OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs OnePlus 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 22, 2021	Dec 05, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $799 | €969

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches 158.9 x 73.2 x 8.25 mm	6.47 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 164.3 x 75.8 x 9.15 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	7.76 oz / 220.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	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
	Green, Black, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.82% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.88% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, 4500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI	3168x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 510 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3000 MHz Cortex-A78	Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9	Adreno 750
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 24GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

13h 13min

Video

9h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.0 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
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	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 Aperture size: F2.5	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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	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
Wi-Fi 6,tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	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, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE 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, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 24GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	24GB/1024GB

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