Users will have their IPhone 12s starting Friday. Some American media have already tested the device. The IPhone 12 and IPhone 12 Pro are released first. The mini 5.4'' version and the IPhone 12 Pro Max 6.7'' will wait a bit. Here are the characteristics of these iPhones as well as the advantages and disadvantages of them from the point of view of the American media.
IPhone 12 configurations
The IPhone 12 Pro has a capacity of 128 GB to 512 GB and has measurements of 146.7 mm x 71.5 mm x 7.4 mm for a weight of 187 g. The standard version has the same measurements and a storage capacity of 64 GB to 256 GB. It weighs 162 g. The IPhone 12 and Iphone 12 Pro have a 6.1-inch . The IPhone 12 has 2 cameras while the Pro version has 3. They are both 5G compatible . The body of the standard iPhone 12 is made of aluminum while the Pro version is made of stainless steel.
In terms of display, the two iPhones are roughly the same. The screens are HDR in True Stone. They have a wide color gamut (P3). The contrast level is 2,000,000:1. These phones can reach 1200 nits (HDR) at maximum brightness. The screens feature an oleophobic coating that inhibits fingerprints.
For the camera, these 2 versions of iPhone have a photographic resolution of 12 Mega pixel . They have an ultra-wide angle aperture of ƒ/2.4 with a field of view of 120°. The rear optical zoom is 2x for a digital zoom of 5x for the IPhone 12. For the Pro version, the digital zoom can go up to 6x. Each device has optical image stabilization. In panoramic view, it can provide up to 63 Mpx. The iPhone 12 includes automatic correction features: ultra-wide-angle lens correction, red-eye correction, etc. They offer JPEG and HEIF image format. 4K video or Dolby Vision HDR video at 30 FPS . Recording is stereo for an output format of HEVC or H.264.
The operating system is IOS 14. These 2 iPhones can support dual SIM: nano-SIM and eSIM, but do not support micro-SIM. You can enable facial recognition with these 2 phones via the TrueDepth camera. The batteries are 2775 mAh and dissipate 18W in fast charging.
The contents of a box include the iPhone, the USB‑C to Lightning Cable, the EarPods headphones with Lightning connector and the user manual. Each device is well awaited accompanied by Siri8 for the usual voice commands on iPhones.
The advantages of the iPhone 12 according to American media
CNBC appreciates the Ceramic Shield glass which protects the screen and provides a screen that is 4 times more resistant compared to the iPhone 11. This media also appreciates the more refined design which makes it even more resistant to various falls . Wall Street Journal agrees with him on this point and declares that the iPhone 12 should not only be seen as a technical feat but also the phone with the most beautiful design in recent years.
CNN highlights the photographic quality of the IPhone 12 Pro. The latter exceeds the IPhone 11 Pro in focusing speed. It is also better in night mode because it can capture more details. TechCrunch agrees with CNN on these points and states that these improvements are achieved thanks to LiDAR, a feature of the IPhone 12 Pro. Furthermore, the computational photography technique is being pushed a little further thanks to improvements made to the Neural Engine and the new FAI. This is what allows the use of Smart HDR 3 and Deep Fusion on the 3 on-board cameras.
These iPhones are water resistant . They can operate for 30 minutes underwater at a depth of 6 meters (IP68).
The small downsides of the iPhone 12
It is the battery life which is quite criticized by the American media. It is obvious that the 5G connection consumes more energy. They also noticed a slight overheating of the device when connected to the mmWave network.
In short, the 2 iPhones (IPhone 12 and IPhone 12 Pro) are roughly the same except for the memory side (respectively 4GB for the IPhone 12 and 6 GB for the IPhone 12 Pro). The Pro version also supports higher storage capacity (up to 512 GB). Then, the Pro version has additional functions and settings in terms of the camera thanks to the 3rd camera and finally the manufacturing materials are different. In terms of price, the IPhone 12 costs around $750 (64 GB) while the IPhone 12 Pro is $1,000 (128 GB).
