

You’ll only be able to view the full effect of this type of recording on compatible devices (such as the iPhone itself, or a Mac running Catalina OS).
#IPHONE 12 VS 11 PRO PRO#
However, the iPhone 12 Pro series adds Dolby Vision HDR for video recording. iPhone 12 Pro vs iPhone 11 Pro: VideoĪgain, video functionality is broadly similar across both devices. You can spot some variation when using Portrait mode - with the older iPhone 11 Pro producing warmer tones than the more realistic 12 Pro - in isolation the difference isn’t particularly striking, but put them together and it becomes much more apparent. We’ve spent a lot of time with both the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro, and looking at images side to side in the vast majority of cases provides little noticeable difference. If you already have an iPhone 11 Pro or if you can find it at a considerably reduced price, making the move to the iPhone 12 doesn't make any sense unless the reduced weight and the new design are the biggest draws for you.Īll in all, a choice like this one will boil down to personal preferences, so we are inclined to call this one as a Tie.IPhone 12 Pro: portrait mode (Image credit: Amy Davies/Digital Camera World) Our preferences lean towards the newer iPhone 12 if you are choosing between the two. However, the newer iPhone 12 arrives with this year's new design, a faster CPU, an improved screen glass, and an ever so slightly larger display. However, it's able to fight back with its ultra-wide camera, which shows an improvement in daylight and a massive boost in low-light conditions thanks to the newly added Night mode.įor those with a more practical approach, the iPhone 11 Pro remains a great deal because it has a complete set of cameras, a brighter screen, and a quick charger in the box. The iPhone 12 lacks a telephoto camera, and the difference in quality is even more pronounced when you compare its digital zoom to the tack-sharp optical zoom camera on the iPhone 11 Pro.

The brighter lens of the iPhone 12 allows for capturing just a tiny little bit more detail in some darker spots like bushes, but it's barely noticeable.īy forcing the auto Night Mode off, we can clearly see the benefits of the f/1.6 lens on the iPhone 12, though.

The photos are excellent, the colors are pleasantly saturated, and the exposure - quite balanced. All four scenes look identical on both phones. Here, the iPhone 12 may have an advantage because of its brighter lens.īoth the iPhone 11 Pro/Max and the iPhone 12 use Night Mode and usually opt for 1s or 2s exposures. Other than that, both iPhones' ultrawide snaps offer realistic colors, natural dynamic range, and excellent contrast. While the two phones supposedly have the same ultrawide shooters, the iPhone 12 saves better photos - they are noticeably sharper and more detailed, especially around the edges and corners. But we had to look really close to see this and, as we mentioned, it's not all the time. Sometimes, the iPhone 11 Pro/Max can sharpen foliage more than the iPhone 12. There is absolutely no difference in resolved detail, contrast, or dynamic range. This has no effect on the daylight photos - they are identical. The primary cameras on both phones have the same sensors, but the iPhone 12 has a brighter lens. We've used an iPhone 11 Pro Max to take the samples below, but rest assured, the image quality is identical to the 11 Pro, and all conclusions apply to both. They are also about the same size, so we wondered how they would fair in their camera image quality when compared directly. These two are priced the same, how do their cameras differ?Īt the current state of things, the iPhone 12 costs as much as the outgoing iPhone 11 Pro.
