Difference Between iPhone 12 & iPhone 11: The Biggest Changes

October 26, 2020 Sheynex Review 0

The iPhone 12 is delivering plenty of upgrades over the iPhone 11. For starters, there are four iPhone 12 models, compared to three for the iPhone 11. And Apple has embraced 5G connectivity across the board (and you don’t have to pay more for it) and every iPhone 12 packs an OLED screen, too.

But the differences don’t stop there: the iPhone 12 also benefits from a new design, plus a powerful LiDAR sensor on the Pro variants. And the prices for the new iPhones are surprisingly reasonable, too, though we’ve already found iPhone 12 pre-order deals to help those folks who are looking to buy an iPhone 12 now, as Apple just started accepting orders.

Here’s our iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11 preview comparison that breaks down all the biggest changes.

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: Models and sizes

The entry-level iPhone 12 is the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini, which represents a new size for Apple. There’s also a 6.1-inch iPhone 12, sized similarly to the regular iPhone 11.

As you step up to the Pro phones, the iPhone 12 Pro also comes in two sizes: 6.1 inches for the iPhone 12 Pro and 6.7 inches for the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are 5.8 inches and 6.7 inches, respectively. Overall, Apple’s new iPhone 12 lineup offers more choice than the iPhone 11 roster did.

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: Prices

The iPhone 12 mini is the cheapest of the line, starting at $699. The regular iPhone 12 costs $799. Both come with 64GB of storage standard; 128GB costs an extra $50, while 256GB costs an additional $150.

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The iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max start with 128GB of storage and cost exactly what the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max do: $999 for the smaller model, and $1,099 for the larger one.

In keeping with tradition, Apple is retiring the 11 Pro range while preserving the standard iPhone 11 on the market. That device used to cost $699; it now starts at $599.

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: Design

The iPhone 12 line has gotten quite the makeover, thanks to flatter sides instead of the iPhone 11’s rounded design. This makes Apple’s latest handsets draw a familial resemblance to the iPad Pro 2020.

Unfortunately, rumors of a slimmer notch have not come to pass; the iPhone 12’s cutout for its TrueDepth camera and earpiece appears roughly the same size as it always has.
However, Apple has trimmed the bezel around the Super Retina XDR displays in all iPhone 12 models, resulting in a slightly more expansive screen-to-body ratio. According to Apple’s measurements, the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 is 11% thinner, 15% smaller and 16% lighter than the 6.1-inch iPhone 11.

The iPhone 12 and 12 mini come in five colors (black, white, Product Red, blue and green), while the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max come in four (graphite, silver, gold and Pacific Blue).

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: Display

iPhone 12 Apple Event

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All four iPhone 12 models will feature Super Retina XDR OLED displays like the iPhone 11 Pro, while the iPhone 11 offered an LCD screen. There are several benefits of OLED vs LCD, including deeper blacks, more vibrant colors and wider viewing angles. Overall, the switch to OLED represents probably the biggest improvement or positive difference an iPhone 11 user is likely to appreciate in moving to an iPhone 12.

Interestingly, Apple wasn’t able to deliver 120Hz refresh rates on its Pro-series models with the iPhone 12, as it had been rumored to do in the months leading up to launch. Battery concerns were reportedly the culprit for the omission, which certainly makes sense given that all iPhone 12 models support millimeter-wave 5G, which can be pretty power hungry.

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: Specs and performance

iPhone 12 Apple Event LoL

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The whole iPhone 12 line Apple’s new A14 Bionic processor, which promises MacBook Pro-like performance based on leaked benchmarks. This is Apple’s first 5nm chip, compared to 7nm for the A13 Bionic, which should result in better efficiency as well.
The A14 Bionic chip, made by TSMC, promises 15% faster performance while using 30% less power. And that’s before Apple does its own optimizations. During Apple’s iPhone 12 reveal event, the company quoted 50% faster GPU and CPU performance compared to the A13 Bionic, which even exceeds the 40% improvement some leaks had claimed.

Apple never lists the RAM of its phones, but the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro reportedly feature 4GB of RAM. A report from UBS analysts picked up by MacRumors says that the iPhone 12 will have 4GB of RAM while the iPhone 12 Pro lineup will get 6GB, though of course we won’t know for sure until tear downs are published.

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: Cameras and LiDAR scanner

iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max

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The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro proved to be among the best camera phones on the market, thanks to their great Night Mode and next-generation Smart HDR. The iPhone 11 featured a standard wide and ultra-wide lens, while the iPhone 11 Pro series added a telephoto zoom.
For the iPhone 12, the regular 5.4-inch iPhone 12 and 6.1-inch iPhone 12 offer two lenses once more, and the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max have three cameras plus a new LiDAR scanner.

iPhone 12

An image sample from the iPhone 12, showing off the phone’s next-generation Smart HDR 3 system. (Image credit: Apple Event)
This advanced time-of-flight sensor, which is already on the iPad Pro 2020, assists with autofocus and subject detection in video recording and when using the phone’s cameras in Night Mode.

As for the other cameras, Apple is utilizing a wider ƒ/1.6 aperture for the primary camera in every iPhone 12, as well as a new seven-element lens design that is said to markedly increase the quality of photos, particularly in medium- and low-light scenarios. The iPhone 12 Pro Max in particular sports a larger image sensor with Sensor Shift image stabilization technology, and its telephoto lens achieves 2.5x optical zoom. That’s a step up from the 2x zoom of the iPhone 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max and 12 Pro models.

The iPhone 12 range can employ Night Mode and Portrait Mode on every single one of the phones’ cameras, across the front and back. And all devices in the family can achieve 10-bit HDR video recording with Dolby Vision (though the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max can do this at 60 frames per second, as opposed to 30 fps for the regular iPhone 12).
The iPhone 12 Pro and pro Max also have a feature called “ProRAW”. While typical RAW images don’t work on smartphones because of all the image processing phones have to do, Apple’s system blends the two together – shooting high quality, uncompressed RAW files with some image processing on top.
It doesn’t stop you doing some post-production editing as you would an ordinary RAW file, but it does give you a hand by taking care of some of the more troublesome parts before you take a crack at it.

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: 5G vs 4G

While the iPhone 11 series was strictly 4G only, all four iPhone 12 models employ 5G connectivity. And that’s not only for the nationwide, sub-6GHz 5G networks AT&T and T-Mobile have launched; all iPhone 12 variants are also equipped for millimeter-wave (mmWave) 5G, too, which will grant you exceptionally fast data speed in urban areas, up to 3.5Gbps in optimal conditions, according to Apple.

Nationwide 5G isn’t performing as well as most carriers would probably like, as even under the best circumstances, speeds have either narrowly outpaced or well underperformed the fastest LTE signals. It also proved to be a serious power drain, with our testing finding that 5G took an extra two hours off the battery life (8:25 vs 4G’s 10:23)
At this very moment, then, 5G isn’t realizing its potential. But in a year to two years’ time, you’ll probably wish you had an iPhone that could take advantage of it.

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: Battery life and charging

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Apple isn’t known for stuffing the biggest batteries possible inside its phones. The iPhone 11 packed a 3,100 mAh battery, while the iPhone 11 Pro featured a 3,046 mAh battery. The iPhone 11 Pro Max stepped that up to a 3,969 mAh battery.

On our battery testing, the iPhone 11 (11 hours and 16 minutes) and iPhone 11 Pro Max (11:54) both provided enough endurance to land on best phone battery life list.

The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, on the other hand, both come with a 2,815mAh battery. Apple may not be all about the biggest batteries, but seeing a drop in capacity is rather disappointing.

According to Apple, the iPhone 12 has a similar battery life to the iPhone 11, despite the smaller battery, testing showed this wasn’t the case. The iPhone 12 only lasted 10 hours and 23 minutes, while the iPhone 12 Pro lasted 11 hours and 24 minutes.

That’s on 4G, whereas switching on 5G reduced those times to 8:25 and 9:06 respectively. It seems not even the efficiency of the A14 Bionic chipset can make up for 5G’s infamous power drain.

Fortunately Apple has made it easier than ever to recharge your iPhone – despite making you pay extra for a charging brick. MagSafe means the iPhone 12 snaps into place on any compatible wireless charge, but not to the point where it’s awkward to pick it up again.

MagSafe also offers 15W wireless charging, which is double that of the 7.5W speeds in older iPhone models. That said it’s not particularly fast, with our testing figures confirming that the battery level was at just 39% after 30 minutes of charging. The Wall Street Journal also found that MagSafe charging to 50% took an hour.

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: Outlook

The iPhone 12’s upgrades are plenty, from 5G and a faster A14 Bionic processor to new display sizes for both the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max. And, if you’re into augmented reality, the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s LiDAR scanner should take AR apps to the next level while also offering better low-light camera performance.

Will all of these differences be enough to get shoppers excited? So far the figures seem to suggest that it has, and it helps Apple has been able to keep prices consistent with its outgoing flagships. It certainly doesn’t hurt that Apple’s made its new iPhones thinner and sleeker, despite all those additions.

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