Apple iPhone 12
- Screen: 6.1" OLED - 1170 x 2532
- SoC: Apple A14 Bionic
- Camera: 2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
- Battery: 2815 mAh
- OS: iOS 26.5
- Weight: 164 grams (5.78 oz)
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Full specifications
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| Type | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.4% |
| PWM | 226 Hz |
| Response time | 16 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity |
Design and build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | No |
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17099 |
| Single-core score | 1997 |
| Multi-core score | 4665 |
| CPU | 402035 |
| GPU | 336490 |
| Memory | 153915 |
| UX | 449135 |
| Total score | 1341575 |
| Stability | 76% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | 13 FPS |
| Section 2 | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2651 |
| Stability | 74% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2155 |
Recent User Tests
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-26 (Hellomt) | AnTuTu 11 | 1334721 |
| π 2026-03-25 (π·πΊ010) | AnTuTu 11 | 1384982 |
| π 2026-03-23 (Roma) | AnTuTu 11 | 1326030 |
| π 2026-03-06 (RuL) | AnTuTu 11 | 1365684 |
| π 2026-02-16 (hypothetic nuisance) | AnTuTu 11 | 1341575 |
| π 2026-02-05 (RuL) | AnTuTu 11 | 1342168 |
| π 2026-02-04 (Tony) | AnTuTu 11 | 1314299 |
| π 2026-02-01 (Marky) | AnTuTu 11 | 1150565 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe |
| Memory card | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| OS size | 7 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 2815 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No |
| Bypass charging | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:00 hr |
| Watching video | 12:09 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
| Bokeh | 55 |
| Preview | 74 |
| Zoom | 60 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) |
| Autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes |
| Photo | 127 |
| Video | 140 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 |
| 2G network | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 ΠΠΡ) |
| 3G network | UMTS/HSPA+/DCβHSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 ΠΠΡ) |
| 4G network | LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 |
| 5G support | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No |
| FM radio | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
Speakers test
Other
| Category | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2020 |
| Release date | October 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $800 |
| Successor | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| 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 |
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