Apple iPhone 12 4GB/64GB
6.1″ OLED display, Apple A14 Bionic, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, 12 MP main camera, 2815 mAh battery, 5G, iOS 14.
Spec score · The verdict is based on published specifications, not a hands-on test.
Data evidence: 85 %
Strengths
- Build & comfort — 94.7
Weaknesses
- Longevity — 45.9
- Smoothness — 53.6
- Camera hardware — 54.5
Is it a real upgrade?
Compared against frozen reference profiles of popular older phones, scored by the identical algorithm. Only spec-derived facts — no guesswork.
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +15.7
- Screen +30.3
- Camera hardware +27.4
- Smoothness +23.1
- Basics +15
- Longevity +5.8
- Battery +5.1
- Build & comfort -5.3
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -0.4
- Build & comfort +7.8
- Basics -20
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -11.2
- Screen -6.5
- Longevity -12.2
- Smoothness -18.5
- Basics -20
- Camera hardware -23.4
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -5.2
- Build & comfort +7.8
- Battery -3
- Smoothness -5.1
- Camera hardware -15.1
- Basics -20
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +7.8
- Smoothness +18.5
- Screen +10.2
- Camera hardware +9.4
- Battery +6.3
- Longevity +4.7
- Build & comfort -5.3
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -4.9
- Build & comfort +7.8
- Longevity -11.6
- Camera hardware -12.4
- Basics -20
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -9.5
- Screen -4
- Longevity -7.3
- Smoothness -11
- Basics -20
- Camera hardware -24.8
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -12.2
- Screen -6.5
- Smoothness -18.2
- Basics -20
- Longevity -22.1
- Camera hardware -23.4
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +7.6
- Screen +22.6
- Basics +20
- Battery +9.9
- Smoothness +4.2
- Longevity +3
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +0.2
- Battery +9.9
- Camera hardware -4.1
- Longevity -4.5
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +11.1
- Screen +22.6
- Basics +20
- Build & comfort +11.2
- Battery +10.6
- Camera hardware +9.1
- Smoothness +6
- Longevity +3
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +1.9
- Build & comfort +14.4
- Longevity +13.5
- Screen -4.9
- Battery -5.8
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +3.7
- Build & comfort +23.4
- Screen +15.1
- Longevity +9
- Camera hardware +6.3
- Battery -6.1
- Smoothness -11.2
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -2.7
- Camera hardware +5.8
- Build & comfort -4.8
- Smoothness -7.9
- Basics -20
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -9.9
- Build & comfort +5.3
- Smoothness -16.6
- Camera hardware -17.3
- Basics -20
- Longevity -22.1
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -8.1
- Build & comfort -5.3
- Battery -7.9
- Smoothness -13.3
- Camera hardware -13.9
- Basics -20
Spec score
Scores follow our fixed published scale (version 1.0.0). See the methodology. Methodology
How much of this score rests on verified data; unknown values shrink toward a neutral 50 and lower the evidence.
Camera scores measure hardware potential (sensor, optics, stabilization) — not lab-tested photo quality.
Score caps applied
- MicroUSB connector — overall capped at 75.
Benchmark
| AnTuTu score (8) | 568,674 |
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Reported benchmark result; real-world values vary by device configuration, software version and test run.
Specifications
Display
| Display size | 6.1 in |
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| Display technology | OLED |
| Display resolution | 2532x1170 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz |
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic |
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Memory and storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
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| Storage | 64 GB |
Battery and charging
| Battery capacity | 2815 mAh |
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| Wired charging | 78 W |
Cameras
| Main camera | 12 MP |
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| Ultrawide camera | 12 MP |
| Selfie camera | 12 MP |
Build and durability
| Weight | 164 g |
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| Dimensions | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm |
| IP rating | IP68 |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 14 |
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Connectivity
| 5G support | Yes |
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| NFC | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes |
Sources
Facts are verified against the sources below; unverified values are marked as unverified.
- GSMArena — gsmarena.com