Things got a bit behind schedule this year, and that’s something Apple warned us about in early summer. However, Apple’s annual iPhone update is finally here, and we now know the exact contours of the Apple iPhone 12 series. That’s four iPhones this year, the most Apple has released at the same time in any year, so far. What we have now are four iPhones: the Apple iPhone Mini, the Apple iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 Pro, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Pricing for the iPhone 12 series starts at Rs 69,900 in India and availability is in two lots.
The four new phones in the Apple iPhone 12 series are in pre-order and on sale at different times. This is how it will be. First, the iPhone 12 will go into reserve on October 23 with availability set for October 30. At the same time, you can also reserve the iPhone 12 Pro, with the same reservation dates and availability. The iPhone 12 Mini will go on pre-sale on November 6 and the sale will begin on November 13. The iPhone 12 Pro Max will also go in pre-sale on November 6 and the sale will begin on November 13, along with the iPhone 12 Mini.
How much will I have to spend on the Apple iPhone Mini?
The Apple iPhone 12 Mini is priced at Rs 69,900 for the 64GB storage option with entry specs, Rs 74,900 for the 128GB storage, and Rs 84,900 for the 256GB storage variant.
The three storage options are available in five colors: white, black, blue, green, and (PRODUCT) RED. This is the entry point to the new Apple iPhone 12 line.
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Is the iPhone 12 Mini a compromise in terms of specs?
Absolutely not. This is the first time the nickname “Mini” has been used for an iPhone. We already have the iPad Mini and the Mac Mini. You get a taste of top-notch specs and performance from the fact that the Apple iPhone 12 Mini is the smallest, thinnest, and lightest 5G phone in the world. The iPhone 12 Mini will support sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G standards, which means that the new iPhone 12 will work on almost most of the 5G networks globally. Under the hood is the Apple A14 Bionic chip that has already started its journey with the Apple iPad Air update announced last month. The A14 Bionic is designed on a 5nm manufacturing process, making it the first commercially available 5nm chip. The A14 Bionic chip has a six-core CPU, of which two are high-performance cores and four are for less power-consuming applications and processes. There are also new quad-core graphics.
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How big is the screen of the Apple iPhone Mini?
The smallest iPhone in Apple’s range so far was the second-generation Apple iPhone SE, released earlier this year. The Apple iPhone 12 Mini has a 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR display, while the iPhone SE has a 4.7-inch Retina HD display. However, the iPhone Mini becomes the smallest iPhone in the range.
The Apple iPhone 12 Mini measures 5.18 inches tall, 2.53 inches wide, and watches 0.29 inches thick. The second-generation Apple iPhone SE released earlier this year measures 5.45 inches tall, 2.65 inches wide, and 0.29 inches thick.
What about the Apple iPhones that are already on sale?
The new iPhone 12 series will be sold alongside the second generation iPhone SE, iPhone XR and iPhone 11 series, at least for now. There is no confirmation on this yet, but you may see some price correction for some of the existing lines of iPhones in the coming weeks. Even if not, there will be some offers to make the price even more attractive.
Read more here: Apple iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone SE will see huge discounts during Amazon and Flipkart sales
What are the specifications of the Apple iPhone 12?
The iPhone 12 is powered by Apple’s latest A14 Bionic chipset, which has a six-core CPU and a quad-core GPU. The iPhone 12 has a 6.1-inch OLED Super Retina XDR display that is protected by a ceramic shield. Apple claims that Ceramic Shield is the strongest glass of any smartphone. The smartphone has a dual camera setup on the back, with a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide shooter. The iPhone 12 also comes with Apple’s new MagSafe technology, where the magnets on the back panel of the smartphone will align perfectly at all times for fast wireless charging. The Apple iPhone 12 only differs from the iPhone 12 Mini in terms of size.
When can I pre-order the iPhone 12 and when can I buy it immediately?
The iPhone 12 will be available for pre-order starting on October 23 and will be available starting on October 30.
How much does the iPhone 12 cost?
The iPhone 12 costs Rs. 79,900 for the 64GB storage variant, while the 128GB variant costs Rs. 84,900. The 256GB storage option for the iPhone 12 is priced at Rs. 94,900 in India. Apple also offers buyers up to Rs. 22,000 if they want to trade in their old smartphones. The iPhone 12 was launched in five color options: white, black, blue, green, and (PRODUCT) red.
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How much do the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max cost?
The iPhone 12 Pro costs Rs. 1,19,900 for the base 128GB storage variant, Rs. 1,29,900 for the 256GB option and Rs. 1,49,900 for the high-spec 512GB storage option. The iPhone 12 Pro Max, on the other hand, costs Rs. 1,29,900 for the 128GB variant, Rs. 1,39,900 for the 256GB variant and Rs. 1,59,900 for the 512GB storage option. Like other iPhone 12 models, the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will also have a trade-in option for buyers. Apple offers up to Rs. 34,000 discount on the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max in the exchange of an existing phone.
Read more here: IPhone 12 Pro buyers to get up to Rs. 34,000 discount on the old smartphone trade in Apple’s online store
I heard that Apple will not include the charger in the box. That’s right?
Yes, the power adapter will not be part of the iPhone 12 series cases. However, the iPhone 12 cases will not have the power adapter, but will have the USB-C to Lightning cable. Apple says making this change allows the iPhone 12 series boxes to be significantly smaller and that means 70% more boxes can be shipped in the same space compared to the previous year’s iPhone boxes. Apple says these changes will reduce more than 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions a year, which is equivalent to taking nearly 450,000 cars off the road per year.
Read more here: Apple iPhone 12 won’t have a power adapter in the box and that’s great for Earth
What’s new with the cameras on Apple’s iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max?
The new Pro camera system brings larger pixels and a wider aperture than predecessors, even more so on the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max. These have larger 1.7μm pixels, new sensor shift optical image stabilization, 5x optical zoom range, and 87% better low-light photos. On the iPhone 12 Pro, the wide camera captures 28% more light, there’s a new 7-element wide lens, and the OIS can make 5,000 adjustments per second.
Then there’s the LiDAR scanner that helps with night mode portrait photos, improves autofocus speed and Apple believes this will allow for many augmented reality (AR) experiences when fully utilized by apps. LiDAR is expected to offer up to 6x faster autofocus in low light conditions.
The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will be able to record videos in Dolby Vision HDR, at a resolution of 4K and 60 frames per second. This makes Apple iPhone 12 Pro phones the first in the smartphone world to be able to record in Dolby Vision. It is a 10-bit HDR recording with the ability to capture and reproduce up to 700 million colors. And once you’re done, you can even edit Dolby Vision videos on the device itself, from within the Photos app.
Later this year, Apple will release the update that adds ProRAW mode to Apple iPhone 12 Pro cameras; this basically gives you a RAW image to edit along with certain adjustments in noise reduction and exposure that the algorithms would have already done for you. .
Read more here: Apple iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max are resetting the benchmark for smartphone cameras
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