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7.5
OnePlus 12
7.0
Google Pixel 9a
OnePlus 12 Google Pixel 9a
Released · Dec 11, 2023
Released · Mar 26, 2025
6.8-inch · 3168x1440px
6.3-inch · 2424x1080px
Triple camera
Dual camera
12GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
5400 mAh
5100 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2023 Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $799 | €969 8GB/128 - $499 | €599
8GB/256GB - $599 | €649

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, 90.88% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, 4500 nits P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
3168x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 510 PPI 2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
2176 (Excellent) 2561 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) 1.8 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4
5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720
2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520 		Octa-core
1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4
3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720
4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 750 Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0)
16GB/512GB
16GB/1024GB
24GB/1024GB 		8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (14) Android (15)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
2243 1687
GeekBench 6 Multi
6767 4385
3D Mark High
5047 2625
3D Mark Low
2744 2124
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Battery

Type
5400 mAh, Li - Polymer 5100 mAh, 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
PhoneArena Battery Tests
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
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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
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
32 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps) 		13 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
145
Overall
152
Photo
139
Video
134
Overall
143
Photo
126
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48 38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
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

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage
Memory 16GB/512GB
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage
Memory 16GB/1024GB
With 24GB RAM and 1TB internal storage
Memory 24GB/1024GB
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