Apple iPhone 12 Review - Android

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Apple has dominated the tech industry by giving us the MacBook, the iPad, and, of course, the iPhone that shaped the smartphone market 13 years ago. 2020 came, we have another iPhone from Apple, introducing the redesigned iPhone 12. I’ve been using this device for quite some time now, and I’m finally ready to give you my full thoughts about it.

Design and Construction

Undoubtedly, the iPhone 12’s design is pretty much the same as the old iPhone 5 with its boxy design, but it feels different from what the iPhone has been in the past.

We still have the same layout for buttons and ports as before, except for the sim card slot located on the right side alongside the volume rockers and Apple’s signature mute switch.

We have the sleep-wake button on the right.

Down below, we get the speaker grilles, the lightning port, and the call microphone.

At the back, we still have the same camera layout as what we have on the previous iPhone 11, with the Apple logo in the middle.

Upfront, we have a bit smaller notch that houses the FaceID sensor, the front-facing camera, and the call speaker that also doubles as one of the stereo speakers.

The glass is now flushed to the iPhone’s metal frame that looks pretty seamless, making it feel like a proper unibody design. In this iteration, Apple used a different glass to protect the display and called it Ceramic Coating, which, on paper, can handle drops up to 4x better than last year. Unfortunately, we don’t get the same protection at the back, so keep that in mind.

The iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro now have the same size, measuring at 71.5mm width, 7.4mm depth, and 146.7 in height. It is also noticeably lighter than the iPhone 12, coming in at 162grams compared to 194grams on the iPhone 11.

As for water and dust resistance, the iPhone 12 has an IP68 rating, meaning it can be submerged in water with a maximum depth of 2 meters for up to 30 mins, so you don’t have to worry about using your phone outside when raining or even when you are swimming on a pool.

Display and Multimedia

Checking out the display, finally! Gone is the Liquid Retina display on the iPhone 11; instead, we now have a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED panel with a resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixel density 460ppi. Since this is an OLED panel, colors are vibrant and accurate, with deep blacks for better contrast when watching media content. A lot of people were disappointed that this year’s iPhone still has the standard 60Hz refresh rate. As a long-time iPhone user, I kind of don’t mind not having a higher refresh rate on an iPhone since iOS have one of the smoothest animations.

For brightness, the iPhone 12 has 625 nits on a typical brightness and can go up to 1200 nits for peak brightness. This means you can use this device under direct sunlight without having trouble seeing what’s on your display.

Audio-wise, we still have the same stereo speaker setup that combines both the downward-firing speakers and the earpiece speaker that makes media consumption a lot better.

Camera

Like its predecessor, the iPhone 12 sports a dual-camera setup at the back consisting of 12MP Wide with f/1.6 and a 12MP ultrawide with f/2.4. While for selfies, we have yet another 12MP front-facing camera with an aperture of f/2.2. Also, note that all three cameras now have a night mode feature, HDR+, and support for Deep Fusion for more detailed images without over-sharpening the photo.

In line with these camera improvements, photos look balanced in all aspects. Colors are not too saturated, photos are well exposed even in night mode without having too much noise on the images, and the high dynamic range is also excellent. There’s also an improvement in portrait mode as it wasn’t just relying on face detection; instead, it uses AI to map subjects.