OnePlus 12 vs Asus ROG Phone 8
80
out of 100
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73
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch OnePlus 12 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on December 5, 2023, against the Asus ROG Phone 8, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12
- 31% higher pixel density (510 vs 388 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 65W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 8
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 2500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.3% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 11 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.15 mm (0.36 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 225 g (7.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 15111 | - |
| Single-core score | 2182 | 2260 |
| Multi-core score | 6465 | 7019 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 700922 | 679030 |
| GPU | 914074 | 743055 |
| Memory | 313211 | 334216 |
| UX | 573571 | 557010 |
| Total score | 2401788 | 2313311 |
| Samples | [26 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 67% | 88% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1676 | 1708 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 57% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 32 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 32 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 27 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8360 | 8671 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 83% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4646 | 5205 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12226 | 23055 |
| Video editing | 6195 | 9019 |
| Photo editing | 23810 | 46533 |
| Data manipulation | 13418 | 19145 |
| Writing score | 17373 | 25533 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (163rd and 192nd place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 -> nsy567808 | AnTuTu 11 | 2317311 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 -> nsy567808 | AnTuTu 11 | 2317311 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Lxrss) | AnTuTu 12 | 2464104 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> Lukisek.CZ | AnTuTu 12 | 2733212 |
| 📘 2026-08-26 (Luvish) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 14849 |
Asus ROG Phone 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-23 (PratamaXD07) | AnTuTu 11 | 2313311 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 -> Vancy | AnTuTu 11 | 2485113 |
| 📘 2025-10-07 (Daniyal) | AnTuTu 11 | 2245389 |
| 📘 2025-08-27 (Cinamon) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2201 / 6753 |
| 📘 2024-10-04 (Bluefinder79) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2260 / 7019 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4266 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | ROG UI |
| OS size | 30 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5400 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:24 hr | 0:39 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:10 hr | - |
| Watching video | 18:49 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:05 hr | - |
| Standby | 114 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#83rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (2160p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 32 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23.8 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-T808 | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX581 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2023 | January 2024 |
| Release date | February 2024 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $1099 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 15 | - Asus ROG Phone 9 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 65 W |
Further details
Notes on ROG Phone 8:
- Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 12 is definitely a better buy.
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