iPhone 12 256GB

Technical Information

Capacity 256GB

Sim Card Nano-SIM

Face ID or Touch ID Face ID

Cellular and Wireless

5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79) 5G NR mmWave (Bands n260, n261)

FDD‑LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71)

TD‑LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48)

CDMA EV‑DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)

UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)

GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

5G (sub‑6 GHz and mmWave)

Gigabit‑class LTE with 4×4 MIMO and LAA

802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 with 2×2 MIMO

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness

NFC with reader mode

Express Cards with power reserve

Accessibility

Features include:

Voice Control

VoiceOver

Zoom

Magnifier

RTT and TTY support

Siri and Dictation

Type to Siri

Switch Control

Closed Captions

AssistiveTouch

Speak Screen

Back Tap

Buttons and Connectors

Volume up/down

Ring/Silent

Side button

Built-in stereo speaker

Built-in microphone

Lightning connector

Chip A14 Bionic chip. Next‑generation Neural EngineConnector LightningDisplay

Super Retina XDR display

6.1‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED Multi‑Touch display

2532‑by‑1170-pixel resolution at 460 ppi

HDR display

True Tone

Wide color (P3)

Haptic Touch

2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)

625 nits max brightness (typical); 1200 nits max brightness (HDR)

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Camera and Video

Camera

Dual 12MP camera system: Ultra Wide and Wide cameras

Ultra Wide: ƒ/2.4 aperture and 120° field of view

Wide: ƒ/1.6 aperture

2x optical zoom out

Digital zoom up to 5x

Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control

Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono)

Optical image stabilization (Wide)

Five‑element lens (Ultra Wide); seven‑element lens (Wide)

Brighter True Tone flash with Slow Sync

Panorama (up to 63MP)

Sapphire crystal lens cover

100% Focus Pixels (Wide)

Night mode (Ultra Wide, Wide)

Deep Fusion (Ultra Wide, Wide)

Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection

Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos

Lens correction (Ultra Wide)

Advanced red‑eye correction

Auto image stabilization

Burst mode

Photo geotagging

Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG

Video Recording

HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps

4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps

1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps

720p HD video recording at 30 fps

Optical image stabilization for video (Wide)

2x optical zoom out

Digital zoom up to 3x

Audio zoom

Brighter True Tone flash

QuickTake video

Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps

Time‑lapse video with stabilization

Night mode Time‑lapse

Extended dynamic range for video up to 60 fps

Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)

Continuous autofocus video

Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video

Playback zoom

Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264

Stereo recording

TrueDepth Camera

12MP camera

ƒ/2.2 aperture

Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control

Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono)

Animoji and Memoji

Night mode

Deep Fusion

Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection

HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps

4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps

1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps

Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps

Time‑lapse video with stabilization

Night mode Time‑lapse

Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps

Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)

QuickTake video

Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos

Lens correction

Retina Flash

Auto image stabilization

Burst mode

Power and Battery

Video playback: Up to 17 hours

Video playback (streamed): Up to 11 hours

Audio playback: Up to 65 hours

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W10

Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W10

Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter

Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes with 20W adapter or higher (sold separately)

Sensors

Face ID

Barometer

Three‑axis gyro

Accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Ambient light sensor

System Requirements

Apple ID (required for some features)

Internet access

Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:

macOS Catalina 10.15 using the Finder

macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later

Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)

Size and Weight

Height: 146.7 mm

Width: 71.5 mm

Depth: 7.4 mm

Weight: 164 grams

Splash, Water and Dust Resistant Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529In The Box

Phone with iOS 14

USB-C to Lightning Cable

Documentation

(As part of Apple’s efforts to reach their environmental goals, iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini do not include EarPods. Please use your existing Apple headphones or purchase these accessories separately)