Xiaomi 12 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G, Manufactured in July, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 204g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 410 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 970 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %128.2 %
PWM (Flicker)367 Hz119 Hz
Response time5 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 159.12 mm (6.26 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 73.31 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
85.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and OnePlus Nord 2 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Cores 1024 576
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
1056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
2911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16741056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40292911
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
775453
CPU314669237901
GPU437869213601
Memory204120145797
UX237360178154
NanoReview Score1194018775453
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
4197
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °C50.7 °C
Stability67 %70 %
Graphics Test55 fps25 fps
Graphics Score92994197
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
9631
Writing score1313213382
Web score108457267
Video editing74405336
Data manipulation93419058
NanoReview Score117629631

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 26.5 GB 14 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 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 (50% in 8 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 0:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
21:19
Web Browsing06:40 h09:17 h
Video Playback10:08 h13:38 h
Games04:44 h05:22 h
Standby Mode81 h92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x 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 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.281/1.56
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length48 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.3
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.761/2.8
Pixel size0.64 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
125
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
105
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)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
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2021 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr July, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 470
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 65 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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