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SPECIFICATIONS
DISPLAY
Size
iPhone 12 Pro: 6.1 inches
iPhone 17: 6.3 inches
iPhone 17 Pro Max: 6.9 inches
Type
iPhone 12 Pro: Super Retina XDR (OLED)
iPhone 17: Super Retina XDR (OLED)
iPhone 17 Pro Max: Super Retina XDR (OLED)
Resolution
iPhone 12 Pro: 2532×1170, 460 ppi
iPhone 17: 2622×1206, 460 ppi
iPhone 17 Pro Max: 2868×1320, 460 ppi
Refresh rate
iPhone 12 Pro: —
iPhone 17: ProMotion, adaptive, up to 120 Hz
iPhone 17 Pro Max: ProMotion, adaptive, up to 120 Hz
Features
iPhone 12 Pro: HDR, True Tone
iPhone 17: Dynamic Island, Always-On display
iPhone 17 Pro Max: Dynamic Island, Always-On display
PROCESSOR
Chip
iPhone 12 Pro: A14 Bionic
iPhone 17: A19
iPhone 17 Pro Max: A19 Pro
Cores
iPhone 12 Pro: latest-generation Neural Engine
iPhone 17: 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine
iPhone 17 Pro Max: 6-core CPU, 6-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine
CAMERA
Rear camera
iPhone 12 Pro: Pro 12 MP system: ultra wide (ƒ/2.4, 120°), main (ƒ/1.6), telephoto (ƒ/2.0); 4x optical zoom range; LiDAR scanner
iPhone 17: 48 MP Dual Fusion system: Fusion main (26 mm, ƒ/1.6) optical-quality 2x telephoto mode (52 mm) and 48 MP Fusion ultra wide (13 mm, ƒ/2.2, 120°)
iPhone 17 Pro Max: 48 MP Pro Fusion system: main (24 mm, ƒ/1.78) 2x telephoto mode, ultra wide (13 mm, ƒ/2.2, 120°), telephoto 4x (100 mm, ƒ/2.8) 8x optical-quality mode (200 mm); 16x optical-quality range
Front camera
iPhone 12 Pro: 12 MP TrueDepth, ƒ/2.2
iPhone 17: 18 MP Center Stage, ƒ/1.9
iPhone 17 Pro Max: 18 MP Center Stage, ƒ/1.9
BATTERY
Video playback
iPhone 12 Pro: Up to 17 hours
iPhone 17: Up to 30 hours
iPhone 17 Pro Max: Up to 39 hours
DESIGN
Materials
iPhone 12 Pro: Ceramic Shield on the front, textured matte glass back, stainless steel
iPhone 17: aluminum design, Ceramic Shield 2 on the front, color-infused glass back
iPhone 17 Pro Max: aluminum unibody, Ceramic Shield 2 on the front, Ceramic Shield on the back
Dimensions
iPhone 12 Pro: 71.5 × 146.7 × 7.4 mm
iPhone 17: 71.5 × 149.6 × 7.95 mm
iPhone 17 Pro Max: 78.0 × 163.4 × 8.75 mm
Weight
iPhone 12 Pro: 189 g
iPhone 17: 177 g
iPhone 17 Pro Max: 231 g (Apple Georgia page; 233 g on the US page)
Water resistance
iPhone 12 Pro: IP68 (up to 6 m, 30 min)
iPhone 17: IP68 (up to 6 m, 30 min)
iPhone 17 Pro Max: IP68 (up to 6 m, 30 min)
CONNECTIVITY
Network
iPhone 12 Pro: 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave), Gigabit LTE
iPhone 17: 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave)
iPhone 17 Pro Max: 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave)
Wi-Fi
iPhone 12 Pro: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
iPhone 17: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
iPhone 17 Pro Max: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
iPhone 12 Pro: 5.0
iPhone 17: 6
iPhone 17 Pro Max: 6
Port
iPhone 12 Pro: Lightning
iPhone 17: USB-C (USB 2, up to 480 Mb/s)
iPhone 17 Pro Max: USB-C (USB 3, up to 10 Gb/s)
SECURITY
Authentication
iPhone 12 Pro: Face ID (TrueDepth camera)
iPhone 17: Face ID (TrueDepth technology in the Center Stage front camera)
iPhone 17 Pro Max: Face ID (TrueDepth technology in the Center Stage front camera)