Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and OnePlus 12 - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs OnePlus 12

72 out 100
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
VS
86 out 100
OnePlus 12
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
OnePlus 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro, vs OnePlus 12, Manufactured in February, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 220g
Reasons to choose OnePlus 12
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and OnePlus 12
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
vs
OnePlus 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.82 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1440x3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.8 % 91.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1097 nits
OnePlus 12
1149 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
Response timen/a11 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus], [OnePlus 12]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.7 mm (6.37 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 9.15 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
87.8 %
OnePlus 12
91.3 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and OnePlus 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/3 (Cortex-A715)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 657 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 665.6 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1111
OnePlus 12
2314
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
2560
OnePlus 12
7063
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11112314
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25607063
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3304n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus], [OnePlus 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
753533
OnePlus 12
1927806
CPU227081375207
GPU210531822387
Memory155451389261
UX160470340951
NanoReview Score7535331927806
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
OnePlus 12
17208
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.5 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a103 fps
Graphics Scoren/a17208
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
OnePlus 12
13384
Writing scoren/a17540
Web scoren/a12385
Video editingn/a6200
Data manipulationn/a13585
NanoReview Scoren/a13384

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 27 GB 30 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5400 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:01 h 0:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
32:47
OnePlus 12
28:16
Web Browsing13:26 h13:10 h
Video Playback18:52 h18:49 h
Games06:37 h06:05 h
Standby Mode163 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GN9Sony LYT-T808
Sensor size1/1.571/1.43
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX581
Sensor size1/2.761/2
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6560x4928 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/2.74
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B28B/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
88.1 dB
OnePlus 12
82.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr December, 2023 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr February, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 12 the clear winner in this comparison.

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