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A month after holding its first event in September for years without announcing a new iPhone, Apple released four models in its new iPhone 12 range, all of which are 5G-capable.
They include a new line for Apple on the iPhone 12 Mini, which measures just 5.4 “from corner to corner, making it the smallest 5G device available in the world, and it will sell for £ 699 from 6 November.
At the higher end, there are two iPhone 12 Pro phones, with a large 6.5 “screen and a gigantic 6.7” screen, they will be available for £ 999 and £ 1,099 respectively.
The new range of iPhone 12
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The iPhone 12 Pro will be available to pre-order for £ 799 on October 16, at the same time as the regular iPhone 12, while the Max will ship at the same time as the Mini.
All four devices share a new design that includes a squarer edge, similar to the iPhone 4 and 5, but with edge-to-edge OLED displays and a notch at the top for Face ID.
The two iPhone 12 Pro phones have some of the most advanced features Apple has ever designed in a smartphone, and the iPhone Pro Max can record videos in Dolby Vision HDR, 4K, and 60 frames per second.
Apple also includes a LIDAR system previously used in the iPad Pro to enhance the augmented reality features of the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The laser system measures depth, allowing the phone to calculate the relative size of an environment just by scanning.
The rear cameras on the Max are a big selling point for Apple, which said they allowed the phone a 5x optical zoom and worked with the device’s A14 bionic chip and LIDAR sensor to make the device suitable for professional photography and cinematography. .
The A14 was first launched in iPad Air 4 in September, when Apple described it as “by far the most advanced we’ve ever made,” including transistors so small they “defy the laws of physics” with roughly 11.8 billion on a single chip.
“We are talking about such a small scale that they are measured in atoms,” Apple said.
The iPhone 12 compared to the iPhone 12 Mini
The company confirmed that these new iPhones would ship without headsets or plug adapters as part of its mission to be 100% carbon neutral throughout its business, rather than including a USB-C to Lightning cable.
Apple claimed that the change reduces more than two million metric tons of carbon emissions a year, in part due to how small the box is, which takes up less space when shipped.
Apple also announced a new HomePod Mini, a smart speaker priced competitively at £ 99 to compete with the Google Home device, and launched alongside the iPhone 12 Mini and Max in November.
