Apple iPhone 14 Pro vs iPhone 12 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Apple iPhone 14 Pro (with Apple A16 Bionic) that was released on September 7, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 12 Pro, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 1 year and 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 122% higher peak brightness (1798 against 810 nits)
- Shows 23% longer battery life (24:20 vs 19:45 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1501K versus 1328K)
- The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2961 and 2160 points
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Weighs 17 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1179 x 2556 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.6% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 277 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3460 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | 5 core Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1398 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 23942 | 16822 |
| Single-core score | 2961 | 2160 |
| Multi-core score | 7133 | 5104 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 382796 | 372871 |
| GPU | 467517 | 322471 |
| Memory | 178501 | 168174 |
| UX | 472459 | 464616 |
| Total score | 1501273 | 1328132 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 77% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | 20 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Section 2 | 16 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | 12 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4289 | 2668 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 72% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3340 | 2149 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-31 (LORDroid) | AnTuTu | 1445126 |
| 📘 2026-08-16 (Ronaldo) | AnTuTu | 1626008 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (Vuongmap🇻🇳) | GeekBench CPU | 2961 / 7133 |
| 📘 2026-07-09 (Grisha) | AnTuTu | 1501273 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (Amonus) | AnTuTu | 1762123 |
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-29 (Kirillkryt) | AnTuTu | 1284629 |
| 📘 2026-06-02 -> FoolishJevinTECH | AnTuTu | 1378105 |
| 📘 2026-05-31 (Cour27) | AnTuTu | 1340740 |
| 📘 2026-04-21 (PANDUSHA LOVER) | AnTuTu | 1236057 |
| 📘 2026-04-15 (Flaffer) | AnTuTu | 1341072 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| OS size | - | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3200 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max charge power | 23 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:41 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:41 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Watching video | 16:03 hr | 12:00 hr |
| Gaming | 05:38 hr | 04:33 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 101 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8064 x 6048 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 77 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX633 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 80 | 70 |
| Preview | 91 | 77 |
| Zoom | 139 | 111 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 139 | 127 |
| Video | 154 | 140 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | - | No |
| USB version | 2 | - |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | eSIM | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2022 | October 2020 |
| Release date | September 2022 | October 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1000 |
| Successor | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 14 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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