IPHONE 12. Looking for a great iPhone that isn’t overpriced? The iPhone 12 continues to assert itself as a very good phone despite its age and several great promotions.
The iPhone 12 is even more popular since the announcement and release of the latest model: the iPhone 14. The latter may have several advantages, it comes with very high prices, especially in Europe. Although it is not the last phone from the firm, the iPhone 12 still shines today thanks to nice components and performance. Its photography capabilities make it an excellent candidate among the best photophones on the market.
The iPhone 12s carry over some of the features and strengths of the iPhone 11 while introducing a few new elements. The iPhone Mini only stands out for its smaller size (5.4 inches).
What to remember about the main equipment:
- An A14 Bionic chip is integrated for improved performance
- 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display
- This iPhone is therefore compatible with 5G.
- A new design
- Dolby Vision HDR video recording up to 30 fps
- 2x optical zoom
- Up to 17 hours of video playback
- Face avant Ceramic Shield
- 4x more drop resistance
- Aerospace grade aluminum
- Water resistant up to 6 meters deep for 30 minutes
- Compatible with MagSafe accessories and wireless chargers
During the keynote on Tuesday October 13, 2020, Tim Cook confirmed the “revolution” brought by the new iPhone. 5G is indeed embedded in the iPhone 12. A technology that makes the smartphone “faster, more advanced and without losing sight of security such as data confidentiality”. The maximum download speed of the new iPhone can reach 4 GB per second and Apple promises very low latency, close to real time. All native iPhone applications have been adapted for 5G. “iPhone 12 Pro delivers LTE speeds up to 2 Gbps5, making downloading large files, posting photos, and streaming high-quality video easier than ever. As it integrates up to 32 LTE bands and 20 5G bands – more than any other smartphone – it is already ready for super-fast 5G,” the company writes on its website. It is currently in small price reduction at several retailers.
Two other iPhone 12 models are also on the market: the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone pro Max. The first is equipped with a 6.1-inch screen like the iPhone 12. It stands out for its telephoto lens, its very high-end video quality (HDR Dolby Vision up to 60 frames per second), an optical zoom x4, and a LiDAR scanner. The resolution is significantly higher (2,532 x 1,170 pixels at 460 dpi).
The iPhone Pro Max is an iPhone Pro with a larger 6.7-inch screen. It incorporates a better optical zoom, with even better resolution (2,778 x 1,284 pixels at 458 dpi).
The iPhone 12 had again seen its price evolve compared to previous generations. Here are the prices of the four versions of the iPhone 12, communicated by Apple France when the phone was released at the end of 2020:
- iPhone 12 Mini: from 809 euros
- iPhone 12: from 909 euros
- iPhone 12 Pro: from 1159 euros
- iPhone 12 Max: from 1259 euros
Note, however, that the release of the new iPhone 13 has allowed these prices to drop significantly in order to allow the iPhone 12 to be much more accessible. People wishing to equip themselves with an Apple phone without wanting the latest generation can thus have fun without sacrificing their budget.
Here are some official images of the iPhone 12 unveiled during the October 2020 Keynote:
In summary, the first version of the iPhone 12 will delight those who do not like the fashion of ever larger smartphones. As its name suggests, the iPhone 12 mini is a scaled down version of the iPhone 12. Its screen drops to 5.4 inches, but other specs and design are mostly exactly the same. It is therefore not a low-end version. Only the battery seems to be different, since Apple promises a battery life of 15 hours in video playback, compared to 17 hours for the iPhone 12. The different models come in five colors: white, black, blue, green and red.