Iphone 11 pro vs. 12

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#280780 10-Jan-2021 13:01

I'm in the market for a phone upgrade and see that currently the 11 pro 256gb can be had for the same price as the 12 (128gb). Is there a marked difference in battery life? Aside from all the little updates the 12 will have, any major reason for me to pick one over the other considering the price?

Thanks for any advice 😊

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#2633119 10-Jan-2021 16:15

The 11 Pro has an extra camera module, marginally bigger battery and a 6.1" screen as opposed to a 5.8" screen, besides that, the 12 has the faster chipset, not really much in it to be honest.

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#2633121 10-Jan-2021 16:19

Imo no marked difference

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#2633251 10-Jan-2021 20:16

Dial111:

The 11 Pro has....a 6.1" screen as opposed to a 5.8"

Other way around, the 12 has the 6.1in screen and the 11 Pro has the 5.8in screen.

Other than that the 12 has 5G, is water resistant to 6m instead of 4m, is lighter than the 11 Pro and can record in Dolby Vision if that has any relevance.

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#2633254 10-Jan-2021 20:25

Oops typo, was suppose to be the other way.

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#2633264 10-Jan-2021 21:07

For longevity, the 12 would be supported longer, if that matters to you.

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#2633306 10-Jan-2021 23:53

I would go for the 12 if planning to keep it for many years.

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#2633307 10-Jan-2021 23:56

never buy a tech product to last many years

buy them for other reasons

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#2633385 11-Jan-2021 08:49

have both (work and personal) and they both do the same thing. Cameras, well i cant tell too much between them both. I like the 12 cause of the shape and feel. The only other thing would be a LIDAR that is on the 12 and from what i understand this can help with photos, 12 comes with support for RAW photos, dont know if 11 get this. IMHO the 11 is fine, its going to be supported for a number of years and is a good phone. Battery life i feels the same.

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#2633428 11-Jan-2021 10:12

there is a minor improvement in 12 vs 11 but i don't consider that a "Marked" difference even with the lidar, yes it is better but nor marked IMO

*never use RAW photos on an iphone as the iphone AI processing is much much superior than a human can. the average human cannot take a raw photo (unprocessed) and apply changes to match the AI - AI always wins. I can't say with video as i have no experience. the only thing i know is video log format is good for grading ...

*my wife takes tens of thousands of photos. they are all AI processed in real time. I tried RAW once on phone and it came out completely unprocessed and spending hours on end i could never match the apple AI in quality or speed.