This is a great phone that’s easy to recommend. It takes the great 11 Pro, tweaks it and adds in a glorious new design that takes things to the next level. It’s a bit of a shame that the Pro Max has the potential for an even better camera though, and a high refresh rate screen would have been nice. Maybe next year.

A very welcome redesign; Reliable cameras in all situations; Accurate HDR display; Great size;

High refresh rate screen feels sorely missed on the Pro model; Pro Max bags the bigger camera upgrades;

You must have telephoto. If you're choosing between the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the addition of a telephoto lens is what will likely sell you on the extra money. Lidar and a stainless steel frame are bonuses, but likely not worth the extra cash. You love the Pro's matte glass back.

Superb performance, Consistently good photo and video quality, Improved industrial design

Worse battery life than iPhone 11 Pro

If you're a serious creative who doesn't want a huge phone, the iPhone 12 Pro packs superior imaging and video capability into a reasonably sized, beautifully designed body.

Excellent night photo capabilities; Optical zoom camera; iOS has the best third-party photo apps; Beautiful design; Solid battery life

Technically only 2x optical zoom camera; AT&T and Verizon 5G underwhelms; Charging and power adapter situation is confusing

An iPhone for the few and not the many, the 12 Pro is for serious photographic fiddlers and AR experimenters

Beautiful boxy design; Intelligent camera improvements; 5G connectivity; MagSafe innovation potential; Faithful colour reproduction

Display refresh rate only 60Hz; Mixed battery life; No USB-C; No earphones or charging plug

The iPhone 12 Pro captures images with bags of impact and plenty of detail, even in low light. Any photographer who uses it is bound to experience one of those head-scratching moments when the phone gets a better shot than their larger-sensor camera.

Produced attractive images with impact; Easy to use; Great wide-angle capability

Limited control in the native camera app; High price; The lenses are unprotected

The iPhone 12 Pro is a premium smartphone, complete with medical-grade stainless steel frame, an upgraded LiDAR sensor and the ability to record [email protected] Dolby Vision HDR video, but with so many similarities to the standard iPhone 12, it's not a cut-and-dry recommendation.

Premium build; Bigger display than last year; [email protected] Dolby Vision video support;

Very similar to iPhone 12; Expensive; Standard 60Hz refresh rate;

Apple iPhone 12 Pro review: Better than the iPhone 12 but only slightly, the iPhone 12 Pro isn’t quite worth the £200 premium

Durable ceramic shield glass; Dolby Vision video at 60fps; Very powerful

Mediocre battery life; Cameras can suffer bad lens flare

This year is the big upgrade year for the Apple iPhone. Be left in absolutely no doubt that this is a serious upgrade for pretty much everyone, except iPhone 11 Pro users who can still perhaps treat this as a not-so-urgent upgrade.

If you haven’t upgraded your phone in a while and want the most feature-rich 6.1-inch iPhone, then the iPhone 12 Pro is the way to go. It’s fast, takes great snaps and looks the business. If you want to save a bit of cash, then the cheaper iPhone 12 has a lot of the best features here for a.

Apple's iPhone 12 Pro won't blow you away, but it's a fantastic update to the brand's already great lineup of devices....

Fantastic build quality Extensive ecosystem Super fast performance Great cameras

Fairly slow charging comparatively 2x optical telephoto lens is a bit short iOS is limiting for customization No power adapter in the box