On October 23, 2020, iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are officially on sale, and the sales are very hot. Apple’s official website orders are required to wait 2-4 weeks for delivery, and offline channels are also very tight, and the spot price has appeared to varying degrees. On the day of the opening of the sale, the 12 premium was tens of dollars and the 12Pro premium was nearly 200 US dollars.

As of February 5, 2021, the offline spot price of iPhone 12 has been tens of dollars lower than the official website, and 12Pro still has a premium of tens of dollars due to tight supply. In the downward price range, many friends who are watching the price trend have begun to prepare to buy, but because the 12 and 12Pro are too similar, many friends will also be entangled in how to choose these two phones?

What is the difference between 12 and 12Pro?
Motherboard design:

There are already disassembled evaluations of the 12 and 12 Pro on the Internet. While marveling at Apple’s superb R&D and design capabilities, we found that the motherboard designs of the 12 and 12 Pro are surprisingly similar, and the overall layout is almost the same. Except for the slightly different cameras, the rest are almost the same.

The main difference:
When our purchase budget comes to about 7000 yuan, it is easy to fall into the difficulty of choosing between 12 and 12 Pro, because the appearance and size of the two are the same, and the price difference will not be too big. The main differences between 12 and 12Pro are listed below, so that everyone can intuitively see the difference between the two:

Screen: Although both use a 6.1-inch 460ppi OLED screen, the 12Pro's screen is slightly better. 12 is a screen with a maximum brightness of 625 nits supplied by LG, and 12Pro is a screen with a maximum brightness of 800 nits supplied by Samsung.
Weight: 12 is 162 grams, 12Pro is 187 grams.
Middle frame: 12 is aluminum metal middle frame, 12Pro is stainless steel middle frame.
Back cover: 12 is a smooth glass cover, 12Pro is a matte glass cover.
Rear camera: 12 is dual camera, supports 2x optical zoom + 5x digital zoom; 12Pro is triple camera + LiDAR function, supports 4x optical zoom + 10x digital zoom, and will have the support of lidar scanner Stronger night shooting and other effects.
Storage: 12 series are 4G storage, 12Pro series are 6G storage.
From the above comparison, it can be seen that the main differences between 12Pro and 12 are the screen, rear camera, body material, and storage configuration. The parameter values of other aspects are almost the same (the dust and waterproof level is also IP68. ).

Reviews
From the perspective of photography, 12 has been significantly improved compared to 11, which can meet users' daily needs for multiple photography. This time, the 12Pro has a higher professional level due to the addition of LiDAR on the basis of three cameras. The direct gap is that the dark-light photography is clearer, the focus is faster, and the imaging details are richer. For buyers who pay special attention to photography and performance experience , 12Pro may be more suitable. For buyers who do not pursue the ultimate, 12 is already a very good phone.

In terms of screens, although the 12Pro's screen has a higher level of craftsmanship, from a number of media reviews and the author's actual comparison of the two screens, the actual experience difference is not obvious.

From the point of view of the body material, the 12Pro's hand feel will be more refined and delicate, the stainless steel middle frame improves the sense of refinement, and the matte back cover can effectively reduce the problem of fingerprint printing in addition to the delicate feeling.

Summary at the end of the article:
On the whole, 12 and 12Pro have extremely high similarities, but 12Pro has obvious enhancements in body material, storage, and rear cameras. For users who are pursuing a sense of refinement and taking pictures, the 12Pro will be more suitable. Claim. As an upgraded version of 11, 12 has been upgraded on the whole, and the screen, camera, and body have been significantly improved. If the budget for buying an iPhone is around 7,000, then 12 is obviously the most suitable choice.