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Apple iPhone 12 Pro

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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 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 - A2341 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G991U1
  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 - A2407, A2408 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G991B
  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 - A2406
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2341 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G991U1
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2407, A2408 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G991B
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2406
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Announced 2020, October 13 2021, January 14
Status Available. Released 2020, October 23 Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body
Dimensions 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
  Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 17.4 Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 NVMe UFS 3.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2815 mAh, non-removable (10.78 Wh) Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
SAR 0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models A2407, A2341, A2406, A2408, iPhone13,3 SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
Price $ 350.01 / C$ 525.00 / £ 310.00 / € 378.99 $ 179.08 / C$ 325.99 / £ 190.00 / € 266.15
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 596244 (v8)
GeekBench: 4056 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker -24.2 LUFS (Very good) -26.4 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 81h Endurance rating 93h

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