OnePlus 12R vs iQOO 12 5G

Comparing the OnePlus 12R vs iQOO 12 5G 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: iQOO 12 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,799, while OnePlus 12R scores 4,311, making iQOO 12 5G the better performer.

Display: Both OnePlus 12R and iQOO 12 5G offer the same screen size of 6.78 inches, but OnePlus 12R features a ProXDR LTPO display compared to iQOO 12 5G's AMOLED, making OnePlus 12R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 12R and iQOO 12 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 12R and iQOO 12 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus 12R delivers longer battery life with 20h 00m, while iQOO 12 5G delivers 14h 14m, making OnePlus 12R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: iQOO 12 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus 12R offers 128 GB, making iQOO 12 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: iQOO 12 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 12R is rated 8.1.

User Rating: iQOO 12 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 12R has a rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 12R

₹39,799

@ Flipkart

iQOO 12 5G

₹48,899

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

06 Feb, 2024

13 Dec, 2023

09 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
ProXDR LTPO	AMOLED	AMOLED
1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	64 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5500 mAh	5000 mAh	6700 mAh
100W Super VOOC Charging	120W Flash Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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Pros

Excellent display
Smooth performance
Superb battery life and charging

Impressive build, IP64 rated
Gorgeous screen
Good cameras
Incredibly fast performance & charging speeds

Impressive cameras
Standout design
Interesting AI features

Cons

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

No wireless charging
Bloatware

Pricey
Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.5/5

(15,219 ratings)

4.6/5

(4,134 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,240,474 AnTuTu Score	2,073,660 AnTuTu Score	1,457,989 AnTuTu Score
20h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	23h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹39,799 @ Flipkart	Not Available in any store	₹61,999 @ Oppo.com
Not Available in any other store		₹61,999 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Feb 06, 2024

(Official)

Dec 13, 2023

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

4 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

5 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Funtouch OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Adreno 750

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB / 16 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

1,240,474

2,073,660

1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

11.0 s

21.0 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.

3,712

N/A

2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.5 %

48.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

ProXDR LTPO (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1400 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

453 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.26 %

89.61 %

89.34 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.2 %

93.43 %

93.4 %

Design

Height

163.3 mm

163.22 mm

151.21 mm

Width

75.3 mm

75.88 mm

72.42 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

8.1 mm

8.36 mm

Weight

207 grams

203.7 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP64

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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/1.68 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size OV50H 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

64 MP
f/2.57 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Ultra Steady Video
Bokeh portrait video

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5500 mAh

5000 mAh

6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 26 minutes

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 10 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

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.

20h 00m

14h 14m

23h 00m

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

0h 50m 5s

0h 24m 19s

1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)