Apple iPhone 12

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Apple iPhone 12
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  • 6.1" 1170x2532 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 4GB RAM Apple A14 Bionic
  • 2815mAh PD2.015W
Released 2020, October 23 164g, 7.4mm thickness iOS 14.1, up to iOS 17.5.1 64GB/128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
  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 (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
 IP68 dust/water resistant (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 17.5.1, planned upgrade to iOS 18
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@24/30/60fps, 1080p@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"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
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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, non-removable (10.78 Wh)
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
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 $ 267.98 / C$ 395.94 / £ 239.50 / € 315.00 / ₹ 44,999
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
Apple iPhone 12 64GB 4GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM 256GB 4GB RAM

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