For that group of people who want a new iPhone, but just can't justify the price of the iPhone 12 Pro range, this is a great choice without having to feel like you are settling for second best.

OLED display; More powerful processor; Better camera experience; Dolby Vision support; MagSafe; 5G

No telephoto lens; Smudges easily; Colours aren't as playful as previous years; Price bump over previous year

More than most years, there are a lot of things that are new in the iPhone 12. Apple has loaded in the usual upgrades like a faster processor and improved camera, but that’s something we’ve come to expect.

Excellent camera; Elegant design; Promising MagSafe ecosystem; Upgraded display

The 5G tax; Battery is a small regression; More expensive

For that group of people who want a new iPhone, but just can't justify the price of the iPhone 12 Pro range, this is a great choice without having to feel like you are settling for second best.

OLED display; More powerful processor; Better camera experience; Dolby Vision support; MagSafe; 5G;

No telephoto lens; Smudges easily; Colours aren't as playful as previous years; Price bump over previous year;

The iPhone 12 has easily the best display of any entry-level Apple phone and the move to high-resolution OLED is a brilliant one

Snappy design; Shoot and edit in Dolby Vision; 5G; at last; Blazing-fast performance

The iPhone 12 marks a significant design improvement on the last three years of iPhones. Like a skilful remix of the good bits of a decade of iPhones, the iPhone 12 harks back to the stellar design of the iPhone 4 while keeping the all-screen front, Face ID and excellent gesture system of the iPhone...

The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are the more sensible half of Apple’s new smartphone range for 2020, and that’s as it should be. Nestling right at the heart of the mobile market, they replace the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro as the go-to choice for savvy shoppers, and this time around the list of...

Physical design looks and feels great; Excellent cameras; A14 Bionic performance is stellar

5G is nice; but not reason alone to upgrade; Battery life doesn't match last year; Still Lightning not USB-C

Apple iPhone 12: It’s difficult to find fault with the iPhone 12, but Android phones still have the edge on value

Dolby Vision video capture; 5G in an iPhone at last; Thinner and lighter than the iPhone 11

No high refresh rate display; Middling battery life

Apple's iPhone 12 is probably the one you should get. Save that $200 and put them towards some cool accessories.

New design is pretty and compact; OLED screen; finally! MagSafe is cool and has potential; Outstanding performance; One of the best cameras on a smartphone

No charger; no headphones in the box; 64 GB of storage is fine; but feels a bit stingy in current ecosystem; No telephoto lens; No ultra high refresh rate

The iPhone 12 isn’t just the right iPhone for most people, it’s one of the best smartphones ever made.

Fantastic display with an elegant design, Excellent camera with spectacular low-light capabilities, Insanely good performance and battery life, 5G future-proofing

No 120Hz ProMotion or always-on display, No telephoto camera

“The iPhone 12 offers incredible value for $799, and calls into question how many people need to buy a 12 Pro.”

Excellent camera performance; Fast and consistent software; Beautiful and colorful hardware; Good battery life; 5G connectivity

Light body feels a bit cheap; MagSafe offers little right now