iPhone 12 Pro vs iPhone 14 Pro

The iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro are similar in size, but the iPhone 14 Pro is heavier. Measurements for the iPhone 12 Pro are as follows: 5.78” (H) x 2.82” (W) x 0.29” (D), and the measurements for the iPhone 14 Pro are as follows: 5.81” (H) x 2.81” (W) x 0.31” (D). Both models feature a 6.1-inch display size. Otherwise, iPhone 12 Pro weighs 6.66 ounces, versus the 7.27-ounce weight of the iPhone 14 Pro.

The iPhone 12 Pro features a Pro 12MP rear camera system with a wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto lens. The iPhone 14 Pro features a Pro camera system with a 48MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, and 12MP telephoto lens. Both of these phones feature a 12MP TrueDepth front-facing camera. In addition to the improved rear camera system, the iPhone 14 Pro also has several features that are not available on the iPhone 12 Pro. These features include ProRes video recording, a Cinematic mode for recording videos with shallow depth of field, support for macro photography and macro video recording, Photographic Styles, and the Photonic Engine.

The display on the iPhone 14 Pro has several advantages as compared to the display on the iPhone 12 Pro. But overall, there are also quite a few similarities. For example, these phones both feature a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with HDR, True Tone, wide color (P3), Haptic Touch, a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1, and a PPI of 460. Differences include a resolution of 2532 x 1170, an 800 nits typical max brightness, and a 1200 nits HDR peak brightness on the iPhone 12 Pro, and a resolution of 2556 x 1179, a 1000 nits typical max brightness, and a 1600 nits HDR peak brightness on the iPhone 14 Pro. The display on the iPhone 14 Pro is also always-on with support for the Dynamic Island and ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz.

The iPhone 12 Pro is powered by a 2,815 mAh battery and the iPhone 14 Pro is powered by a 3,200 mAh battery. These battery capacities allow up to 17 hours of video playback time or up to 65 hours of audio playback time on the iPhone 12 Pro, and up to 23 hours of video playback time or up to 75 hours of audio playback time on the iPhone 14 Pro. The iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro are fast-charge capable when using a Lightning cable and 20W wall power adapter and also support Qi wireless charging and Apple MagSafe charging.