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OnePlus 12 vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

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OnePlus 12 vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

89 out of 100
OnePlus 12
VS
79 out of 100
Google Pixel 8 Pro
OnePlus 12
Google Pixel 8 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch OnePlus 12 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on December 5, 2023, against the Google Pixel 8 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12
  • Shows 45% longer battery life (28:16 vs 19:29 hours)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 24GB versus 12GB
  • 63% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1873K versus 1152K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Comes with 350 mAh larger battery capacity: 5400 vs 5050 mAh
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 38% higher peak brightness (1608 against 1163 nits)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 12 and Google Pixel 8 Pro crucial features
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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 tests
Phone:
OnePlus 12
vs
Pixel 8 Pro

Display

TypeAMOLEDOLED
Size6.82 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1440 x 3168 pixels1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio19.8:920:9
PPI510 ppi489 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness1600 nits2400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR4500 nits1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate240 Hz -
Screen protectionGorilla Glass Victus 2Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio91.3%87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space99.5%99.5%
PWMNot detected120 Hz
Response time11 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 12
1163 nits
Pixel 8 Pro+38%
1608 nits

Design and build

Height163.3 mm (6.43 inches)162.6 mm (6.4 inches)
Width75.8 mm (2.98 inches)76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness9.15 mm (0.36 inches)8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight220 g (7.76 oz)213 g (7.51 oz)
WaterproofIP65IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, GreenBlack, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of OnePlus 12 and Google Pixel 8 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Google Tensor G3
Max clock3300 MHz3000 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache12 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCSamsung
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonYes
GraphicsAdreno 750Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units1536896
GPU clock903 MHz890 MHz
FLOPS~2774 GFLOPS~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
OnePlus 12+63%
1873844
Pixel 8 Pro
1152535
CPU420453378836
GPU744371371060
Memory385644185462
UX323376217177
Total score18738441152535
Samples[22 tests][3 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature50.5 °C45.8 °C
Stability71% -
Graphics test103 FPS -
Graphics score17212 -
PCMark 3.0
Web score12487 -
Video editing6198 -
Photo editing24129 -
Data manipulation13644 -
Writing score17624 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16, 24 GB12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock4266 MHz4200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)Android 14
ROMOxygenOS 15Stock Android
OS size30 GB14 GB

Battery

Capacity5400 mAh5050 mAh
Max charge power100 W30 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (50 W)Yes (23 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (70% in 15 min)Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:24 hr1:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing13:10 hr08:23 hr
Watching video18:49 hr12:10 hr
Gaming06:05 hr04:58 hr
Standby114 hr87 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 12+45%
28:16 hr
Pixel 8 Pro
19:29 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 3xOptical, 5x
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 24FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens114°126°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony LYT-T808Samsung GNV
Sensor size1/1.43"1/1.31"
Pixel size1.12 micron1.2 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.8
Focal length70 mm113 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung S5KGM5
Sensor size1/2"1/2.55"
Pixel size0.7 micron0.7 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length14 mm -
SensorSony IMX581 -
Sensor size1/2"1/2.0"
Pixel size0.8 micron0.8 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 75
Zoom - 152
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels10.5 megapixels
Image resolution6560 x 49283648 x 2736
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length21 mm21 mm
SensorSony IMX615 -
Sensor size1/2.74"1/3.1"
Pixel size0.8 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusNoPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 143
Video - 149

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 version5.45.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYesYes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*21
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*2020
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesNo
Speakers test
Max loudness
OnePlus 12
82.6 dB
Pixel 8 Pro+8%
89.4 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedDecember 2023October 2023
Release dateFebruary 2024October 2023
Launch price$799$999
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 100 WNot included
Further details
Notes on Pixel 8 Pro:
    - The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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