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Apple today unveiled the replacement for the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone Pro Max, which was delayed a month due to Corona, during a keynote in Cupertino. The screen sizes of the Pro grow from 5.8 to 6.1 inches (like the iPhone 11 without Pro, but with 2532 times 1170 pixels) and the Pro Max from 6.5 to 6.7 inches (2778 times 1284 pixels). The glass of OLED displays called Super Retina XDR is now coated with a hardened “Ceramic Shield”, which increases resistance to scratches and drops. The rounded cases turn angular, similar to the iPad Pro. The frame is made of stainless steel. The gold and silver colors are preserved, but instead of midnight green there is now Pacific blue and space gray becomes graphite. In addition, Apple today introduced the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini, which we will report on separately.
The neural-powered A14 Bionic, known from the iPad Air 4, is used as a SoC (System on a Chip) and is manufactured in the 5-nanometer process. It has two high-performance cores, four for power saving, and four GPU cores. The main memory will probably increase from 4 to 6 GB. In addition to LTE, both Pro models also support the still fairly new 5G cellular network, and the US version also supports the mmWave standard, which is not yet used in Germany.
Enhanced LiDAR scanners and cameras
Like its predecessor, the iPhone 12 Pro has three 12-megapixel cameras for wide-angle, ultra-wide and telephoto. The normal wide angle now has a lens with seven instead of six lenses (7P) and an aperture of f / 1.6 instead of f / 1.8. The telephoto lens has a focal length of 52mm, which allows for a quadruple optical zoom (magnification factor between ultra-wide and telephoto).
New to the iPhone 12 is the iPad Pro’s LiDAR scanner known for detecting space objects using laser light by measuring reflections similar to radar. It is supposed to improve 3D acquisition for augmented reality (AR), autofocus, and portrait mode.
Apple also uses three lenses on the back of the larger iPhone 12 Pro Max, but the wide-angle sensor has a larger area and the telephoto has a 65mm focal length. The latter allows the iPhone a five times optical zoom. The two mobile phones record videos in Dolby Vision HDR format. Apple claims to have improved Deep Fusion and Night Scene modes, as well as Smart HDR, which is now called Smart HDR 3.
MagSafe is back: 15-watt wireless charging
IPhones can now be charged wirelessly with 15 instead of 7.5 watts. This requires special chargers, the interface of which is attached to the iPhone using magnets. Apple now calls technology that deviates from the Qi standard “MagSafe”, much like magnetic connections used to be for MacBook power units.
The cheapest model now has 128 instead of 64 GB of memory. As before, 256 and 512 GByte are available as additional sizes, US prices of $ 999 and $ 1099 were unchanged. In Germany, the iPhone 11 Pro last cost 1120 euros and the Pro Max 1280 euros, now the iPhone 12 Pro Max costs only 1218 euros, the iPhone 12 Pro still costs 1120 euros. Despite the high prices, chargers and headphones are no longer included, just a USB-C to Lightning cable. The iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max can be pre-ordered starting October 16 and November 6, respectively, and delivery is scheduled to begin October 23 and November 13, respectively.
It has stuck with WLAN 6 (802.11ax, 2 x 2 MIMO), 4K videos with 60 fps, 12 MP front camera for 4K @ 60fps videos, facial recognition sensor for Face ID, true-tone display for light white balance Environmental, Extended Color Space (P3), IP68 Water Resistance, Ultra Wideband Location, GPS and GNSS.
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