At its much-anticipated ‘Hi, Speed’ hardware event in Cupertino, Apple has taken the wraps off four new iPhones. Yeah, the iPhone lineup has today grown to four devices, including the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The new lineup is powered by the world’s first 5nm A14 Bionic chipset, supports 5G, and brings a myriad of other minor upgrades.
- Design & Display
Right off the bat, you can see that the new iPhones don’t look a whole lot different in comparison to its predecessors. We expected Apple to offer a smaller notch but that’s certainly not the case here. The iPhone 12 series includes four models and comes in three different screen sizes – all Super Retina XDR (OLED) panels this time around.
Design & Display
The iPhone 12 and 12 mini now has an aluminum frame, making it look similar to the older-gen iPhones and the latest iPad Pro models. The Pro variants, on the other hand, feature a stainless steel frame that’s quite shiny and adds to the premium-ness of the device. All the models have an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance as well.
Internals
Under the hood, the entire iPhone 12 lineup is powered by the latest A14 Bionic chipset that first made its debut with the new iPad Air earlier this month. It is the world’s first chipset based on the 5nm process node. The chipset packs a hexa-core CPU, quad-core GPU, and a new 16-core Neural Engine, boasting up to 11 Trillion Operations per second (TOPs). All of the iPhone 12 variants support Gigabit LTE and 5G connectivity (mmWave and sub-6GHz networks) out-of-the-box.
- Cameras
Just like its predecessors, the standard iPhone models include a square dual-camera setup on the rear, whereas the Pro variants include an upgraded quad-camera array inside the square cutout. The cameras support a slew of new features, such as Night Mode Time Lapse, Night Mode Selfies, HDR video recording, and a lot more.
Cameras
The iPhone 12 Pro supports 4x optical zoom while the iPhone 12 Pro Max supports 5x optical zoom. Both phones support dual-OIS, sapphire lens cover, Deep Fusion, and a new Apple ProRAW feature that lets you click and edit RAW images using the native Photos app.
MagSafe Wireless Charger
While MagSafe may have phased out of MacBooks years ago, Apple has now decided to revive the popular moniker for a new magnetic wireless charging solution for its new iPhone 12 series. There’s now magnets built into Apple’s new phones, along with the wireless charging coil, that enables users to properly align and snap chargers onto the back. Apple has also unveiled cases, covers, and other accessories that snap to the back of the iPhone 12 magnetically.
The company hasn’t revealed the battery sizes, so you will have to wait for teardown videos to learn about it.
The new iPhone 12 series has been priced starting at $699 in the US and Rs. 69,900 in India. You can find the price details for all the new models right here:
The iPhone 12 and 12 mini will be available in five color variants – blue, black, green, white, and red. The Pro variants, on the other hand, will come in four colors – silver, gold, graphite, and Pacific blue.
