OnePlus Nord 3 vs Xiaomi 12 Comparison and Differences
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OnePlus Nord 3
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OnePlus Nord 3 or Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | OnePlus Nord 3 | Xiaomi 12 | |
Rating | 1) | (+0) | (+|
Release date | 2023, July 05 | December, 2021 | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 162 x 75.1 x 8.2 mm | 6.38 x 6.38 x 2.96 in | 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.75 in | |
Weight | 193.5 g | 6.83 oz | 179 g | 6.31 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Dragontrail Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5) | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Misty Green, Tempest Gray | Gray, Blue, Purple, Green | |
Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 4500 mAh, Li-Po | |
Approximate price | € 323.1 | 980 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Fluid AMOLED | AMOLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 1B | 68B | |
Screen size | 6.74" in | 6.28" in | |
Screen area | 109.2 cm2 | 95.2 cm2 | |
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 89.8% | 89.2% | |
Screen resolution | 1240 x 2772 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 451 PPI | 419 PPI | |
Screen protection | Dragontrail Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 7 Victus | |
Other specs | - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak) - |
- 120Hz -Dolby Vision -HDR10+ -1100 nits (peak) |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Triple | |
Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) |
-50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS -13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF |
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Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS | |
DxOMark Main Score | 123 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 131 | ||
DxOMark Video | 95 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.4, 24mm (wide), 1.0µm | 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm | |
Functions | HDR | HDR, panorama | |
Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades, OxygenOS 14 | Android 11 Red Velvet Cake | |
Chipset | - Mediatek Dimensity 9000 (4 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
GPU | Mali-G710 MC10 | Adreno 730 | |
External memory | No | No | |
Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 10 Total | 1103907 | 1163966 | |
Antutu 10 CPU | 304568 | ||
Antutu 10 GPU | 413638 | ||
Antutu 10 Mem | 212719 | ||
Antutu 10 UX | 304568 | ||
Antutu 9 Total | 1030008 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 918 | 1231 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3058 | 4092 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G | 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - India -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India |
-2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) -3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900) -4G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100) -5G - n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500) |
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Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | ||
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC | |
NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.2, A2DP, LE | |
Harmful irradiation | SAR - 1.13 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | No | |
Headphone jack | No | No | |
Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Tuned by Harman Kardon |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | |
Other extras |
- 80W Fast charging, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 32 min - IP54, dust and splash resistant |
- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 39 min -Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 53 min -Reverse wireless charging 10W -Power Delivery 3.0 -Quick Charge 4+ |
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