OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 12 recorded specifications. The OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) is ₹42,000 dearer.
OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB 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.
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Nothing
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
₹27,999
Nothing OS is the cleanest Android build sold in India at any price, with no preinstalled bloat and a coherent design language.
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 Nothing Phone is for
Buy it if: Buyers who care more about software cleanliness and design than raw benchmark position.
Avoid it if: Value-per-specification buyers — the POCO X7 Pro offers more hardware for less.
Specifications, side by side
12 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | OnePlus 12 5G | Nothing Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹69,999 | ₹27,999 |
| Battery | 5400 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 100 W wired, 50 W wireless -- 1 to 100 percent in about 26 minutes | 50 W wired, 50% in about 20 minutes |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro |
| Display | 6.82 inch LTPO AMOLED, 120 Hz adaptive 1 to 120 Hz | 6.7 inch AMOLED |
| Peak brightness | 4500 nits peak on a small window, about 1600 nits sustained full screen | 1300 nits peak |
| RAM | 16 GB LPDDR5X | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Rear camera | 50 MP Sony LYT-808 with OIS + 64 MP periscope 3x + 48 MP ultrawide | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | 4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches |
| Storage | 512 GB UFS 4.0 | 256 GB UFS 3.1 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Water resistance | IP65 -- not IP68, which is unusual at this price | IP54 |
| Weight | 220 g | 190 g |
| Display type | not published | AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 50 MP |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.