(Oppo) OnePlus 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
Verdict
(Oppo) OnePlus 12 and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE tie on the OH Rank at a score of 62. (Oppo) OnePlus 12 wins on Battery and Screen; Samsung Galaxy S25 FE wins on Performance and IP Protection. Samsung Galaxy S25 FE is 0.8mm wider than (Oppo) OnePlus 12. Samsung Galaxy S25 FE is the more recent release, from Sep 2025.
Score Breakdown
Performance /15
Battery /15
Screen /15
IP Protection /15
Main Camera /15
Selfie /5
Video /5
SD Memory /5
Software /5
Desktop Replacement /5
TOTAL
62
62
(Oppo) OnePlus 12
75.8mm (2.98in) · Dec 11, 2023 · Rank #158
7+12+13+6+12+4+3+0+5+0 = 62
* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: Being Oppo's "flagship killer" brand, OnePlus 12 does a great job. Fast performance, long battery life with sub-30min charging 0-100%, excellent screen and a very capable camera setup. Combined with a right price and you have a brand-building success (without full IP68 protection).
PROs
aluminium and glass build, fast Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with UFS 4.0 performance, excellent 36hr endurance from a 5400mAh battery with sub-30min 100W (80W in USA) charging (50W wireless), sharp 510ppi LTPO AMOLED screen with >2000Hz PWM and Dolby Vision, excellent 50MP 23mm OIS main + 64MP 70mm OIS periscope telephoto + 48MP 14mm ultrawide (all with PDAF) imaging, very good 32MP 21mm selfie, 4 years of OS updates and a fast USB-C 3.2 with OTG
CONs
wider and heavier then 11, 1100nits max brightness, only IP65 (no water immersion) protection, no AF on excellent selfie, no expandable memory or desktop replacement functionality, no video out
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
76.6mm (3.02in) · Sep 2025 · Rank #164
9+8+8+12+9+3+3+0+5+5 = 62
FLY* TOP Software* TOP Desktop Replacement
EDITORIAL: This is a proper upgrade of S24 FE. Smaller and narrower body, Samsung's best 2024 processor, LTPO screen with smaller bazels, S25 flagship series selfie camera and the very first phone to run OneUI 8.0 out of the box.
PROs
flagship build, fast Exynos 2400 UFS 4.0 performance, sub-60min 4900mAh battery 45W (15W wireless) charging, >1200nits 385ppi LTPO OLED with HDR10+, IP68 protection, good imaging from 50MP OIS PDAF + 8MP OIS PDAF telephoto + 12MP ultrawide, good 12MP selfies, reliable video recording, up to 7 years of OS updates, DeX desktop replacement feature and a fast USB-C 3.2 with OTG
CONs
wide and hard to use one-hand, quick to throttle and get hot under a heavy load, disappointing sub-24hr endurance for such a big phone, same back cameras as last year, no AF on ultrawide or selfie, no SDmemory slot
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