OnePlus 9 vs OnePlus 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 23, 2021	Dec 05, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$729	$799 | €969

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches 160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm	6.47 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 164.3 x 75.8 x 9.15 mm
Weight
6.77 oz (192.0 g)	7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP65
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black	Green, Black, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.88% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, 4500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	3168x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 510 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 750
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 24GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 50min

Browsing

11h 29min

Video

9h 16min

Gaming

9h 6min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 23min

Browsing

18h 14min

Video

13h 37min

Gaming

9h 43min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.43" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56"	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White)	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
16 MP (EIS)	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

145

Overall

152

Photo

139

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
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, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, 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, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual 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

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 24GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	24GB/1024GB

Links

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