OnePlus 12 vs Google Pixel 9
80
out of 100
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74
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 Google Pixel 9, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 9 months 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
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has a 0.52 inch larger screen size
- Shows 26% longer battery life (28:16 vs 22:26 hours)
- 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2401K versus 1561K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 27W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5400 vs 4700 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 21% higher pixel density (510 vs 422 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9
- Delivers 94% higher peak brightness (2238 against 1156 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Weighs 22 grams less
- The phone is 9 months newer
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 2700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 1800 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% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99% |
| PWM | Not detected | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 11 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 12
6.82″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Pixel 9
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.15 mm (0.36 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.5/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 15111 | 7536 |
| Single-core score | 2182 | 1707 |
| Multi-core score | 6465 | 4431 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 700922 | 576617 |
| GPU | 914074 | 410060 |
| Memory | 313211 | 210177 |
| UX | 573571 | 364573 |
| Total score | 2401788 | 1561427 |
| Samples | [26 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 67% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1676 | 1047 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 57% | - |
| Graphics test | 32 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 32 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 27 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 8360 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 83% | - |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4646 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12226 | 10043 |
| Video editing | 6195 | 7463 |
| Photo editing | 23810 | 21077 |
| Data manipulation | 13418 | 13349 |
| Writing score | 17373 | 15810 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#154th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-26 (Luvish) | GeekBench GPU | 14849 |
| 📘 2026-08-26 (Luvish) | GeekBench CPU | 2267 / 7083 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 -> Lukisek.CZ | AnTuTu | 2612288 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (LukisekCZ) | AnTuTu | 2540776 |
| 📘 2026-07-27 (михаил) | AnTuTu | 2192049 |
Google Pixel 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-13 (Plotwa) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| 📘 2026-04-14 (LymXT) | AnTuTu | 1577137 |
| 📘 2025-12-09 (enigma) | AnTuTu | 1519937 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (W1TRAY) | AnTuTu | 1561427 |
| 📘 2025-09-26 (Pikulini228) | AnTuTu | 1520638 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4266 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 30 GB | 19 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5400 mAh | 4700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 27 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 15 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:24 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:10 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 18:49 hr | 13:38 hr |
| Gaming | 06:05 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#82nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-T808 | Samsung GNK |
| Sensor size | 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | - |
| Focal length | 70 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX581 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 75 |
| Preview | - | 83 |
| Zoom | - | 132 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2023 | August 2024 |
| Release date | February 2024 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $799 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 15 | - Google Pixel 10 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.4 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 12. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 9.
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