In India, Apple contracts Wistron, a Taiwanese manufacturer with a plant located in Kolar, India, to assemble iPhones to sell in the region and surrounding areas. Protests broke out over the weekend because salaries being held from factory workers. It’s alleged that the protests broke into riots and resulted in thousands of iPhones being looted from the factory.
As reported by The Times of India, Wistron estimates that the overall damage runs up to about Rs 437-crore (over $59 million). This includes damages to the factory assembly line, factory property, and thousands of stolen iPhones. The violence is reported to have lasted two hours, during which time the damage took place this Saturday.
iPhone 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max
State Labor Minister Shrvram Hebbar says that Wistron contracted six companies to hire around 8,900 employees at the Kolar plant. These contractors were paid by the company for their laborers, but Wistron has had conflict with the contract laborers for as long as three months, according to the government. The Labor Minister condemned the violence, calling the company’s losses ‘unacceptable’.
Industries minister Jagadish Shettar attributed the violence to miscommunications between the three parties: Wistron, the labor contractors, and the employees. “What we hear is that the company had made payments to the labour contractors, who delayed payments to the employees. This is being verified.”
The labor department has issued notices to Wistron, stating that the company had three days to pay the employees, whether its from Wistron or the labor contractors. Kolar police are investigating whether the violence was planned as intentional acts to destroy property.
If you’ve got an iPhone 12 Pro or 12 Pro Max and consider yourself something of a photographer, the latest iOS update will help you get the most out of your phone’s cameras. That’s because it includes the new ProRAW feature that Apple first announced back at its October event. ProRAW combines the editing flexibility of RAW with Apple’s computational photography tricks like Smart HDR and Deep Fusion for the first time. You no longer have to choose between the flexibility of a standard RAW file and a JPEG or HEIC file that has all of Apple’s computational magic but limited potential for post-processing because ProRAW gives you both.
Shooting RAW photos on an iPhone is nothing new; for some time now, apps like Halide and Adobe Lightroom have let you capture all of the data the iPhone’s sensor can gather. And all of the usual benefits of RAW are here with ProRAW — vastly improved control over white balance is always the biggest factor for me — but it gives you greater leeway with adjusting exposure, sharpness, dynamic range, and more. You can make better adjustments to facial tone in a portrait or nail the exposure in a landscape shot.
But standard RAW images can look very grainy out of the iPhone since, well, these are still small smartphone camera sensors, and they’re without any computational photography optimization. Now, you should notice all the same detail as before but with less noise. That’s because ProRAW images do the same multiframe image processing as ordinary iPhone shots. Even with that, you get around 14 stops of dynamic range to work with in editing software. This video from Josh Stunell on YouTube does a good job of illustrating the differences between RAW and ProRAW:
ProRAW can be used with all of the rear cameras on the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max — it’s not going to suddenly turn the ultrawide into a magic lens, but anything helps — and it also works in night mode. You can even access the depth mapping information captured by the sensor to make portrait mode-style adjustments after the fact, provided your editing app allows you to control it.
You can shoot ProRAW images with all three of the cameras on the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max.Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge
How to use ProRAW
To use ProRAW, first, you’ve got to enable it under the camera options in the settings menu. After that, you’ll see a “RAW” button appear at the upper-right of the camera viewfinder, which is how you can quickly toggle ProRAW on and off.
I should emphasize that while it’s easy to switch this on, you’re definitely not going to want to use ProRAW all the time. Files average around 25MB in size, which is dramatically larger than your everyday iPhone images. This is a feature best reserved for those very intentional photos with people you care about or at places that matter. ProRAW images appear in the camera roll like normal, but if you try to share them in apps like Instagram, you’ll get an error message. So you’ll want to export them as either a smaller JPEG or HEIC file first before sending them to social media.
Another nice thing about ProRAW is since it uses Adobe’s widely supported DNG file format, there is already a plethora of apps that can open and edit the files without any update. But apps that use Apple’s own RAW converter will offer even more control since they’ll be able to access tone and distance mapping. Halide has already released an update to get the most out of ProRAW, and I’d expect others like Pixelmator, Darkroom, and Affinity Photo to follow.
Apps that have their own RAW converter, namely Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and Capture One, can edit the DNG files today but won’t have all of the same capabilities as those that use Apple’s RAW converter. It’s possible Adobe and others will update their conversion tools in the future to make them work better with ProRAW. You can, of course, also just edit the images inside the Apple Photos app, too.
A sample ProRAW image edited in Darkroom.
If you want to share a ProRAW image, there are various ways to go about it depending on what you’re trying to do:
If you want to transfer an Apple ProRAW to the computer: ensure the photo is unedited, then either AirDrop or plug the device into USB and use Image Capture or the Windows Photos app.
If you want to share an edited ProRAW photo:edit the photo in the Photos app, then AirDrop, email, or send via Messages. A JPG with the edits will be shared.
If you want to email a ProRAW DNG to someone: open the Photos app first and use the share button to share via Mail.
If you edit a ProRAW and want both the original DNG file and the edited JPG: use Image Capture or Windows Photos app.
If a ProRAW is edited but you want to transfer a DNG: duplicate the photo, then revert the edits (makes it an unedited file). A DNG can then be AirDropped, etc.
If you used a third-party app that can take RAW+JPG, and you want both: use Image Capture to grab each file individually
I’ve been trying out ProRAW on my iPhone 12 Pro Max over the last few days, and I’m already appreciating the difference it can make. It’s just plain easier to get the most from a photo — retrieve highlights, boost shadows, fix the white balance, etc. — if you’re willing to put in the work of editing after the fact.
It is difficult to forget that the new iPhone 12 arrived at the stores without a charger with which to charge the terminal , but it seems that, as usual, the rest brands will follow Apple’s footsteps in terms of certain measures, and that is, although we saw how the notch and the removal of the headphone jack port gained strength with the steps Apple , now it seems that the dynamics of the cables and chargers will be the same.
As we see in PhoneArena, Huawei is consulting to its users through surveys if think that it is necessary that a wireless headset should come with a USB charging cable in the box , as well as in what price ranges this will be to acceptable.
Similarly, Huawei try to know through this survey if users could base their purchase opinions on the presence or absence of a charging cable , something that could make the company consider this decision.
Be that as it may, although smartphones are not mentioned at any time, nor are chargers mentioned, yes it is true that a charger without cable has no use, so it is possible that in the future we will see Huawei launch devices without cable or charger.
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This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we did see Apple’s annual iPhone launch delayed. The iPhone 12 was pushed out of the usual September launch window and into October. In 2021 though, we should see Apple’s schedule return to normal.
According to Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo (via 9to5Mac), Apple will begin mass production for the iPhone 13 earlier than we saw with the iPhone 12, bringing things back in line with previous generations of iPhone, most of which launched in September.
This essentially means that we shouldn’t expect manufacturing delays to hit the iPhone line-up in 2021. All iPhone 13 models should launch in September next year.
Kuo also anticipates that Apple will be sticking with TSMC for SoC production. TSMC has already outlined its shipping forecast for Q1 and Q2 2021, which will see shipments of the A14 decline. This is a seasonal decline, not tied to direct iPhone 12 sales. As A14 chip production declines, Kuo expects A15 SoC production to ramp up.
KitGuru Says: There’ll be plenty more leaks surrounding the iPhone 13 in the months to come, so this is just the beginning. In the meantime though, the iPhone 12 seems to be doing well for Apple, with strong sales for the Pro model in particular, which is apparently selling better than expected.
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Apple has iOS 14. 3 and iPadOS 14. 3 released for download. The update can be obtained from the integrated software update or imported from a PC via iTunes or the Mac Finder. The new version of the operating system provides support for two new Apple products.
The AirPods Max headphone, which will be available to the first customers in the course of the week require this version of the operating system. Apple is also integrating the fitness video service Fitness + into the fitness app on the iPhone, iPad users can now download it for the first time from the App Store. The subscription service, which starts in parallel on Monday evening, is not yet available in Germany for the time being. In addition to iOS 14. 3, Apple also has watchOS 7.2, tvOS 14. 3 and macOS 11. 1 released.
New features of iOS 14. 3 iOS 14. 3 on iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, the option to take photos in Apple’s new ProRAW format and edit them in the Photos app is sufficient. On older devices, it should also be possible to optionally mirror the image of the selfie camera.
The data protection labels for apps that are on Start Monday evening in the App Store. They are already mandatory for new apps and app updates and should appear in all app stores, including the Mac App Store and the Apple Watch.
In Germany, Apple is changing the provider of air quality data, which are integrated into the weather app. They now come from Breezometer and seem to be partially available in larger cities at street or district level instead of just roughly for entire cities. If the air quality is poor, the weather app and the Siri voice assistance system should also provide health advice, according to Apple – Germany is one of the supported countries here as well.
The TV app would like to find content from Apple’s streaming service TV + with a new tab. An improved search function with suggestions and the browsing of the catalog, for example by genre, are other new features. With the cycle log, it is now possible to log pregnancy, breastfeeding and the use of contraception methods, writes Apple. The Ecosia search engine is available as a new search option in Safari. The app clip codes designed by Apple are now also supported for opening the app clips introduced with iOS 14.
Bug fixes The update is supposed to fix a number of errors, including problems with receiving MMS messages, opening app folders, sharing videos from the Photos app and opening apps from Spotlight search. MagSafe Duo should also no longer reduce the charging power and, according to the manufacturer, the lack of availability of the Bluetooth settings is a thing of the past. As usual, the new iOS version should also close security gaps, details are still pending.
Apple’s iOS 14.3 has arrived, giving iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max owners the ProRAW feature that was promised when the devices were announced. Other features in this update include search improvements for the Apple TV app, support for Fitness Plus — Apple’s new subscription-based workout service — and the recently announced AirPods Max headphones.
iPhones have long been able to capture RAW images, but doing so has meant giving up the benefits of all the computational magic that happens when shooting a standard image with the native camera app. ProRAW is designed to address that: it’s a format that combines the computational benefits of Apple’s image processing with the post-processing flexibility of a RAW file.
In iOS 14.3, Apple is flipping the ProRAW “on” switch for iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max — and those two devices only. With the update installed, ProRAW image capture and editing will be enabled in the native camera and photos apps.
This update also addresses an irritating bug where some users weren’t getting notifications for new incoming messages. And on the lighter side, Siri gets an update with hundreds of animal, instruments, and vehicle sounds. The new feature works on HomePod, iPhones and iPads; just ask Siri what sound a humpback whale makes and you’ll get a demonstration. If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, you’ll also get a visual to go along with the audio.
As 9to5Mac points out, 14.3 also makes it easier to customize app icons since home screen shortcuts no longer need to open the Shortcuts app. Other iOS 14.3 highlights include the ability to record video at 25fps, updates to Apple TV app search and a new Apple TV Plus tab, front-facing camera mirroring in still photos for devices from the iPhone 6S and newer, and new Cycle Tracking features in the Health app.
The iPhone 12 delivers impressive picture and sound quality in a premium smartphone package
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Impressive OLED display
Musical sound
Slick and speedy interface
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No charger in the box
Pricier than before
Although some new Apple products are undoubtedly more evolution than revolution, the iPhone 12 sports a brand-new design, a new screen, is powered by a new processor, and is capable of performing some new party tricks including, for the first time, 5G support.
But it’s also gained a more expensive price tag and lost a couple of things from its box along the way (namely a charger and pair of EarPods). Does the iPhone 12 still deliver that all-round ability and performance-per-pound value that made its predecessor, the iPhone 11, such a brilliant buy?
Pricing
As you’d expect, given its premium standing, the iPhone 12 isn’t the cheapest smartphone around. It’s actually £100 ($100) more expensive than the iPhone 11 across all its different storage sizes.
The 64GB iPhone 12 is £799 ($799, AU$1349), the 128GB version comes in at £849 ($849, AU$1429), while the top-of-the-range 256GB handset will set you back £949 ($949, AUS$1599).
This still puts a bit of distance between itself and the flagship iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, which start at £999 ($999, AU$1699) and £1099 ($1099, AU$1849) respectively. However, both of these boast 128GB as their entry-level storage size, topping out at 512GB. It’s a shame the standard iPhone 12 doesn’t offer similar.
Build
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That fancy new design isn’t quite as new as Apple might like you to believe. We’ve seen flat edges before, on the iPhone 4 from 2010, but there’s no doubt that the flat sides on that aerospace-grade aluminium enclosure gives the iPhone an impressively premium look and feel, especially in the Product Red finish of our review sample (the other finishes available are: white, black, blue and green).
Apple iPhone 12 tech specs
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Screen size 6.1in
Type OLED
Resolution 2532 x 1170
Operating system iOS 14
Finishes x5
Battery life 17hrs video, 65hrs audio
Dimensions (hwd) 14.7 x 7.2 x 0.7cm
Weight 164g
It’s solidly built and slightly easier to grip than the iPhone 11’s curved chassis, although it arguably doesn’t feel as nice. This also might be down to the fact the iPhone 12 is a little trimmer, with a few millimetres shaved off all round.
The new iPhone also feels light in-hand. This is because the iPhone 12 weighs 164g, which is 30g lighter than the iPhone 11. It doesn’t sound like a lot, but you can definitely feel the difference swapping from one to the other.
Besides the design tweaks, the big headline news for the iPhone 12 relates to its screen. Gone is the 6.1in Liquid Retina HD LCD display from the iPhone 11; in its place is a 6.1in OLED Super Retina XDR display with a resolution of 2532 x 1170 pixels and a pixel density of 460ppi.
It’s still a True Tone and Wide colour display but there’s now proper HDR support built in for HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG content. This boosts the potential maximum brightness of the phone to 1200 nits (it’s 625 nits with SDR content). The screen switch is a big and obvious upgrade for the iPhone 12 and one that immediately makes its presence felt.
The iPhone 12 display also sports what Apple calls a Ceramic Shield front cover, which is claimed to give it extra durability and make the display less prone to cracking and smashing than on previous iPhones.
Features
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The big changes go deep under the screen too, with the debut of Apple’s A14 Bionic chip and next-gen Neural Engine. According to Apple, it’s the fastest chip inside a smartphone for both GPU and CPU performance and can supposedly complete 11 trillion operations per second.
That’s not something we can measure, but the way the iPhone 12 works with Apple’s iOS14 operating system shows that this is one speedy customer. The phone is a breeze to navigate, whether you’re firing up Netflix for a quick binge or multitasking through a number of different apps. It’s a smooth operator and never seems to get bogged down during daily use. We find it quicker than the iPhone 11 when it comes to booting up video and music streaming services, but it’s not a huge difference.
On the camera front, you still get a 12MP dual-lens set-up on the back, but there have been a few subtle tweaks under the hood to allow for better pictures in low-light. As a daytime snapper, there isn’t much to grumble about, with the iPhone 12 producing nicely balanced pictures with even colours and a fine sense of realism. It’s worth noting, though, that unlike the Pro and Pro Max models, there’s no telephoto lens and, consequently, no optical zoom for the iPhone 12.
The iPhone 12 can, however, record video in Dolby Vision at 30 frames per second, which could come in handy for those using their phone for the occasional vlog. Battery life is close to the iPhone 11 (Apple doesn’t quote the size of the batteries), at around 17 hours for video and 65 hours for audio playback. Some Android rivals boast bigger batteries that last longer, but we still find a full day of average use doesn’t prove a problem. It is disappointing, though, to see the iPhone charger has been jettisoned from the box (you now only get a USB-C to Lightning cable).
The lack of EarPods is less frustrating. We’ve never been huge fans of Apple’s out-of-the-box earbuds, and if you don’t already have a pair of headphones to hand, we would recommend that you invest in some AirPods or a decent pair of alternatives.
The iPhone 12 also sees the introduction of MagSafe for wireless charging (up to 15W) and compatibility with a new line-up of accessories that attach to a ring of magnets on the rear of the handset.
Sound
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The iPhone 12 supports Dolby Atmos and Apple’s own spatial audio processing, available to enjoy through the AirPods Pro and the recently announced AirPods Max.
The speakers on the iPhone 12 sound just as good as they do on the iPhone 11 – the balance is good enough to watch the occasional YouTube video or play a few seconds of your favourite Tidal track. It’s nicely balanced by smartphone speaker standards, with decent separation and detail, though as you’d expect there’s not a huge amount of bass weight on offer.
Hook up a pair of wired headphones via Apple’s 3.5mm to Lightning dongle or partner the iPhone with a pair of quality wireless headphones and you’ll get a better idea of the iPhone’s strengths.
Apple has got into the habit of producing some of the best-sounding smartphones on the market and the iPhone 12 picks up where the iPhone 11 left off. It’s a case of more of the same with the smartphone delivering enthusiasm and musicality in spades. The iPhone works well across multiple genres and keeps you entertained right to the last second of every track.
Play Michael Jackson’s Man In The Mirror and there’s plenty of sparkle in those highs during those opening seconds. The iPhone picks out plenty of detail and texture from Jacko’s voice and its ability to handle dynamics with aplomb means you feel the full impact as the vocal switches from sounding delicate in the verses to punchier and more direct in the chorus, reinforced with the backing of the gospel choir.
Switch to a classical track, such as Time from the Inception soundtrack, and the iPhone 12 continues to impress. The tone and timbre of the strings are expertly judged, as is the weight and impact of the drums that form a powerful undercurrent and drive the track along. A lack of background noise allows the drama and emotion of the track to come to the fore.
Screen
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The switch to the new OLED screen brings immediate results for the iPhone 12. You’re greeted with a clean and clear picture that boasts impressive depth and realism. There’s a sense of polish and pristineness to the picture which the LCD display of the iPhone 11 simply can’t match.
Add that to the inherent strengths of OLED technology, such as black levels and viewing angle, and this is a picture that draws you in. Staring into the outer space of Star Trek Discovery on Netflix, we can’t help but be impressed by the inky black canvas the iPhone paints. Stars appear as tiny pinpricks of bright white light but there’s no bleeding into the rest of the picture. Each star shimmers in its own space.
Detail levels are excellent whether it’s the stunning CGI or the characters’ faces and costumes. As the Discovery reaches warp speed, the flurry of bright flashes against the galaxy backdrop make the picture pop in a way that its predecessor can’t match. The extra brightness and punch the OLED screen delivers becomes even more obvious when you place it next to the iPhone 11’s LCD display, too.
Verdict
The iPhone 12 is another model we can add to a successful line of smartphones from Apple. The addition of that excellent OLED display has elevated picture performance to another level and helps justify the slight price hike over its predecessor. Sound quality is as good as it’s ever been, too. All these positives combined make for a highly tempting and typically Apple package.
Apple will return to its regular iPhone announcement schedule in 2021, as per reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
That means we can expect the iPhone 13 family in full by the end of September 2021. In 2020, due to the ongoing pandemic, Apple pushed the launch of its new iPhones back one month for the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, which came in October and two months for the iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max, which only went on sale in November.
Kuo has dismissed concern over slow A15 chip production by TSMC and expects it to shift its production pipeline towards making the A15 chip.
Apple’s 2020 lineup is doing well in the market. The iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, especially, are reportedly selling better than anticipated.
According to reliable rumors the new iPhones should be announced in September with volume production starting in the summer of 2021. Will it then return to normal?
by Nino Grasso published 14 December 2020 , at 11: 21 in the Apple channel Apple iPhone
Due to the COVID – 19 the series iPhone 12 was launched with a slight delay, however, as early as the next model Apple may return to the usual release schedule with the mass production of the iPhone 13 which should take place starting from the summer season of 2021.
Due to the pandemic still pending the new coronavirus, however, this year the production of all iPhones 12 only started at September. This also caused a delay in the annual presentation event, which was postponed from September to October. Consequently, smartphones also arrived in October and November, instead of September. iPhone 12 is 12 Pro were launched on 23 October, iPhone 12 Pro Max and 12 mini arrived on 13 November.
According to the trusted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, which is often accurate with its Apple-themed predictions, in the 2021 cycle iPhone release should be back to normal . In a research note shared by MacRumors he also said that TSMC’s reduction in orders for manufacturing 5-nm chips is not due to low demand for iPhones 12.
In the first quarter of 2021 the production of SoC A 14 will continue at 80% of the maximum capacity in TSMC factories, compared to the fourth quarter 2020 where it has been set to maximum capacity. However, Kuo writes in the note that the change in production is due to seasonality and expects that during the 2021 TSMC’s attentions will always shift more towards Apple’s chip A 15, which will power the iPhone range 13.
Kuo also added that the application for iPhone devices 12 Pro has been higher than estimates for the whole of 2020 , despite the impact of the pandemic. More details on the new iPhones can be found in our iPhone review 12 Pro.
This year’s Apple smartphone offer abounds in a range of available models. The current portfolio includes flagship iPhones 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max. IPhones 12 and 14 are slightly cheaper mini, but really thrifty people can target the “budget” iPhone SE 2020. Each of the devices is interesting in its own way, while the Apple iPhone 12 mini has become the subject of many Internet disputes. The smartphone, which was supposed to be a remedy for the lack of compact flagships with small screens, turns out to be not as popular as you might think from many entries by internet users. Customers are much more likely to choose the base model, i.e. the Appel iPhone 12. What could be the reason?
Compact by today’s standards iPhone smartphone 12 mini was to be a hit and the object of desire of people who want the presence of small flagships. However, customers are not interested in it.
Apple iPhone Test 12 – a smartphone that cuts itself off from the past
Over the years, the sizes of smartphones have increased, which was of course influenced by screens with increasingly larger diagonals. The reduction of the frames surrounding the display, which is allowed by new technologies, did not do much. Even smaller devices were still considered far too large and bulky. While in the budget and medium price range you could find small devices such as Samsung Galaxy A 41, Xiaomi Redmi 7A or Nokia 2.2, in the case of flagships it was a bit worse. In fact, we could choose mainly between Samsung Galaxy S 10 e and Google Pixel 4. The Apple iPhone 12 mini.
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Interestingly, the iPhone in question boasts almost the same technical specifications as the base model of the Apple iPhone 12. The main differences here are the screen with a lower 5.4-inch diagonal and a less capacious battery. The performance and features of the device are similar. You would expect this type of equipment to sell like hot cakes, but it turns out that the iPhone 12 mini is only 4-5 percent. Apple smartphone sales in the US. For comparison, I will add that the iPhone 12 is as high as 24 – 33 proc. sales to major US operators. Apparently, customers don’t want flagship devices with small screens at all. Perhaps the reason for the low interest is also a modest battery.
A couple of leaks and a major announcement shook up our trending chart. The Galaxy S21+ shot up to the top, while the Oppo Reno5 Pro+ slid just below it despite getting more of a teaser than a proper announcement.
The Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G completed the podium as the Poco M3 rapidly lost ground after multiple weeks on top and is now in fourth.
The Samsung rumored pair of Galaxy A52 ang Galaxy S21 follows, while the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is all the way down in seventh.
The Redmi Note 9 Pro is eight, ahead of the Galaxy A51 veteran, while the Poco X3 NFC completes the top 10.
Compared to last week’s top 10 we lose the Galaxy A21s and Galaxy A71 as well as the Infinix Zero 8i and the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro.
Stately 160, 8 times 78, 1 mm is the new iPhone 12 Large Pro Max – Apple has never taken so much space for a smartphone. The same applies to the OLED screen: The integrated 6.7 inch screen diagonal has never been seen before at the group.
That makes you wonder what Apple with all the area – the total weight increases compared to the iPhone 11 Pro Max Incidentally, only slightly on 228 g – starts. A first teardown by the repair specialist iFixIt now reveals this.
Battery smaller, but still in L-shape Basically, the hardware corresponds to that of other models from the 12 family. The MagSafe ring for contactless charging, however, looks almost small in view of the huge housing – ins 12 mini does not fit in completely. The battery – it comes up 14, 13 Watt hours – is L-shaped in the housing. For comparison: With the 11 Pro Max of 2019 it also had the form factor, but came up with 15, watt hours. As usual, adhesive tabs hold the battery in place.
iFixIt has noticed a further miniaturization of the motherboard. The SIM card reader is discreet. The components hardly offer any surprises. It is an X 55 – 5G modem from Qualcomm including SDR 865 – Transceiver for LTE and 5G installed. The power management IC comes from ST Microelectronics (STB 601 A). For the Bluetooth plus WLAN module, Apple apparently did not use Broadcom, but rather USI (339 S 00761). For the mmWave front end, which is only used in the US models, technology from Murata is used (1XR – 482).
Fat sensor, back prone to breakage iFixIt was impressed by the new camera module. It comes with a LIDAR unit and a fat primary sensor. This is 47 percent larger than the iPhone 12. Sensor shift image stabilization ensures sharp images. With the Taptic Engine, the vibration module, iFixIt discovered a previously unknown plastic module known as a “sidecar” – which function it serves remains unclear. Maybe it’s supposed to keep the battery in place.
All in all, the iPhone falls 12 Pro Max relatively repairable. iFixIt gave him 6 out of 10 possible points. The screen and battery can be replaced quite easily, and most of the other components are also “relatively modular and interchangeable”. As usual, Apple uses a lot of “rare” types of screws, which is why you need a suitable screwdriver set. Reusable staples appear to be used more frequently than glue. However, the water resistance must be restored later by service personnel, which is not very easy. Very negative according to iFixIt: The glass back of the iPhone 12 Pro Max is in acute danger of breaking due to accidents in a fall, if you don’t give the device a cover – and then the whole case has to be replaced. (bsc)
We had a grand camera comparison planned for a while, but it’s only now that we finally have all 2020 flagships that it can finally happen. Apple sure took its time with the iPhone 12 Pro Max, but we put a phone in each pocket and went out shooting with that one already released.
The Galaxy Note20 Ultra is Samsung’s entry in this contest. Its camera specs are headlined by a 108MP Nonacell primary module with one of the biggest sensors available. A relatively run-of-the-mill fixed focus ultra-wide is the least impressive unit here, while a 5x periscope telephoto makes things a lot more exciting on the long end.
Another 5x periscope tele can be found on the Huawei Mate 40 Pro – no wonder, given that Huawei was among the periscope pioneers. Here it joins a 50MP Quad Bayer main cam and a 16:9 20MP ultrawide with autofocus.
The Xperia 1 II matches the Mate for autofocus on the ultra-wide module; the other two don’t. Sony takes its own path with the main cam, opting for a conventional Bayer array on its 12MP sensor, itself not at all a small unit despite the low nominal pixel count. Completing the tri-set is a 70mm equivalent tele, a standard-issue non-periscope one.
Next, there is the iPhone 12 Pro Max’ telephoto – Apple says 65mm, or 2.5x zoom. Count that from the all-new main cam. It’s another 12MP module of similar size to Sony’s, even if no one has specified it explicitly yet. The most important thing about this one is that it’s the first smartphone camera with sensor-shift image stabilization – whatever else stabilized phone cam there is, relies on wiggling around a lens element. No wiggling of any sort is happening on the ultrawide – it’s fixed focus.
That’s 4 pockets filled to the brim with state of the art camera tech, and we’ll go a little deeper into the numbers on the next page.
Photo quality in comparison: iPhone 12 Pro versus Pixel 5 and Mate 40 Per Two times three, once two Recordings under laboratory conditions everyday recordings Conclusion Test table With the iPhone 12 Pro, Pixel 5 and Mate 40 Per Apple, Google and Huawei once again rely on complex camera technology. The goal: The recording quality with regard to photos should continue to increase. We show how the three smartphones perform in the laboratory and under everyday conditions.
While Apple has only refined hardware and software with regard to the cameras, Google and Huawei have made further changes. In comparison to the Pixel 4, Google has replaced a complete camera and purpose for the Pixel 5. Huawei relies on new sensors and optics, but sticks to the basic structure with three different cameras.
Two times three, once two Each iPhone has a camera 12 Pro and Mate 40 Pro responsible for the wide-angle, ultra-wide-angle and telephoto ranges, the user can switch between the different cameras at the touch of a button. With Google you can only switch indirectly: From zoom level 1, the wide-angle camera is used, including the ultra-wide-angle camera. The latter has replaced the telecamera that was still in the Pixel 4 – Google has been using the principle of zoom-dependent sensor selection for a long time.
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We finally have the new iPhone in hand 12 Pro Max that is the real top of the range of the Cupertino company presented a few weeks ago. It is part of the company’s new line-up with iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini in addition to the ” only ” Pro version. Change the design and change the specifications techniques. Let’s see it in our unboxing comparison also with iPhone 12 Pro.
by Bruno Mucciarelli published on 25 November 2020 , at 18: 26 in the Apple channel Apple iPhone iOS
Arrived together with iPhone 12 mini, here’s the new iPhone 12 Pro Max finally in our hands. Apple had presented it together with all the other models a few weeks ago. iPhone 12 Pro Max implement some of the features present on the standard models, such as 5G connectivity, but also some new features among Apple smartphones, especially as regards the photographic scope such as an additional camera at the rear and support for Deep Fusion on all modules. Here then in our video how it is done in the Silver version, what is in the box and what changes compared to the iPhone 12 Pro.
iPhone 12 Pro MAX: this is how it’s done! UNBOXING [/HWUVIDEO]
iPhone 12 Pro Max: here is the unboxing
iPhone 12 Pro Max owns a very similar design to iPhone models 12 is 12 Mini, but the materials change especially as regards the side body, stainless steel in these more advanced models . Four colors: Silver , Graphite , Gold and Blue . In this case we received the Silver version that is Silver which allows you to have a body at the rear completely in white glass with a frame in silver stainless steel instead. Like on iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini present on Ceramic Shield for the display the IP certification is important 68 with MagSafe support. iPhone 12 Pro Max has a Super Retina XDR display with 6.7 “diagonal OLED with HDR support, capable of reaching a peak luminance of 1200 nit.
Inside we find the chipset Apple A 14 Bionic , a SoC implementing six cores (the 50% faster than competing technologies, according to Apple), GPU, Neural Engine by ben 16 – core and one new Image Signal Processor made to work in close synergy with other components in order to improve the photos taken in addition to the recorded videos in a very short time.
Specifically iPhone 12 Pro Max implements three cameras at the rear, all from 12 MP: the main one has a wide angle with seven element lenses and f / 1.6 aperture, and is combined with a telephoto lens of 65 mm and an ultra wide angle module with a 120 °. The new iPhone 12 Pro Max allows you to record videos in HDR at 10 – bit or in Dolby Vision HDR , with frame-by-frame processing through the integrated ISP also at Ultra HD resolution 4K a 60 fps. Present here the LIDAR sensor for rear cameras, with object detection functions, three-dimensional room scanning, and also used as a technology for autofocus in low light conditions.
iPhone 12 Pro Max : prices and availability
iPhone 12 Pro Max, as well as the others in the lineup from Apple, is already available in models from 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB starting from 1. 289 ?? . All users can also buy iPhone 12 Pro Max on the official Apple website, via the app Apple Store and Apple Stores or even on Amazon at THIS PAGE .
iPhone 12 Pro Max – Colors: Graphite, Silver, Gold and Pacific Blue
iPhone 12 from 128 GB at a price of 1. 289 ??
iPhone 12 from 256 GB at a price of 1. 409 ??
iPhone 12 from 512 GB at a price of 1. 639 ??
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