iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 13: Which one should you buy in 2022?

iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 13: Display

iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 both feature a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with OLED technology and a resolution of 2532 x 1770. This equates to 460 pixels per inch. One upgrade on the iPhone 13, however, is a display with a maximum brightness of 800 nits, up from the iPhone 12's 625 nits. The actual maximum brightness of the display is the same, at 1,200 nits, thanks to general HDR support.

Please note that unlike the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, neither the iPhone 12 nor the iPhone 13 comes with a ProMotion display. Instead, you get a 60Hz refresh rate.

Additional display features for iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro include:

• 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio
• Audio display
• Wide color gamut (P3 )
• Haptic touch
• HDR display

Design

The iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 are very similar in design. Both devices have similar flat edges to the iPad Pro, have nearly bezel-less displays and support Face ID. On the back, you'll find a glossy finish in the color of your choice.

Speaking of Face ID, the notch housing the Face ID sensor on the iPhone 13 is slightly smaller than the iPhone 12. Apple says the iPhone 13 notch is about 20% smaller in width, but also slightly taller. In practice, this is a very minor change, and Apple hasn't made any changes to the iOS experience to take advantage of the slight increase in available screen real estate.

The iPhone 13 is thicker and heavier than the iPhone 12 to accommodate the larger battery (more on that later).

iPhone 12 Dimensions:

• Height: 5.78 inches (146.7 mm)
• Width: 2.82 inches (71.5 mm)
• Depth: 0.29 inches (7.4 mm)
• Weight: 5.78 oz (164 g)

iPhone 13 Dimensions:

• Height: 5.78 inches (146.7 mm)
• Width: 2.82 inches (71.5 mm)
• Depth: 0.30 inches (7.65 mm)
• Weight: 6.14 oz ( 174g)

The iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 are made from what Apple calls "aerospace-grade aluminum" and have a ceramic shield on the front to protect the display. Both phones are water resistant to a depth of 6 meters for up to 30 minutes.

Performance

iPhone 12 is powered by Apple’s A14 Bionic processor, while iPhone 13 is powered by the latest and most powerful A15 Bionic chip. Both devices come with 4GB of RAM inside.

Both the A14 Bionic and A15 Bionic chips feature 6-core CPUs with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. Both also feature a 4-core GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine. Apple has been mum on how much faster the A15 Bionic is compared to the A14 Bionic, but GeekBench results show a slight improvement in CPU performance year-over-year.

Battery Life

However, where the A15 Bionic really surpasses the A14 Bionic is in battery life and efficiency. Apple says the iPhone 13 lasts 2.5 hours longer than the iPhone 12, an improvement made possible by the efficiency and larger battery of the A15 Bionic — hence the increased weight and thickness this year.

Here are Apple’s complete battery stats for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13.

iPhone 12:

• Video playback: up to 17 hours
• Video playback (streaming): up to 11 hours
• Audio playback: up to 65 hours

iPhone 13:

• Video playback: up to 19 hours
• Video playback (streaming): up to 15 hours
• Audio playback: up to 75 hours

Both iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 support fast charging, up to 30 minutes 50% rechargeable.

Connectivity

If you want 5G connectivity, both the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 have you covered. Apple says this helps with "ultra-fast downloads and high-quality streaming." This includes support for mmWave 5G connectivity in the US, as well as support for sub-6GHz 5G in the US and other countries.

Both the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 include a Lightning connector on the bottom and support MagSafe connections on the back. When using the MagSafe wireless charger, it also supports 7.5W Qi wireless charging and 15W wireless charging.

The iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 feature dual 12MP camera systems with wide-angle and ultra-wide-angle cameras on the back. On the front, you'll find a 12MP f/2.2 aperture selfie camera.

Here are the full specs for iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 shared features:

• Dual 12MP camera system: Ultra-wide and wide-angle cameras
• Ultra-wide: ƒ/2.4 aperture and 120° field of view
• Wide-angle: ƒ/1.6 aperture
• 2x optical zoom
• Up to 5x digital zoom
• Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and depth control
• Portrait lighting with six effects (Natural, Work Room, silhouette, stage, stage mono, high-profile mono)
• Five-element lens (super wide angle); Seven-element lens (wide angle)
• Updates with slow sync Bright True Tone Flash
• 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 gamut capture for photos and live photos
• Lens Correction (Ultra Wide Angle)
• Advanced Red Eye Correction
• Auto Image Stabilization
• Burst Mode
• Photo Geotagging
• Captured image formats: HEIF and JPEG
• Record 4K video at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
• Record 1080p HD video at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

iPhone 13 has several features that iPhone 12 does not:

• Record HDR video up to 4K at 60 fps with Dolby Vision technology
• On iPhone Limited to 30 fps on e12
• Sensor-shift optical image stabilization
• Photography Styles for personalizing the look of images
• Movie mode for recording shallow depth of field video

Colors, Storage and Pricing

The iPhone 13 is available in five different colors: Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Red, and Pink. The iPhone 12 is available in six colors: black, white, red, green, blue and purple.

In terms of pricing, the iPhone 13 will retail for:

• $799 for 128GB of storage
• $899 for 256GB of storage
• 512GB of storage $1,099

Meanwhile, Apple is selling the iPhone 12 today for:

• 64GB storage $699
• 128GB storage $749
• 256GB Storage $849

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