The reveal of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini, all you need to know
Published: 2020-10-14 16:53:51

As part of the events of the new Apple digital conference, which just ended, the company unveiled new-generation iPhones with new features and welcome changes (most of them) compared to previous generations. As the new lineup of phones included the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 in addition to the Pro and Pro Max models. But in this topic we will focus on the two cheaper phones in the company's lineup, as for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, they will have a separate topic to explain what distinguishes them this year.

 

In fact, there are many new things that came with the new iPhone 12 phones, as this is the first time that 4 new phones are detected instead of 2 or 3 as in previous years, and the "mini" suffix has never been used in phones. IPhone throughout its history so far.

 

In principle, the two new phones appear to be broadly identical with a difference in overall size only, so we will focus in the initial paragraphs on the new features while leaving the Air space to explain the difference between the two new iPhone sizes.

 
New design closer to old Apple designs

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Although the new look of the iPhone phones now looks without a doubt modern, it is clear that it is closer to an amalgamation between the designs of recent years and the designs of the oldest company nearly 10 years ago. As the interface is still as usual with a massive bump at the top that includes the camera and face recognition technology, while the back of the phone is made of glass with the dual camera position on the corner as is the case with the iPhone 11.

 

The old innovation in design is the shape of the funniest phone in fact, instead of the curved shape that has been used in iPhones for many years now, the company’s habit is to use flat aluminum tips that look very similar to what was used in the era of the iPhone 4 and later the iPhone 5. This design It looks elegant and distinctive without a doubt, but there will be some questions about portability with the curved edges being easier to hold.

 
OLED screen instead of LCD

 

In the past two years, lower iPhone phones have actually been using LCD screens, unlike those of the first row that use OLED screens. But this time, all the different iPhone 12 phones will use OLED screens, including the cheaper iPhone 12 and 12 Mini, unlike the iPhone 11 and its predecessor, the iPhone XR.

 

OLED screens have many features in fact, they allow much smaller bezels and it is clear this year as the edges of the iPhones continue to shrink, and they also show a realistic black color, which means huge contrast rates and more vibrant and brighter colors.

 

According to Apple's claim, the screens of the new phones are covered with a layer of very thin ceramic, which will give it greater strength and durability, whether against scratches or bumps as well. Although these claims and their benefits are currently still unproven, they look promising now.

 
A14 bionic chip and 5G networks

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As every year, Apple unveiled its new A14 bionic chip that delivers higher levels of performance than ever before. Where the company’s statement was that the new chip increases the superiority of previous Apple processors, which are still clearly ahead of competitors from newer versions, and as previous years the chip will be six-core with two cores for high performance and 4 for energy saving.

 

The interesting thing about the new chips is that they are built on the new 5nm architecture to be the first processors to use this architecture that provides better manufacturing accuracy and semiconductor density than ever before, as it supports fifth generation networks for the first time in the history of iPhone phones. Although support for the fifth generation comes relatively late (competing phones started supporting the fifth generation at least a year and a half ago), it is still a normal matter with the fact that these networks are still very limited in spread today.

 
Night photography and higher camera quality

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Although the company's main focus on photography was within the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini got their sense of upgrades with a dual rear camera with two 12MP lenses, one basic and the other offering a wide angle, and night photography has also been improved. Excellent natively in the phone, and the night photography technology will be supported in the front camera as well, to capture selfies better than ever before.

 
Better wireless charging and easier accessory attachment

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Both phones will support 15-watt fast wireless charging, which is a good thing without a doubt, for the most interesting point here is the new MagSafe technology, which will rely on magnets located within the phone and other devices to make the wireless connection much easier with the possibility of almost zero error and greater security.

 

He plans to use MagSafe technology to better stabilize the phone with the wireless charger, and it will also be used for accessories such as covers, external batteries, or possibly other accessories in the future. This idea appears to be very interesting in application and surprisingly not yet widely accepted.

 
No charger or wired headphones in the box

 

This point is the biggest negativity and the undisputed clearest point of contention for the new iPhone phones, the idea of ​​the absence of a charger and a wired headphone from the box seems absolutely unacceptable for phones that cost hundreds of dollars to buy in the first place, although the company tried to justify the matter that it is to protect the environment only and to encourage the reuse of chargers and headphones It is clear that the real purpose of this is to increase profit margins by selling standalone chargers and pushing users to buy the company's expensive wireless headphones.

 
IPhone 12 mini

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In principle, there is no real difference between the regular iPhone 12 and the mini version except for the size, as the first comes with a 6.1-inch screen this time, while the iPhone 12 mini has a smaller 5.4-inch screen, making it very easy to carry as it is Smaller than the iPhone SE (2020) or iPhone 8. However, with the exception of the issue of size, the two phones currently look identical, even if the future may carry the discovery of differences between them, perhaps.

The price of the iPhone 12 mini will be $ 700 and will be available for pre-order from next November 6, while his brother iPhone 12 will cost $ 800 and will be available for pre-order starting from October 16, that is, days later.

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