Pre-orders for iPhone 12 begin Friday, October 16, with availability from Friday, October 23. iPhone 12 mini will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, November 6, and in stores beginning Friday, November 13, the company said.
Pre-orders for iPhone 12 begin Friday, October 16, with availability from Friday, October 23. iPhone 12 mini will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, November 6, and in stores beginning Friday, November 13, the company said. Image Credit: Apple
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DUBAI: Apple announced the prices for the new iPhone 12 models and iPhone 12 mini in the UAE. All the new models feature 5G-capability. The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini come in a new design and include A14 Bionic, the most powerful phone chip from Apple.

They also feature an advanced dual-camera system, and a Super Retina XDR display with the Ceramic Shield front cover. The newly-designed iPhone 12 models feature edge-to-edge Super Retina XDR displays, more immersive viewing experience. Apple stated the front cover provid the biggest jump in durability ever on iPhone. A quick look at UAE prices for the new smartphones:

iPhone 12 prices, start from:

  • Dh2,999 for 5.4-inch display iPhone 12 mini
  • Dh3,399 for 6.1-inch display iPhone 12
  • Dh4,199 for 6.1-inch display iPhone 12 Pro
  • Dh4,699 for 6.7-inch display iPhone 12 Pro Max

Pre-orders, availability in stores

Pre-orders for iPhone 12 begin on Friday, October 16, with availability from Friday, October 23. iPhone 12 mini will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, November 6, and in stores beginning Friday, November 13, the company said.

iPhone 12 Mini: From Dh2,999, pre-orders available from October 16, 2020
iPhone 12 Mini: From Dh2,999, pre-orders available from October 16, 2020. Image Credit: Apple
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro starts from Dh4,199. Image Credit: Apple

These are the US prices for the new and existing models.

Prices of new Apple iPhone 12 line-up and existing smartphone products
Apple is keeping the same price. iPhone 12 Pro starts at $999. Doubling starting capacity to 128GB — 256/512GB. Pro Max starts at $1,099. iPhone 12 and Pro available for pre-order Friday October 16, and available October 23. Meanwhile, iPhone 12 Pro Max available for pre-order November 6, shipping November 13.

The A14 Bionic, the fastest chip in a smartphone, powers every experience on iPhone 12, and coupled with an advanced dual-camera system, delivers meaningful new "computational photography" features, with what Apple says is the highest quality video in a smartphone. iPhone 12 models also introduce MagSafe, offering high-powered wireless charging and an all-new ecosystem of accessories that easily attach to iPhone. iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini will be available in five aluminum finishes — including blue, green, black, white, and red.

Iphone 12 teaser
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iPhone 9 Pro
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iPhone 12 Pro max
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Camera, sensor-shitft, LiDAR 

The latest models have a new system for optical image stabilisation. It's called a sensor-shift approach, which stabilises the sensor rather than the lens. This gives it 87% improvement in low light. The new wide sensor is 47% larger with 1.7 micron pixels.

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iPhone 12 Pro can edit direct in Dolby Vision. It also has HDR video recording, in 10-bit HDR, giving it 700 million colors or 60x more colors than before. LiDAR can be used for autofocus in low-light scenes. It also features instant "Artificial Reality" (AR), and faster autofocus for photos and videos. The focus time in low-light scenes had been improved 6x.