OnePlus Nord 4 vs OnePlus 12R
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.74-inch OnePlus Nord 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on July 16, 2024, against the OnePlus 12R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 6 months before. 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 Nord 4
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12R
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1844K versus 1645K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.74 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1240 x 2772 pixels | 1264 x 2780 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.1:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2150 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 95.7% | 98% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 134211:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 199.5 g (7.04 oz) | 207 g (7.3 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 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 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8062 | 9051 |
| Single-core score | 1860 | 1988 |
| Multi-core score | 5045 | 5079 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 541591 | 616166 |
| GPU | 419629 | 433053 |
| Memory | 280425 | 262122 |
| UX | 403928 | 533254 |
| Total score | 1645573 | 1844595 |
| Samples | [25 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 975 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15100 | - |
| Video editing | 7192 | - |
| Photo editing | 20289 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14511 | - |
| Writing score | 14475 | - |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Nord 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> Keval Patel | AnTuTu 11 | 1717378 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Keval) | AnTuTu 11 | 1656748 |
| 📘 2026-05-13 (Akash) | AnTuTu 11 | 1663978 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (One) | AnTuTu 11 | 1796634 |
| 📘 2026-04-08 -> jchanich | AnTuTu 11 | 1719478 |
OnePlus 12R
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-11 (Sumit) | AnTuTu 11 | 1749776 |
| 📘 2025-12-24 (dimah5642@gmail.com) | AnTuTu 11 | 1918311 |
| 📘 2025-12-06 (Tarun) | AnTuTu 11 | 1844595 |
| 📘 2025-10-15 (Desperate) | AnTuTu 11 | 1720823 |
| 📘 2025-01-31 (Шикимори()) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 9051 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 14.1 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 28 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 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 | 0:28 hr | 0:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 15:37 hr | 12:23 hr |
| Watching video | 14:05 hr | 20:20 hr |
| Gaming | 06:45 hr | 06:18 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 128 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (89th and 53rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual 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 | 112° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA LYT-600 | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 |
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 | Samsung S5K3P9 | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 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 | 5.4 | 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| 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* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2024 | January 2024 |
| Release date | August 2024 | February 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $499 |
| Successor | - OnePlus Nord 5 | - OnePlus 15R |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on Nord 4:
- The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.
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
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the OnePlus 12R. It has a better gaming, connectivity, software, and sound.
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