Home Phone comparison OnePlus 12 and Huawei P40 Pro - Which is better?

OnePlus 12 vs Huawei P40 Pro

86 out 100
OnePlus 12
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
OnePlus 12
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 12 Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. 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 OnePlus 12
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 220g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 12 and Huawei P40 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
Smartphones:
OnePlus 12
vs
Huawei P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.3 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 12
1149 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a365 Hz
Response time11 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 12], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 9.15 mm (0.36 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 12
91.3 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 12 and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 12
2314
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 12
7063
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)23141111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70633131
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 12
1927806
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU375207217681
GPU822387212255
Memory389261146459
UX340951141962
NanoReview Score1927806718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 12
17208
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.50.5 °C34.2 °C
Stability70 %55 %
Graphics Test103 fps19 fps
Graphics Score172083286
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 12], [Huawei P40 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 12
13384
Huawei P40 Pro
n/a
Writing score17540n/a
Web score12385n/a
Video editing6200n/a
Data manipulation13585n/a
NanoReview Score13384n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 10.0
OS Size 30 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 15 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:24 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 12
28:16
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing13:10 h08:10 h
Video Playback18:49 h13:26 h
Games06:05 h04:54 h
Standby Mode114 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-T808Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.431/1.28
Pixel size1.12 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/3.4
Focal length70 mm125 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length14 mm18 mm
SensorSony IMX581Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/21/1.54
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 12
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
OnePlus 12
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
OnePlus 12
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a45
Zoomn/a124
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 12
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
OnePlus 12
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B28B/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 12
82.6 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 720
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* 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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