OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G vs realme 12x

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G vs realme 12x 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 Nord CE 4 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,950, while realme 12x scores 1,950, making OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G the better performer.

Display: realme 12x offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G offers 6.7 inches, making realme 12x the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G features a AMOLED display compared to realme 12x's IPS LCD, making OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G and realme 12x feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while realme 12x offers 8 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 12x delivers longer battery life with 17h 22m, while OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G delivers 16h 02m, making realme 12x the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G and realme 12x offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme 12x is rated 7.5.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while realme 12x has a rating of 4.1.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G

₹18,999

(Out of Stock)

realme 12x

₹11,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

04 Apr, 2024

02 Apr, 2024

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.63 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2412 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
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	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5500 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
100W Super VOOC Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Vivid display
Reliable cameras
Clean Android 14 experience
Solid battery

Tall 120Hz display
Stylish design
Solid battery backup, fast charging
Android 14 out-of-the-box

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Limited Android OS update promise
Average video recording

Average cameras
Pre-installed apps

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(14,051 ratings)

4.1/5

(12,918 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

819,347 AnTuTu Score	418,175 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
16h 02m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 04, 2024

(Official)

Apr 02, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.63 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 720

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

819,347

418,175

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

23.0 s

14.0 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.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

9.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.6 %

18.6 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1100 nits

950 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

900 nits

950 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.1:9

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

394 ppi

392 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.57 %

86.51 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.4 %

91.40 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm

165.6 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.3 mm

76.1 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

7.69 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

186 grams

188 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 CMOS image sensor ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

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

2 MP
f/2.422 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual 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
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

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

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

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5500 mAh

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 29 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

16h 02m

17h 22m

15h 10m

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

0h 35m 14s

0h 52m 3s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 2 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)