OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) is ₹36,000 dearer.
OnePlus 12 5G (Silky Black, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 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.
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Samsung
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹33,999
Bought for the support commitment and Samsung's service network rather than the specification sheet, which is beaten comprehensively by phones costing ten thousand less.
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 Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who value Samsung's service network and four years of upgrades over raw specification.
Avoid it if: Value buyers — the POCO X7 Pro offers more hardware for Rs9,000 less.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | OnePlus 12 5G | Samsung Galaxy A55 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹69,999 | ₹33,999 |
| Battery | 5400 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 100 W wired, 50 W wireless -- 1 to 100 percent in about 26 minutes | 25 W wired, 50% in about 30 minutes |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Display | 6.82 inch LTPO AMOLED, 120 Hz adaptive 1 to 120 Hz | 6.6 inch Super AMOLED |
| Peak brightness | 4500 nits peak on a small window, about 1600 nits sustained full screen | 1000 nits peak |
| RAM | 16 GB LPDDR5X | 8 GB |
| Rear camera | 50 MP Sony LYT-808 with OIS + 64 MP periscope 3x + 48 MP ultrawide | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.8) + 12 MP ultrawide + 5 MP macro |
| Storage | 512 GB UFS 4.0 | 128 GB UFS 2.2 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Water resistance | IP65 -- not IP68, which is unusual at this price | IP67 |
| Weight | 220 g | 213 g |
| Software support | 4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches | 4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches |
| Display type | not published | Super AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 32 MP |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.