Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM vs OnePlus 12R

Comparing the Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM vs OnePlus 12R 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: OnePlus 12R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,311, while Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM scores 2,454, making OnePlus 12R the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 12R offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM offers 6.7 inches, making OnePlus 12R the larger display of the two. OnePlus 12R features a ProXDR LTPO display compared to Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM's Flexible AMOLED, making OnePlus 12R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM and OnePlus 12R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 12R offers 16 MP, making Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 12R delivers longer battery life with 20h 00m, while Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM delivers 14h 13m, making OnePlus 12R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus 12R offers 128 GB, making Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus 12R receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM is rated 8.

User Rating: OnePlus 12R receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 2a 12GB RAM

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Summary

Release Date

12 Mar, 2024

06 Feb, 2024

12 Mar, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	ProXDR LTPO	Extreme AMOLED
1084x2412 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	Super HD (2772 x 1272)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5500 mAh	7000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	100W Super VOOC Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.1/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Unique design and glyph interface
Impressive AMOLED display
Capable cameras
Excellent battery life

Excellent display
Smooth performance
Superb battery life and charging

Long-lasting battery life
Slim and lightweight design
Reliable cameras
Dependable performance

Cons

Transparent back is prone to smudges and scratches
No charger in the box

Average wide-angle and macro cameras
Only three major software updates

Warms up quickly during gaming
Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

4.4/5

(5,777 ratings)

4.5/5

(11,945 ratings)

4.4/5

(19,247 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

707,480 AnTuTu Score	1,240,474 AnTuTu Score	1,149,292 AnTuTu Score
14h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 12, 2024

(Official)

Feb 06, 2024

(Official)

Mar 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Oxygen OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro MT6886

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G610 MC4

Adreno 740

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Hybrid Cooling System

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

707,480

1,240,474

1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

19.0 s

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

1,151

3,712

1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

41.0 %

26.5 %

19.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

ProXDR LTPO (Curved Display)

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1084x2412 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1300 nits

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1100 nits

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

360 Hz

1500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

450 ppi

449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.8 %

90.26 %

92.05 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.65 %

94.2 %

96.2 %

Design

Height

161.74 mm

163.3 mm

162.76 mm

Width

76.32 mm

75.3 mm

75.60 mm

Thickness

8.55 mm

8.8 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

190 grams

207 grams

193 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54

Yes Water resistant IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN9 ISO-CELL

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Face detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Action Mode

Dual Video Recording
Ultra Steady Video
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

5500 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 100W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 26 minutes

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

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.

14h 13m

20h 00m

17h 34m

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

30m 15s

50m 5s

49m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.187 W/kg Body: 0.824 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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