OnePlus 5 vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

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8.5	9.0
OnePlus 5	Apple iPhone 12
Released · Jun 22, 2017	Released · Oct 23, 2020
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px	6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
Dual camera	Dual camera
8GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh	2815 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 20, 2017	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$539	$829

Design

Dimensions
6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches 154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.40 oz (153.0 g)	5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.93% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2457 MHz Kryo	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 540	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 1.6x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 36 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	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, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 20, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000
Measured SAR
Head: 1.36 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg Phablet: 3.57 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64GB of storage


Memory	6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$479

with 128GB storage


Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979

Links

Full specifications
OnePlus 5 Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Specs
PhoneArena Review
OnePlus 5 Review	Apple iPhone 12 Review
User Reviews
OnePlus 5 User Reviews	Apple iPhone 12 User Reviews