OnePlus Ace 3 Pro vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Ace 3 Pro Manufactured in June, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Manufactured in July, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Lighter design: 212g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 4860mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Ace 3 Pro and Xiaomi 12S Ultra
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 4500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 89.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a186 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 163.17 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.27 mm (2.96 in) 74.92 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 8.85 mm (0.35 in) 9.06 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Green
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
91 %
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Ace 3 Pro and Xiaomi 12S Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3190 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-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
2195
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
6789
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21951458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67893970
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16603n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
2223244
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
CPU485974331276
GPU909221485862
Memory463345182917
UX364704234174
NanoReview Score22232441234229
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
15855
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Max Surface Temp.n/a49.2 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9860
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
15527
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Writing score1674315792
Web score1339011773
Video editing66107444
Data manipulation155339984
NanoReview Score1552713365

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12
OS Size n/a 32 GB
UI Skin ColorOS 14.1 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 6100 mAh 4860 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (52% in 16 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:38 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Web Browsingn/a08:46 h
Video Playbackn/a13:01 h
Gamesn/a05:25 h
Standby Moden/a96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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 480 fps (720p) 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX890Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.561/1
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/4.1
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/4.01/2.0
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Video quality
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Overall camera score
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a136

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3P9 Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.2
Pixel size 1 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
103
Video quality
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/4/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)n/a
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 Ace 3 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
83.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced June, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date June, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 890
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 150 W Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Ace 3 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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