OnePlus 12 vs Honor Magic 6 Pro
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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 Honor Magic 6 Pro, 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 13% higher pixel density (510 vs 453 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 6 Pro
- Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (1566 against 1152 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
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 | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Jurhino Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.3% | 92.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99.7% |
| PWM | Not detected | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 11 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 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 | White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple |
| 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 | 13918 |
| Single-core score | 2182 | 2218 |
| Multi-core score | 6465 | 6749 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 700922 | 668505 |
| GPU | 914074 | 826271 |
| Memory | 313211 | 360598 |
| UX | 573571 | 490215 |
| Total score | 2401788 | 2345589 |
| Samples | [26 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 67% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1676 | 1700 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 57% | - |
| 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 | 8599 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 83% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4646 | 4854 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12226 | 17561 |
| Video editing | 6195 | 7737 |
| Photo editing | 23810 | 32627 |
| Data manipulation | 13418 | 13971 |
| Writing score | 17373 | 17036 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (154th and 172nd place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 -> nsy567808 | AnTuTu | 2317311 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 -> nsy567808 | AnTuTu | 2317311 |
| 📘 2026-08-26 (Luvish) | GeekBench GPU | 14849 |
| 📘 2026-08-26 (Luvish) | GeekBench CPU | 2267 / 7083 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 -> Lukisek.CZ | AnTuTu | 2612288 |
Honor Magic 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-08 (NikimanTI) | AnTuTu | 2379278 |
| 📘 2026-02-24 (techtest) | AnTuTu | 2397180 |
| 📘 2026-02-14 (7xossam1) | AnTuTu | 2303462 |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (Honor android sigma🗿) | AnTuTu | 2390790 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (freqr) | AnTuTu | 2331069 |
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 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | MagicOS 9 |
| OS size | 30 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5400 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (66 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 15 min) | Yes (47% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:24 hr | 0:44 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:10 hr | 12:44 hr |
| Watching video | 18:49 hr | 18:35 hr |
| Gaming | 06:05 hr | 06:20 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (82nd and 76th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2.5x |
| 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° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 180 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.4 - 2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-T808 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 180 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 68 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX581 | Omnivision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 85 |
| Preview | - | 83 |
| Zoom | - | 160 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Honor Magic 6 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Sony IMX816 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 149 |
| Video | - | 155 |
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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 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 | January 2024 |
| Release date | February 2024 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $800 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 15 | - Honor Magic 8 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 80 W |
Further details
Notes on Magic 6 Pro:
- The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera is more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 6 Pro. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 12.
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