Last Tuesday, Apple officially their next flagship smartphone line, the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The iPhone 12 line features a new squared-edges design, similar to the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4. All the iPhone 12 models supports 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave) and basically have the same screen, sans their size.
Apple also brought back the MagSafe as a charging solution for the new iPhones. Here’s what Apple said about the new MagSafe Charging Solution;
Charging solutions include the MagSafe Charger and MagSafe Duo Charger for use with iPhone and Apple Watch, as well as new silicone, leather, and clear cases that easily snap onto the back of iPhone, and a leather wallet. Customers can also expect innovative MagSafe accessories from third-party manufacturers.
iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12
Both the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 are basically the same phone except for their size. The iPhone 12 Mini is a 5.4-inch smartphone while the iPhone 12 measures at 6.1-inch.
The display of the iPhone 12 mini is 5.4‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
2340‑by‑1080-pixel resolution at 476 ppi, while the iPhone 12 is a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with 2532 x 1170 resolution at 460ppi.
Both display features;
- HDR display
- True Tone
- Wide color (P3)
- Haptic Touch
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio
- 625 nits max brightness (typical); 1200 nits max brightness (HDR)
Here are the specs that both phone shares;
- Ceramic Shield by Corning (4x better drop performance)
- Apple A14 Bionic (5nm)
- 64GB, 128GB, 256GB internal storage
- Dual-rear cameras:
- 12MP Ultra Wide: ƒ/2.4 aperture and 120° field of view
- 12MP Wide: ƒ/1.6 aperture
- 2x optical zoom out, 5x Digital zoom, Smart HDR 3, HDR Video, Night Mode, Night Mode Time-lapse, HDR video recording, HEIF raw file support
- 12MP front camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture
- 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave), 4G LTE, 3G, GSM/EDGE
- Smart Data Mode (auto switches between 5G and LTE)
- WiFi 6 (802.11ax) with 2×2 MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.0
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou
- NFC, FaceID
- MagSafe
- Lightning port
- IP68 Water and dust resistance
- Wireless charging (MagSafe 15W, Qi 7.5W)
- iOS 14
- Black, White, Product Red, Green, Blue
Preorder for both the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini will start this October 16th and will ship on October 23rd, with the following pricing;
iPhone 12;
- 64 GB – $829.00 (SAR 3,109.67)
- 128 GB – $879.00 (SAR 3,297.22)
- 256 GB – $979.00 (SAR 3672.33)
iPhone 12 mini;
- 64 GB – $729.00 (SAR 2734.56)
- 128 GB – $779.00 (SAR 2922.11)
- 256 GB – $879.00 (SAR 3297.22)
iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max
The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max have all the specs of the iPhone 12 and to differentiate these two “Pro” phones are it’s camera module, LiDAR Scanner, starting storage capacity and colors.
iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will also differ in size, the iPhone 12 Pro is a 6.1‑inch smartphone, same as the iPhone 12, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max will measure at 6.7‑inch, which is already bordering phablet size.
Both the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will feature a triple-camera configuration, the two cameras will be the one used in iPhone 12 with the addition of another 12-MP Telephoto camera with ƒ/2.0 aperture for iPhone 12 Pro and a ƒ/2.2 aperture for iPhone 12 Pro Max. Apple also included a LiDAR Scanner for augmented reality (AR) and better focusing.
The starting storage for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max have been increased from the standard 64GB to 128GB. As for the colors, instead of 5 colors, both the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will be available in 4 colors; Silver, Graphite, Gold and Pacific Blue.
Preorder for both the iPhone 12 Pro will start this October 16th and will be in stores on October 23rd, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max will available for pre-order on November 6th and will be available on a week later, November 13th.
Here are the pricing for both the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max;
iPhone 12 Pro;
- 128 GB – $999.00 (SAR 3,747.21)
- 256 GB – $1,099.00 (SAR 4,122.30)
- 512 GB – $1,299.00 (SAR 4,872.49)
iPhone 12 Pro Max;
- 128 GB – $1,099.00 (SAR 4,122.30)
- 256 GB – $1,199.00 (SAR 4,497.40)
- 512 GB – $1,399.00 (SAR 5,247.59)
