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Kevin M. Mansour
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Apple unveils iPhone 12 Pro Max with 5G support, a fairy camera and a new design

The official Apple conference has just ended to announce the new generation of iPhone, and this year the company announced both the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max with an entirely new design - it looks like an iPad Pro 2020 - superior performance and very impressive cameras, as well as support Fifth generation (5G) communications of course.

The Pro category this year comes with larger screens compared to last year, as the iPhone 12 Pro became 6.1 inches instead of 5.8 inches in the iPhone 11 Pro, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max also increased to 6.7 inches instead of 6.5 inches in last year's version.

IPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max also have a stainless steel design - instead of the aluminum used in the regular iPhone 12 - and are available in four colors (gray, gold, steel - looks silver - and the new blue).

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IPhone 12 Pro Max processor

The new iPhone 12 Pro series works with the new A14 Bionic chip from Apple, which it first presented on the iPad Air at a conference last month, and some company officials call it "the most powerful chip Apple has ever made."

The new chip is produced on the basis of a 5-nanometer standard and contains a hex-core processor along with a quad-core GPU, and Apple claims that it gives 50 percent better performance compared to any other phone.

One of the biggest updates that Apple launched in the iPhone 12 Pro Max and its younger brother is the support for the fifth generation (5G) networks on more than one range, as it supports both sub-6GHz networks as well as mmWave, which means that the iPhone 12 Pro will support the fifth generation on a large number of Networks.

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There is another feature exclusive to the iPhone 12 Pro Max version, which is the LiDAR sensor that can be used in the effects of augmented reality, along with helping the camera to focus quickly in low-light conditions, especially with the activation of Night Mode.

If we go to the screen, we find it is supported by an all-new protection technology that Apple calls "Ceramic Shield", and according to the drop tests carried out by the company, this technology is four times better in protecting the screen.

IPhone 12 Pro Max camera

As was the case in the iPhone 11 Pro category last year, Apple continues this year with three lenses in the rear camera system on the iPhone 12 Pro Max, and it comes with a 12 mega-pixel wide lens, a 12 mega-pixel telephoto lens, and a 12 mega-pixel ultra-wide lens.

But this year's telephoto camera has a focal length of 65mm and can optical zoom up to 2.5 times. The wide lens is equipped with an f / 1.6 aperture and a new optical image stabilization system from Apple.

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Apple also hinted to a new feature in photography called "Apple ProRAW" that will be available on both the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max later this year.

Apple says it - the feature - will offer existing computational imaging features like Deep Fusion and Smart HDR along with the flexibility of RAW images.

Video on iPhone 12 Pro Max

Video shooting has always been one of the strongest features of the iPhone 11 Pro - and the iPhone in general - which is why Apple developed its technology this year to allow HDR video recording with support for Dolby Vision HDR, and consumers will be able to edit Dolby Vision clips directly from the Photos application.

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Besides all this, the Pro category supports MagSafe accessories Apple announced today with iPhone 12. As with all iPhone 12 products; There will be no charger or headphone in the phone box.

Pricing and date of availability

The iPhone 12 Pro starts at $ 999, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max increases to start at $ 1,099, and there are 128, 256 and 512GB storage options.

Pre-orders for the iPhone 12 Pro begin next Friday (October 16), while Apple begins shipping to consumers on October 23. For the iPhone 12 Pro Max, pre-orders will start on November 6, and it will start shipping on the 13th of the same month.

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