OnePlus 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12

79 out of 100

71 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus 10 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on January 11, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 12, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 15 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro

The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
Comes with 2185 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 2815 mAh
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
Modern USB Type-C port
Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 18W)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Fingerprint scanner
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (787 against 646 nits)
Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
14% higher pixel density (525 vs 460 PPI)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12

Shows 8% longer battery life (32:27 vs 30:10 hours)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than OnePlus
49% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1953 and 1312 points
Weighs 36.5 grams less
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 10 Pro and Apple iPhone 12 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.7 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3216 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	525 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	No
Max rated brightness	500 nits	625 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1300 nits	-
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	90%	86%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	98.3%	99.4%
PWM	342 Hz	226 Hz
Response time	11 ms	16 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	163 mm (6.42 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	73.9 mm (2.91 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.6 mm (0.34 inches)	7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight	200.5 g (7.07 oz)	164 g (5.78 oz)
Waterproof	-	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Green	White, Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Apple A14 Bionic
Max clock	3000 MHz	3100 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm
L3 cache	6 MB	-
Lithography process	4 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 730	Apple A14 GPU
GPU shading units	1536	256
GPU clock	818 MHz	1278 MHz
FLOPS	~2512.8 GFLOPS	~654.3 GFLOPS

CPU	309169	221376
GPU	456180	336882
Memory	179061	136582
UX	169746	363783
Total score	1118907	1061696

Max surface temperature	46.5 °C	41.2 °C
Stability	64%	77%
Graphics test	57 FPS	45 FPS
Graphics score	9541	7603

Web score	9402	-
Video editing	5900	-
Photo editing	25181	-
Data manipulation	9113	-
Writing score	17175	-

RAM size	8, 12 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	3200 MHz	-
Channels	4	2

Storage size	128, 256, 512 GB	64, 128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	OxygenOS 13.1	-
OS size	32 GB	7 GB

Capacity	5000 mAh	2815 mAh
Max charge power	80 W	18 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (98% in 30 min)	Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:32 hr	1:30 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	10:04 hr	11:23 hr
Watching video	13:54 hr	12:11 hr
Gaming	04:58 hr	05:05 hr
Standby	100 hr	119 hr

Main camera
Matrix	48 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	8000 x 6000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 3.3x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Quad LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 120FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 240FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	480 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	150°	120°
Lenses	3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.43", Sony IMX789 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", Omnivision OV08A10 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.6" (CMOS)
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	-	23 mm
Pixel size	0.8 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.74"	-
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (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	5.2	5
Bluetooth features	LE	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	No
USB version	3.1	-
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	20	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	January 2022	October 2020
Release date	January 2022	October 2020
SAR (head)	-	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	0.99 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger	Yes, 80 W	-

OnePlus 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12

OnePlus 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12

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