Hi friends, how are you? I am Nabil. Today we are going to discuss about iPhone 12. I like this phone a lot. In 2024, is it worth buying? What are the cons and what are the problems? If you are considering buying iPhone 12 or if you already have iPhone 12 and you are its owner then do you want to stay on it or should you upgrade it? We are going to discuss all these things one by one. iOS 18 is also here. What features will be there and what will not be there? We will discuss all these things.
First of all, I want to talk about the design and look of iPhone 12. Although there is nothing that you don't know about and you don't know about its design and look. But I want to cover some things about it. When it was launched, I bought it from Dubai. Since then, it is in my office. I had used it initially. How was my experience then? And now its quality, build and hardware how much it has survived, test of time, we will discuss this. First of all, let's talk about its design. Its design is relevant even today. Why? Look, this is iPhone 16 dummy model. iPhone 16 is around the corner and it is about to come. And it looks very similar to iPhone 12. The camera placement, vertically aligned camera setup which was diagonal in other phones.
Like this is iPhone 13 or we see iPhone 15 here. So, all had diagonal cameras. iPhone 12 people felt a bit old. But now back to iPhone 12 and 11 people can celebrate a bit. Because you will get to see a vertically aligned camera in iPhone 16. And then there will be many kids who will modify it. They will tell iPhone 12 as iPhone 16. So, people do all these things to make their phone modern. So, if we see accordingly, even today this phone doesn't look outdated or old. It looks quite modern. Its Apple logo is also in the center. Which used to come up in iPhone XR. Even though its build quality is good, there are some flaws in it. I will tell you that. First, its aluminum build and flat sides. Its premium look and appeal was quite enhanced when this phone was launched.
But along with this, there was a problem that discoloration was first seen. Means, I have other iPhones like iPhone XR and 11. I never got to see discoloration in that. But if you see here, the color has gone. So, this is a problem in iPhone 12. And this phone is not used much. As I told you, it is mostly in my office. If you see here, discoloration has come. So, this discoloration came from normal wear and tear. We haven't seen any discoloration. So, this is a problem that you can see in iPhone 12. But apart from the build quality, apart from the paint quality, it is quite top notch. This is IP68 certified phone. If you soak it in water, it won't get spoilt easily if the water is fresh. I was putting my SIM card in it. And this SIM card was in my Fold 6. Which is a phone worth Rs 1,70,000. And when I put it in iPhone 12, the quality of the SIM tray was amazing.
It is made of aluminum. While the phones of Samsung, which cost Rs 1,70,000, the SIM tray that comes in them, I want to tell you about it. You can see Apple's build quality in this. So, here, the SIM tray is of very flimsy and cheap quality. Which is made of plastic. So, this also shows the quality of iPhone 12. And even today, this test of time has completed. If you are upgrading from an old iPhone and you are thinking of buying an iPhone 12, or iPhone 11 or 10R, then in that case, you will like the display of iPhone 12. The display of iPhone 11 is an LCD panel. In iPhone 12, you get a proper OLED panel. Its bezels are very thin. You get a pixel density of 460 ppi.
And its peak brightness is also 625 nits. It can go upto 1200 nits in HDR. So, it is not less. But according to the standards of today's phones, like iPhone 15, it is quite less in front of them. But you don't get problems in the outdoors. The display is of good quality. So, if you want to watch Reels or YouTube videos, and you want to buy a phone, then you won't see any problem in this phone.
Its display is good. If you buy iPhone 12 instead of iPhone 13, then you get a big advantage here. In the models of iPhone 13 and iPhone 14, you will get to see the problem of the green screen. If you update it, then you get a green screen where the display gets completely blown away. Then you get a big expense. Repairing it in a third party will cost you Rs.
10,000. Repairing it on Apple will cost you Rs. 25,000-30,000. But with this, the models of iPhone 12 are safe. This problem is not coming in iPhone 12 at all. And there is no problem of green display in iPhone 15 models. So, this is a big problem in the display. Which you can avoid if you buy iPhone 12 instead of iPhone 13 or 14. This phone has dual speakers. There is bottom firing, top firing. And how is the loudness and quality of the speaker? I will give you an example here.
As you have seen, guys, the output is fantastic. It is giving 89 decibels output. Which is of the flagship level. And the phone that I personally use is my 15 Pro Max. It also gets 89, 90, 91, 92 decibel output. This is the same song that I just played. The quality is not compromised. You will get to see the performance of the speaker very well. I remembered one thing from the speaker. If you are buying iPhone 12, then do test the speaker. The quality of the speaker is good. But the earpiece speaker with SIM card which you can talk to the phone and listen to the sound.
There is no cracking sound. Because this problem came in the iPhone 12 batch. For which Apple also ran a free repair program. Now that program is over. In which earpiece will be replaced for free. And all these things, all the parts of iPhone, even if you buy it at a very low price, they are expensive. So, when you buy a second hand phone, then check it and buy it. If you buy a new one, then there is no tension. If you buy any phone in 2024, then 99% of people need 5G. Our editor who bought iPhone 11, he didn't need 5G. Because he has WiFi in his home and office. But not everyone has it. Many people travel. If there is no WiFi in the home, then 5G is unlimited on Jio and Atel. So, you can use that thing in this phone. You get 5G in this phone. WiFi calling and all the things are also available here.
So, you can easily run 5G on this. If you play a little bit of iPhone 11, then you don't get 5G in it. You get WiFi 6 technology in it. Bluetooth 5.0. Bluetooth version is a little old. But you get WiFi 6. You don't get 6E, but you get 6. So, you can use fast WiFi. This phone is my very old phone. When it was launched, I bought it at that time. Even after so many years, its battery health is 99%. So, if you use the phone well, maintain the battery health, then the battery health will be good.
And the phone will also give good battery backup. And this phone can also give you decent battery backup. I will not say that iPhone 15 will give you good battery backup. But it will give you good battery backup, with which you can spend the whole day. But if you are a heavy user, then you will need less battery. The modern features of iPhones are also given in this. You get lightning in this. Not Type C. Type C is only in 15. But you get wireless charging in this. That too, the MagSafe one. So, if you have MagSafe charger, then you can stick it on the back. You can extend your battery life. And here the ring is also MagSafe. I was testing this in the market.
It comes in around 1300-1400 rupees. With which your phone's battery life can be more than double. So, by buying a cheap phone, you can also stick the MagSafe charger on the back. Instead of an expensive phone. You can buy a phone for 15 people. You can buy it for 70,000, 80,000 or 16 people. You can also buy this instead. And for battery backup, you can buy this type of MagSafe battery pack. The battery is not very good. But not bad and it will work for you. Talking about storage, the base storage variant that you get is 64GB. But try to go for 128GB. Because I haven't put much application in this phone. There are not many photos in this phone. But still you can see that the storage is full. When the storage is full and 64GB is close, then the performance drops, the phone heats, it lags, there are many problems. So, try to buy 128GB. But it is available only in 64GB. And I will not recommend 64GB. Not at all in today's time. Talking about cameras, in the rear camera, you get 2 wide and ultra wide cameras of 12-12MP. And the front camera also has 12MP.
And with all the cameras, you can record video at 4K 60fps. Which is a strong point of iPhones. And this phone is not bad either. If you take good video in daylight, then you will get good video. But if the lighting is good, then the video will also come out decent. And in night mode, you get wide, ultra wide, front camera, night mode photography in all the cameras. And the photos of day and night time, they come out decent. If you want to take good photos, or normal videos, then you can do it. But not for professional work. Many modern iPhones are available today.
But if you want to take good photos, videos, then you can definitely do it. There are some flaws in the cameras. Which are also present in iPhone 15. There is no macro mode in this. So, if you upgrade to iPhone 15, then you will get good quality photos and videos. But the features like macro mode, you will not get in that. Now, let's talk about gaming. A14 Bionic chipset comes in this. It is very powerful. And you can play BGMI in this at 4K 60 FPS.
You can play BGMI at smooth and extreme FPS. But the modern iPhones, the iPhones that came after this, you will not get the same performance. But you will get decent performance. And it is not choppy. You can enjoy it. Let's talk about iOS updates. So, look here. iOS 18 update is also coming. iOS 18 stable version update is also coming on iOS 11 and 10R. So, this is the specialty of Apple. And all iPhones will get it on the same day. So, the day the 15 Pro Max update will come, it will also get the same update. So, you can also run iOS 18 on this. But what are the basic features? Like there is a redesigned control center. And other small things that have come in iOS 18. Photo album, whatever changes have come, you can use all of them in this.
But you will not get any feature of Apple Intelligence in iOS 16. Only in iPhone 15 Pro Max and 15 Pro. And you will get the 16 series. It is right or wrong, or you think it is wrong, it should have been given. No Apple intelligence feature will work here. Neither the new Siri will work. But iOS 18 update will be available. And future updates will also come on it. Like iOS 19 and iOS 20 might also come on it. Pricing and availability. See, I have checked the price of both new and used. Lowest price of new. Which I found online on all the websites. I found it on Flipkart for around Rs.38,000. See, the coming Big Billion Day Sale, you might get Rs.2,000-5,000 and discount. I found it from the sell buddy for use.
So, you get to see the base storage variant between Rs.24,000-25,000. And the condition is the same as the editor's phone. The same clean condition. The same condition of the yellow iPhone. So, you can buy it from there also. Apple is not officially selling iPhone 12 on its stores. It is a discontinued iPhone. Discontinued means Apple is not selling it on its own medium. Is iPhone 12 a good iPhone to buy in 2024? According to me, yes. Definitely. If you buy it in second hand, it will be better. But if you check the condition and all the other parameters, like earpiece and other parameters, then it can prove to be a good deal for you. So, do you think iPhone 12 has any flaws? Do you think it is worth buying or not? Or should you buy an Android phone for Rs.24,000-30,000 or Rs.38,000 instead? Whatever you think, do tell me in the comments section below.
According to me, this phone is definitely valuable for money. Especially if you buy it used. I hope you liked today's video. If you liked it, do like and share it. And subscribe to my channel. Goodbye. [Subscribe to my channel] You.
