12 Pro for me; the Stainless Steel looks much nicer IMO and Dolby Vision video will be great too. Also, the price difference is negligible.
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Other iPhone 12 6.1" vs 12 Pro 6.1" - your thoughts ?
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I agree the non-pro 12 seems too expensive and too close to the 12 pro. They’re up selling people for sure which they’ve mastered the art.
I don't need the fancy camera feature and LiDAR so the plain 12 is what I am getting.
Transitioning from an 11 so it's about the same size ?
Transitioning from an 11 so it's about the same size ?
There's almost no daylight between the 12 and 12 Pro, unless you're seriously into photography. Even though the price gap is not that large, I'd go for the regular pro.
Yes, the difference will be negligible, if any.
I wonder if the screen is capable of the same 800 nits, but is being crippled via software to create a difference. This would not surprise me at all.
I was considering the regular 12 but the monthly payment through my carrier the difference is only $8 a month. I spend that almost daily for breakfast so its not a big deal might as well get the Pro.
If the Lidar scanner was AR exclusive I might tend to agree about getting the 6.1 instead but it actually enhances some of the camera systems as well such as night mode and autofocus. And when you add enhancements to AR Apps then I’m going for the big daddy
The iPhone 12 Pro 128 Gb is pretty close in price to a iPhone 12 256 Gb. I already have a 2 TB iCloud plan so I'm thinking of going with the former and just being more disciplined about offloading more stuff to the cloud. I do actually like the lighter weight more vibrant blue of the 12 though. 
The standard 6.1” has 3 advantages for me. Matte finish frame, lower weight, and default 26mm FL in portrait mode.
I’m having a bit of a dilemma. I’m torn between the Red 12 and Graphite 12Pro. I want the 12 Red (my favorite color) but it looks cheap and not the deep red from previous versions. The Graphite 12Pro is classy looking and more my taste. Ugh, I don’t kno what to do.
Graphite and a red case. Personally I have always thought the RED iPhone cheapen the look but that’s just me.
Not to mention the stats are quoted as being when the iPhone is on ‘Max brightness’, something very very people ever use because it’s far too bright anyway.
Still like the 11s LCD no complaints. But the Edges and device itself could be smaller.
To be fair, max brightness is used quite often when Auto Brightness is enabled. When a user is outdoors, max brightness kicks in quite often. You don’t even need to be in direct sunlight.
It’s minimal at best in this comparison though, much like the brightness brag of the Apple Watch S6.
I’ve never met a single person unhappy with an XR/11 if I’m truthfully honest. They only seem to get criticism from pixel counters on tech forums.
The Mini has the highest density, but it doesn't have a Pro counterpart.
The others have the same density between the Pro and Non-Pro models.
Tbh it really depends on what you’re used to. On its own, it’s a good screen but in direct comparison to a good OLED screen its downsides are really obvious and can’t be sugarcoated. Just like with TVs: one may be content with a decent LED set but once you go OLED there‘s really no going back.
That being said, the LCD of the XR/11 surely is capable enough for the average user. I‘m using my 11 for nine months now and while the difference in screen quality compared to my old X is huge, it’s still adequate for day to day usage.
I wouldn’t say many will directly compare though and whenever I have tried a comparison myself, I see a difference but nothing that would bother me. The only people I’ve seen criticising the screen in the XR/11 have been on tech forums where people have tried to do the device down to make themselves feel better. Nobody I know who has owned either device has ever said to me the screen isn’t good enough. I doubt those of us buying iPhone 12’s are going to directly compare the screens to other phones that technically have a better screen on a spec sheet either.