iPhone 12 vs iPhone 14 Pro

The iPhone 14 Pro is heavier than the iPhone 12, but they both feature a 6.1” display size and are nearly identical in overall size. Measurements for the iPhone 12 are as follows: 5.78” (H) x 2.82” (W) x 0.29” (D) with a weight of 5.78 ounces. In comparison, the iPhone 14 Pro measurements are as follows: 5.81” (H) x 2.81” (W) x 0.31” (D) with a weight of 7.27 ounces.

The iPhone 14 Pro has a more advanced rear camera than the iPhone 12. The iPhone 14 Pro has a triple “Pro” rear camera that includes a 48MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, and 12MP telephoto lens. The iPhone 12 features a dual 12MP rear camera array with a wide and ultra-wide lens. The iPhone 14 Pro also has several camera features that are not available on the iPhone 12. These features include the Photonic Engine, Action mode, Apple ProRAW, Night mode portraits, macro photography, ProRes video recording, a Cinematic mode for recording videos with shallow depth of field, and more. Otherwise, the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 14 Pro Max both feature a front-facing 12MP TrueDepth camera.

The iPhone 14 Pro screen has several advantages over the screen of the iPhone 12, but overall, they share many common features. The common features include a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with HDR, True Tone, wide color (P3), Haptic Touch, and a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio. The iPhone 14 Pro display is always-on and adds ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz and support for the Dynamic Island. Otherwise, the iPhone 14 Pro screen is also brighter, at 1000 nits typical max brightness and 1600 nits HDR max brightness, versus a 625 nits typical max brightness and 1200 nits HDR max brightness on the iPhone 12.

The iPhone 12 is powered by a 2,815 mAh battery capable of providing up to 17 hours of video playback time or up to 65 hours of audio playback time. In comparison, the iPhone 14 Pro is powered by a 3,200 mAh battery capable of providing up to 23 hours of video playback time or up to 75 hours of audio playback time. Both of these phones support Apple MagSafe charging and Qi wireless charging and are fast-charge capable when using an Apple 20W wall power adapter paired with a Lighting cable.