Apple iPhone 16e vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16e Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16e
- Lighter design: 167g vs 189g
- Higher battery capacity: 4005mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 457 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 277 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3281 | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8035 | 5005 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 24041 | n/a |
| CPU | 366516 | 262691 |
| GPU | 460423 | 387783 |
| Memory | 225901 | 169306 |
| UX | 352859 | 285964 |
| NanoReview Score | 1405699 | 1105744 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 76 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 44 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7431 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 14 GB |
Battery
| Volume | 4005 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | n/a | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:50 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:21 h | 07:12 h |
| Video Playback | 12:57 h | 12:00 h |
| Games | 04:57 h | 04:33 h |
| Standby Mode | 119 h | 101 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 77 |
| Zoom | n/a | 111 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1000 |
| MSRP ($) | 599 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Apple iPhone 16e:
The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16e the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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