I don’t know if the next iPhone will make up for these shortcomings.

Editor’s note: This article is from the WeChat public account “The World of Magic Iron” (ID: jiangpeiyu0916), author Magic iron.

Compared to its predecessors, the iPhone 12 series of mobile phones, as Apple’s first 5G mobile phone, has been well received by the market after its release. It is reported that on the first day of the appointment, Apple’s official website was down and the e-commerce platform was sold out in a few seconds.

However, the upgrade of the iPhone 12 series of mobile phones is not a flat one. Some upgrades are big strides, some are small steps, and some even compromise with the previous generation models to reduce individual advantages. .

.iPhone 12 Pro upgrade in small steps.

As the oversized cup of Apple’s smartphones, iPhone 12 Pro Max should be the Mount Everest in the entire series. Let’s take a look at the upgrades of iPhone 12 Pro Max compared to iPhone 11 Pro Max:

  • Super porcelain crystal panel glass;

  • The initial capacity has been increased to 128GB;

  • The thickness is 0.7mm thinner;

  • The waterproof standard is increased by 2 meters;

  • The telephoto camera uses sensor anti-shake instead of traditional optical lens anti-shake;

  • Optical zoom and digital zoom are increased by 1x and 2x respectively;

  • Support Dolby Vision HDR video shooting;

  • The positioning system adds Galileo, QZSS and Beidou;

  • Wireless charging supports MagSafe;

  • Equipped with lidar sensor;

  • The fast charging power supported is increased by 2 watts.

Among these, the more important upgrades are panel glass, telephoto camera sensor anti-shake, support for Dolby Vision video shooting, equipped with lidar sensors, and other minor improvements. See the figure below for details:

Compared with the iPhone 12 Pro, there are not many upgrades that are truly exclusive to the iPhone 12 Pro Max, only the telephoto camera uses sensor anti-shake, and the zoom factor is increased. For these two functions, users need to pay an extra 800 yuan, the specific difference is shown in the figure below.

The same problem also appears on the iPhone 12 Pro, please refer to the figure below, which is not listed here.

. Downgrade for compromise.

In order to upgrade the iPhone 12 Pro and Max phones, they had to make compromises, that is, to downgrade individual functions and configurations.

The optical zoom factor of the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s telephoto camera is 5x, which is 1x more than that of the iPhone 11 Pro Max. However, after the zoom factor is increased, in order to ensure the image quality, the aperture is also reduced by 1 stop, from f/2.0 To f/2.2. Anyone who has played with SLRs knows that reducing the amount of light entering the lens by one level will affect the image quality in low light environments and reduce the available shutter speed. As for the specific impact, it depends on the actual test results.

The downgrade of iPhone 11 Pro is different. The main reason is that the video playback time is 17 hours, which is 1 hour less than the iPhone 11 Pro. That is, the battery life is reduced by about 6%, which means that the battery capacity has shrunk visible to the naked eye. The direct reason for the shrinkage of the battery is that the iPhone 12 Pro is thinner by 0.7 mm in order to be thinner, and the battery becomes thinner and the capacity becomes smaller.

The battery life performance of the iPhone 11 Pro was not outstanding. Now the iPhone 12 Pro has shorter legs than it, and it is very likely that it will not be able to escape with two charges a day.

.iPhone 12 is a big upgrade.

Compared to the iPhone 12 Pro and Max version upgrades, Apple is more generous when upgrading the iPhone 12. The screen material, panel glass, waterproof standard, camera aperture, video shooting, video playback, network link, All aspects such as battery life have been greatly improved. See the figure below for details.

Even in the entire iPhone 12 series, the configuration of the iPhone 12 is not inferior, only in terms of the number of cameras, the typical brightness of the panel, the zoom factor, video shooting, etc., but considering the return is 1700— -2500 yuan, and most people don’t use these functions, or the feeling is not obvious, so the shrinkage is within the acceptable range.

In other words, the iPhone 12 is the only product in the entire series that has no downgrades but upgrades, and the price-performance ratio is obvious. Judging from the pre-determined data, the iPhone 12 is the most sought-after, which also shows that the market is discerning about it and recognizes that it is more worth buying.

. All series of absent features.

In the introduction to the network connection of the iPhone 12 series on Apple’s official website, it is clearly marked that the whole series support Bluetooth 5.0. To be honest, in 2020, iPhone only supports Bluetooth 5.0, which is a bit unreasonable, because now Android flagship phones are basically equipped with Bluetooth 5.1 as standard.

Apple has always been conservative in the application of certain new technologies, such as being one shot behind with 3G and 5G. The slower pace on 3G is because Apple is waiting for the application to mature. The slow response on 5G is directly related to Qualcomm’s love for Intel. However, the absence of Bluetooth 5.1 in all systems is really puzzling.

Bluetooth 5.1 is the latest Bluetooth standard announced by the Bluetooth Technology Alliance (SIG) on January 28, 2019. Samsung Note 10 was first applied, and other Android flagships followed. Now that Bluetooth 5.1 has been commercially available for more than a year, it has been understood by Android that it is a mule or a horse, and Apple has no reason to hesitate.

And compared to Bluetooth 5.0, Bluetooth 5.1 featuresMore powerful. Due to the addition of the direction finding function and centimeter-level positioning service, the indoor positioning of Bluetooth 5.1 will become more accurate, and the position of small objects can also be accurately locked to avoid item loss.

In other words, the iPhone 12 series should not be absent from Bluetooth 5.1, no matter from commercial time or actual function.

In short, this year’s iPhone has progressed and regressed. The flagship model has been upgraded slightly, and the absence of Bluetooth 5.1 is the biggest regret. I don’t know if the next iPhone will fill these shortcomings.