Apple iPhone 12 SAR Level Summary:
The cellular transmission SAR values for the Apple iPhone 12 (FCC ID BCG-E3542A) are
1.17 W/kg at the head and
1.19 W/kg when worn on the body.
The hotspot/Airplay SAR level is 1.19 W/kg.
Simultaneous transmission SAR values (cellular + Wi-Fi) include:
1.38 W/kg at the head,
1.55 W/kg on the body,
and 1.55 W/kg when used as a hotspot.
SAR Ranking
Specifications
ℹ️ General
- ℹ️ Phone: Apple iPhone 12
- ℹ️ Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
- ℹ️ Announced: 2020-10-13 22:15:34
- ℹ️ Status: Available
- ℹ️ Price: $ 829.00 / € 849.00 / £ 764.00 / ₹ 79,800
- ℹ️ Model Names: A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404
- ℹ️ General Review:
📱 Display
- 📱 Type: Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
- 📱 Size: 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
- 📱 Resolution: 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
- 📱 Protection: Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating
- 📱 Features: Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Dolby VisionWide color gamutTrue-tone
- 📱 Display Test: Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
- 📱 Display Review:
📷 Camera
- 📷 Main Camera: Dual Camera: 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" - 📷 Main Features: Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
- 📷 Video: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
- 📷 Selfie Camera: Dual Camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) - 📷 Selfie Camera Features: HDR
- 📷 Selfie Camera Video: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
- 📷 Camera Review:
🔋 Battery
- 🔋 Type: Li-Ion 2815 mAh, non-removable (10.78 Wh)
- 🔋 Battery Test: Endurance rating 84h
- 🔋 Charging: Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 15W - 🔋 Battery Review:
⚙️ Hardware
- ⚙️ Operating System: iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 14.2
- ⚙️ Chipset: Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
- ⚙️ CPU: Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
- ⚙️ GPU: Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
- ⚙️ Performance: AnTuTu: 568674 (v8)
GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) - ⚙️ Internal Storage: 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
- ⚙️ Card Slot: No
- ⚙️ Sensors: Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- ⚙️ Hardware Review:
🛜 Connectivity
- 🛜 Wi-fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
- 🛜 Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- 🛜 USB: Lightning, USB 2.0
- 🛜 GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
- 🛜 NFC: Yes
- 🛜 Radio: No
- 🛜 Connectivity Review:
🔊 Sound
- 🔊 Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
- 🔊 3.5mm Jack: No
- 🔊 Loudspeaker Test: -24.4 LUFS (Very good)
- 🔊 Sound Review:
🎨 Design
- 🎨 Type: Bar
- 🎨 Dimensions: 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
- 🎨 Weight: 164 g (5.78 oz)
- 🎨 Colors: Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
- 🎨 Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
- 🎨 Design Review:
🗼 Network
- 🗼 Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
- 🗼 SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
- 🗼 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
- 🗼 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 🗼 4G Network: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172
- 🗼 5G Network: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172
- 🗼 Network Review:
⚠️ FCC SAR Levels
- ⚠️ FCC Approval Date: 28-09-2020
- ⚠️ FCC ID: BCG-E3542A
- ⚠️ FCC Report Link: FCC Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Report For Manufacturer Submitted Model
- ⚠️ US SAR Ratings: USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue.
- ⚠️ Head SAR Level: 1.168 W/kg
- ⚠️ Body SAR Level: 1.190 W/kg
- ⚠️ Product Specific Use: 1.190 W/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Transmission: 1.554 W/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Head: 1.378 W/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Body: 1.554 W/kg
- ⚠️ Hotspot SAR: 1.554 W/kg