Apple iPhone 12 vs Apple iPhone SE

Apple iPhone 12
Apple
iPhone 12
Apple iPhone SE
Apple
iPhone SE

At a glance

Brand
Apple
Apple
Release date
October 2020, 5 years 7 months ago
March 2016, 10 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu
1.083.947 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 86% of devices
176.000 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 38% of devices

Display

Size
6.1"
4"
Resolution
1170 x 2532 px FHD+
640 x 1136 px HD
Type
Oled
LCD IPS Retina HD Display
Density
460 ppi Very high density
326 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
16:9
Features
Wide screen notch, Brightnes 625 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR, DCI-P3, Wide Color display (P3), True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch
Without Notch, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), 800:1 contrast ratio, Full sRGB standard, Retina HD display, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating

Performance

Chipset
Apple A14 Bionic
Apple A9
CPU
2x Icestorm 3.1 GHz + 4x Firestorm 1.8 GHz
2x Twister 1.85 GHz
CPU type
Hexa-Core
Dual-Core
Process
5 nm
14 nm
Frequency
3.1 GHz
1.84 GHz
GPU
Apple 4-core graphics processing unit A14 GPU
PowerVR GT7600 6xCores
RAM
4 GB
2 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
12 Mpx
12.2 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.6
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Sony IMX503
Sony IMX315
Pixel size
1.40 µm
10.00 µm
Sensor size
1/2.55"
1/6"
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
Yes, 240 fps
Features
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, Exposure compensation, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
12 Mpx
1.2 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ --
Sensor
Sony IMX514

Battery

Capacity
2815 mAh
1642 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 20.0W
No
Wireless charging
20W adapter sold separately, MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W10, Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
Features
Wireless charging, Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
16 GB
SD slot
No
No

Body

Dimensions
71.5 mm 146.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
58.6 mm 123.8 mm 7.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
162 g
113 g
Materials
Glass , Aluminium
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black White Blue Red Green
Gold Silver Gray Rose Gold
Water/dust resistance
IP68
Usable surface
87 %
61 %

Software

Operating system
iOS 18 iOS 18
iOS 15 iPadOS 15

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 4.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi, Cell ID

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B27 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA2000 EV-DO REV.A, CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA2000 EV-DO REV.A, CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC15 (1700/2100 AWS), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, on the front
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, Stereo Speakers

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