Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro

1,099 USD

1,099 USD

Available

Available

Apple iPhone

Apple iPhone

iPhone 12 Pro

iPhone18,1, A3256, A3523, A3522, A3524

2020, November 13

2025, September 19

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

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

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

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 - A2342 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2411, A2412 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2410

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3523 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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3256 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3522 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3524

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2410, A2411, A2412

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3523 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3256 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3522 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3524

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

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

160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)

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

228 g (8.04 oz)

206 g (7.27 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum alloy frame, aluminum alloy back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield) Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5 Anti-reflective coating IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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)

Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue

Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)

1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

iOS 14.1

iOS 26

Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

6GB

12GB

128GB/256GB/512GB NVMe

256GB/512GB/1TB NVMe

No

12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom

48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, ƒ/1.6 aperture lets in 27 percent more light, 7‑element Wide lens, 5000 adjustments per second, 6x faster autofocus in low light, 65 mm Telephoto, 5x optical zoom range, 1.7 μm pixels, Smart HDR 3

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision

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

12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Night mode portraits, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 3, Dolby Vision, LiDAR, Continious Shooting,

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

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

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

(Li-ion Non removable), 3346 mAh Up to 17 h (multimedia) Music play Up to 65 h

Li-Ion 3988 mAh - Nano SIM model Li-Ion 4252 mAh - eSIM only model

Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi fast wireless charging 15W

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only 25W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No

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

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

5.0, A2DP, LE

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

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

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

Yes

Yes

No

Lightning, USB 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort