Wondering what the iPhone 12 Pro in Pacific Blue actually looks like? And how the iPhone 12 Pro compares to the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro? And what’s up with MagSafe? Check out my unboxing and hands on review to find out!
Initial impressions of the iPhone 12 Pro…we have a very premium look here. The highly polished stainless steel sides really catch the eye. And I’m loving the way the doesn’t curve--it is going to make screen protectors so much easier!!
Unsurprisingly, we have a new chip in the iPhone 12 series—the A14 Bionic Chip. And of course we finally have 5G, although only iPhones purchased in the US will get the super fast mmwave form of 5G. Phones purchased in other countries will only be able to use sub6—the slower kind of 5G. And of course if no 5G is available in your area, then 4G LTE will work just fine.
The screen is beautifully bright--same brightness as last year—Apple calls this a Super XDR Retina Display. And it is OLED, like last year. Even the non pro iPhone 12s are OLED this year…no more LCD screens. And the screen is now made of material called Ceramic Shield—it is a special kind of glass that has ceramic infused into it…and the result is a material that is not even technically considered ‘glass’ anymore—I guess that’s why they call it Ceramic Shield—and it will give you 4 times better drop performance as compared with the iPhone 11 Pro screens. That’s a major step up! It’s important to note that Apple didn’t say anything about improved scratch resistance, only improved drop performance, so I’m definitely planning on continuing to use a screen protector with this beautiful phone.
Our front camera is basically the same as last year, from what I understand, but it does have the addition of Night Mode and something called Deep Fusion.
We have a 6.1 inch screen on the Pro this year—which is larger than the Pro screen size last year—and I have to say that when I originally heard that the 12 Pro was going to have a 6.1 screen, I was really worried that the phone was going to be too big. However, because the bezels are smaller on the 12 Pro, you get a noticeably larger screen for only a tiny bit bigger phone size.
Looking at the back, the color is just stunning. Such a pretty color of blue! I’m still not sure what to call it, though. Teal blue, blue green, ocean blue, slate blue, grey blue, sky blue, sea blue, cerulean blue, dark cyan blue…You tell me in the comments what color you think it is!!
We have a matte glass on the back of the phone, just like the pro models last year. It feels great to touch and is much more fingerprint resistant than a glossy finish glass.
And just like last year, the camera square still sticks out a little. The camera is supposed to be noticeably better this year—we get a new LIDAR sensor, it does Night Mode Portraits, and there is something called Apple ProRAW, and there are a few more bells and whistles in the video recording area—night mode time lapse and HDR Video Recording with Dolby Vision—but we still have the same ultrawide, wide and telephoto lenses as last year and the same amount of optical zoom.
We have an increased amount of water resistance—a truly impressive IP68 rating. The phone is rated to survive up to 30 minutes of immersion at a 6 meter depth…although it is important to note that Apple does say this water resistance may decline over time and that water damage to your phone is not covered under warranty! So if you are planning to swim with your phone, I would advise putting it in a waterproof case!
MagSafe charging technology uses a ring of implanted magnets in the phone to attach on to the MagSafe charger perfectly…every time...to give you super fast 15 watt wireless charging. That’s twice as fast as the 7.5 watts that iPhones normally wirelessly charge at, although not as fast as you are going to get if you plug in your iPhone to charge with the 20 watt USB-C charger that Apple recommends you buy.
I’m loving the size of the MagSafe charger—it’s larger than an Apple Watch charger, but not too bad, And because it sticks on to the back of your phone, you can continue to use your phone normally while charging. And the click that it makes when it connects with the sweet spot on the iPhone is really satisfying! Of course, the introduction of MagSafe is really shaking up the case industry—to get a MagSafe case, you currently have to either go with an Apple case or buy one of OtterBox’s MagSafe cases—they are the only official third party MagSafe case supplier so far. But I’m sure that will change soon..
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