Apple iPhone 12 Pro review: Looks great from all angles

GET IT FOR: Starts at Rs 1,19,900
HIGHLIGHT: Fast performance

There is a problem of plenty if you are looking for a phone in the all-new iPhone 12 series. Four iPhones, three sizes and a substantial price gap make it really difficult to choose or even recommend which is the best one. The iPhone 12 Pro, however, makes a really strong case for being the right one for the we-want-the-latest-iPhone-at-all-cost brigade. The 6.1-inch display is beautiful to look at and the angular slab-like design makes it easier to hold.


A mixture of gloss and matte encompasses the Pro. It looks great from all angles. Apple refuses to budge from the 60Hz refresh rate in the display, yet that is not a problem. iOS 14 makes it smooth to scroll and it has a really bright display. Viewing angles are perfect and colour reproduction remains as accurate as ever. Apple really knows its design and display. The iPhone 12 Pro is a testament to that.

The one thing common to all iPhones of 2020 is the A14 Bionic processor. The Pro delivers smooth performance in every aspect. Multitasking, heavy-duty apps, gaming — you name it and the iPhone 12 Pro aces on every count.

The triple-lens setup delivers some really impressive shots. Night photos are considerably better in this one than on the iPhone 12. The LiDar scanner in the Pro series makes a big difference. Overall, it is hard to click a bad picture with the iPhone 12 Pro as it consistently clicks images that produce a lot of clarity, details and accurate colours.

The battery life of the Pro is really good and it can last easily for a day on medium-to-heavy usage. You don't get an adapter with the iPhone 12 Pro, just the cable. The iPhone 12 Pro might suffer from the middle-child syndrome — that feeling of being left out — as it is wedged between the most ex-pensive iPhone (the 12 Pro Max) and what is likely to be the most popular one (the iPhone 12). Yet, the Pro could become the default iPhone for most buyers. It is the perfect sized iPhone and above all, it does everything consistently and remarkably well.

At Rs 1.19 lakh, it is a really expensive phone and strictly for those who just can’t live without the newest iPhone. For others looking for an Apple device that doesn’t really burn a hole in the pockets, there’s always the iPhone 12.

- The writer is with gadgetsnow.com