All You Need to Know About the Newest Apple iPhone 12

Apple unveiled its new iPhones just a few weeks ago. However, they announced four different iPhones at the same event. Since the iPhone 6 announcement in 2014, Apple has always been announcing either two or three iPhones at a time. So, why four this time? In short, Apple is trying to have various iPhones available at different price points.

When you look at the current iPhones, Apple is selling, they range from $399 (iPhone SE 2020) to $1099 (iPhone 12 Pro max). Therefore, there is an iPhone available at almost all price points. Apple’s strategy aside, this article is about everything you need to know about the new iPhone 12 models. Let’s dive in.

Apple’s four new iPhones are the iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. These phones have similarities and differences that are going to look at in a bit.

Similarities between the 4 new iPhones 

• They all come with 5G
• They all have a boxy design
• Super retina XDR OLED Displays
• IP68 rated water/dust resistance (6m for 30 minutes)
• A14 Bionic chip (5nm architecture)
• Same face ID technology

Here are the detailed specs for each of the new iPhone

iPhone 12 Mini ($699)

• Colors: Black, White, Red, Green, and Blue
• Display: 5.4” Super Retina XDR OLED 
• CPU: A14 Bionic chip
• Storage: 64GB, 128GB, 256GB with 4GB RAM
• Rear cameras: 12MP wide (f/1.6), 12MP ultra-wide f/2.4)
• Front cameras: 12MP True Depth (f/2.2)
• Battery capacity:  2,227mAh

iPhone 12 ($799)

• Colors: Black, White, Red, Green, and Blue
• Display: 6.1” Super Retina XDR OLED
• CPU: A14 Bionic chip
• Storage: 64GB, 128GB, 256GBwith 4GB RAM
• Rear cameras: 12MP wide (f/1.6), 12MP ultra-wide f/2.4)
• Front cameras: 12MP True Depth (f/2.2)
• Battery capacity:  2,815mAh

iPhone 12 Pro ($999)

• Colors: silver, graphite, gold, and Pacific Blue
• Display: 6.1” Super Retina XDR OLED
• CPU: A14 Bionic chip
• Storage: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB with 6GB RAM
• Rear cameras: 12MP wide (f/1.6), 12MP ultra-wide f/2.4), 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.0x optical zoom, TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
• Front cameras: 12MP True Depth (f/2.2)
• Battery capacity:  2,815mAh

iPhone 12 Pro Max ($1099)

• Colors: silver, graphite, gold, and Pacific Blue
• Display: 6.7” Super Retina XDR OLED 
• CPU: A14 Bionic chip
• Storage: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB with 6GB RAM
• Rear cameras: 12MP wide (f/1.6), 12MP ultra-wide f/2.4), 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom, TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
• Front cameras: 12MP True Depth (f/2.2)
• Battery capacity:  3687mAh

Final thoughts

These new Apple iPhones will likely be a success thanks to the new features like 5G, the boxy design, and having them available at different price points. According to Business Insider, Apple sold over 2 million iPhones in the first 24 hours of Pre-order – this is almost double the pre-orders for the iPhone 11 in the same period. Unless something unexpected happens along the way, these new iPhones will likely be more successful than the iPhone 11 lineup.