With the Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Apple is clearly aiming at buyers who want a well-rounded phone without too many compromises. Here is our take on what it brings to the table. Announced in 2020, October 13, it arrives at a time when the competition is as tight as ever.
Design & Display
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro comes with a 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm 2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) display, pushing a resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density), and in real-world use it looks bright, crisp and easy on the eyes. The build feels well put together, and Apple has clearly paid attention to the in-hand feel. You can pick it up in a few finishes, including Silver.
Performance & Software
Under the hood you will find the Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm), paired with 6GB of RAM. For the kind of tasks most of us throw at a phone, there is plenty of muscle here. It runs iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 27 out of the box, so the software experience feels current.
Camera
On the camera side, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro is led by a 12 MP main sensor (12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (teleph…). Point-and-shoot results are reliable, and that is exactly what most buyers want.
Battery
There is a Li-Ion 2815 mAh (10.78 Wh) battery inside, which should comfortably see most people through a full day on a single charge.
Our Opinion
So, what do we actually make of the Apple iPhone 12 Pro? What you are getting is a device that quietly covers the fundamentals rather than shouting about them. It gets the basics right, offering a dependable main camera, a crisp display, which is exactly what most buyers are really after. In day-to-day use it feels like the kind of device you can rely on, whether you are replying to messages, scrolling through social media, watching videos or taking the odd photo. There are rivals that beat it in one area or another, as is always the case in this segment. But taken as a whole, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro is a sensible, well-judged choice that should keep most users happy for a good while. If you have used this device or are planning to pick one up, do let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
