![]() Apple’s super-powerful A14 Bionic chip comes into play again, here, not only with 60 frames per second in 4K, but with 10-bit HDR using Dolby Vision. Video quality on either of the two rear lenses has proven to be one of the iPhone 12’s strongest camera features, mainly because of the superior stabilisation and overall treatment of the videography. It’s still a bit of a shame that you can’t manually switch it on or off to use it during a dark scene because it’s not foolproof in judging the right conditions (it can be put off by a single light, for example). The level of detail visible, in particular, when you pinch in to shots you’ve taken in this mode easily matches the best I’ve tested on rival flagship smartphones. Not only is this now also applied to the iPhone 12’s ultra wide lens, but photos are sharper and clearer in my testing, as well as being a little less noisy, than night mode photos on previous models. Using the ultra-wide (0.5x) camera, there’s distinctly less ‘distortion’, meaning that the sides and corners of the photo don’t warp or bend the way did on the iPhone 11’s ultra-wide camera than there is on the iPhone 11.Īnother noticeable improvement, to my eyes, is its ‘night mode’. There are some slight optical lens improvements over the iPhone 11, such as a ‘faster’ f1.6 aperture that lets in 27pc more light to the camera sensor, but most of it is ‘computational’, being a combination of Apple’s photo software and the power of its new chip.Īs I remarked when first reviewing the iPhone 12, one clear improvement is a ‘lens correction’ feature. There are two 12-megapixel rear lenses, a regular wide (1x) camera and an ultra-wide (0.5x) camera. ![]() Here’s how I rate the phone on what I think are its most important features. ![]() While I wish that Apple made a larger-display version of the iPhone 12 (the only option is the much more expensive 12 Pro Max), this is generally a very worthy flagship phone- I can’t imagine that many who got one earlier regret it. Overall, it’s a reliable, powerful, nicely-designed phone with great cameras (though I do miss the presence of a zoom lens), a gorgeous screen and acceptably good battery life. I’ve been using it on and off for months. But there’s no extra technical attraction to it, unless you consider the changes in iOS 14.5 this week, such as being able to now unlock the iPhone using Face ID even when wearing a mask.ĭespite this, I thought it would be a good opportunity to offer a long-term review of the iPhone 12 itself, looking at its strengths and weaknesses. If that’s enough to spark your upgrade lust, fine. The only difference is the colour - a lilac-accented shade of purple. Let’s get this out of the way early technically, this is exactly the same iPhone 12 as the models released six months ago. Pros: powerful, great cameras, new colourĬons: same as iPhone 12 models 6 months ago
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