iPhone 12 series
The iPhone 12 series was unveiled by Apple at its virtual event yesterday and consists of 4 variants of iPhone 12. While the iPhone 12 mini is presented as the smallest and most affordable model in the new series, the iPhone 12 is designed as the successor to the iPhone 11, and the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max is projected as the successors to the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, respectively.
All four models in the 2020 iPhone lineup come with 5G support and are powered by Apple’s A14 Bionic chip. The latest models also run on iOS 14 out of the box and retain the notch that was originally featured on the iPhone X in November 2017.
Surprisingly, Apple has removed the in-the-box charger brick and provides a USB-C to lightning cable. They say that there are more than enough charging brick available in the world and people could use them. Seriously!!?? When did Apple provide a charging cable that supports USB-C.
The PRICE
A simplified price list of all the models launched yesterday can be found here:
Specification of the iPhone 12 series
The iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max dual SIM (Nano + eSIM) run on iOS 14 out of the box and come with Super Retina XDR OLED displays, with a Ceramic Shield glass cover on top.
This is a significant update from last year’s iPhone launch, as the iPhone 11 from the 2019 iPhone lineup launched with an LCD panel rather than an upgraded OLED display. The new models are also powered by the A14 Bionic SoC, which is already available on the latest iPad Air and comes with the fourth-generation Neural Engine.
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The A14 Bionic is designed to handle conversations, including 4K video editing. It is also claimed to offer a 40 percent increase in CPU performance and a 30 percent improvement in graphics over the existing A13 Bionic chip. Additionally, the new 16-core neural motor is touted as capable of up to 11 trillion operations per second. There are also second-generation machine learning accelerators on the CPU to provide machine learning calculations 10 percent faster than the previous generation neural engine.
In addition to the improved processing power, the iPhone 2020 family comes with 5G support. However, it is of no use as 5G is yet to be made available in India. The US variants of the iPhone 12 series also support faster 5G mmWave networks.
Screen size and camera
In terms of differences, the iPhone 12 mini comes in a 5.4-inch size, while the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro share the same 6.1-inch form factor and the iPhone 12 Pro Max is the largest in the series. with a size of 6.7 inches. The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 feature dual 12-megapixel rear cameras that include a wide-angle and ultra-wide shooter, with an aperture of f / 1.6 and an aperture of f / 2.4 respectively.
The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, on the other hand, offer 12-megapixel triple rear cameras with wide-angle (f / 1.6), ultra-wide-angle (f / 2.4), and an additional telephoto (f / 2.0 on Pro and f / 2.2 in Pro Max). They also include a LiDAR scanner (Light raDAR) for better autofocus in low light conditions (and portraits in night mode), enhanced depth photography, and augmented reality (AR) measurements.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max also has a 47 percent larger wide camera sensor. The iPhone 12 Pro offers a 4x optical zoom, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max offers a 5x optical zoom with the telephoto sensor. All four models have 12-megapixel f / 2.2 front cameras.
Improvements in terms of software
The company is also launching a new Apple ProRAW format on the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, giving users a professional post-photography experience. In addition to the Photos application, third-party applications will be able to use the new image format thanks to an API. The iPhone 12 ‘Pro’ models also offer 4K Dolby Vision HDR video recording and on-device editing of the result.
Apple has also improved its Deep Fusion software tuning that debuted on the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max last year. Similarly, the night mode of the iPhone 12 series has also been updated to offer better results in low light, even with the front camera. A night mode time-lapse feature will also be released.
Battery life
In terms of battery life, the iPhone 12 mini is claimed to offer up to 15 hours of video playback, while the iPhone 12 is rated to offer up to 17 hours of video playback, the same as the iPhone 12 Pro. iPhone 12 Pro Max will offer the “longest battery life on an iPhone” with up to 20 hours of video playback. They support MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W and Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W. The company calls the iPhone 12 mini the world’s smallest, lightest, and thinnest 5G smartphone.
With the launch of the iPhone 12 series, Apple has also announced MagSafe and HomePod Mini too!