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OnePlus Nord 3 vs OnePlus 12R

64 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 3
VS
73 out of 100
OnePlus 12R
OnePlus Nord 3
OnePlus 12R

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.74-inch OnePlus Nord 3 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9000) that was released on July 5, 2023, against the OnePlus 12R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12R
  • Shows 35% longer battery life (29:36 vs 21:57 hours)
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1844K versus 1542K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1988 and 1710 points
  • The phone is 7 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 3 and OnePlus 12R 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)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
74.6
(Good)
Value Index
71.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord 3
vs
OnePlus 12R

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1240 x 2772 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 19.8:9
PPI 451 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1450 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.7% 98%
PWM 366 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 7 ms 6 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 134211:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 3
1110 nits
OnePlus 12R +6%
1178 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) 75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Gray, Green Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 3
89.5%
OnePlus 12R +2%
90.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 3 and OnePlus 12R
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3050 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2		 - 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
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 590 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 640 1536
GPU clock 848 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 3 and OnePlus 12R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 3
1710
OnePlus 12R +16%
1988
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 3
4477
OnePlus 12R +13%
5079
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 3
6409
OnePlus 12R +41%
9051
Compute Score (GPU) 6409 9051
Single-core score 1710 1988
Multi-core score 4477 5079
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 3
1542660
OnePlus 12R +20%
1844595
CPU 576859 616166
GPU 296679 433053
Memory 223305 262122
UX 445817 533254
Total score 1542660 1844595
Samples [7 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 775 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> alominzikkAnTuTu 111500307
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk)AnTuTu 111500307
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ)AnTuTu 111584537
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-11 (DG)AnTuTu 111542660
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1)AnTuTu 111561642
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OnePlus 12R
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Babababi)AnTuTu 121953931
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-11 (Sumit)AnTuTu 111749776
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-24 (dimah5642@gmail.com)AnTuTu 111918311
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-06 (Tarun)AnTuTu 111844595
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-15 (Desperate)AnTuTu 111720823
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 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 13 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM OxygenOS 13.1 OxygenOS 15
OS size - 28 GB
OS updates 3 years 4 years
Security updates 4 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (70% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:32 hr 0:25 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:39 hr 12:23 hr
Watching video 15:44 hr 20:20 hr
Gaming 05:40 hr 06:18 hr
Standby 94 hr 128 hr
General battery life
Nord 3
21:57 hr
OnePlus 12R +35%
29:36 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX890 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 OmniVision OV02B
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor 1/5 Samsung ISOCELL S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 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 6 (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 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 19 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
Nord 3
78.9 dB
OnePlus 12R +5%
83.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced July 2023 January 2024
Release date July 2023 February 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $499
Successor - OnePlus Nord 5 - OnePlus 15R
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 100 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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
18 (33.3%)
36 (66.7%)
Total votes: 54

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