OnePlus 12R vs 10 Pro

73 out of 100
OnePlus 12R
VS
63 out of 100
OnePlus 10 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 12R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on January 23, 2024, against the OnePlus 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12R
  • Shows 41% longer battery life (29:36 vs 21:03 hours)
  • 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1844K versus 1217K)
  • Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (1170 against 775 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • The phone is 2 years newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • 17% higher pixel density (525 vs 450 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 12R and 10 Pro crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 58% Yes
Maybe, but mainly if you specifically want better battery life.
This is a situational upgrade. It makes the most sense if better battery life matters to you.
Main improvements: battery life, performance, and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1440 x 3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 1000 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98% 98.3%
PWM 120 Hz 342 Hz
Response time 6 ms 11 ms
Contrast 134211:1 ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1170 nits
775 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) 73.9 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 200.5 g (7.07 oz)
Waterproof IP65 -
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.9%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 12R and OnePlus 10 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock 3200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 680 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 12R and OnePlus 10 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1988
1300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
5079
3445
Compute Score (GPU)
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 9051 -
Single-core score 1988 1300
Multi-core score 5079 3445
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1844595
1217154
CPU 616166 450257
GPU 433053 223494
Memory 262122 216467
UX 533254 326936
Total score 1844595 1217154
Samples [4 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
2570
Stability - 63%
Graphics test - 15 FPS
Graphics score - 2570
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
11392
Web score - 10315
Video editing - 5919
Photo editing - 23257
Data manipulation - 8724
Writing score - 15818

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 12R
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-11 (Sumit)AnTuTu 111749776
📘 2025-12-24 (dimah5642@gmail.com)AnTuTu 111918311
📘 2025-12-06 (Tarun)AnTuTu 111844595
📘 2025-10-15 (Desperate)AnTuTu 111720823
📘 2025-01-31 (Шикимори())Geekbench 6 GPU9051
OnePlus 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312AnTuTu 121279540
📘 2026-03-02 (Vladislav)AnTuTu 111217154
📘 2025-11-23 (naytman)AnTuTu 111031622
📘 2025-10-10 (nvidia920m)AnTuTu 111255448

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 14
OS size 28 GB 32 GB
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (70% in 15 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:25 hr 0:32 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:23 hr 07:41 hr
Watching video 20:20 hr 12:41 hr
Gaming 06:18 hr 04:53 hr
Standby 128 hr 108 hr
General battery life
29:36 hr
21:03 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 240FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 150°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX890 Sony IMX789
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 77 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08A10
Sensor size - 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 14 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 22 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV02B -
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 68
Zoom - 105
Samples - Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3P9 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
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 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
83.1 dB
10 Pro +6%
88.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2024 January 2022
Release date February 2024 January 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $899
Successor - OnePlus 15R - OnePlus 15
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 80 W
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 12R:
    - - The 128 GB model has UFS 3.1 memory, unlike other versions with UFS 4.0. - Only the American version CPH2611 supports eSIM.
*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 12R is definitely a better buy.

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