- This is the iPhone 12 and the 12 Pro.
So let's see what's inside these phones
and what they're all about.
I can tell you for one thing,
there's not as much in the box.
So let's start out with the iPhone 12
which has been very kindly provided to us in the blue color.
- [Matt] Pacific blue?
- No, I think that's the 12 Pro,
I think this is blue, blue.
Wait, how blue do you think this is, pretty blue, right?
- [Matt] I think it's like violet
in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
- That's blue. - Yeah.
- Alright, here we go.
Woo! that's pretty blue.
All right, so that's not plastic on it.
Nope, that's that's blue.
Hello, welcome to Austin's blue iPhone corner
where this is blue is, is, that's really blue.
So immediately you can see that the iPhone 12
has a brand new design that is 100% unique
and never been used before on any iPhone ever,
such as the greatest piece of technology ever made,
the iPhone 4.
Come on the iPhone 4 is the best design.
We all know it.
You know it, you know it, you especially know it.
The iPhone 4, iPhones peaked then.
Smartphones peaked then.
So you do get a USB-C to Lightning cable
unlike the USB-A cable that you previously got.
So this is clearly the way of the future.
Although, if you are an astute viewer
you'll notice that there's no power adapter in the box
and there's also no headphones.
So buy some Beats, buy a USB-C power adapter, buy MagSafe.
I don’t see why this is so hard,
it seems very clear instructions.
Oh, we get a single Apple sticker, how kind.
- [Matt] That's 50% less than what you got last year.
- Don't you care about the environment, Matt?
- [Matt] When it comes to my Apple stickers,
how am I supposed to show two separate people
that I am better than them?
(laughing)
- Let's take a look at the iPhone 12 Pro really quick.
I assumed this is the exact same thing.
So unlike with previous iPhones,
specifically with the Pro and the non-Pro models,
the actual hardware should be essentially identical
as far as the actual dimensions.
Ooh, I like that more.
That is nicer.
So something interesting, it almost feels like it's thicker,
even though I know that that's not the case.
I think it's entirely because it has those squared off sides
which of course is the best move
to fit the most amount of stuff in the phone.
There's no wasted space here, but it's interesting.
Now that being said, the dimensions are identical
between the 12 and the 12 Pro,
but there are a few differences.
So you'll see that the shiny glass on the back of the 12
has been replaced by a matte finish on the 12 Pro.
Personally I think that looks nicer.
When you put the two phones side-by-side, what you'll see is
you have a matte aluminum frame on the iPhone 12
and a shiny stainless steel frame on the 12 Pro.
Believe me, the 12 Pro looks great.
But I've touched it now,
it looks slightly less great.
Look it's a fingerprint magnet, surprise, surprise.
So you put the iPhone 12 side by side with the 11,
you'll see it's a little bit smaller.
However, when you put the 12 Pro side-by-side
with the 11 Pro you'll see it's a little bit bigger.
Part of that is because these phones are identically sized,
Right? I think probably the bigger upgrade here is
going from something like the 11 to the 12
because not only are you getting much better OLED display,
it's higher resolution and just, it's just a better panel.
But on top of that, I like the size of the 12 more.
For me the 11 and the 10
are always just a little bit too big
but this feels like a good middle ground.
Let's see how they literally weigh up.
I was gonna say measure up,
but that didn't make quite as much sense
with my Handy-Dandy scale that we bought
for some other videos I've forgot.
Who wants to take bets?
which is the heaviest iPhone?
- [Matt] The 12 Pro.
- The 12 Pro's the heaviest of all four?
- [Matt] Yes.
- All right, Ken, which one's heaviest?
- [Ken] Hedging bets on 11.
- You think 11 Pro's heavier? - [Ken] 11 Pro.
Woo! Spicy. All right, let's start out with the iPhone 11.
192.
All right, we have our benchmark.
You writing this down Matt?
- [Matt] No, you have my phone.
Next, let's try the iPhone 12.
Whoa! 163.
Yo, that's a lot lighter.
Al right, now we go for the iPhone 11 Pro
187.
You sir are incorrect.
Wait, what was the first one?
- [Matt] 192.
- Yeah, there we go. I remember that.
Now, here comes
the Medium Chungus itself, the 12 Pro.
187.
Ooh, so I put 11 as the heaviest.
I will say hey, wait, wait, can I feel it.
No, it feel the same. Wait,
I have a great idea.
Actually, I have just the right prop for this.
Okay, this part shouldn't make it in the video.
Okay, so what was the difference in the weight again?
The 12 is $200 cheaper
so I figured if I put $200 on the 12,
it weighs the same as a Pro, but that's, it's,
(laughing)
Why do you watch my videos?
Who let me in front of the camera today?
There is a lot new with the iPhone this year,
but one of the biggest features MagSafe.
It's specifically what this can and can't do.
So, the first thing that we have is the MagSafe charger.
Now I was actually playing around with this
on Instagram yesterday, and it actually is kind of fun
because nowadays MagSafe work on the iPhone 11 Pro
but it even works on the Pixel. So let's start out
with some help from our friends at OnePlus
who have their 65 Watt Warp Charger.
It's just seeing what this does
when I connect it all up together.
So, if I attach this to the back of the 12 Pro we jump up to
- [Matt] 5.2, 6, 7, 8
- Oh we're, we're climbing, we're climbing.
So this charger is good for 45 Watts.
So in theory, it should be plenty good enough.
Hang on, so let's actually try something here
before we go too deep into it, right?
So let's use MagSafe on iPhone 11. Interesting.
Now it's maybe not the greatest example
because I'm at 90% charge.
Let's try to use MagSafe on the Google Pixel 5
which I know will work and it even will work magnetically.
Interesting. So I wonder if MagSafe is limited to
around five Watts on an older device?
But if you plug it into a newer device
like the 12 or the 12 Pro, you'll get that full speed.
So now let's try with a 36 Watt Anker Brick
and see what we can get.
7, 8, 9, 10.
So it seems with MagSafe
that you definitely don't need to go out
and buy an Apple branded USB-C charger,
but you do need something that will provide
at least 20 Watts via USB-C power delivery.
Now we're not seeing quite the 15 Watts speeds yet however,
this phone is at like 80 something percent battery.
So if we were a little bit lower
we would likely see a bit more power out of it.
What I'm really curious about with MagSafe
is how strong is this magnet?
So obviously it sticks much better to the 12
than it did to any of the other phones.
Yeah, that seems pretty good
So yeah, so let me try it.
- [Matt] I don't like that grin!
- Nope, no I don't like that. I don't like that at all.
Woo! Okay, all right. It at least can hold.
That's pretty good. Why don't we see what happens
when you actually put it inside of a MagSafe case?
Yeah, okay. So it does seem like it charges at about
the same speed regardless of whether you have
a case on it or not.
Is the magnet on the case strong enough?
Yes, yeah, that feels pretty much exactly the same.
So MagSafe is about more than just charging.
So every accessory has not only those magnets
but also a little NFC Chip to communicate with the phone
what kind of accessory it is
which is how the phone knows I'm putting a blue case on
for example. Now there are other things
that you can do with this.
So I know Marques did a video on the wallet.
The wallet seems like a good idea in theory,
but in practice maybe not the strongest
sort of magnetic connection. I don't know
if I would trust it personally,
but you can imagine a ton of other third parties
taking advantage of MagSafe to add things like
a phone mount or all kinds of crazy stuff.
I'd love a tripod mod.
If I can just drop my phone directly on a tripod,
like how cool would that be?
One of the big questions about the 12 and the 12 Pro
this year is of course performance.
Not only do these have the brand new Apple A14 Bionic,
but they also have full 5G support.
So make sure to subscribe
for the full performance review coming soon
but between now and then,
we have to take a little bit of a closer look at the camera.
Oh my God! It's exactly the same.
Thank you very much for watching my camera review.
So the camera situation, isn't the clearest in the world
so for right now, let's just focus on the 12 and the 12 pro.
So generally speaking the cameras are very similar to
what we had last generation.
So with the 12, you get these same ultra wide camera
as before, and you have a similar wide angle camera
just with an improved lens that lets in
a little bit more light. Same story for the 12 Pro,
same ultra wide, same wide camera.
This just adds the telephoto from the iPhone 11 Pro.
Now, if you're used to the way
that the iPhone 11 takes photos you'll know that that is
generally speaking one of the best smartphone cameras out
and the 12 is no exception.
So there are improvements to the processing side of things
so the images should look generally speaking
a little bit better especially with the HDR implementation.
It's a little bit more aggressive this year
and sort of give you a bit of more of a contrasty image,
I suppose. But outside of that,
there is all whole other story when it comes to
the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which we will have shortly
but that gives you a better telephoto
that's more zoomed in and importantly
a much larger and hopefully better main camera's sensor.
Now, in addition to the telephoto camera
the 12 Pro also does have a LiDAR sensor.
So unlike some other phones
that have completely useless extra sensors,
this one is at least mildly useful.
So you can use it for a couple of things.
So of course, anything that takes advantage of ARKit
will be more detailed because you have a much better
depth map of the room that you're in.
But for most of us where you're going to really notice it
is when it comes to autofocus.
So the LIDAR, especially in low light
will be able to help the phone focus better
specifically for things such as night mode portraits.
Now one area where the iPhones
have been the king for several years now is in video
and I think that the 12 and the 12 Pro
will absolutely continue that.
So right now you're looking at 4K 24p video,
although this will go up to 60p as always.
However, there's a major difference this year
which is the addition of HDR, specifically Dolby Vision.
What, what's Dolby Vision? You have 30 seconds.
- Well, Dolby Vision is kind of High Dynamic Range video
or HDR, if you will. So basically the goal is to take the
most amount of information in your bright highlights
and your darkest shadows, and be able to see
into those bright highlights and those dark shadows.
Now with normal video, you can kind of see everything,
but the idea with Dolby Vision
is the use of special metadata to transform the video
in different brightnesses so that way you know,
you can see it on your smartphone screen
or you could see it on a dimmed TV in a dark room
or your iPad when it's, (phone beeping)
(phone beeping) - Great explanation.
There’s still so much more to talk about
with the iPhone 12 line. For example,
the Pro line will get ProRAW.
A better raw format that incorporates more
of the image processing. When we have our hands on
the 12 Pro Max, we'll be able to take a look at those
upgraded camera sensors and how that all looks.
We also will be able to take a look at the
battery life longterm, especially considering
that these are of course, 5G phones.
And then there's the biggest question in the room,
how is the little baby brother
the iPhone 12 Mini gonna stack up?
So definitely be sure to subscribe to the channel
and you may wanna keep an eye out
for not only our speed tests
but also we're going to do a much more in depth video
very shortly over at our second channel, This Is.
Matt why should they subscribe?
- [Matt] Because This Is is awesome.
- Okay, let's not lie to the audience.