iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max: Features, Price, and More

Apple‘s iPhone range tops have been renewed for another year, adapting their specifications to the current needs of users. In this article we analyze their fundamental benefits as well as the price they have in their different models for storage.

Specifications and technical differences

Before starting to talk about any device, it is interesting to visualize what its main technical characteristics are. It is also known that the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max can be similar in many points but… in which ones specifically? In the following table you will find all the information.

iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro Max
Colors -Silver.
-Graphite.
-Gold.
-Pacific Blue.
-Silver.
-Graphite.
-Gold.
-Pacific Blue.
Dimensions -Height: 14.67 cm
-Width: 7.15 cm
-Thickness: 0.74 cm
-High: 16.08 cm
-Width: 7.81 cm
-Thickness: 0.74 cm
Weight 187 grams 226 grams
screen 6.1 “Super Retina XDR OLED 6.7 “Super Retina XDR OLED
Resolution 2532 x 1170 pixels at 460 pixels per inch 2778 x 1284 pixels at 458 pixels per inch
Brightness 800 nits (typical) and 1200 nits (HDR) 800 nits (typical) and 1200 nits (HDR)
Processor A14 Bionic chip with next-generation Neural Engine A14 Bionic chip with next-generation Neural Engine
Internal memory -128 GB
– 256 GB
– 512 GB
-128 GB
– 256 GB
– 512 GB
Speakers Dual stereo speaker Dual stereo speaker
Autonomy -Video playback: up to 17 hours.
-Video streaming: up to 11 hours.
-Audio playback: up to 65 hours.
-Video playback: up to 20 hours.
-Video streaming: up to 12 hours.
-Audio playback: up to 80 hours.
Frontal camera 12 MP camera with 2.2 aperture 12 MP camera with 2.2 aperture
Rear camera -Wide angle: 12 MP, aperture f / 1.6.
-Ultra wide angle: 12 MP, f / 2.4 aperture and 120º field of view.
-Telephoto: 12 MP aperture f / 2
-Wide angle: 12 MP, aperture f / 1.6.
-Ultra wide angle: 12 MP, f / 2.4 aperture and 120º field of view.
-Telephoto lens: 12 MP aperture f / 2.2
Connector Lightning Lightning
Face ID Yes Yes
Touch ID Not Not
Price From 1159 euros From 1259 euros

In addition to this information, it is important to remember that some information such as battery capacity or RAM are not public. Although, it is known from third party information that both models have 6 GB of RAM .

Design that goes back to the past

This year Apple had to give a twist to the design of its iPhone. Since the iPhone X there has not been a clear evolution in this sense when they went on to have an all-screen design but keeping the curved edges of the iPhone 6. That is why the company has decided to take a trip to the past by including completely edges in these new iPhone. planes that do not have a metallic chrome plating. The same color is kept on all sides and it is something that is not relatively new, since the iPad Pro already include this type of design with totally flat edges. At first you can witness extremely elegant and attractive equipment to the eye.

iPhone 12 Pro

The construction materials as well as the design in general give a vision of being before a premium device with a slight facelift compared to the previous generation. For the rest of the differentiating aspects, they remain intact, such as the famous notch or the rear camera system that maintain the same triangular arrangement, adding a LIDAR sensor in the lower corner of the package. This is why Apple has made a good decision, since if there had been no change many users would have seen themselves with an iPhone quite similar to the generation in hand. In the end obviously this aspect is something totally subjective, but it is a reality that for many users the design of the iPhone 5 was one of the most beautiful and they have wanted to approach it.

When it comes to colors, Apple remains conservative. It maintains the colors silver and gold, but there is a variation on the color traditionally known as space gray that has been renamed ‘graphite’. This is because the tonality in these models is much darker, approaching black. But one of the great novelties in this regard is undoubtedly the pacific blue color that has landed to attract all users. Obviously the palette is not as wide as in the case of the iPhone 12 and 12 mini but this is undoubtedly one of its differentiating aspects.

Resistant to most situations

If resistance in iPhones is a priority for you, this new generation has been designed for you. With the aim of preventing iPhones from breaking, Apple has improved construction materials to make them much more ‘hard’ in the event of blows or accidents. Obviously depending on the blow, the iPhone 12 Pro or 12 Pro Max can end up breaking, but the company has tried to make it more difficult.

iPhone 12 Pro

These new iPhone 12 and 12 Pro Max have been built with Ceramic Shield on the front. At the back, the textured matte glass and a stainless steel structure stand out, it is obvious that these rear materials have had to be integrated with 5G technology and the new wireless charging in mind. These materials have to be able to transmit signals as well as energy as efficiently as possible.

The Ceramic Shield material is a much stronger metal than conventional ones, although it is also more difficult to obtain. The positive is that this process has a very rewarding result: more resistance against possible scratches from the keys or any other object. It is obvious that it is always advisable to install a cover as well as a tempered glass. Although you are facing a couple of extremely resistant devices as we have said before, they are not indestructible and that is why any protection is more than necessary.

5G lands on the iPhone

Although there have been many years that have had to wait until Apple has opted for 5G, it has already landed on the iPhone. The agreement with Qualcomm has finally allowed the installation of the necessary modem as well as the antennas that are on the edges of both devices. This ensures that you have the best possible coverage at all times. The problem really comes when we talk about the infrastructure to be able to make use of 5G connectivity since it is new in much of the world, except in the US. It should be noted that both the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max integrate this compatibility without having to make an extra outlay for a specific model.

5G iPhone

Another major limitation that you will face with these iPhones is that the real 5G will only be available in the US. After reaching different agreements with telephone operators in the United States, the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max will have very good download and upload speeds in this territory. In the rest of the countries, they will have to settle for a slightly improved 4G but that does not come close to what is considered as real 5G. This is undoubtedly a problem that can be associated with a lack of 5G infrastructure in the rest of the countries. We will have to wait for future versions to see if the real 5G connectivity is expanded.

A processor that is pure performance

The brain of every mobile lies in the processor it indicates. From Apple they have never disappointed in this regard, and in the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max they have made no exception. Both devices integrate an A14 Bionic chip that has a 5 nm ARM structure, this being the first chip to be designed at 5 nm. This fact guarantees an improvement in the general performance of the device as well as in the autonomy with the aim of being able to compensate the extra expense that the 5G connectivity makes.

The fluidity in these two iPhone is more than achieved. We must remember that Apple’s A-range chips have traditionally outperformed the rest of the competition such as Qualcomm. This year does not seem an exception, since it has already managed to have a 50% higher performance compared to the A13 chip. You are guaranteed to be assured of numerous software updates for the next 5 years at least as you will be able to move everything that lies ahead in the future. In addition, the processor has become one more component of the camera since, thanks to it, computational photography can be performed. Together with the new generation Neural Engine, an extremely good processing quality is achieved as well as an improvement in terms of augmented reality and your experience.

More than enough battery

When it comes to battery, both the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max will give you a good experience throughout the day. Although everything indicates that the capacity of the battery has been reduced compared to the generation, the truth is that they have known how to adjust the autonomy very well. The only downside that can be found lies in the iPhone 12 Pro, which has now had up to 17 hours of video playback of the 18 that the iPhone 11 Pro had. Likewise, this time difference is practically negligible in practice on the part of the user. The person responsible for the autonomy has remained stable lies in the A14 processor itself, which is much more efficient as we have previously commented.

The really important thing is that if we stick to the autonomies that Apple gives, both the iPhone 12 Pro and the Pro Max can perfectly not go through the charger all day. Virtually no one spends 17 hours a day playing video constantly, making it possible to spend a day without connecting to electricity. Especially the 12 Pro Max model, which is the one with a larger battery, can give several more hours of use without any problem.

MagSafe iPhone

Charging is definitely a critical point as the best possible performance is needed so that the equipment is charged quickly when needed. That is why these iPhones are compatible with fast charging above 20W . Wireless charging is also facilitated with the Qi standard, and to optimize this system MagSafe technology has been rescued. These special and novel chargers can be magnetically attached to the rear coils of these iPhones. In this way, it is achieved that the alignment is practically perfect, improving the transmission of energy by induction, making a load much more efficient and therefore faster.

Neither charger nor headphones with these iPhones

One of the great controversies of this iPhone undoubtedly lies in its charger and also in the headphones. This year Apple has opted to remove these accessories from the box where the iPhone arrives, leaving only a Lightning to USB-C cable to charge. The lack of a transformer has been tried to justify by alleging environmental reasons to avoid generating waste in the production of accessories that may not be used by users. Apple wants to reuse the wall chargers that users can have at home from previous equipment or simply recharge by connecting the iPhone to a computer or other device.

Induction charging can be an interesting solution to avoid using cables and also the wall transformer. The problem lies when a user does not have any type of charger at home, neither wall nor induction. This forces these users to have to make the purchase of the charger that can obviously be done in the official Apple store for a ‘modest’ price.

Cargadores iPad

Headphones have also been euthanized this year. Without a doubt, we are facing a transition that has led from eliminating the jack connector to soon forgetting headphones that work through cable. The future rests on Bluetooth headphones that are obviously priced much higher than typical EarPods. Apple’s rationale is the same as before: to protect the environment. The problem also lies in whether a user has headphones that they can recycle at home or not.

The cameras continue to set a very high bar

Frontal camera

The front camera or popularly called ‘selfie’ has received an interesting improvement. It has a 12 Mpx sensor with f / 2.2 aperture as is traditional but now integrates Smart HDR 3 with scene detection. This allows the position of the different scenes to be photographed to be interpreted very well in order to really give prominence to the first scene in most cases. This is also achieved thanks to being a Deep Fusion camera that allows computational photography to offer much more depth to the selfies that are going to be taken. Portrait mode which supports six different photo effects is maintained.

It should be noted that this front camera now allows you to take pictures in poor lighting conditions such as at night. The time in which the camera is taking pictures increases to have a better exposure time and to achieve a crisp result after processing by the A14 chip even if there is a lot of darkness in the environment. This is something that stood out in the rear cameras but has now also been implemented in the front.

iPhone 12 Pro

Rear camera

Regarding the rear cameras, the triple lens system that was had in the previous generation and whose characteristics we have previously commented on is maintained. It is possible to have a digital zoom of up to x10 in the case of the iPhone 12 Pro and x12 in the iPhone 12 Pro Max. But the great novelty undoubtedly lies in the new LiDAR sensor that is included under the three cameras. With this, there are many functions that are included to improve the photographic results allowing portraits to be taken in night mode, something that was totally impossible. Also the LiDAR sensor allows to have an advanced bokeh effect as well as a better depth control. In this way, a much more professional result is achieved also thanks to the Intelligent HDR 3 with scene detection.

Apple ProRAW was featured exclusively on the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max. It allows to carry out a better photography computations with the aim of post-editing the photographs to the millimeter to obtain the most professional result possible.

Exceptional video recording

It is a fact that Apple has managed to make the recording of its video on its iPhones one of the best compared to the competition in general.

Frontal camera

  • HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps.
  • Video recording in 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps.
  • Slow motion video in 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps.
  • Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps.
  • Cinema-quality video stabilization.

iPhone 12 Pro

Rear camera

  • HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 60 fps.
  • Video recording in 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps.
  • Video recording in 1080p HD at 30 or 60 fps.
  • Optimal image stabilization.
  • Audio zoom.
  • Slow motion in 1080p at 120 or 240 fps.
  • Time-lapse in night mode.
  • Continuous autofocus.
  • Digital zoom up to x6 on iPhone 12 Pro and x7 on iPhone 12 Pro Max.

Apple has wanted to give prominence this time to the improvement in image stabilization. If in the previous generation it was good, now it is much better so that in any action scene that you want to record where you have to go in motion you can have an image that is as less moved as possible, achieving a good final result. Recording in night mode will also allow many minds to allow their imagination to go out with the camera without light to record different images as well. Obviously we are still talking about a camera that is on a mobile phone but that is gradually closing the gap with professional cameras of several thousand euros.

128GB base storage is a reality

One of the features that Apple was being asked to implement the most was increasing base storage. 64 GB comes a time when it may be somewhat short and seeing that the rest of the manufacturers have already increased it several generations ago, it was not understood why Apple had not done it. This forced many users to have to look for alternatives to storage either in iCloud or in other services that can spoil the user experience.

But finally in the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max the base storage of 128 GB has been imposed, completely banishing the 64 GB. That is why the storage options available on these computers are as follows: 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB. With these options, without a doubt, few people will be able to complain about having little free space since most users will hardly be able to fill so many GB unless they are dedicated to taking photographs and videos regularly.

Price of iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max

Currently the price of these two iPhone in Spain with taxes included are the following:

  • iPhone 12 Pro
    • 128 GB: 1159 euros.
    • 256 GB: 1279 euros.
    • 512 GB: 1509 euros.
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
    • 128 GB: 1259 euros.
    • 256 GB: 1,379 euros.
    • 512 GB: 1609 euros.

It should be noted that Apple has decided not to increase the price of these devices compared to the previous generation. Although, if you are interested in obtaining some type of discount, you can enter the trade in program. With this you can get a much lower price when buying the new iPhone always giving your old equipment. To give you an idea you can have a discount of up to 700 euros in the case of giving an iPhone 11 Pro Max. Obviously, this entire program is regulated by a series of conditions in which a maximum price is established as long as the equipment is in perfect physical and functional condition.