OnePlus 12R vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
83 out of 100
VS
91 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 12R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on January 23, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12R
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- Comes with 1059 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 4441 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 23W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (1796 against 1189 nits)
- Shows 7% longer battery life (31:37 vs 29:36 hours)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Reverse charging feature
- 89% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2935 and 1549 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1290 x 2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| 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% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 134211:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 207 g (7.3 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 384134 | 380664 |
| GPU | 585579 | 575404 |
| Memory | 251576 | 267719 |
| UX | 294528 | 347834 |
| Total score | 1515817 | 1571621 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
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, 512 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 15 | - |
| OS size | 28 GB | 17.6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 4441 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 (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:25 hr | 1:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:23 hr | 12:36 hr |
| Watching video | 20:20 hr | 22:07 hr |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | 06:58 hr |
| Standby | 128 hr | 139 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| 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) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP | 1) Standard: 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/1.78 - 2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 120 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 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 | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 86 |
| Zoom | - | 142 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max from DxOMark |
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 |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 145 |
| Video | - | 156 |
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 | No | 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* | Yes | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2024 | September 2023 |
| Release date | February 2024 | September 2023 |
| Launch price | $499 | $1199 |
| 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 |
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 12R:
- - The 128 GB model has UFS 3.1 memory, unlike other versions with UFS 4.0.- Only the American version CPH2611 supports eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
