OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) vs Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 12 recorded specifications. The OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) is ₹25,099 dearer.
OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) vs Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
OnePlus
OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage)
₹69,999
The 4500 nit headline is a small-window peak; sustained full-screen output is about 1600 nits, which is still excellent and roughly a third of the advertised figure.
Full details →
Apple
Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
₹44,900
Still the longest-supported phone at this price by a wide margin — an iPhone 13 bought today will receive iOS updates for years after every Android phone here has stopped.
Full details →Who the OnePlus 12 5G is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting flagship performance, a periscope telephoto and genuinely fast charging.
Avoid it if: Anyone who needs IP68 immersion resistance, or a phone under 200 g.
Who the Apple iPhone 13 is for
Buy it if: Buyers who keep a phone five years or more, or who want into the Apple ecosystem cheaply.
Avoid it if: Anyone who will notice a 60 Hz display after using a 120 Hz one.
Specifications, side by side
12 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | OnePlus 12 5G | Apple iPhone 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹69,999 | ₹44,900 |
| Battery | 5400 mAh | 3240 mAh |
| Charging | 100 W wired, 50 W wireless -- 1 to 100 percent in about 26 minutes | 20 W wired, 15 W MagSafe, 50% in about 30 minutes |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Display | 6.82 inch LTPO AMOLED, 120 Hz adaptive 1 to 120 Hz | 6.1 inch Super Retina XDR OLED |
| Peak brightness | 4500 nits peak on a small window, about 1600 nits sustained full screen | 1200 nits peak (HDR) |
| RAM | 16 GB LPDDR5X | 4 GB |
| Rear camera | 50 MP Sony LYT-808 with OIS + 64 MP periscope 3x + 48 MP ultrawide | 12 MP main with sensor-shift OIS (f/1.6) + 12 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | 4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS updates from launch |
| Storage | 512 GB UFS 4.0 | 128 GB NVMe |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Water resistance | IP65 -- not IP68, which is unusual at this price | IP68 |
| Weight | 220 g | 174 g |
| Display type | not published | OLED, 60 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 12 MP TrueDepth |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.