Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs OnePlus 7 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Pro Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs OnePlus 7 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 206g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 516ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4085mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 12 Pro and OnePlus 7 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 516 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 616 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 88.5 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
796 nits
OnePlus 7 Pro
615 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)277 Hz122 Hz
Response time3.6 ms6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IPX4
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87.1 %
OnePlus 7 Pro
88.5 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 12 Pro and OnePlus 7 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 690
Graphics Apple A14 GPU Adreno 640
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1278 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1941
OnePlus 7 Pro
988
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
5005
OnePlus 7 Pro
2678
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1941988
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50052678
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1105744
OnePlus 7 Pro
600201
CPU262691180879
GPU387783177997
Memory169306112765
UX285964128560
NanoReview Score1105744600201
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7431
OnePlus 7 Pro
2115
Max Surface Temp.38.1 °C49.6 °C
Stability76 %97 %
Graphics Test44 fps12 fps
Graphics Score74312115
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
10833
Writing scoren/a13556
Web scoren/a8326
Video editingn/a5700
Data manipulationn/a9179
NanoReview Scoren/a10833

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 14 GB 17 GB
UI Skin n/a OxygenOS 12.1

Battery

Volume 2815 mAh 4085 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes Warp Charge (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
19:45
OnePlus 7 Pro
19:25
Web Browsing07:12 h06:39 h
Video Playback12:00 h10:18 h
Games04:33 h04:10 h
Standby Mode101 h111 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX372Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/3.41/2
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length52 mm78 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M5
Sensor size1/3.41/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX481
Sensor size1/3.61/3.09
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
126
OnePlus 7 Pro
118
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
130
OnePlus 7 Pro
98
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
OnePlus 7 Pro
111
Bokeh70n/a
Preview77n/a
Zoom111n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4290x2800 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
OnePlus 7 Pro
111
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
140
OnePlus 7 Pro
116

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP A2DP
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version n/a 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 1700, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1816
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
92.3 dB
OnePlus 7 Pro
90.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 670
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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