In the summer of 2010, when I was in my first year of high school, I played fruit ninja with a classmate’s newly bought iPhone 4 during class. At that time, I thought this thing was simply awesome.

10 years have passed, when I touched the iPhone 12, I suddenly felt that youth was back.

Because the small iPhone 12 mini of the iPhone 12 series and the super large iPhone 12 Pro Max will not be released until November, our video today, let me talk to you about my feelings after using the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro for 5 days .

Strictly speaking, there is no difference between a medium cup and a large cup in the size of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro. Both are 6.1-inch screens with right-angle frames. The intuitive difference in appearance is that the iPhone 12 Pro uses a stainless steel frame, three cameras on the back + lidar, and frosted glass.

But whether it is iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro, there are very obvious changes compared to the iPhone 11 generation.

The first is the body design. The body thickness of the entire iPhone 12 series is 7.4 mm, compared with last year’s iPhone 11 8.3 mm and iPhone 11 Pro series 8.1 mm.

Compared with the marketAfter 5G flagship products of all major brands, you can find that the iPhone 12 series should be the thinnest 5G mobile phone on the market.

The change in thickness brings a very obvious improvement in the hand feel, because the right-angled frame is not cut with bright sides, so there is no problem of cutting hands.

Especially the iPhone 12, which weighs only 162g, compared to last year’s iPhone 11, which is 32g less. In addition to the smaller body, it feels light and thin.

Although the screen of iPhone 12 Pro has increased from 5.8 inches of 11 Pro to 6.1 inches, the size of the body is only 2.7 mm longer and the weight is 1g less, so it will not feel particularly heavy.

On the screen, the iPhone 12 has also been significantly improved. Compared with the iPhone 11, the LCD screen is abandoned and the super retina XDR display is used, and the frame is significantly narrower.

The screen-to-body ratio is also higher, and the display quality is comparable to that of the Pro series.

It’s just that the typical maximum brightness is 625 nits, while the Pro series is 800 nits. Some differences can be seen outdoors in sunny conditions.

This time, Apple has used an exclusive glass technology called super-ceramic panel for all iPhone 12 series. In short,The screen’s scratch resistance has been improved, and the anti-drop performance has also increased by 4 times compared with the previous generation product. This will not be tested…distressed for the new mobile phone.

In addition to the drop resistance, the waterproof performance has also been improved to 6 meters water depth for 30 minutes. Take it for swimming. There is no problem. Don’t take a bath.

The body is thinner, the battery is reduced, and the iPhone 12 screen is better than before. The biggest concern is the weakening of battery life. Apple’s official website said that the battery life has not changed. We also did a real test. In the 5-day experience, the battery life of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro did not drop significantly compared to iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro.

The 5nm process of the A14 chip is indeed better for power consumption control.

Another point that everyone is concerned about is the 5G and signal performance of the iPhone 12 series this time.

The performance of 5G is actually very dependent on the base station. The very simple logic is that it is close to the base station and the network speed is fast. We simply ran a few times at a speed, basically like this.

Apple made a smart data for the newly added 5G function. Simply put, this is a bit similar to the turbo frequency of an intel processor. When in standby, the machine is on 4G standby. When you are using a mobile phone, If there is a large demand for data, the machine will immediately switch back to 5G and release the water. Put 5G speed on the most obvious part of your perception.

Another point of knowledge, this year, don’t buy a US version of the machine for millimeter wave 5G. First of all, the millimeter wave 5G in the United States and the millimeter wave 5G that China is testing are not the same frequency band, and it is not supported if you buy it. The US version of the machine has an extra opening on the body, which is ugly. In addition, millimeter wave 5G does not mean more advanced. Millimeter wave 5G covers a small area. If the base stations are not particularly dense, the experience is extremely poor.

We also did a comparison test of signal performance with last year’s iPhone 11 Pro.

If you look at the data alone, the signal of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro is a little better than the previous generation, not very much, but from the actual experience, you can still clearly feel that the signal has become better. Some of the signals that were not connected before The place is now online.

In terms of taking photos and videos, iPhone 12 is still dual-camera. There are a few key points to improve:

1. The wide-angle aperture of the main camera is larger, the amount of light is more, and the low-light shooting ability is better.

2. The night scene mode can also be used for super wide-angle. Even compared with 11 Pro, the picture quality of super wide-angle is greatly improved.

3. Because the A14 chip has stronger artificial intelligence computing power, it can better perform machine calculation of photos, significantly improve the picture quality in low-light environments, and the keying ability of portrait mode is also better.

12 Pro In addition to the improvements just now, the main improvement is that after adding Lidar, the focusing speed in low-light environments has been increased by 6 times, and a portrait night scene mode has been added.

Looking at the following sets of sample photos, you can clearly see the improvement of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro in terms of photos.

[I don’t want to post a sample here, I hope you can watch it in the video]

Both iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro support the recording of Dolby Vision video, that is, 10-bit HDR shooting, which will make the video look more vivid.

Apple has always been a manufacturer good at playing magnets. On the iPhone 12 series, Apple inserted 16 magnets into the iPhone body and brought Magsafe. This is a very retro vocabulary. The last time I used it was the old one. MacBook online.

First answer a question. Although there is a magnet inside the fuselage, the magnetic force is so small that it will not attract the key in the trouser pocket.

The role of Magsafe is to make the wireless charging experience more convenient. You can suck the iPhone 12 series on the Magsafe wireless charging board with a snap, and we tested the charging time. It’s about charging the iPhone 12 Pro. Magsafe can be charged up to 40% in half an hour.

The addition of Magsafe also gives some third-party accessories more imagination.

Speaking of Magsafe, I also started to talk about my dissatisfaction and regrets with iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro for the experience these days.

  1. The first dissatisfaction comes from the official protective case that supports Magsafe, because Apple also put a ring of magnets in the protective case, so this year’s official protective case is thicker than previous years, and the iPhone 12 is thinner and lighter. Once the advantage is in the official shell, it is gone. It’s a little messy. However, we checked the official document. The document says that as long as the shell is thinner than 2.1 mm, the experience of the magsafe charging board will not be affected, so this data can be used as a reference for the thickness of a third-party protective cover you buy.

2. The second dissatisfaction is the design of the Magsafe charging board. Maybe Apple considers the portability and the Magsafe charging board is not heavy, so there will be a problem. You can just suck it up when charging, and wait until it is full. Take it down…have to pick it…not very convenient.

3. The third dissatisfaction is the bangs of the iPhone 12 this time. Although the bangs are a bit narrower compared to the previous version, the bangs of FaceID appear to be thicker because of the narrower screen frame…not thin It’s okay to ponder, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a bit uncomfortable.

Two regret points are fast charging and variable refresh rate screens.

This is a point that I will mention every year. Of course, I understand it myself. After fast charging and high refresh rate screens, the machine may become thicker, but… if there are these two points… the iPhone experience will become better.

Finally, I will talk about buying suggestions and summary.

First of all, the iPhone 12 is very worth buying. It is light and thin, and the screen is a whole step better than last year, and the shooting ability has also been upgraded, which is very worthwhile. As for the 12 Pro, one is that the body has a better texture, and the other is that if you think you value the camera and video capabilities of your phone, the 12 Pro is more fragrant. Oh yes, the body memory of the two machines is different, iPhone 12 is 4G, iPhone 12 Pro is 6G.

Many people sayThe iPhone 12 series is squeezing toothpaste, but in fact, any update iteration of technological equipment is a process of squeezing toothpaste, but it depends on whether it is squeezed so much or so much.

Seriously, the toothpaste of the iPhone 12 series is not too crowded. Intuitively, 5G is inserted, better camera and video capabilities, magnetic Magsafe charging, stronger drop-resistance and waterproof, better performance, and the body becomes lighter and thinner. Behind it is the A14 chip 5nm process A substantial improvement in power consumption control capabilities, and a major iteration of iPhone design, process, and manufacturing capabilities. iPhone 12 is still one of the most worthwhile 5G flagship series on the market.

I want fast charging, you want a high refresh rate screen, he wants a true full screen, the next door Lao Wang wants an ultra-telephoto lens, and the neighbor Lao Li wants a fingerprint on the screen. We are all tech geeks. All have a bright future.

But every consumer’s needs are different, and there is no single product from any manufacturer that can satisfy everyone. This is like the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, which is scolded every year on hot search, but most people in the country will still watch it. The people Apple has to face are more of the world’s smart phone consumers. What Apple has to do is to serve all smart phone consumers, not just to please those tech geeks who can accept to abandon some experiences for some specific experiences. The pre-sales and actual sales of the iPhone each year actually reflect one point: For most people, the iPhone is still fragrant, even for tech bloggers who have to deal with dozens of mobile phones a year, the main machine of most people, Both are iPhones.

Every day, 100 million people want to teach Zhang Xiaolong how to do WeChat, and hundreds of millions of people want to teach Cook how to run Apple. If you are Cook, are you sure to be bored enough?

Remember to watch our first hands-on evaluation of iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max in November. If you have any questions, you are welcome to raise them in the comment section.