Oppo Realme 9 5G vs Apple iPhone 12
Compared 2 smartphones : Oppo Realme 9 5G Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs Apple iPhone 12, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 9 5G
- Larger display: 6.6in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 164g vs 191g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2412 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 400 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 550 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.7 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 97.7 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 226 Hz |
| Response time | 33 ms | 16 ms |
| Contrast | 1178:1 | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 686 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 430.1 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 880 | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2155 | 5008 |
| CPU | 145353 | 310050 |
| GPU | 83238 | 323143 |
| Memory | 92859 | 173777 |
| UX | 118299 | 288345 |
| NanoReview Score | 439749 | 1095315 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 77 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7601 |
| Writing score | 10956 | n/a |
| Web score | 8210 | n/a |
| Video editing | 3921 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 6175 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8048 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 14 GB | 7 GB |
| UI Skin | Realme UI 4.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 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 (50% in 40 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:45 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 08:00 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 12:09 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:35 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 112 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 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 | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 74 |
| Zoom | n/a | 60 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09 | 1/3.6 |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.1 | 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 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/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 | 18 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2022 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2022 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 260 | 800 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 18 W | n/a |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 the clear winner in this comparison.
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