Home Phone comparison OnePlus 12 and OnePlus Nord 2 5G - Which is better?

OnePlus 12 vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G

86 out 100
OnePlus 12
VS
59 out 100
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
OnePlus 12
OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 12 Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G, Manufactured in July, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 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 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 220g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 12 and OnePlus Nord 2 5G
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 Nord 2 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 410 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.3 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 12
1149 nits
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %128.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response time11 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 12], [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 159.12 mm (6.26 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 73.31 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 9.15 mm (0.36 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 12
91.3 %
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
85.5 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 12 and OnePlus Nord 2 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 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)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 12
2314
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
1056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 12
7063
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
2911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)23141056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70632911
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 12
1927806
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
775453
CPU375207237901
GPU822387213601
Memory389261145797
UX340951178154
NanoReview Score1927806775453
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 12
17208
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
4197
Max Surface Temp.50.5 °C50.7 °C
Stability70 %70 %
Graphics Test103 fps25 fps
Graphics Score172084197
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 12], [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 12
13384
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
9631
Writing score1754013382
Web score123857267
Video editing62005336
Data manipulation135859058
NanoReview Score133849631

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2133 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 14 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) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 15 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:24 h 0:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 12
28:16
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
21:19
Web Browsing13:10 h09:17 h
Video Playback18:49 h13:38 h
Games06:05 h05:22 h
Standby Mode114 h92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-T808Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.431/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.3
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX581Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/21/2.8
Pixel size0.8 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 12
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
125
Video quality
OnePlus 12
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
105
Overall camera score
OnePlus 12
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No 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 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 MiMO
- 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 2
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
- NAVIC
- 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 GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19
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/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2018
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 Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2023 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr July, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 470
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 65 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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