OnePlus 12R vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro
82out of 100
OnePlus 12R
VS
89out of 100
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
We have conducted a comparison between two top-tier smartphones: the OnePlus 12R, featuring a 6.78-inch display and equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, launched on January 23, 2024, and the Apple iPhone 15 Pro, powered by Apple A17 Pro, released 5 months earlier. Here, you can explore tests, detailed specifications, advantages, and drawbacks of both devices.
Review
Evaluation of OnePlus 12R and Apple iPhone 15 Pro crucial features
| Display Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness OnePlus 12R 93 iPhone 15 Pro 92 | Camera Photo and video recording quality OnePlus 12R 74* iPhone 15 Pro 91 |
| Performance CPU and memory performance (apps, system) OnePlus 12R 72 iPhone 15 Pro 92 | Gaming Capabilities for playing modern games OnePlus 12R 87 iPhone 15 Pro 91 |
| Battery Battery life, charging type and speed OnePlus 12R 92 iPhone 15 Pro 74 | Connectivity Networks, ports, data transmission OnePlus 12R 84 iPhone 15 Pro 91 |
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 4500 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | – | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | – |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 88.2% |
| Display features | – DCI-P3 – Always-On Display – DC Dimming | – DCI-P3 – Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | – | 99.9% |
| PWM | – | 242 Hz |
| Response time | – | 1 ms |
| Contrast | – | ∞ Infinity |
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 146.6 mm (5.77 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 207 g (7.3 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | – |
| Rear material | Metal | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Performance
Tests of OnePlus 12R and Apple iPhone 15 Pro in the benchmarks
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | – 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 – 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 – 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 – 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 | – 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth – 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | – |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17.4) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 14 | – |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 3274 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 15 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:25 hr | 1:33 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:10 hr | 09:28 hr |
| Watching video | 17:54 hr | 17:33 hr |
| Gaming | 06:00 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 135 hr | 111 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standart: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP | 1) Standart: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | – Bokeh mode – Pro mode | – Bokeh mode – Pro mode – RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56″ | 1/1.28″ |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | – | 12 MP |
| Aperture | – | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | – | 77 mm |
| Sensor | – | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | – | 1/3.5″ |
| Pixel size | – | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | – | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0″ | 1/2.55″ |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | – |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | – |
| Focal length | 22 mm | – |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV02B | – |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0″ | – |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | – |
| Stabilization | Digital | – |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3P9 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0″ | 1/3.6″ |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | – Dual Band – Wi-Fi MiMO – Wi-Fi Direct – Wi-Fi Hotspot – Wi-Fi Display | – Dual Band – Wi-Fi MiMO – Wi-Fi Direct – Wi-Fi Hotspot – Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | – Charging – USB-Storage mode – OTG | – Charging – USB-Storage mode – OTG |
| DisplayPort | – | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | – |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | – |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2024 | September 2023 |
| Release date | February 2024 | September 2023 |
| Launch price | $499 | $999 |
| SAR (head) | – | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | – | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | – Barometer – Proximity sensor – Gyroscope – Accelerometer – Ambient light sensor – Compass – Fingerprint | – Barometer – Proximity sensor – Gyroscope – Accelerometer – Ambient light sensor – Compass – Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
