As happens every year, the launch of the new iPhone 12 It has provoked the usual debate: Are your changes enough? Is Apple innovating? Even more so this year when the apple firm has decided to recover an "old" design that we saw years ago. Well, after several weeks with him, it is time for me to clear up your doubts, let us know his virtues, his defects and if is it worth your purchase or not?. Be comfortable. There is much to tell.
iPhone 12, video review
A matter of design
As I tell you in the video that you have just above these lines, a memory that I keep quite clearly is the first time I bought an iPhone. Was the iPhone 3G, the first to arrive in Spain, and the feeling upon opening it was unique: I really felt that this device was taking a giant step in mobile telephony.
I have not had that fascination that first iPhone caused me again with subsequent generations, however, I must confess when I opened the iPhone 12 box, in a certain way I was reminded a bit of that feeling His fault, of course, is his. design.
At a time when all phones are looking more and more alike and it's harder than ever to innovate in that sense - the iPhone hasn't been free of that either. damn during these years ago-, finding a different form factor is greatly appreciated. What do I say, a lot.
Yeah, I know, he's just brought back an old design, so what? Motorola did it last year around this time with its folding phone, a smartphone that was drawn in the image and likeness of the mythical RAZR from more than a decade ago and we all thought it was a great idea. Why not applaud the same decision at Apple? Whether due to a lack of fresh contributions or simply because they have blindly trusted this return to the past, the truth is that the brand has brought us back The best design an iPhone has ever had in its entire history, with that square and characteristic aspect that makes it so special and that also helps a lot to make the grip much more comfortable if possible.
In fact, the presence of the notch. At this point, this item is still Too big And no matter how much we get used to its presence, it is inexcusable that at this point Apple has not been able to reduce it -when the market is full of phones with much more discreet and reduced notches.
Important leap in screen and processor, can you tell?
A decrease in its proportions would undoubtedly make its screen, a OLED Super Retina XDR 6,1 inches, it would look even more if possible. This panel represents an important leap compared to the iPhone 11 (remember that it is damaged on an HD LCD) and it looks incredibly good, with good colors, better definition, more than correct behavior outdoors... It is a fantastic screen for consuming content multimedia with a very suitable size so that it is not a device that is uncomfortable in the hand due to its dimensions.
Like a smaller notch, I would also have liked a panel with a higher refresh rate. Yes, the iPhone runs very smoothly and it's not something you're going to miss if you've never tried it, but it's still a detail to note taking into account that the 90 and 120 Hz panels They have become standard in the industry and many high-end and medium-range Androids (and even some entry-level ones) are already betting on them. Considering the price of the iPhone, it's only fair that we at least demand it.
As you already know if you usually follow the news about the new iPhone, this generation comes equipped with the new A14 Bionic processor. At an experiential level and use in the day to dayYou will hardly notice an abysmal leap if you come from an iPhone 11, although this is something that always happens. The 5 nanometer chip is a marvel, but really in practice, there will be few occasions when you take advantage of it to its full potential. One of them will be, for example, during the games more demanding, where the phone performs really well without any downside. The other is at the time of use your cameras, where obviously it also plays an important role as a manager of all the processes that take place when capturing images.
The cameras are still his strong point
And since we are talking about them, let's stop at their photographic section. The iPhone 12 has two 12 megapixel sensors each one, the first, the main one, is what the brand calls "wide angle" while the second is the so-called ultra wide angle.
The photos that you will get now with the iPhone 12 with in a certain part very Similar to those of the iPhone 11 during the day, although it is true that you will surely appreciate better handling of the white balance and even more than detail In the scene. The color rendition is still very good, everything is perfectly balanced, its HDR works great and the color rendition is fantastic. The main sensor responds very well and as for the ultra wide angle, without being the best on the market, it also produces satisfactory results.
Anyway, the big difference comes at night. Here the jump is more interesting in terms of light and color capture, and you will notice it even more. The Night mode of the iPhone 11 was already quite good but here they have improved it, especially since it no longer tends to warm so much and it is a joy. In addition, it now works IN both lenses, although, it must be said, with the ultra-wide angle it is not as fine as the main sensor.
With regards to Video recording, support for recording in 4K HDR with Dolby Vision has now been incorporated, which is also a very attractive extra addition if you are interested in creating this type of content. The stabilization is still one of the best I've seen on a phone and added to its new qualities make this iPhone 12 undoubtedly one of the best smartphones you can have today for video capture.
You can see examples of all photos taken with iPhone 12 in the video that you have at the beginning of this article -from the Minute 04: 32.
How about the battery?
Surely you have heard that the iPhone 12 has less battery than the iPhone 11, however, I can confirm that its autonomy is practically the same - I would say very slightly less, but very little. How is it possible? Well, thanks to its processor that makes more efficient use of it. This means that you can use it for a whole day without the need for a plug and it will even last part of the next day, but you will never reach the end of the second day as you can currently with other smartphones on the market. Therefore, autonomy is correct and without surprises. No more.
As for your charger - about the controversy of the absence of it in the box I already spoke in our contact, so I'm not going to repeat myself-, I've been using the new solution MagSafe, a wireless charging platform that, as I already pointed out at the time, is not going to change your life but that works as it should and is expected of it. What is going to change it, if you'll forgive me for this paragraph, is the case on the phone: this iPhone 12 it gets dirty with astonishing ease, due to its shiny finish back. If you don't want to be all saint day cleaning up your finger prints, consider a sleeve.
Should you buy the iPhone 12?
As you may have seen, in this review I did not want to dwell on points that we have already discussed thousands of times about iPhones and I have preferred to focus on what you are going to notice differently and how you are going to experience it when using it in your day to day. I must clarify that the area in which I live does not have 5G, Therefore, I have not tested this aspect, although given the slow deployment of this technology today, I would tell you that I do not think it should be a crucial aspect for you to buy this smartphone or not. In fact, the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro They are now cheaper and they are still a fantastic option, so if the news that I have just told you about this new generation does not mean something crucial to you, I encourage you to take a look at the 2019 models and you will continue to have a great phone in your hands.
¿Is the iPhone 12 a high-end phone? Of course. Is it the best on the market? In certain technical aspects… certainly not. Even so, the iPhone continues to play with a trick that is difficult for other brands to combat: that ecosystem and very solid framework that it offers, not only within this phone with iOS but also in relation to other Apple products, ultimately forming a joint experience that earns too many points, many times even above other technical aspects that one can afford not to include.
It is up to you to decide what you give more importance to.
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