iQOO 12 5G vs OnePlus 13R

Comparing the iQOO 12 5G vs OnePlus 13R 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 iQOO 12 5G and OnePlus 13R 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 iQOO 12 5G and OnePlus 13R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

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

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

iQOO 12 5G

₹48,899

(Out of Stock)

OnePlus 13R

₹37,628

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

13 Dec, 2023

13 Jan, 2025

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


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

Battery


5000 mAh	6000 mAh	6000 mAh
120W Flash Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No wireless charging
Bloatware

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

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(4,134 ratings)

4.5/5

(10,855 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,073,660 AnTuTu Score	1,709,077 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Dec 13, 2023

(Official)

Jan 13, 2025

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

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

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 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)

Adreno 750

Adreno 810

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

2,073,660

1,709,077

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

20.0 s

N/A

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

5,070

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

48.0 %

25.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1600 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

450 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.61 %

90.55 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

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)

93.43 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.22 mm

161.7 mm

164.4 mm

Width

75.88 mm

75.8 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.0 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

203.7 grams

206 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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 LYT 700 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

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

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

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

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

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes 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)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
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

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

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/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 10 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

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 14m

14h 42m

N/A

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

0h 24m 19s

0h 47m 17s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

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 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)