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Apple iPhone 12 A2172 White 256GB
The 3.0 GHz Apple A14 Bionic chip and 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with 460 PPI deliver fast performance and crisp visuals, while IP68 water resistance adds durability. MagSafe wireless charging and a dual 12MP camera system with ultrawide lens offer convenient charging and versatile photography. Best for general users seeking a balanced iPhone with 5G and 256GB storage, though its 60Hz screen and 2815mAh battery lag behind newer models.
Screen 6.1
Display Super Retina XDR
Refresh 60 Hz
Chip Apple A14 Bionic
RAM 4 GB
Storage 256 GB
Camera 12 MP
front camera mp 12
58 Overall Score
Price $250
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average social proof (21th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.1" |
| Display Type | Super Retina XDR |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| HDR | Yes |
Performance
| Processor Model | Apple A14 Bionic |
| CPU Speed | 3 |
| RAM | 4 MB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
Camera
| Main Camera | 12 |
| Camera Count | 2 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Video | 4K@60fps |
| OIS | Yes |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 2815 Wh |
| Wired Charging | 20 |
| Wireless Charging | Yes |
| Fast Charging | MagSafe |
| Connector | USB-C |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB-C 2.0 |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + eSIM |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP68 |
| Form Factor | bar |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.6 lbs |
| Face Recognition | Yes |
| OS | iOS |
| Headphone Jack | No |
| Stereo Speakers | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPhone 12 A2172 | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra S24 Ultra | Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 | Google Pixel Pixel 10a | Xiaomi Xiaomi 17 Pro | Honor 400 Pro 400 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Display Type | Super Retina XDR | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED | OLED | LTPO AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 | 120 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Processor | Apple A14 Bionic | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy | Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform | Google Tensor G4 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 256 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 12 | 200 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 200 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 12 | 50 | 13 | 50 | 50 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 2815 | 5000 | 4700 | 5100 | 6300 | 5300 |
| Charging Wattage | 20 | 45 | 68 | 30 | 100 | 100 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP68 | IP68/IP69 |
| Operating System | iOS | Android | Android | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone 12 A2172 | 62.3 | 58.9 | 53.5 | 59.6 | 78.3 | 59.8 | 83 | 21.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra S24 Ultra Compare | 93.2 | 99.6 | 97 | 99 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 98.4 | 85.2 |
| Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 Compare | 66.3 | 84.9 | 97 | 99 | 87.1 | 99.6 | 73.6 | 92.6 |
| Google Pixel Pixel 10a Compare | 93.2 | 54.1 | 89.6 | 87.4 | 78.3 | 81 | 98.1 | 98.4 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi 17 Pro Compare | 84.5 | 98 | 99.9 | 98.1 | 64.3 | 94.7 | 96.1 | 14.5 |
| Honor 400 Pro 400 Pro Compare | 84.5 | 97.1 | 98.9 | 96 | 64.3 | 96.4 | 92.3 | 14.5 |
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