Home Phone comparison Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and OnePlus 12 - Which is better?

Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G vs OnePlus 12

70 out 100
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
VS
86 out 100
OnePlus 12
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
OnePlus 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs OnePlus 12, Manufactured in February, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 220g
Reasons to choose OnePlus 12
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and OnePlus 12
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:
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
vs
OnePlus 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.82 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 1440x3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1600 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6 % 91.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
n/a
OnePlus 12
1149 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
Response timen/a11 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 12]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 9.15 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
90.6 %
OnePlus 12
91.3 %

Performance

Testing Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and OnePlus 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
1034
OnePlus 12
2314
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
3257
OnePlus 12
7063
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10342314
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32577063
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G], [OnePlus 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
739074
OnePlus 12
1927806
CPU220937375207
GPU148495822387
Memory202647389261
UX166995340951
NanoReview Score7390741927806
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
n/a
OnePlus 12
17208
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.5 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a103 fps
Graphics Scoren/a17208
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
n/a
OnePlus 12
13384
Writing scoren/a17540
Web scoren/a12385
Video editingn/a6200
Data manipulationn/a13585
NanoReview Scoren/a13384

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 30 GB
UI Skin HIOS 15 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 5400 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (70% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
n/a
OnePlus 12
28:16
Web Browsingn/a13:10 h
Video Playbackn/a18:49 h
Gamesn/a06:05 h
Standby Moden/a114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-701Sony LYT-T808
Sensor size1/1.561/1.43
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX581
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
146
OnePlus 12
n/a
Video quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
134
OnePlus 12
n/a
Overall camera score
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
138
OnePlus 12
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom110n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6560x4928 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 21 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.74
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (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 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - 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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B28B/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
n/a
OnePlus 12
82.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr December, 2023 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr February, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W Yes 100 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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