Apple has just launched the iPhone 12 at its “Hi, Speed” event today. The device came with 5G, Super Retina XDR display, a ceramic shield front-glass cover design and multiple colors. Below are some more details on some interesting quirks that came with the device.
Screen
The iPhone 12 came with a 6.1 inch display. Kaiann Drance, vice president, iPhone Product Marketing stated that the device has a 460 pixels per inch screen which gives it twice the sharpness of the iPhone 11 screen. It also came with the toughest cover glass ever made in the industry which is know as “Ceramic Shield.” according to Drance. It is called Ceramic Shield because its design included a new high temperature crystallisation step, which grows nano ceramic crystals within the glass matrix to dramatically improve toughness.
Colors
You can get the new iPhone 12 in either black, blue, green, red, or white.
Processor
The device came with Apple Silicon A14 Bionic Processor which brings 50% improvement over the iPhone 11 according apple.
Camera and Video
It came with an improved ultra wide dual camera system. This new camera allows more light to hit the sensor for better photos. The current is the first phone camera with the ability to shoot HDR video in Dolby Vision. Apple also said the iPhone 12 has Night Mode capture which means brighter and better pictures with less noise.
Much Better Wireless Charging
The new wireless charging system is compatible with Qi wireless chargers. Also when charging with the improved and new MagSafe compatible connectors, the device can receive up to 15W when charging. MagSafe uses magnets to make sure that the wireless charger properly aligns with the iPhone wireless charging system.
Price
The new iPhone will be available to pre-order at $799 in the US from October 16th and customers may be receiving their orders around October 23rd.
Unfortunately, the new iPhone 12 will not be coming with a power adapter and headphones in the box. Lisa Jackson, vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives defended the decision to take out power adapters and headphones by saying that many customers have embraced the wireless experience and already there are over 700 million lightening headphones in use out there.
She also said there are over a billion power adapters out in the world so removing these items from the iPhone box reduces carbon emissions and avoids the mining and use of precious metals. She also stated that these changes will cut over 2 million metric tonnes of carbon emissions annually.