OnePlus’ flagship is still quite a compelling smartphone, especially if you live in the US or China. it’s considerably more affordable there than in Europe, for example. The OnePlus 13 is right around the corner, but it’s not here just yet. With that being said, we’re here to
The OnePlus 12 has been on the market since December last year. Well, it arrive to global markets a bit later than that, but still, it has been around for a while. The new iPhones arrived last month. As per usual, we will first list the specs of both of these phones and will take it from there. Following the specs, we’ll compare their designs, displays, performance, battery life, cameras, and audio output. Let’s get to it.
Specs
OnePlus 12 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, respectively
– Screen size:
6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED display (curved, 120Hz LTPO, HDR10+, 4,500 nits)
6.9-inch LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED ( flat, 120Hz, HDR, 2,000 nits)
– Display resolution:
3168 x 1440
2868 x 1320
– SoC:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Apple A18 Pro (3nm)
– RAM:
12GB/16GB (LPDDR5X)
8GB
– Storage:
256GB/512GB/1TB (UFS 4.0)
256GB/512GB/1TB (NVMe)
– Rear cameras:
50MP (f/1.6 aperture, 23mm lens, 1.12um pixel size, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS), 48MP (ultrawide, 14mm lens, 114-degree FoV, f/2.2 aperture, 0.8um pixel size, PDAF), 64MP (periscope telephoto, 0.7um pixel size, OIS, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, 6x “in-sensor” zoom)
48MP (wide, f/1.8 aperture, 1/1.28-inch sensor, 1.22um pixel size, sensor-shift OIS), 48MP (ultrawide, f/2.2 aperture, 0.7um pixel size, PDAF), 12MP (periscope telephoto, f/2.8 aperture, 1/3.06-inch sensor, 1.12um pixel size, 3D sensor-shift OIS, 5x optical zoom).
– Front cameras:
32MP (f/2.4 aperture, 0.8um pixel size)
12MP (f/1.9 aperture, PDAF, 1/3.6-inch sensor size, OIS)
– Battery:
5,400mAh
4,685mAh
– Charging:
100W wired, 50W wireless, reverse wireless (charger included)
38W wired, 25W MagSafe, 15W Qi2 wireless, 7.5W Qi wireless, 4.5W reverse wired (charger not included)
– Dimensions:
164.3 x 75.8 x 9.2mm
163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm
– Weight:
220 grams
227 grams
– Connectivity:
5G, LTE, NFC, Wi-Fi, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 5.4/5.3
– Security:
In-display fingerprint scanner (optical) & facial scanning
Face ID (3D facial scanning)
– OS:
Android 14 with OxygenOS 14
iOS 18
– Price:
$799.99+
$1,199+
– Buy:
OnePlus 12 (Best Buy)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (Apple)
OnePlus 12 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: Design
These two smartphones are considerably different design-wise. The OnePlus 12 is made out of aluminum and glass, and it has plenty of curves. The iPhone 16 Pro Max is made out of titanium and glass, and it’s nowhere near as curvy. OnePlus’ handset has a curved display, curved backplate, and a thin frame on the sides because of that. The new iPhone flagship has a flat display, flat back, and flat frame all around the device, though it does round up towards the edges for the sake of…