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OnePlus 12 vs Apple iPhone 15

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OnePlus 12 vs Apple iPhone 15

89 out of 100
OnePlus 12
VS
82 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15
OnePlus 12
Apple iPhone 15

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 Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 3 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12
  • Has 4x more RAM: 24GB versus 6GB
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 2051 mAh larger battery capacity: 5400 vs 3349 mAh
  • Has a 0.72 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 20W)
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (28:16 vs 25:31 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1873K versus 1416K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 11% higher pixel density (510 vs 460 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
  • Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (1641 against 1147 nits)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Weighs 49 grams less
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2599 and 2314 points

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 12 and Apple iPhone 15 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
iPhone 15

Display

TypeAMOLEDOLED
Size6.82 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1440 x 3168 pixels1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio19.8:919.5:9
PPI510 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)No
Max rated brightness1600 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR4500 nits1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate240 Hz -
Screen protectionGorilla Glass Victus 2Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio91.3%86.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space99.5%99.6%
PWMNot detected306 Hz
Response time11 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 12
1147 nits
iPhone 15+43%
1641 nits

Design and build

Height163.3 mm (6.43 inches)147.6 mm (5.81 inches)
Width75.8 mm (2.98 inches)71.6 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness9.15 mm (0.36 inches)7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight220 g (7.76 oz)171 g (6.03 oz)
WaterproofIP65IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, GreenBlack, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 12+6%
91.3%
iPhone 15
86.4%

Performance

Tests of OnePlus 12 and Apple iPhone 15 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock3300 MHz3460 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)6 (2 + 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 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache12 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonApple Neural Engine
GraphicsAdreno 750Apple A16 GPU
GPU shading units1536640
GPU clock903 MHz1398 MHz
FLOPS~2774 GFLOPS~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
OnePlus 12+32%
1873844
iPhone 15
1416277
CPU420453375664
GPU744371452373
Memory385644261974
UX323376326266
Total score18738441416277
Samples[22 tests][15 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
OnePlus 12+79%
17212
iPhone 15
9632
Max surface temperature50.5 °C44.3 °C
Stability71%81%
Graphics test103 FPS59 FPS
Graphics score172129632
PCMark 3.0
Web score12487 -
Video editing6198 -
Photo editing24129 -
Data manipulation13644 -
Writing score17624 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16, 24 GB6 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5
Memory clock4266 MHz3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB128, 256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROMOxygenOS 15 -
OS size30 GB18 GB

Battery

Capacity5400 mAh3349 mAh
Max charge power100 W20 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (50 W)Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes (70% in 15 min)Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:24 hr1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing13:10 hr10:47 hr
Watching video18:49 hr16:55 hr
Gaming06:05 hr05:36 hr
Standby114 hr112 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 12+11%
28:16 hr
iPhone 15
25:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 3xDigital
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°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-T808 -
Sensor size1/1.43"1/1.5"
Pixel size1.12 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution64 MP -
Aperturef/2.6 -
Focal length70 mm -
SensorOmnivision OV64B -
Sensor size1/2" -
Pixel size0.7 micron -
StabilizationOptical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX581Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2"1/2.55"
Pixel size0.8 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 80
Preview - 84
Zoom - 114
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution6560 x 49284032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.4f/1.9
Focal length21 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX615Sony IMX714
Sensor size1/2.74"1/3.6"
Pixel size0.8 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusNoPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 version5.45.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYesYes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*2 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*2018
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Speakers test
Max loudness
OnePlus 12+1%
82.6 dB
iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedDecember 2023September 2023
Release dateFebruary 2024September 2023
Launch price$799$799
SAR (head) - 0.98 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.98 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 chargerYes, 100 WNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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