Apple iPhone 12 review

28 October 2020


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  • MrHong
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  • 29 Oct 2020

Just some opinions based on GsmA's review (and from other users/reviews)...

Very good phone overall, but definitely not the best phone out there.

It's impressive how Apple makes the phone lightweight while making it one of the most rugged phones on the market, with 6m water depth resistance. Camera is quite good, iOS has come a long way, FaceID is still the market-leader.

What hurts is the battery life of course. The performance is decent. It's the fastest in terms of system performance, but not sustained performance. Watch out for thermal throttling thanks to weak cooling, small build, and thick chassis (avoid iPhone 12 mini for heavy gaming at all costs). I assume sustained performance is only equal to Kirin 9000 and SD865+, so behind (most) SD875 phones. The notch is still huge too.

I will definitely try the iPhone out in the store, but I don't think I'll buy the regular 12 after all. Looking forward to 12 Pro Max.

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    • ARMYGENERAL
    • DWe
    • 29 Oct 2020

    Anonymous, 29 Oct 2020Apple Iphone 12 is worse than Huawei Mate 40 Pro according ... moreUhm Sir, P40 lineup has 3 phones. You shared the Pro. Straight P40 has lower score than iPhone 12.

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      • Anonymous
      • vx6
      • 29 Oct 2020

      I'd rather get a Pixel 5 :)

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        • MrX
        • 0m{
        • 29 Oct 2020

        Davy Jones, 29 Oct 2020Well you better buy an xperia 5ii if you want a small phone... moreWith size like a Fold 2?

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          • Annas
          • nDy
          • 29 Oct 2020

          AnonD-945200, 29 Oct 2020he aint cried , you are the one who crying you dont even ... moreLet your frustration out...iPhones are for the one who can afford not to look at 700-100€
          Based on your words and on your nick...you are all in for what you get for your buck
          iPhone remains the best overall product into a very big ecosystem like ios-macOS-watchOS

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            • Sheshirdzhija
            • ScQ
            • 29 Oct 2020

            I don't understand what the problem is with chargers. I hope they enforce that NOTHING can be bundled.

            Do I RELLY need 10 chargers and 10 earbuds lying around? I do not. Nobody does. Buy them separately if you do.

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              • Annas
              • nDy
              • 29 Oct 2020

              WHen you make the best overall product....you will sell big for another year

                nice words in the end:

                ”Many Android smartphones will easily solve most of these for you, but if you are after an iPhone, well,... you are after an iPhone”.

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                  • Jeon5108
                  • iCK
                  • 29 Oct 2020

                  I thought about buying the iphone 12 mini, but man coming from a 90hz phone to a 60hz phone will be tough. Plus it makes me how apple goes on about the planet and all that stuff but still uses their own power adapter, amagian all the people switching to apple and finding out that all of their cables are useless.

                    So it seems magsafe chargers are not very efficient.

                      [deleted post]Why not?

                        [deleted post]Because anyone who's complaining about iPhone must be Chinese phone owners rite? Even though his username clearly says "Pixel 4a"? LoGiC!!!!111!11!!!!

                          So basically: iPhone 11 Pro without a telephoto but with night mode for the UWA camera. You get better water resistance and MagSafe, but the performance gain is so incremental that I can confidently say you'd be better off buying the previous gen. iPhones if you want to save your money.

                          Camera is comparable to iPhone 11 Pro (which is a good thing) but clarity boost and sharpening are even more excessive this time around, and oh boy they really need to upgrade the sensor as it's clearly not ageing well. You get their usual flare/ghosting prone lens like you have been seeing on the past 4 gens of iPhone cameras too, and frankly speaking its quality sucks.

                          Now waiting for iPhone 12 Pro/Max review..

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                            • Farhan
                            • uQ{
                            • 29 Oct 2020

                            There is no ceramic sheild on the back

                              Very bad battery drain for this expensive phone
                              😬🔋

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 3yK
                                • 29 Oct 2020

                                OS far too crippled to ever consider buying.

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                                  • Huawei fan
                                  • 39y
                                  • 29 Oct 2020

                                  Davy Jones, 29 Oct 2020Well you better buy an xperia 5ii if you want a small phone... moreWhy? Therw is iP12 mini

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                                    • Huawei fan
                                    • 39y
                                    • 29 Oct 2020

                                    Best iphone will be mini

                                      Well you better buy an xperia 5ii if you want a small phone instead of this half baked fruit phone.

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                                        • AnonD-945200
                                        • DkP
                                        • 29 Oct 2020

                                        AnonD-763241, 29 Oct 2020I didn't see a guy crying like this....whatever u cry ... morehe aint cried , you are the one who crying
                                        you dont even have a better point to argue with him, all you are saying is iphone will be the best seller !!
                                        dude who cares about the sales number
                                        iphone is still a pathetic half baked mess.
                                        as long as blind fans like you keep supporting their greediness, they will be the most profitable brand.