Apple iPhone 12 A2172 Black 64GB
Its A14 Bionic chip and 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED with ceramic glass deliver fluid 5G performance in a 164-gram, IP68 build. This pre-owned fair condition model includes a 90-day warranty and U.S. carrier compatibility, lowering the barrier to iOS entry. It’s best for budget-minded users needing a compact phone for light daily tasks, though the 2815mAh battery limits away-from-charger endurance.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong user sentiment (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong build (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.1" |
| Display Type | OLED |
| Resolution | 2532 x 1170 |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 625 nits |
| HDR | Yes |
Performance
| Processor | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Processor Model | Apple A14 Bionic |
| CPU Cores | 6 |
| CPU Speed | 3.1 |
| RAM | 4 MB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Camera
| Main Camera | 12 |
| Camera Count | 2 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Optical Zoom | 5x |
| Video | 1080p |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 2815 Wh |
| Wired Charging | 15 |
| Wireless Charging | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Wired |
| Connector | Lightning |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | Lightning |
| SIM | Nano SIM, eSIM |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP68 |
| Form Factor | bar |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
| Fingerprint | front |
| Face Recognition | Yes |
| OS | iOS |
| Headphone Jack | No |
| Stereo Speakers | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPhone 12 A2172 | Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra S22 Ultra | Google Pixel 7 Pro | Motorola Motorola Edge 2024 | TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER 60 XE NXTPAPER 5G | GAMAKOO R16 Pro Max R16 Pro Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Display Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED | AMOLED | IPS LCD | LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 60 | 120 | 120 | 144 | 120 | - |
| Processor | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Google Tensor G2 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Mediatek Dimensity 6300 | Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 128 | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 12 | 108 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 108 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 40 | 11 | 32 | 32 | - |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 2815 | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 5010 | 10000 |
| Charging Wattage | 15 | 45 | 23 | 68 | 18 | 33 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | false | false |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP68 | IP68 | IP68 | - | IP68 |
| Operating System | iOS | Android | Android | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | User Sentiment | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone 12 A2172 | 78.5 | 56.4 | 49.8 | 59.6 | 78.3 | 88 | 56.3 | 61.9 | 91.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra S22 Ultra Compare | 84.5 | 98.6 | 97 | 96 | 93.6 | 0 | 74.6 | 81.2 | 79.5 |
| Google Pixel 7 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.1 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 78.3 | 0 | 71.3 | 92.9 | 79.5 |
| Motorola Motorola Edge 2024 Compare | 84.5 | 60.6 | 98.1 | 78.7 | 78.3 | 0 | 58.7 | 86.3 | 85.3 |
| TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER 60 XE NXTPAPER 5G Compare | 56.4 | 58.9 | 83.6 | 48.2 | 90.4 | 0 | 47.9 | 81.2 | 87.3 |
| GAMAKOO R16 Pro Max R16 Pro Max Compare | 71.8 | 60.6 | 96 | 25.5 | 64.3 | 0 | 94.7 | 60.1 | 14.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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