OnePlus 13R vs iQOO 12 5G

Comparing the OnePlus 13R 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 13R scores 6,572, making iQOO 12 5G the better performer.

Display: Both OnePlus 13R and iQOO 12 5G offer the same screen size of 6.78 inches, but iQOO 12 5G features a AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 13R's LTPO AMOLED, making iQOO 12 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 13R and iQOO 12 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 13R and iQOO 12 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus 13R delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while iQOO 12 5G delivers 14h 14m, making OnePlus 13R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 13R and iQOO 12 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus 13R and iQOO 12 5G equally at 8.5.

User Rating: iQOO 12 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 13R has a rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 13R

₹37,900

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iQOO 12 5G

₹57,999

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Summary

Release Date

13 Jan, 2025

13 Dec, 2023

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 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
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	64 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6000 mAh	5000 mAh	4900 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	120W Flash Charging	45W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.5/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Excellent performance for gaming and regular usage
Stunning display with Dolby Vision support
Useful telephoto camera for portraits
Reliable battery life for gaming and streaming

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

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Cons

Design might not appeal to all
Charges slower than the OnePlus 12R
Average selfie and ultrawide cameras

No wireless charging
Bloatware

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.5/5

(8,606 ratings)

4.6/5

(2,535 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,709,077 AnTuTu Score	2,073,660 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 13, 2025

(Official)

Dec 13, 2023

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v14

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

7 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Funtouch OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

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

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Galileo

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

1,709,077

2,073,660

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

11.0 s

16.0 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.

5,070

N/A

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %

48.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1400 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

453 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.55 %

89.61 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.43 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm

163.22 mm

161.6 mm

Width

75.8 mm

75.88 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

8.1 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

206 grams

203.7 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700 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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera47 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
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 Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

5000 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 10 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse 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.

14h 42m

14h 14m

10h 16m

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

47m 17s

24m 19s

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

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) / 1900(band 39) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)