OnePlus 12R vs OnePlus 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 15, 2024	Mar 23, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €719	$729

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.3 x 75.3 x 8.8 m	6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches 160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm
Weight
7.30 oz / 207.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Green, Black, White	Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 91.00% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2780x1264px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2.5 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 740	Adreno 660
Memory
16GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0)	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (11)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1975	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
5051	Untested
3D Mark High
3702	Untested
3D Mark Low
2464	Untested

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Battery

Type
5500 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	OnePlus Warp Charge Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 100.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

15h 41min

Video

12h 35min

Gaming

13h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 50min

Browsing

11h 29min

Video

9h 16min

Gaming

9h 6min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Black and White)
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	16 MP (EIS)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

147

Photo

127

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.2
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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
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, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 24, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$829

Links

Full specifications
OnePlus 12R Specs	OnePlus 9 Specs
PhoneArena Review
OnePlus 12R Review	OnePlus 9 Review
User Reviews
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