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iPhone 12
The mainstream flat-edge reset: OLED finally standard, MagSafe introduced, 5G everywhere. One of the most-owned iPhones on earth and still a huge used-market mover.
Pros
- OLED came to the standard iPhone
- Light 164g flat design
- MagSafe debut
- A14 remains fluid
Cons
- 60Hz display
- Battery midpack
- 20W charging
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPhone 12
Display
- Screen size
- 6.1 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2532x1170
- Pixel density
- 460 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,200 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A14 Bionic
- AnTuTu 11
- 1,132,376Bottom 29%
- AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
- 285,302Bottom 13%
- AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
- 304,770Bottom 31%
- AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
- 151,519Bottom 14%
- AnTuTu 11 (UX)
- 390,785Bottom 35%
- RAM (max)
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64GB / 128GB / 256GB
- Storage type
- NVMe
Camera
- Main camera
- 12 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.6
- Ultra-wide
- 12 MP
- Max video
- 4K@60fps
- Front camera
- 12 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 2,815 mAh
- Wired charging
- 20 W
- Wireless charging
- 15 W
Design
- Weight
- 164 g
- Thickness
- 7.4 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- Lightning
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- iOS 14
- OS update pledge
- 6 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iPhone 12 good in 2026?
The iPhone 12 earns an Inno Score of 42.1/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The mainstream flat-edge reset: OLED finally standard, MagSafe introduced, 5G everywhere. One of the most-owned iPhones on earth and still a huge used-market mover.
What is the iPhone 12 AnTuTu score?
The iPhone 12 scores 1,132,376 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 285,302, GPU 304,770, Memory 151,519, UX 390,785). That puts it in the top 72% of the 239 AnTuTu 11 results in this category in our database.
What are the key specs of the iPhone 12?
Chipset: Apple A14 Bionic · Screen size: 6.1 ″ · Capacity: 2,815 mAh · Main camera: 12 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iPhone 12?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HONOR X8c, iQOO Z9x 5G, Motorola Moto G Power (2025) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
