Body

Apple iPhone 12 has the following body dimensions 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in) and a weight of 164 g (5.78 oz), making it a smart and lightweight device.

It is built of Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), and aluminum frame, giving it a radiant and attractive look with its flat edges and OLED display.

Sim

Apple iPhone 12 is a dual sim device with a Nano-SIM and an eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) – for China. This is a great way of staying connected with the iPhone 12 5G browsing connectivity with your two preferred network providers.

Water/Dust resistant

In Nigeria, where we have both rainy and harmattan seasons, you must have some form of protection against water and dust. With the IP68 offering protection for dust/water resistance (up to 6m for 30 min), you have some protection against water and dust since you cannot predict unforeseen circumstances like this.

Display

Apple iPhone 12 has a display type of Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak), with a resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) and size of 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 with a screen-to-body ratio of (~86.0% ). All these features are expertly crafted to ensure great mobile display and view as you navigate the awesomeness of this device.

The screen is also made up of Ceramic Shield glass to protect it from scratches or harshness against its screen surfaces.

Memory

It has no slot for external memory; still, it has fair enough internal storage ranging from 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, and 256GB 4GB RAM, depending on the device specification.

Camera

It has a Camera specification of 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6″. The ultrawide of the camera’s lens is a great beauty as you take pictures of objects or things in your path like an expert cameraman.

The iPhone 12 camera allows good-quality night shots using its lowlight technology to ensure the picture comes out as best as possible.

A noticeable limitation of the iPhone 12 is its lack of optical zoom, which creates lapses in the picture quality.

When we look at selfie quality, the Apple iPhone 12 has an outstanding picture quality of 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″ SL 3D (depth/biometrics sensor). These features ensure the picture comes out nearly perfect every time, with the picture as classic as ever.

As stated above, the inability of the iPhone 12 not to zoom farther due to lacking optical zoom makes it less quality to devices of the same specification as Samsung devices.

Platform

Apple iPhone 12 is built on iOS 14.1, which is upgradable to iOS 16.3, with Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm).

It has a CPU of Hexa-core (2×3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4×1.8 GHz Icestorm) and a GPU of Apple (4-core graphics).

Sound

The Apple iPhone 12 has stereo speakers and a loudspeaker of -24.4 LUFS, which is just Very good and enables you to listen as you dance to your party jam in high spirits. You vibe to the melodious tune from your apple music.

Battery

It has a battery type of Li-Ion 2815 mAh, non-removable (10.78 Wh), with an endurance rating of 84h. This battery lifespan is very good for your device, especially to help escape the harsh reality of power supply some of us face in our locality.

The charging iPhone 12 can be Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised), or with a 15W wireless (MagSafe). With the integration of Magsafe, which uses a magnet to create an electric field to charge rather than a wired charger. Some customers have made mention of the 20w wired charger being faster than the 15w wireless(Magsafe). Plus, whatever wireless accessories for other devices operate as much the same, except for the absence of a magnet as in the Magsafe.

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Apple iPhone 12 – user opinions and reviews

I usually got around 4.5-5 hours of screen on time without gaming and since you got a new phone it has to learn your usage pattern so that it can optimise the battery to be better and the process usually takes around a week. – Amsyar

I am using iPhone 12 since 1.5yrs and i shifted from Samsung note 8 and my eyes hurted alot in beginning even i tried to sell iPhone 12 but was unabke to do that. Then i became used to it after switching off adaptive light settings in accessibility menu. And setting minimum brightness level to 25%. So it goes above 25% with high ambient lighting but doesn’t go below 25%. So its screen hurts some people eyes alot due to PWM. – Umair

i have iphone 12. it s just like the same with iphone 13, trust me. if u have 100$ over, surely buy iphone 13. just for the battery, it s much better than 12. I have no problems with the battery, I am doing perfectly. but in your place I would stop thinking and buy 13. – Anonymous

Amazing screen, smooth performance and so far no lagging.. Battery health just average… using it for almost a year already … 8/10 :). – Nia

I spent 12 months with my iPhone 12 and it is quite good compared to my last phone – my broken screen S9. 12 is heavier than S9. 12 runs just about any game, no matter it’s Candy Crush or Genshin Impact. BT connection never drops. Music feels awesome. Battery lasts 2+ days. Display shows great color. Performance was consistent since day one. All the small things you need to make a good phone is here. – blusr

12 for the sake of better processor, newer design, 5G (if you care about it), and better battery.
11 pro is arguably better camera, and better (build stainless steel).
Your call!. – Adel

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Conclusion

Apple iPhone 12 is a good device to own in 2024 despite some advances in newer releases. These newer releases do not invalidate the uniqueness of the iPhone 12; rather, they show that things can be done better. The newer versions will cover these advances in features.

If you purchase an iPhone 12 today, it is easy to upgrade to an iPhone with better quality shortly in a way that no matter the deflation of the iPhone 12, it would still be well-rated among new releases.