Other 6.1" 12 and 12 Pro scaled like an X/XS/11 Pro *NOT* XR/11/XSMax/11ProMax

[thadoggfather]

source:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1316113451547332608

Serious party foul! This could come as a shocker for people moving from 11 non-pro to a 12 6.1" variant for people who have come to appreciate more perceived 'screen real estate'

I really wonder what the thinking was behind this

 

[NATO]

Bollocks to that, go from my XR to the 12 and lose perceived real-estate? Think I’ll just nope out of that one.

12 Pro Max sounds interesting though if cost wasn’t a factor, genuinely larger real-estate to match the larger screen size

 

[Gooberton]

Can someone break this down like in 5 years old. I don't know what you mean? If uts still 6.1 how is it smaller? Black around the outside?

 

[iPlaid]

Help me out here. Does this mean text will be larger but there will be less of it across a line?

 

[LFC2020]

Is the screen still the same exact size as the xr and 11? that’s all I care about.

 

[Gooberton]

Is the screen still the same exact size as the xr and 11? that’s all I care about.

Isn't the xr 6.1 and 11 is 5.8

 

[LFC2020]

Isn't the xr 6.1 and 11 is 5.8

Nope the xr and 11 are both 6.1” you’re thinking 11 pro.

 

[Gooberton]

Nope the xr and 11 are both 6.1” you’re thinking 11 pro.

Yea your right, why the hell did they make the pro 5.8 lol. Where is Steve. This has become a **** show

 

[RayLancer]

I think this is just saying the 11 and Xr slighly more effective screen real estate than the 12 and 12 pro due to how the scaling works despite 12 and 12 pro having more resolution.

 

[LFC2020]

Yea your right, why the hell did they make the pro 5.8 lol. Where is Steve. This has become a **** show

That was last years pro model this year the 12 pro models are 6.1” expert for the pro max 6.7”

 

[Malnoth]

Here's what it looks like on device: (iPhone 11 - iPhone 12)
Unfortunately this means we also lose the landscape split screen view in some apps. (Settings).

 

[Nextup12]

I actually prefer the slightly larger content tbh. Split screen apps is pretty meaningless for me too on a phone.

 

[iPlaid]

Here's what it looks like on device: (iPhone 11 - iPhone 12)
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Thank you, @Malnoth! This will make it a little easier on my 70 yo eyes.
...and I'll take that over split screen.

 

[javisan]

I actually prefer the slightly larger content tbh. Split screen apps is pretty meaningless for me too on a phone.

I also prefer the slightly larger content. I have zero issues with this.

 

[TechLord]

I don’t want to go “smaller” than my 11 so this is kind of sucky. Part of the reason I wish they kept the exterior size of the 11 and used the reduction in bezel to increase the display to 6.3 inches without increasing the exterior size. Oh well; looks like my next iPhone will be a pro max.

 

[darkSpace]

This is disappointing. I wish apple made this an option, and not mandatory.

 

[Ralfi]

What if you change the font size within settings??

 

[Lwii2boo]

What if you change the font size within settings??

It adjusts only stuff from iOS directly (settings, notifications, iMessage, lock screen, applications etc.) but not webpages to my understanding

Édit: you can adjust font size in safari on safari app

 

[Robbosan]

So more content on the 11 pro?

 

[iPlaid]

So more content on the 11 pro?

Let's see if I have this right (that it's basically a wash)

11 Pro: 1125 x 2436 resolution / 3x scale = 375 x 812 points
12 both: 1170 x 2532 resolution / 3x scale = 390 x 844 points

390 / 375 = 104% The 12s display 4% more content than the 11 Pro and the 12s' text would be 96% as large (1/1.04)... except

6.1 / 5.8 = 105% The 12s have a 5% larger display than the 11 Pro which slightly more than offsets the point reduction in text size.

 

[Robbosan]

Let's see if I have this right (that it's basically a wash)

11 Pro: 1125 x 2436 resolution / 3x scale = 375 x 812 points
12 both: 1170 x 2532 resolution / 3x scale = 390 x 844 points

390 / 375 = 104% The 12s display 4% more content than the 11 Pro and the 12s' text would be 96% as large (1/1.04)... except

6.1 / 5.8 = 105% The 12s have a 5% larger display than the 11 Pro which slightly more than offsets the point reduction in text size.

thanks, no point swapping a 11 pro for a 12 then

 

[Detonation]

So more content on the 11 pro?

No. The 12/Pro will still show more content than the 11 Pro - same scaling but bigger screen means more real estate. But the 12/Pro next to the 11/XR (of the same size) will show less content because the scaling on the 12's is zoomed in slightly more.

 

[Malnoth]

So more content on the 11 pro?

Here's the 11 Pro vs 12 Pro:

 

[BigDO]

Here's what it looks like on device: (iPhone 11 - iPhone 12)
Unfortunately this means we also lose the landscape split screen view in some apps. (Settings).
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That’s a huge difference and a huge letdown. Now that the PPI of the 12 has been fixed, I was willing to compromise a little more size (compared to my 11 Pro) for Max-type scaling. Seeing this, that argument is moot.

Do you have a similar comparison for 12 Mini vs X/XS/11 Pro?

 

[mailman199]

I always thought the 11 was hard to read. I like this change but can understand some people’s disappointment.