Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 comparison

Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Apple iPhone 12
Apple iPhone 12
Released at Sep, 2021 Released at Oct, 2020

Pros

  • More performance in the AnTuTu test
  • More performance in the GeekBench test
  • Less weight

Size comparison

Apple iPhone 13 Pro front
71.5 mm (2.81″)
146.7 mm (5.78″)
Apple iPhone 12 front
71.5 mm (2.81″)
146.7 mm (5.78″)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro side
7.7 mm
Apple iPhone 12 side
7.4 mm
  • Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Apple iPhone 12

Specifications comparison

General

Models
A2638 / A2483 / A2636 / A2639 / A2640 / iPhone14,2 A2403 / A2172 / A2402 / A2404 / iPhone13,2
In the Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Software

Operating System
iOS 15 iOS 14.1

Body

Dimensions
71.5 x 146.7 x 7.7mm 71.5 x 146.7 x 7.4mm
Weight
204g 164g
Materials
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Colours
Graphite / Gold / Silver / Sierra Blue / Alpine Green Black / White / Red / Green / Blue / Purple

Display

Size
6.1" 6.1"
Type
Super Retina XDR OLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Resolution
1170x2532 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Density
460ppi 460ppi
Refresh rate
120Hz
Protection
Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

Camera

Rear camera
12MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS / 12MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom / 12MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF 12MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS / 12MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Front camera
12MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" 12MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"

Processor

Chipset
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory

RAM size
6GB 4GB
RAM type
LPDDR4

Storage

Internal storage
128 / 256 / 512GB 64 / 128 / 256GB
Card slot
- -

Connectivity

Number of SIMs
2 2
SIM type
Nano-SIM / eSIM Nano-SIM / eSIM
Cellular technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi
a / b / g / n / ac / 6 a / b / g / n / ac / 6
Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
NFC
+ +
Navigation
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO GPS / GLONASS / GALILEO
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0

Audio

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor
- -
Face ID
+ +
Accelerometer
+ +
Barometer
+ +
Gyro sensor
+ +
Geomagnetic sensor
+ +
Hall sensor
- -
Proximity sensor
+ +
Ambient Light sensor
- -

Battery

Capacity
3095mAh 2815mAh
Type
Li-Ion Li-Ion
Fast charging
+ +
Wireless charging
+ +
Reverse wireless charging
- -

Performance

AnTuTu
794348 (v9) 568674 (v8)
GeekBench
4687 (v5.1) 4067 (v5.1)