OPPO Reno12 5G vs Nothing Phone (2a)

The OPPO Reno12 5G scores 6.3 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (2a) scores 6.1. The OPPO Reno12 5G leads in performance, battery, design and software support, while the Nothing Phone (2a) is ahead in camera. The OPPO Reno12 5G is the newer phone, announced Jun 18, 2024.

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OPPO OPPO Reno12 5G

6.3 Price TBA

Top score

Nothing Nothing Phone (2a)

6.1 From $349

Key differences

Why choose the OPPO Reno12 5G

Faster wired charging 80 W vs 45 W
Better water resistance IP65 vs IP54
Newer model Jun 18, 2024 vs Mar 5, 2024
More storage 256 GB / 512 GB vs 128 GB / 256 GB
Lighter 177 g vs 190 g
Thinner 7.57 mm vs 8.55 mm

Why choose the Nothing Phone (2a)

Brighter screen 1,300 nits vs 1,200 nits
Higher screen resolution 1084 × 2412 px vs 1080 × 2412 px

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec OPPO Reno12 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Overall 6.3 6.1

Display 7.3 7.2

Performance 5.0 4.8

Camera 5.9 6.5

Battery 5.4 5.0

Design 7.6 6.6

Software support 6.3 5.7

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.0

Display

Spec OPPO Reno12 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, 3D Flexible AMOLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2412 px 1084 × 2412 px

Pixel density 394 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,200 nits 1,300 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec OPPO Reno12 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Chipset Dimensity 7300 Dimensity 7200

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.8 GHz

GPU Arm Mali-G615 MC2 Mali-G610 MC4

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 3.1 —

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec OPPO Reno12 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 50 MP

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Front video 4K@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec OPPO Reno12 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 80 W 45 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec OPPO Reno12 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Dimensions 161.4 × 74.1 × 7.57 mm 161.74 × 76.32 × 8.55 mm

Thickness 7.57 mm 8.55 mm

Weight 177 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back — Plastic

Water resistance IP65 IP54

Fingerprint — Under-display optical

3D face unlock — ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Astro Silver, Matte Brown, Sunset Pink Black, White, Milk

Connectivity and features

Spec OPPO Reno12 5GNothing Phone (2a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.3

USB — USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers — ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec OPPO Reno12 5GNothing Phone (2a)

OS at launch Android 14 Android 14

Interface ColorOS 14.1 Nothing OS 2.5

OS updates — 3 years

Security updates 4 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec OPPO Reno12 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Announced Jun 18, 2024 Mar 5, 2024

Released — Mar 12, 2024

Status Released Released

US launch price — $349

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