iPhone 11 Pro vs iPhone 12

The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 12 are similar in size. The iPhone 11 Pro has a 5.8” display and measures 5.67” (H) x 2.81” (W) x 0.32” (D). The iPhone 12 has a 6.1” display and measures 5.78” (H) x 2.82” (W) x 0.29” (D). Otherwise, the iPhone 11 Pro weighs 6.63 ounces versus the 5.78-ounce weight of the iPhone 12.

The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 12 each have a 12MP TrueDepth camera on the front. But while the hardware is the same, the iPhone 12 front-facing camera brings extra features such as Night Mode, Deep Fusion, and HDR video recording. The iPhone 11 Pro has a triple 12MP wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto camera array on the back, and the iPhone 12 has a dual 12MP wide and ultra-wide rear camera. The iPhone 11 Pro has the extra telephoto lens, but the iPhone 12 feature set includes HDR video recording with Dolby Vision (at up to 4K at 30fps), which isn’t offered on the iPhone 11 Pro.

The display on the iPhone 12 is slightly larger than the iPhone 11 Pro. But overall, these two models share many similarities. They each feature a Super Retina XDR (HDR) display with True Tone, Haptic Touch, wide color (P3), and a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio. The display on the iPhone 12 measures 6.1 inches and has a 625 nits (typical) max brightness and a resolution of 2532 x 1170. In comparison, the display on the iPhone 11 Pro measures 5.8 inches and has an 800 nits (typical) max brightness and a resolution of 2436 x 1125.

The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 12 are both fast-charge capable and support Qi wireless charging. They are both able to provide up to 65 hours of audio playback time, and similar video playback capabilities. The iPhone 11 Pro video playback capabilities are rated up to 18 hours, and the iPhone 12 video playback capabilities are rated up to 17 hours. A key difference between these two devices is the iPhone 12 can be charged using an Apple MagSafe charger.