Yesterday early morning, Apple finally released the long-awaited iPhone 12 series. As the successor to the iPhone 11 series, iPhone 12 has added many powerful features. However, Apple has not forgotten the great success of iPhone 11. At the press conference, iPhone 11 was mentioned by Apple as the world’s best-selling iPhone this year.
After the release of iPhone 12, iPhone 11 successfully ushered in a price cut: the starting price of the official website has dropped to 4799 yuan, and the supply is sufficient. However, compared to some e-commerce platforms, this price reduction rate can be said to be insignificant.
As for the iPhone 12 of the same size, the starting price has risen to 6,299 yuan, so for consumers who want to buy a new iPhone, the obvious price gap between iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 is not negligible . So, how obvious is the gap between these two products, and is it worth paying the price difference to buy iPhone 12?
If you are still struggling with this, you might as well look down.
Similarities: the same level of battery life, little difference in experience
iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 still have a lot in common.
First of all, on the most obvious screen, both have a 6.1-inch retina screen with original color display technology and P3 wide color gamut. The maximum manual brightness is 625 nits-the screen can be clear when using the phone outdoors display. In addition, both have Haptic Touch touch technology, which allows simple operations without opening the App.
In terms of cameras, the iPhone 12 still uses a dual 12MP ultra-wide-angle + wide-angle dual camera system, with double optical zoom technology, also supports night mode, deep fusion technology, and the wide-angle lens also supports OIS anti-shake function.
In terms of battery life, although Apple did not mention it at the press conference, the specific parameters indicate that the iPhone 12 and iPhone 11 have the same maximum 17-hour video playback time.
Both use aviation-grade aluminum metal frame and front and rear glass panels, and both support Qi protocol wireless charging.
The storage space is available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB options.
The same colors are white, black, green and red.
The difference: the new iPhone has a better screen and looks to the future
The most obvious difference between the two is also on the screen.
Although the two screens have many similarities, in essence, iPhone 11 is an LCD screen, and iPhone 12 is an OLED screen. This means that the black and thick border of iPhone 11 will not appear on iPhone 12, the screen will really extend to the edge, and the “cheap” brought by the thick border will no longer exist.
The advantage of the OLED screen is that its contrast ratio of up to 2000000:1 can show purer and true blacks, and the bright areas are brighter. When watching HDR videos, you can also feel the shock of the extremely high dynamic range of this screen. This is something that the iPhone 11 cannot match with its 1400:1 contrast ratio LCD screen.
It is also because of the super retina XDR screen that iPhone 12 supports shooting 4K 30fps HDR Dolby Vision video, while iPhone 11 does not. The increase in the aperture also means that the night scene shooting ability is better.
Another upgrade this year is the addition of 5G technology. No matter which version of the iPhone 12 series, the support of 17 5G NR frequency bands lags behind mainstream Android products on the market-iPhone 12 even supports China Radio and Television 700M frequency bands n12 and n28, which has just been announced as the fourth domestic operator . It can be said that the iPhone 12 is truly a “vanguard” focusing on the 5G era.
Apple also left a huge surprise for the iPhone 12-its weight is only 163g, which is 31g lighter than the iPhone 11, and the body thickness is only 7.4 mm. It can be described as one of the thinnest 5G smartphones on the market.
In addition to the above, compared to the previous generation, the iPhone 12 has an iteratively upgraded A14 bionic chip and a new MagSafe magnetic charging function; although they are all IP68 levels, the waterproof performance is also enhanced-from 2 meters water depth to stay up to 30 Minutes, progress to 6 meters water depth for 30 minutes at most; a more robust super-ceramic panel may mean that you no longer need to buy AppleCare+ services, which will save you more than a thousand.
Please refer to the figure below for the differences in parameters and functions between iPhone 12 and iPhone 11.
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How to choose depends on the needs of 5G.
iPhone 12 has almost the same super retina XDR screen of the iPhone 12 Pro, the same super ceramic panel, the same Dolby Vision video recording, and the much-anticipated 5G function. I have to say that the fledgling iPhone 12 is a rather sincere upgrade compared to the iPhone 11.
If you buy a mobile phone that can be used for many years, and you plan to use the iPhone 12 as the first 5G mobile phone in your life, then buying the iPhone 12 will not disappoint you;
“Double Eleven” is coming soon. We dare not imagine how much the iPhone 11 will be reduced in price on a certain e-commerce platform that has been compressed to the “3” prefix. If you are not so cold about 5G phones, in the face of the already huge price gap, iPhone 11 is still very worth buying-one iPhone 11 plus one Apple Watch SE / one HomePod / three HomePod mini / one iPad 8 / The total price of an AirPods Pro is only similar to that of an iPhone 12. On the iPhone 11, you can get 90% of the iPhone 12 experience, but the price is only about 70% of the iPhone 12.
In addition, the iPhone 11 has achieved remarkable results. In the final analysis, the relatively low price, the major platforms exhausted their best subsidies to create this sales myth. If nothing happens, the iPhone 12 will receive the same treatment. If you like the iPhone 12 but think it is a bit expensive, and you can continue to fight with the iPhone 6s and iPhone 7 in your hands by changing the battery, then please continue to cheer those five words.
“Long live the party!”
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