OnePlus 9 vs Apple iPhone 12

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Comparing the OnePlus 9 vs Apple iPhone 12 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 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

84%
84%
79%

Release Date

15 Apr, 2021
18 Oct, 2020
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 888
Apple A14 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 1330
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
Super Retina XDR
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

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

Battery

4500 mAh
2815 mAh
5000 mAh
65W Warp Charging
20W Fast Charging
25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

4.1/5
(4,918 ratings)
4.6/5
(228,086 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

Video

Videos
6 More Videos
Videos
4 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 15, 2021
(Official)
Oct 18, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v11
iOS v14
Android v15

OS Updates

3 Year
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

4 Year
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
View Details
Apple A14 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 1330
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Processor

Octa core

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

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

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

N/A
Apple M14 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR4
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
N/A
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.

721,282
621,879
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
13.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %
8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.0 %
20.9 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED
Super Retina XDR
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1100 nits
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
60 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
457 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.6 %
86.89 %
85.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes
Yes with notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
84.70 %

Design

Height

160 mm
146.7 mm
164.4 mm

Width

73.9 mm
71.5 mm
77.9 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.4 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

183 grams
162 grams
192 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

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

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Retina Flash
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
2815 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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.

10h 28m
N/A
N/A

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

37m 21s
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
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)
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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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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)
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)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg
N/A
Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.3

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
N/A
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Capacitive

Other Sensors

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