Home Phone comparison OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 9 - Which is better?

OnePlus 12 vs OnePlus 9

86 out 100
OnePlus 12
VS
63 out 100
OnePlus 9
OnePlus 12
OnePlus 9

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 12 Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs OnePlus 9, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 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 battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9
  • Lighter design: 192g 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
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 9
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
OnePlus 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.3 % 87.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 12
1149 nits
OnePlus 9
818 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a323 Hz
Response time11 ms13 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 12], [OnePlus 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 9.15 mm (0.36 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 12
91.3 %
OnePlus 9
87.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 12
2314
OnePlus 9
1489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 12
7063
OnePlus 9
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)23141489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70633996
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 12
1927806
OnePlus 9
937505
CPU375207248662
GPU822387308723
Memory389261169685
UX340951210435
NanoReview Score1927806937505
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 12
17208
OnePlus 9
5761
Max Surface Temp.50.5 °C48.8 °C
Stability70 %55 %
Graphics Test103 fps34 fps
Graphics Score172085761
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 12], [OnePlus 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 12
13384
OnePlus 9
12032
Writing score1754015081
Web score1238511112
Video editing62006018
Data manipulation1358510751
NanoReview Score1338412032

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 30 GB 35 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 15 min) Yes (100% in 29 min)
Full Charge Time 0:24 h 0:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 12
28:16
OnePlus 9
19:38
Web Browsing13:10 h07:52 h
Video Playback18:49 h11:44 h
Games06:05 h04:32 h
Standby Mode114 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-T808Sony IMX689
Sensor size1/1.431/1.43
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX581Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/21/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 12
n/a
OnePlus 9
123
Video quality
OnePlus 12
n/a
OnePlus 9
104
Overall camera score
OnePlus 12
n/a
OnePlus 9
115
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 5.2
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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM B2, 3, 5, 8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 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/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 12
82.6 dB
OnePlus 9
83 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 730
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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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