Apple iPhone 12 A2172 Black 64GB
The A14 Bionic chip with 5G powers smooth performance in a lightweight 142g design, while the dual 12MP camera system captures Dolby Vision HDR video and 5x optical zoom. IP68 water resistance and MagSafe support add everyday resilience, and its refurbished price lowers the barrier to iOS 15.4’s refined ecosystem. This model is best for value-focused buyers who prioritize a compact, pocketable 5G iPhone for crisp photos and cinematic video.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong connectivity (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong camera (73th percentile) 73th
Cons
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.1" |
| Display Type | Super Retina XDR |
| 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 |
| RAM | 4 MB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Camera
| Main Camera | 12 |
| Camera Count | 2 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Optical Zoom | 5x |
| 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 | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
| Fingerprint | in-display |
| 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 | Super Retina XDR | 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 | 20 | 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 | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone 12 A2172 | 62.3 | 72.9 | 58.2 | 67.9 | 78.3 | 56.3 | 83 | 91.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra S22 Ultra Compare | 84.5 | 98.6 | 97 | 96 | 93.6 | 74.6 | 81.2 | 79.5 |
| Google Pixel 7 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.1 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 78.3 | 71.3 | 92.9 | 79.5 |
| Motorola Motorola Edge 2024 Compare | 84.5 | 60.6 | 98.1 | 78.7 | 78.3 | 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 | 47.9 | 81.2 | 87.3 |
| GAMAKOO R16 Pro Max R16 Pro Max Compare | 71.8 | 60.6 | 96 | 25.5 | 64.3 | 94.7 | 60.1 | 14.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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