Apple iPhone 12 vs OnePlus 9

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 12 vs OnePlus 9 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 12 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,953, while OnePlus 9 scores 3,519, making Apple iPhone 12 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 9 offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 6.1 inches, making OnePlus 9 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 9 features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 12's Super Retina XDR, making OnePlus 9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 9 offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 2815 mAh, making OnePlus 9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while OnePlus 9 offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 12 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Apple iPhone 12 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 9 is rated 7.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 12 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 9 has a rating of 4.2.

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Apple iPhone 12
₹49,900
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₹18,499
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
84%

Release Date

18 Oct, 2020
15 Apr, 2021

Performance

Apple A14 Bionic
Snapdragon 888
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
Super Retina XDR
Fluid AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Mono Camera

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2815 mAh
4500 mAh
20W Fast Charging
65W Warp Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Excellent OLED display
  • Blazing-fast performance
  • Good cameras
  • Best-in-class performance
  • Great daylight photography
  • Fast 65W charging
  • Smooth 120Hz screen

Cons

  • Lacks a high refresh rate screen
  • High price tag in India
  • Smaller battery compared to iPhone 11
  • Nighttime shots need improvement
  • No wireless charging or IP rating
  • Priced on the higher side

User Ratings

4.6/5
(231,051 ratings)
4.2/5
(12,278 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

621,879
AnTuTu Score
721,282
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 18, 2020
(Official)
Apr 15, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v14
Android v11

OS Updates

N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Processor

Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 660

RAM

4 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

621,879
721,282

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
22.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
10.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.9 %
13.0 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
Fluid AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
1100 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %
87.6 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

146.7 mm
160 mm

Width

71.5 mm
73.9 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

162 grams
183 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size IMX689 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor UltraPixel BSI image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2815 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
10h 28m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
0h 37m 21s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope