Apple iPhone 18 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

iPhone 12 Pro

2026, September 09

2020, October

Exp. release 2026, September 18

2020, October

Coming Soon

Available

About 1450 EUR

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150 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm (5.91 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)

146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)

211 g (7.44 oz)

189 g (6.67 oz)

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)

Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy

Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue

Yes

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Yes

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

Yes

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2341

· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China

6.3

6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)

1206x2622 pixels

1170 x 2532 pixels

1 Million+

16M colors

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

Ceramic Shield 2

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone

Triple Cameras

Quad Cameras

48 MP, f/1.5-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28

12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55

12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide)

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), Cinematic from regular video

Dolby Vision HDR, stereo sound rec. HDR (photo/panorama)

Single Camera

Dual Cameras

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAFSL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2

HDR

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Quad-LED dual-tone flash

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SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

iOS 27

iOS 14

Apple A20 Pro

Apple A14 Bionic (5nm)

Hexa-core (2x GHz high performance + 4x GHz)

Hexa-core

Apple GPU (7-core graphics)

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

12GB

6 GB

256GB/512GB/2TB

128GB/256GB/512GB

6.0, A2DP, LE

5.1, A2DP, LE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

Lightning, USB 2.0

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) / 4.5W reverse wired

Qi fast wireless charging 15W

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Li-Ion Market-dependent versions:· Li-Ion 4056 mAh - Nano SIM model*· Li-Ion 4288 mAh - eSIM only model*

Unspecified

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 15 min

Yes, 18W