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- This is the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
One is the smallest iPhone Apple's made in years,
and the other is the biggest phone it's ever made.
Here's what you need to know.
Now, let's start with the iPhone 12 mini.
Now, if you've seen the iPhone 12 already
it's basically that, but smaller, same Processors,
same cameras, same design, same everything,
but instead of the iPhone 12 6.1 inch display
the 12 mini has a 5.4 inch screen.
And don't let those numbers fool you,
while that screen may sound bigger
than say the 2020 iPhone SE or the iPhone eight,
Apple's actually made a much smaller phone
because it's shifted to that no bezel design
that introduced the iPhone 10,
the result of something that's really small
by the standards of a 2020 flagship.
The mini is also Apple's cheapest 2020 iPhone,
it starts at $729.
Now, compare that to last year
where the default cheap iPhone, the iPhone 11 cost 699,
that was with a 6.1 inch screen.
If you want an Apple smaller phone
which again was still a 5.8 inch screen,
you had to shell out a thousand dollars for an iPhone 11 Pro
so what's it like to actually uphold
and use an iPhone 12 mini?
Well, it's nice, it's a small iPhone,
it still fits really nicely into your hand,
the hardware is great, the screen looks great,
it's just smaller.
It's honestly a bit weird to hold it first.
If you're watching this video on an iPhone right now
there's a good chance that it's much bigger
than the iPhone 12 mini,
but despite the smaller size,
all the software still looks normal because again,
Apple hasn't actually put a smaller screen on here,
it's a bigger screen compared to those older sizes,
it's just a smaller body.
There are some things that do take some adjustment
especially if you're coming from bigger iPhone.
Things like typing on a screen that's this small,
at least comparatively,
definitely it's gonna take some getting used to,
but on the flip side,
there's some things that are really nice
like swiping down from the top of the screen
to get to control center your notifications,
which you can actually do with one hand
without having to like,
stretch your thumb all the way across the screen.
It's delightful and it's honestly hard
to go back to doing that even on a full sized iPhone 12.
But the first time since the iPhone six,
Apple has made what you can arguably call
a one-handed iPhone again that
almost anyone should be able to comfortably use
without having to juggle it between two hands.
Now, there are some concerns,
the smaller screen and smaller size means that Apple has
by necessity put in a smaller battery
and with 5G and the OLED panel and everything else,
there's definitely gonna be some concerns here
that you could see lower battery life.
Now, we'll have a lot more on that in our fuller view,
make sure you subscribe and you'll see that
as soon as we have it up.
Now, on literally the other end of the spectrum
is the iPhone 12 Pro Max
which with a 6.7 inch screen is the biggest iPhone
that Apple has ever made.
This thing is big, it is really big.
Honestly, if you look at it side-by-side with the 12 mini,
it's almost hard to believe that
these are basically at their core, the same phone.
Unlike the 12 mini,
which was basically just a smaller iPhone 12,
the 12 Pro Max does have one big difference between it
and the regular 12 Pro.
Apple is taking advantage of the bigger size
to introduce a brand new camera system
with a much bigger main sensor and a new telephoto lens.
Now, given how good the iPhone 12 and 12 Pros' camera is
that's really exciting.
Unfortunately we don't have time to get into any of that now
so again, make sure to subscribe and we'll get into
all the details on that in our full review.
As for how big the 12 Pro Max is to actually pull the news,
look, I'm a big guy, I have big hands,
and it is hard for me to hold this phone
and reach the top corners.
It's a surf board.
It can be a little deceptive if you see it on its own
because proportionally, it just looks like an iPhone,
but if you see it next to say a smaller iPhone
you can immediately see just how big the 12 Pro Max is.
The 6.7 inch display though, does look really good
I mean, it's a huge OLED screen
so it's great for watching movies or YouTube videos.
And despite the big size, it's not overly heavy,
I describe it more as a comfortable solidity.
That said between the size and the steel frame
you also definitely don't wanna like drop it on your head
while watching a video in bed either.
The other thing is that Apple's just still not doing much
to take advantage of the big size.
Unlike most super-sized Android phones,
there're still no way to run apps side-by-side on iOS.
iOS 14 has a new picture in picture option,
but it still feels like
Apple's just scratching the surface here.
Right now though, it's basically just a regular iPhone,
that's just been scaled up to giant Proportions.
Apple's new design language for the entire iPhone 12 lineup
does help the iPhone 12 Pro Max slim down a little too.
The squared off designs
help it fit much more comfortably in your hands
and the very grippy and fingerprinty stainless steel
makes it easy to at least hold.
Look, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is a really big iPhone
and at a hundred dollars more than the regular one,
if you like big iPhones
especially with the new camera system,
assuming that pans out,
then there's Probably a lot to like here.
With this year's iPhones,
it's starting to feel that Apple has settled that
the iPhone 12 is its new default for iPhones,
which means that phones like the 12 Pro Max,
the 12 mini are outliers
for people who want a smaller or bigger device.
But that means that this year there's more choice
than ever before, and more choice is always a good thing.
Thanks so much for watching.
We'll have full reviews for both the iPhone 12 Pro Max,
the iPhone 12 mini very soon.
What do you wanna know about the iPhone 12s?
Let us know in the comments.