{"id":30504,"date":"2020-10-20T15:28:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T19:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=30504"},"modified":"2020-11-07T20:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T01:17:42","slug":"iphone-12-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/20\/iphone-12-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 12 Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/10\/20\/iphone-12-colors-shown-off-photos\/\">Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/10\/20\/iphone-12-colors-shown-off-photos\/\"><p>As we wait for the iPhone 12 review embargo to lift later today, more pictures are circulating of the devices in real-world lighting conditions, providing a better look at the different colors available.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21522988\/iphone-12-review\">Dieter Bohn (iPhone 12)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21524288\/apple-iphone-12-pro-review\">Nilay Patel (iPhone 12 Pro)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/10\/20\/review-iphone-12-and-iphone-12-pro-two-gems-one-jewel\/\">Matthew Panzarino<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/iphone-12-and-iphone-12-pro-review-the-best-iphonesbut-not-for-the-5g-11603198919\">Joanna Stern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-iphone-12-12-pro-review-cameras-5g-performance-price-214630744.html\">Chris Velazco<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/austinmann.com\/trek\/iphone-12-pro-camera-review-glacier\">Austin Mann<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=24896769\">Hacker News<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/review\/iphone-12\/\">Review<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/review\/iphone-12-pro\/\">roundups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/2020\/10\/the_iphone_12_and_iphone_12_pro\">John Gruber<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>On the subject of LiDAR and the Pro camera:<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/10\/20\/review-iphone-12-and-iphone-12-pro-two-gems-one-jewel\/\">Matthew Panzarino<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/10\/20\/review-iphone-12-and-iphone-12-pro-two-gems-one-jewel\/\"><p>The LiDAR array is very nice to have on the iPhone 12 Pro. There is one completely new mode that is not available on the iPhone 12 here &mdash; Night Mode Portraits. The autofocus improvement is active in any low light situation.<\/p>\n<p>The ISP and Neural Engine improvements on iPhone 12 mean that these devices can now use Deep Fusion and Smart HDR 3 on all cameras. And, of course, on the iPhone 12 Pro they also handle LiDAR integration for autofocus and even Night Mode portraits now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21522988\/iphone-12-review\">Dieter Bohn<\/a> says Night Mode Portraits <em>are<\/em> available on the iPhone 12:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21522988\/iphone-12-review\"><p>Night mode portraits are one of the major new features, and they&rsquo;re worth a try, but the range of lighting conditions where they&rsquo;ll look good isn&rsquo;t massively bigger.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21524288\/apple-iphone-12-pro-review\">Nilay Patel<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21524288\/apple-iphone-12-pro-review\"><p>Unless you are extremely committed to either AR gimmicks or night mode portrait photos, I don&rsquo;t think you&rsquo;ll get much value out of the iPhone 12 LIDAR sensor. When you take photos in regular light, the camera focuses just like always; the LIDAR sensor isn&rsquo;t active. In many ways, it feels like LIDAR is mostly on the phone so that Apple and other people can figure out what to do with it in the future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Apple is providing conflicting information about Ceramic Shield and scratch resistance.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jsnell\/status\/1318618392975167493\">Jason Snell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jsnell\/status\/1318618392975167493\">\n<p>I should also be clear: Apple is making zero claims about improved <em>scratch<\/em> resistance on these phones. The improvements in materials are specifically for shatter resistance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21524288\/apple-iphone-12-pro-review\">Nilay Patel<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21524288\/apple-iphone-12-pro-review\">\n<p>Apple claims the iPhone 12 line has four times better drop performance than the previous models, with the same scratch resistance. (I drop my phone a lot, so I&rsquo;m excited to see how this goes.) On the back, you&rsquo;ll find the same type of glass as last year, but the new design should improve its drop performance as well, Apple says. One thing Apple would not tell me is how resistant this stainless steel frame is to nicks and scratches&#8230; and we&rsquo;ve already put a tiny nick in the frame of our review unit, even though all it&rsquo;s really done is travel from video shoot to video shoot.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/iphone-12\/\">Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/iphone-12\/\">\n<p>Tough is great, but we also wanted to make it scratch-resistant. So, using our dual ion-exchange process we use on the back glass, we protect against nicks, scratches, and everyday wear and&nbsp;tear.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/10\/20\/review-iphone-12-and-iphone-12-pro-two-gems-one-jewel\/\">Matthew Panzarino<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/10\/20\/review-iphone-12-and-iphone-12-pro-two-gems-one-jewel\/\">\n<p>I have seen a few fine scratches crop up on my iPhone 12&rsquo;s screen. I am not particularly careful with my review units, as I think it is my duty to treat these things as utility items that will get intense daily usage. Which is what they are. Nothing insanely noticeable, mind you, but whatever the improvements to overall hardness the new Corning Ceramic Shield process brings to the table it is not and will not be invincible to wear and tear.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/dataisbeautiful\/comments\/jb0v6e\/oc_chart_of_iphones\/\">paustovsky<\/a> has a great chart showing the different iPhone prices over time.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21522980\/apple-iphone-12-pro-usb-c-lightning-environment-charger-box-electronic-waste\">Jon Porter<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge\/status\/1318282546136911873\">tweet<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21522980\/apple-iphone-12-pro-usb-c-lightning-environment-charger-box-electronic-waste\"><p>I think Apple&rsquo;s approach is generally a good thing, but it should have gone further by switching away from its proprietary Lightning port entirely and fully embracing USB-C. Right away, that Lightning to USB-C cable would turn into a much more useful USB-C to USB-C cable that could charge basically all of your electronics. Or better still, Apple could remove the cable entirely and just ship the phone by itself, eliminating even more duplicitous waste.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/14\/magsafe-2020\/\">MagSafe 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/13\/iphone-12-and-iphone-12-pro\/\">iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/lightning-or-usb-c-on-the-new-iphones\/\">Lightning or USB-C on the New iPhones?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Hardwick: As we wait for the iPhone 12 review embargo to lift later today, more pictures are circulating of the devices in real-world lighting conditions, providing a better look at the different colors available. Dieter Bohn (iPhone 12) Nilay Patel (iPhone 12 Pro) Matthew Panzarino Joanna Stern Chris Velazco Austin Mann (Hacker News) Review [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2020-10-20T19:28:16Z","apple_news_api_id":"35cba4eb-857c-4e22-9536-cc64e8ac0e43","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2020-11-08T01:17:46Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAw==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/ANcuk64V8TiKVNsxk6KwOQw","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[930,152,31,1837,85,1999,2000,1933,1154],"class_list":["post-30504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-accessibility","tag-camera","tag-ios","tag-ios-14","tag-iphone","tag-iphone-12","tag-iphone-12-pro","tag-lidar-scanner","tag-usb-c"],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30504"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30601,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30504\/revisions\/30601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}