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Apple announced the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max

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3 years ago

October 13, 2020

Karl Sorensen

Apple announced their long awaited and leaked iPhone 12 and 12 Pro Max today. As expected, the design resembled the iPhone 5 with familiar flat sides but with the bezeless display’s iPhone’s have had since the iPhone X and of course the inclusion of 5G. The design change was likely driven by the introduction of MagSafe accessories that are dependent on the sides of the iPhone being flat since they are attached from the back, like the new cases that rely on MagSafe for attachment rather than the shape of the iPhone. As usual with the Pro tier iPhone models, their camera performance and capabilities were the highlight of their product introduction.

iPhone 12 Pro

This year’s little brother to the Pro Max is getting a little bigger, in fact the display on the 12 Pro is now the same used in the now upgraded iPhone 12. That isn’t where the similarities end, the 12 and 12 Pro are nearly similar in every aspect except in the camera capabilities.

Display	Super Retina XDR display 6.1‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display 2532‑by‑1170-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
CPU	A14 Bionic chip
GPU	Next‑generation Neural Engine
Storage	128, 256, 512GB
Camera	Pro 12MP camera system: Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto cameras Ultra Wide: ƒ/2.4 aperture and 120° field of view Wide: ƒ/1.6 aperture Telephoto: ƒ/2.0 aperture (iPhone 12 Pro); ƒ/2.2 aperture (iPhone 12 Pro Max) 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 4x optical zoom range (iPhone 12 Pro) Digital zoom up to 10x (iPhone 12 Pro) 2.5x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 5x optical zoom range (iPhone 12 Pro Max) Digital zoom up to 12x (iPhone 12 Pro Max) Night mode portraits enabled by LiDAR Scanner Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) Dual optical image stabilization (Wide and Telephoto) Sensor-shift optical image stabilization (iPhone 12 Pro Max Wide) Five-element lens (Ultra Wide); six‑element lens (Telephoto); seven-element lens (Wide) Brighter True Tone flash with Slow Sync Panorama (up to 63MP) Sapphire crystal lens cover 100% Focus Pixels (Wide) Night mode (Ultra Wide, Wide) Deep Fusion (Ultra Wide, Wide, Telephoto) Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection Apple ProRAW* Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos Lens correction (Ultra Wide) Advanced red-eye correction Photo geotagging Auto image stabilization Burst mode Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
Video Recording	HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 60 fps 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps 720p HD video recording at 30 fps Optical image stabilization for video (Wide) 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 4x optical zoom range (iPhone 12 Pro) Digital zoom up to 6x (iPhone 12 Pro) 2.5x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 5x optical zoom range (iPhone 12 Pro Max) Digital zoom up to 7x (iPhone 12 Pro Max) Audio zoom Brighter True Tone flash QuickTake video Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps Time‑lapse video with stabilization Night mode Time-lapse Extended dynamic range for video up to 60 fps Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p) Continuous autofocus video Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video Playback zoom Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264 Stereo recording
TrueDepth Camera	12MP camera ƒ/2.2 aperture Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) Animoji and Memoji Night mode Deep Fusion Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps Time‑lapse video with stabilization Night mode Time-lapse Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p) QuickTake video Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos Lens correction Retina Flash Auto image stabilization Burst mode
Power & Battery	Video playback: Up to 17 hours Video playback (streamed): Up to 11 hours Audio playback: Up to 65 hours Video playback: Up to 20 hours Video playback (streamed): Up to 12 hours Audio playback: Up to 80 hours Both models:Built‑in rechargeable lithium‑ion battery MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W¹⁰ Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W¹⁰ Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes¹¹ with 20W adapter or higher (sold separately)
MagSafe	Wireless charging up to 15W¹⁰ Magnet array Alignment magnet Accessory Identification NFC Magnetometer
Price	$999

iPhone 12 Pro Max

If you miss your original iPhone SE and think the current iPhone SE is too large, well Apple has the iPhone just for you, iPhone 12 mini. Packing all the advances of iPhone 12, in the smallest and thinnest package of any modern phone, iPhone 12 mini was the star of the show.

Display	5.4″ Super Retina XDR display 5.4‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display 2340‑by‑1080-pixel resolution at 476 ppi
CPU	A14 Bionic chip
GPU	Next‑generation Neural Engine
Storage	128, 256, 512GB
Camera	Dual 12MP camera system: Ultra Wide and Wide cameras Ultra Wide: ƒ/2.4 aperture and 120° field of view Wide: ƒ/1.6 aperture 2x optical zoom out Digital zoom up to 5x Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) Optical image stabilization (Wide) Five‑element lens (Ultra Wide); seven‑element lens (Wide) Brighter True Tone flash with Slow Sync Panorama (up to 63MP) Sapphire crystal lens cover 100% Focus Pixels (Wide) Night mode (Ultra Wide, Wide) Deep Fusion (Ultra Wide, Wide) Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos Lens correction (Ultra Wide) Advanced red‑eye correction Auto image stabilization Burst mode Photo geotagging Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
Video Recording	HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps 720p HD video recording at 30 fps Optical image stabilization for video (Wide) 2x optical zoom out Digital zoom up to 3x Audio zoom Brighter True Tone flash QuickTake video Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps Time‑lapse video with stabilization Night mode Time‑lapse Extended dynamic range for video up to 60 fps Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p) Continuous autofocus video Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video Playback zoom Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264 Stereo recording
TrueDepth Camera	12MP camera ƒ/2.2 aperture Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) Animoji and Memoji Night mode Deep Fusion Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps Time‑lapse video with stabilization Night mode Time‑lapse Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p) QuickTake video Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos Lens correction Retina Flash Auto image stabilization Burst mode
Power & Battery	Video playback: Up to 15 hours Video playback (streamed): Up to 10 hours Audio playback: Up to 50 hours Video playback: Up to 17 hours Video playback (streamed): Up to 11 hours Audio playback: Up to 65 hours Both models:Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W¹⁰ Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W¹⁰ Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes¹¹ with 20W adapter or higher (sold separately)
MagSafe	Wireless charging up to 15W¹⁰ Magnet array Alignment magnet Accessory Identification NFC Magnetometer
Price	$699 (T-Mobile $729)