Apple will soon release the iPhone 12 series. What can you expect from the smartphones, and how expensive will they be? Computer! Totaal puts the iPhone 12 rumors in a row.
The iPhone 12 line will succeed the iPhone 11 series. Those smartphones came out in the fall of 2019. In this overview you can read everything about the upcoming iPhone 12 series. We update this article regularly.
Four models for the first time
Apple would announce four iPhones in one series for the first time this year. We are counting on the iPhone 12, 12 Max, 12 Pro and 12 Max.
iPhone 12: new, compact model
iPhone 12 Max: direct successor to the iPhone 11
iPhone 12 Pro: direct successor to the iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max: direct successor to the iPhone 12 Pro Max
OLED screens with smaller notch
The iPhone 12 seems to get a 5.4 inch screen, which is smaller than the iPhone 11 series (from 5.8 inch). The screen of the iPhone 12 Max would be the same size as the iPhone 11 at 6.1 inches.
The iPhone 12 Pro would also have a 6.1 inch display and the iPhone 12 Pro Max will be the largest of the four with 6.7 inches. This will make the Max version larger than iPhone 11 Pro Max (6.5inch).
Despite the larger screens, the iPhone 12 models are not or hardly larger than their predecessors physically. This is because Apple would reduce the screen edges and place a more compact notch (at the top). Face ID face protection and a selfie camera are still there, but simply use smaller parts.
All iPhone 12 models reportedly get an OLED screen. The iPhone 11 Pro series already has an OLED screen, but the 11 uses a less good LCD screen. Anyone looking for a cheaper iPhone will soon get one better screen in return.
If you choose a Pro model, you also improve in terms of image quality. Apple would provide the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max with a 120 Hz display. Current iPhones have a 60 Hz screen, which means that the image refreshes itself 60 times per second. A 120 Hz screen refreshes itself much more often and that produces a smoother image. The smartphone therefore feels faster, animations look slicker and text reads more pleasantly. The iPhone 12 and 12 Max will probably get a 60 Hz screen.
Standard 5G, possibly a 4G variant later
While not all sources agree, it appears that all iPhone 12 models be suitable for 5G internet. Current iPhones cannot handle 5G, which offers faster and more stable internet than 4G. Many modern Android phones from 399 euros are also suitable for 5G.
Several rumors claim that Apple will release an iPhone 12 4G in the spring of 2021, which will be cheaper than the 5G variants. There is little concrete evidence for this, and it could also be a larger version of the iPhone SE.
Improved specifications
The entire iPhone 12 series is expected to run on Apple’s new and not yet announced A14 processor. It should be faster and more energy efficient than the A13 processor in the iPhone 11 series. The Pro models also get a triple camera with better lenses and a Time of Flight sensor for better depth measurement. That ToF sensor and third camera lens (for 3x zoom) are missing on the iPhone 12 and 12 Max. These smartphones only have cameras with normal photos and wide wide-angle images.
Interestingly, the evidence suggests that Apple is giving all iPhone 12 models at least 128 GB of storage space. That is twice as much as the iPhone 11, which starts at 64 GB. More storage memory means more space for apps, photos and games, which is nice because the iPhone does not support a micro-SD card.
It strongly seems that the iPhone 12 models use a lightning connection, and therefore do not switch to USB-C.
May not be supplied with a plug
According to more and more rumors, Apple will stop no plug and earplugsin the iPhone 12 series box. A firmer USB cable would be included. Eliminating the plug and earplugs saves Apple money, allowing it to put more expensive parts in the iPhone without increasing the retail price. You probably have to arrange a plug yourself. You can also charge the iPhone 12 wirelessly.
iOS 14
The iPhone 12 series runs on release iOS 14, Apple’s latest software. iOS 14 introduces many improvements over iOS 13 and is also coming to many other iPhones via an update.
iPhone 12 price
It seems that Apple is the iPhone 12 series makes about the same price as the iPhone 11 series. The iPhone 12 Max – the successor to the iPhone 11 – would cost $ 749 in the United States. In the Netherlands, the price will probably be around 800 euros.
The iPhone 12 Pro must fetch at least $ 999 – identical to the 11 Pro, while the iPhone 12 Pro starts at $ 1099. We expect Dutch prices for the 128 GB models to be 1159 and 1259 euros.
What remains: the iPhone 12, aka the fourth and new model with a compact 5.4-inch screen. According to several sources, this iPhone will cost $ 649. If this is correct, it would be between the iPhone SE 2020 and iPhone 12 in terms of price.
Buy iPhone 12 in November?
Apple has indicated to investors that it will not present its new iPhones in September, but ‘a few weeks’ later. Some sources claim that the presentation on October 12 takes place. The iPhone 12 would be October 19 hatch and the iPhone 12 Pro sometime in November.
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