OnePlus 12 vs OnePlus 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2023	Apr 14, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $799 | €969	$699

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 164.3 x 75.8 x 9.15 mm	6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches 160.2 x 72.9 x 8 mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Green, Black, White	Glacial green

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 90.88% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.65% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, 4500 nits	AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
3168x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 510 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2176 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 750	Adreno 650
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 24GB/1024GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (11, 10)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2243	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
6767	Untested
3D Mark High
5047	Untested
3D Mark Low
2744	Untested

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Battery

Type
5400 mAh, Li - Polymer	4300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	OnePlus Warp Charge
Charge speed
Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 23min

Browsing

18h 14min

Video

13h 37min

Gaming

9h 43min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

10h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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: F1.8 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	16 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm
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	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 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), 720p (480 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	16 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

145

Overall

152

Photo

139

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.1
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,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, 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
Features
	Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	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	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 24, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EE103
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.01 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Colors	Onyx black, Interstellar glow
Prices (MSRP)	$799

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

for Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n7, n28, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46

With 24GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	24GB/1024GB

for T-Mobile

Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68

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