I doubt if an under screen finger sensor could have been added just to accommodate the opportunity presented by the pandemic and face masks, assuming Apple had the tech working acceptably. It took a few months for masks to be recommended. By then, a lot of the design was probably already finalized. But it would be a good feature for future iPhones.
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iPhone 12 Pro Reviews: New Design and Camera Improvements More Compelling During Early Days of 5G
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I doubt if an under screen finger sensor could have been added just to accommodate the opportunity presented by the pandemic and face masks, assuming Apple had the tech working acceptably. It took a few months for masks to be recommended. By then, a lot of the design was probably already finalized. But it would be a good feature for future iPhones.
The pro has the telephoto. That’s the end of the discussion for me. After having it cannot go back on my phone.
I'd imagine that lighting, angle and image editing made it look like a different shade of blue. All the other reviews I saw with the same color looked more accurate to Apple's images of the same phone.
To be honest, that is a good question. I will have to check on that, but, if that were the case all of the TV's that people are buying for home with 120hz is for naught. All, even if the program is 60hz, I guess the screen can still do a refresh at 120hz. It would just mean that every other refresh would be a duplicate.
"I'm very cynical about this because everything else Apple has done this year indicates to me that 120 Hz displays were scrapped early on as a battery saving measure. In other words, the already ridiculously expensive iPhone Pro models couldn't get 120 Hz displays because Apple wasn't comfortable with the performance."
Is it possible battery life played a significant factor as well? Apple always tends to find the right balance between tech, performance and user experience.
Unless you are wearing it incorrectly.
For me to get Face ID to work with a mask on I just need to lower it to below the nose and it will recognize me.
For me, the camera improvements compared to my X are worth the upgrade to the 12 Pro. For people who are undecided, the Apple Store iPhone app lets you compare features between your current device and a large selection of other iPhones, including the newest ones and older phones going back to the iPhone SE and 6.
Sounds like you are waiting for an awful review like the ones sure to be found on Android central. This sounded like a realistic review to me. They clearly outed concerns like the refresh rate “not being pro”
Not very, my XS does prompt me for my passcode really fast though so not that much of an issue.
I have an 8 Plus that I am totally happy with. Normally I wouldn't consider upgrading but there's two reason I'm going to. 1) T-mobile will give me $415 in credits towards a new phone and another $200 for being loyal customer. 2) After 5 years with a plus sized phone I'm tired of the big phone and want the mini. Sure next year the phones will be better but it will cost me more at that point and I'd rather have a small phone now.
Reviewers also said the ultra-wide angle camera produced sharper and crisper images (which would indicate a better lens). Plus there is the fact that the ultra-wide also gets Night Mode (note also that previously the ultra-wide couldn't output raw files with third-party apps like Halide). That could indicate that some limitations of the sensor from that ultra-wide camera have been lifted.
What certainly got improved from the 11 to the 12 (leaving the a Max model aside for a moment) is that the main camera got a faster (and higher lens element count) lens (f/1.8 to f/1.6).
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This was sarcasm, yeah? I mean Apple made it clear last week and several Youtubers advised the embargo was going to end this morning.
I just don't get the decision behind this 5G vs 120hz refresh rate choice. I can notice a difference between a 60hz panel and 120hz panel (iPad Pro, S20, Note 20, etc. etc.), so it is just as real as 5G (which isn't actually real in 2020). So Apple would go for a tech (5G) which is a huge battery drainer, very limited availability and use case instead of a variable refresh rate 120hz panel which is also a battery drainer but at least available most of the time.
Apple knows best about what people want.
Apple knows best about what people want.
I don't know single creator that releases their videos in 120fps. And when I watch movies on TV, I usuallty set it to 24 fps movie mode, otherwise it would have looked like a home video recording. High refresh screens IMO only make sense for gaming monitors.
I love how honest Nilay Patel is when he says why someone would want to spend the extra $200 on the 12 Pro: It just looks cooler.
No it didn't. Apple and Verizon are pushing it like crack dealers. It's nothing but BS to charge the consumer more/have them upgrade. For what reason? What does anyone possibly do that requires 5G, right this moment?
The night mode in the TrueDepth cam looks crappy. Why even add it when it looks so awful? Same for the ultra wide. Don’t see any significant improvement there. As to the other cameras any improvement is very minor. Basing myself on iJustine and The Verge reviews.
Depends on your location. there are countries where 5G has been available for a while (but iPhone won't have mm support over there) and there are many locations where 5G is not available. There is nothing special about Apple timing. For example, T-Mobile users have been able to use (slower version) of 5G on Android phones for quite a while.
Well done, Timmy, your pride friends and buddies from the government are proud. Others - not really.
Hope that isn’t true. I had heard that the sheer volume of 120Hz displays that meet Apple’s standards created a production bottleneck. Time will tell.
The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro models are beautiful, offer some small benefits to camera, have 5G, but honestly, little else over the 11 Pro. If they have 120Hz displays next year, and hopefully TouchID integrated in to the power button ala iPad Air, I’ll jump to upgrade.
Man that Pacific Blue is really growing on me. On November 6th I will pull the trigger on a 12 Pro 256GB and I can’t wait!