OnePlus 12 vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

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7.5	7.0
OnePlus 12	Google Pixel 9a
Released · Dec 11, 2023	Released · Mar 26, 2025
6.8-inch	6.3-inch
Triple camera	Dual camera
12GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
5400 mAh	5100 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 164.3 x 75.8 x 9.15 mm	6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.76 oz (220.0 g)	6.56 oz (186.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Green, Black, White	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
6.8-inch	6.3-inch
Resolution
3168x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 510 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	P-OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
90.88 %	79.39 %
Peak brightness
4500 cd/m2 (nit)	2700 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.3GHz Cortex-X4 + 5x 3.2GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x 2.3GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x 3.1GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x 2.6GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x 1.92GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 750	Mali-G715 MC7
RAM
12GB (LPDDR5X)	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
256GB (UFS 4.0)	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

Battery

Capacity
5400 mAh	5100 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

8h 23min

Browsing

18h 14min

Video

13h 37min

Gaming

9h 43min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.43" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Front
32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	13 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

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Overall

152

Photo

139

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 48(3600)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 799 / € 969	$ 499
In The Box
Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers	Phone, papers, SIM ejector tool, Type-C cable

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2023	Mar 19, 2025

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	512GB

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	1024GB

With 24GB RAM and 1TB internal storage


RAM	24GB
Internal storage	1024GB

Links

Full specifications
OnePlus 12 Specs	Google Pixel 9a Specs
PhoneArena Review
OnePlus 12 Review	Google Pixel 9a Review
User Reviews
OnePlus 12 User Reviews