OnePlus Nord 4 vs Apple iPhone 12
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Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 4 Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 12, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 4
- Larger display: 6.74in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 164g vs 199.5g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.74 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1240x2772 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.1:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2150 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 95.7 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 119 Hz | 226 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 16 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 199.5 g (7.04 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP65 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Metal | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Green |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/1.9 (Cortex-A520) - 4/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1459.2 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1911 | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5143 | 5008 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 9067 | n/a |
| CPU | 381535 | 310050 |
| GPU | 498948 | 323143 |
| Memory | 291377 | 173777 |
| UX | 260849 | 288345 |
| NanoReview Score | 1432709 | 1095315 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 77 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7601 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 17 GB | 7 GB |
| UI Skin | OxygenOS 14.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:28 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 15:37 h | 08:00 h |
| Video Playback | 14:05 h | 12:09 h |
| Games | 06:45 h | 04:35 h |
| Standby Mode | 113 h | 112 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | 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 | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA LYT-600 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.14 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 74 |
| Zoom | n/a | 60 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHZ | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 13 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 800 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
OnePlus Nord 4:
The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Nord 4 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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