Accurate revelations from all walks of life made the just-concluded Apple October conference less mysterious. Although the iPhone 12 series composed of four models brings a new design, 5G, and stronger camera performance, the absence of a high refresh rate and the ancestral “bangs” screen will inevitably make this generation of iPhone less attractive.
As in previous years, Apple did not list all the highlights and new features of the iPhone 12 series at the press conference. A lot of information is hidden in the official website’s specifications and various introduction documents . Through these hidden details, perhaps we can have a deeper understanding of this annual flagship.
The thinnest and lightest full-screen iPhone
Three years ago, the iPhone X opened the full-screen era of the iPhone. In the past two years, we also ushered in six full-screen iPhones including the iPhone XS series and the iPhone 11 series.
Although each generation brings more new features and functions, it is accompanied by more and more cumbersome bodies. Among them, the thickness of iPhone XR and 11 has reached 8.3mm, which is the thickest iPhone in recent years , The last one whose body thickness exceeded 8mm was the release of iPhone 5C (8.97mm) in 2013.
However, the thickness of the four iPhone 12 models this year has been reduced to 7.4mm after being changed to a right-angle middle frame design. In contrast, the thickness of the iPhone X is 7.7mm and the thickness of the iPhone 8 is 7.3mm. This also makes the four iPhone 12 models. Become the thinnest full-screen iPhone series so far.
* Several iPhones with thinner body thickness in history:
6.9mm: iPhone 6
7.1mm: iPhone 6 Plus / iPhone 6s / iPhone 7
7.3mm: iPhone 6s Plus / iPhone 7 Plus / iPhone 8 / iPhone SE2
7.4mm: iPhone 12 series
Also worth mentioning is the iPhone 12 mini. This model is not only thin, but also light, with a weight of only 133 grams. It is very rare to be able to control such a weight in an environment where mobile phones on the market can easily reach half a catty. No wonder Apple calls it the world’s lightest and thinnest , The smallest 5G mobile phone.
But the weight of iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max basically maintains the level of the previous generation. The heaviest iPhone 12 Pro Max weighs nearly half a catty, at 226 grams.
* Several iPhones with lighter body weight in history:
112g: iPhone 5 / iPhone 5S
113g: iPhone SE
129g: iPhone 6
132g: iPhone 5C
133g: iPhone 3G / iPhone 12 mini
The US version of iPhone 12 has a unique “birthmark”
At the beginning of the conference, Apple introduced 5G, the biggest highlight of the iPhone 12 series, and even brought the CEO of Verizon, a US mobile network operator, to its platform.
The iPhone 12 models sold globally this time will include two versions, one that supports both sub-6GHz and mmWave millimeter waves and one that only supports sub-6GHz 5G frequency band. The former will be mainly sold in the United States, and in China and Versions sold in other regions of the world will only support the sub-6GHz 5G frequency band.
mmWave millimeter wave technology can achieve ultra-fast speed in short distances, making it more suitable for coverage in dense urban areas. Apple said that through cooperation with operators, the maximum network speed can reach 3.5Gbps under ideal conditions. In contrast, sub-6GHz 5G is generally slower than mmWave, but the advantage is that the signal is transmitted farther and can better serve suburban and rural areas. In most countries and regions that provide 5G, sub-6GHz networks are more common.
In order to achieve more stable 5G communication performance, Apple also redesigned a set of custom 5G antennas and radio components for the iPhone 12.
Interestingly, on the middle frame on the side of the power button of the US version of the iPhone 12 series, there is an antenna interface dedicated to realize mmWave millimeter wave technology. This is also the most obvious sign that the US version of iPhone 12 is different from other regional versions. .
The Pro triple camera system is also different
Both iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max are equipped with a new three-camera system, including an ultra-wide-angle camera with a wide field of view, a telephoto camera, and a new wide-angle camera. The last two lenses are in the iPhone 12 Pro Max There are stronger configurations on the above, for example, the focal length of the telephoto lens is narrower, upgraded from 52mm to 65mm, and can shoot up to 2.5x optical zoom and longer focal length image works.
In addition, the wide-angle lens of the iPhone 12 Pro Max also has a major upgrade. Not only has the aperture increased to f/1.6, but the photosensitive element size has also increased by 47%, and the pixel size has increased to 1.7 microns, making this wide-angle lens perform in a dark environment. More outstanding, with up to 87% of the shooting performance upgrade.
I don’t know if it’s because of the configuration changes. The placement of the three cameras of the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max has also been adjusted. The rightmost is the ultra-wide-angle lens, and the left side of the iPhone 12 Pro lens module is from top to bottom. It is wide-angle + telephoto, while the lens position of iPhone 12 Pro Max is just the opposite, from top to bottom on the left are telephoto + wide-angle.
Not all regions cancel the bonus headset
Starting from the iPad Air 4, Apple Watch Series 6, and iPhone 12 series, Apple has gradually eliminated the charger and other accessories included in the package. The only accessory may be the data cable.
However, the iPhone12 series phones sold in France are still equipped with Lightning EarPods wired headphones. The reason is that in 2010, France enacted a legal requirement: “If a mobile phone does not have accessories to limit the head from being affected by radio radiation during communication, it cannot be sold.”
All iPhone 12 series support Beidou
Some time ago, whether the iPhone supports “Beidou Navigation” became a hot topic of discussion. Later, Apple responded that the iPhone 11 model had already used the Beidou system as part of its location data system, but did not provide more explanation, and the official website also did not check. Go to the corresponding official support document.
And this time the iPhone 12 series has officially added Beidou to the specifications of the positioning function. According to the official website of Apple (China), the iPhone 12 series has built-in GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and Beidou in terms of positioning functions, and supports digital compass, wireless LAN, cellular network and iBeacon micro-positioning functions.
Previously, the successful launch of the last networking satellite of the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system means that China’s first major space infrastructure to provide public services to the world has been completed. This also makes China the world capable of providing global navigation and positioning. One of the four major entities serving, and the other three core suppliers are the United States GPS system, the Russian GLONASS system (GLONASS) and the EU Galileo system (Galileo).
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