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Apple iPhone 12

Apple iPhone 12
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  • Released 2020, October 23
    164g, 7.4mm thickness
    iOS 14.1, up to iOS 26.4.2
    64GB/128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 22% 21,982,466 hits
  • 625 Become a fan
  • 6.1"
    1170x2532 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 4GB RAM
    Apple A14 Bionic
  • 2815mAh
    PD2.015W
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Versions: A2403 (International); A2172 (USA); A2402 (Canada, Japan); A2404 (China, Hong Kong)

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2403, A2404
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2402
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2402, A2403, A2404
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2020, October 13
Status Available. Released 2020, October 23
Body Dimensions 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM · Nano-SIM + eSIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display Type Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass
Platform OS iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 26.4.2
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
 NVMe
Main Camera Dual 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Selfie camera Single 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0
Features Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery Type Li-Ion 2815 mAh (10.78 Wh)
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Misc Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
Models A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404, iPhone13,2
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 187.00 / C$ 250.74 / £ 148.00 / € 188.07
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 568674 (v8)
GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -24.4 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 84h

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  • Anonymous
  • 3Yi
  • 21 Apr 2026

switch off senstive concern worning battrey going to last 7 hrs.

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  • Kotzaman8
  • pVG
  • 16 Apr 2026

Battery is pretty bad for me, otherwise it is woth the price like 100%. If you have trouble with the battery the easier step is to get a magsafe battery pack since the phone has magnets. Another problem tho is the durability. Its good to have a scree...

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  • Anonymous
  • nCH
  • 10 Apr 2026

Go for Iphone 13 pro/pro max,15 and 15 pro/pro max. IPhone 12 one of the best iphone, but right now compare to those iphones metoined above kinda slow and screen not as bright as latest iphone.

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