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Apple iPhone 12 vs O2 XDA Guide

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WeightXDA Guide: 62 g lighterXDA Guide: 102 g · iPhone 12: 164 g
  • WidthXDA Guide: 18 mm narrowerXDA Guide: 53.5 mm · iPhone 12: 71.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalXDA Guide: 3.3 in smaller diagonalXDA Guide: 2.8 in · iPhone 12: 6.1 in
  • Rear camera layoutDual / SingleiPhone 12: Dual · XDA Guide: Single
  • DepthiPhone 12: 7.1 mm thinneriPhone 12: 7.4 mm · XDA Guide: 14.5 mm
  • HeightXDA Guide: 44.7 mm shorterXDA Guide: 102 mm · iPhone 12: 146.7 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
iPhone 12: 146.7 × 71.5 mm 1 XDA Guide: 102 × 53.5 mm 2
Side
iPhone 12: 146.7 × 7.4 mm 1 XDA Guide: 102 × 14.5 mm 2
  1. 1. iPhone 12
    Height
    146.7 mm
    Width
    71.5 mm
    Depth
    7.4 mm
    Weight
    164 g
  2. 2. XDA Guide
    Height
    102 mm
    Width
    53.5 mm
    Depth
    14.5 mm
    Weight
    102 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationiPhone 12XDA Guide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146.7 Х 71.5 Х 7.4 mm
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 164 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • Super Retina XDR OLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.1" inc
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1170 x 2532 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64GB 4GB RAM
  • 128GB 4GB RAM
  • 256GB 4GB RAM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2815 mAh
  • Li-Ion
  • non-removable
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • iOS 14.1
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationiPhone 12XDA Guide
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 90.2 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 86.0%
  • 44.5%
PPI /points per inch/ Unknown
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Scratch-resistant glass
  • oleophobic coating
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationiPhone 12XDA Guide
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • -12 MP
  • f/1.6
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1.4µm
  • dual pixel PDAF
  • OIS -12 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 120˚
  • 13mm (ultrawide)
  • 1/3.6''
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 4K@24/30/60fps
  • 1080p@30/60/120fps
  • gyro-EIS
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 23mm (wide)
  • 1/3.6'' SL 3D
  • (depth/biometrics sensor)
Unknown
DxOMark Main ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 122
Unknown
DxOMark PhotoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 101
Unknown
DxOMark VideoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 93
Unknown
DxOMark Selfie ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 98
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationiPhone 12XDA Guide
Processor CPU
  • - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
  • No
Antutu 8 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 598478
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 1580
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 3920
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationiPhone 12XDA Guide
Release date
  • 2020
  • October 13
  • 2008
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Grey
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 880 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 17 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 65 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Body build
  • Glass front (Gorilla Glass)
  • glass back (Gorilla Glass)
  • aluminum frame
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationiPhone 12XDA Guide
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by) - for China
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 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 - A2176 -5G - 1
  • 71
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 260
  • 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A
  • 5G
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
USB
  • Lightning
  • USB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationiPhone 12XDA Guide
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -625 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak)
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationiPhone 12XDA Guide
Dop
  • - Sensors - Face ID
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W
  • 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 15W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa
  • MasterCard
  • AMEX certified) - Versions: A2399 (International); A2176 (USA); A2398 (Canada
  • Japan); A2400 (China); A2399 (Hong Kong)
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input