Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 30, 2018	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $999 4GB/256GB - $1299 4GB/512GB - $1749 4GB/1000GB - $1749	6GB/128GB - $1000 | €1150

Design

Dimensions
11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 5.8 mm	5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.6 x 7.4 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
22.26 oz / 631.0 g LTE version - 633 g	6.66 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Apple 7-core GPU	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB 4GB/1000GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2053
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4442
3D Mark High
Untested	2257
3D Mark Low
Untested	1767

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Battery

Type
9720 mAh, Li - Polymer	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 2min

Browsing

12h 35min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

6h 46min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
LTE version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
LTE version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
LTE version - 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

with 1000 GB storage

Memory	1000GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1749

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1100

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1300

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

variant with LTE

Weight	22.33 oz / 633.0 g
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID

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