Galaxy A Quantum
- Galaxy M62 / Galaxy M42 / Galaxy M32 / Galaxy M12 / Galaxy M02s / Galaxy M02
- Galaxy M51 / Galaxy M31s / Galaxy M31 Prime / Galaxy M21s / Galaxy M21 / Galaxy M11 / Galaxy M01s / Galaxy M01
- Galaxy F62 / Galaxy F52 5G / Galaxy F22 / Galaxy F12 / Galaxy F02s / Galaxy F41
- Galaxy XCover 5 / Galaxy XCover Pro
Oppo Phones
The colorOS 12 beta was launched October 4, 2021 and it is expected to be rolled out to more Oppo devices in the future. Oppo plans to provide the Android 12 update to a long list of its devices which includes:
- OnePlus 7
- OnePlus 7 Pro / 7 Pro 5G
- OnePlus 7T
- OnePlus 7T Pro / 7T Pro McLaren
- OnePlus 7T
- OnePlus 8
- OnePlus 8 Pro
- OnePlus 8T
- OnePlus 9
- OnePlus 9 Pro
- OnePlus 9R
- OnePlus Nord
- OnePlus Nord CE
- OnePlus Nord 2
- OnePlus Nord N200
- Oppo
- Find X3 / Find X3 Pro / Find X3 Neo / Find X3 Lite
- Find X2 / Find X2 Pro / Find X2 Neo / Find X2 Lite
- Reno 6 / Reno 6 Pro / Reno 6 Pro+ / Reno 6Z
- Reno 5 / Reno 5 Pro / Reno 5 Pro+ / Reno 5 Lite / Reno 5K / Reno 5F
- Reno 4 / Reno 4 Pro / Reno 4F / Reno 4Z / Reno 4 Lite / Reno 4 SE
- Reno 3 / Reno 3 Pro
- OPPO A95 / OPPO A94 / OPPO A93 / OPPO A93s
- OPPO A74 / OPPO A73 / OPPO A72
- OPPO A55 / OPPO A54 / OPPO A53 / OPPO A53s / OPPO A52
- OPPO A35 / OPPO A33 / OPPO A32 / OPPO A31
- OPPO A16 / OPPO A15s / OPPO A12s / OPPO A12e
- OPPO K9 / OPPO K7x / OPPO K7
- OPPO F19 Pro / OPPO F19 Pro+ / OPPO F19
- OPPO F17 Pro / OPPO F17
- OPPO F15
Xiaomi Phones
Some Xiaomi phones such as the Mi11 are already eligible for the Android 12 beta. However, they are using the stock Android version instead of the new Android skin that the company will release later this year. The Xiaomi devices that will receive the Android 12 update includes:
- Xiaomi Mi 11 / Mi 11 Pro / Mi 11 Ultra / Mi 11i / Mi 11 Lite
- Xiaomi Mi 11T / Mi 11T Pro
- Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 / Mi Mix Fold
- Xiaomi Mi 10 / Mi 10 Pro / Mi 10 Youth / Mi 10i / Mi 10s
- Xiaomi Mi 10T / Mi 10T Pro / Mi 10T Lite
- Redmi 10 / Redmi 10 Prime
- Redmi Note 10 series
- Redmi Note 9 series
- Redmi Note 8 2021
- Redmi K40 series
- Redmi K30 series
- Redmi 10X series
- POCO F3
- POCO F2 Pro
- POCO X3 / X3 Pro
- POCO X2
- POCO M3 / M3 Pro
- POCO M2 / M2 Pro
- POCO C3
Motorola Phones
Older models of Motorola are not expected to get the Android 12 update anytime soon as the company does not update its devices regularly. However, the some devices are likely to receive the Android 12 update and they includes:
- Motorola RAZR 5G
- Motorola Edge+ (2020)
- Motorola Edge (2021)
- Motorola Edge 20 / Edge 20 Pro / Edge 20 Lite
- Moto G10 Power
- Moto G20
- Moto G30
- Moto G40
- Moto G50
- Moto G60
- Moto G100
Nokia Phones
Nokia phones expected to receive the Android 12 update includes:
- Nokia X20
- Nokia X10
- Nokia XR20
- Nokia G50
- Nokia G20
- Nokia G10
- Nokia 8.3 5G
- Nokia 8 V 5G UW
- Nokia 5.4
- Nokia 5.3
- Nokia 1.3
- Nokia 2.4
- Nokia 3.4
LG Phones
Following the rumours that LG will be exiting the Android smartphone market, the company confirmed that it would update some of its devices to Android 12. These devices include:
- LG Wing (+ Android 13)
- LG Velvet (+ Android 13)
- LG V50S
- LG V50
- LG G8
- LG Q31
- LG Q52
- LG Q92
wrapping up: There you have it – a comprehensive list of phones that can use Android 12 right now. Do let us know in the comment section the Android 12 update is enough reason for you to change your smartphone, in the event your smartphone won’t receive the update.