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Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs OnePlus 12R

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
VS
80 out 100
OnePlus 12R
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
OnePlus 12R

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs OnePlus 12R, Manufactured in February, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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 (3a) Pro
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose OnePlus 12R
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Lighter design: 207g vs 211g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and OnePlus 12R
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
vs
OnePlus 12R

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1264x2780 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 19.8:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1300 nits
OnePlus 12R
1169 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a6 ms
Contrastn/a134211:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 12R]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
OnePlus 12R
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and OnePlus 12R In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
OnePlus 12R
1549
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
OnePlus 12R
5141
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11821549
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33575141
Geekbench Compute (GPU)44599309
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro], [OnePlus 12R]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
OnePlus 12R
1515817
CPU273000384134
GPU192089585579
Memory135075251576
UX150509294528
NanoReview Score7506731515817

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 28 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (70% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
OnePlus 12R
29:36
Web Browsing08:09 h12:23 h
Video Playback16:21 h20:20 h
Games05:48 h06:18 h
Standby Mode120 h128 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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 240 fps (720p) 480 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung ISOCELL S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.0
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
OnePlus 12R
83.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr February, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 100 W

Note

OnePlus 12R:

The 128 GB model has UFS 3.1 memory, unlike other versions with UFS 4.0. Only the American version CPH2611 supports eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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