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First Impressions From New iPhone 12 and 12 Pro Owners

It's already Friday, October 23, in Australia and New Zealand, which means some customers who purchased an iPhone 12 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-12/) or 12 Pro already have their new devices in hand. We've seen dozens of reviews of the iPhone 12 (https://www.macrumors.com/review/iphone-12/) and iPhone 12 Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/review/iphone-12-pro/) from media sites, but now first impressions from regular Apple customers are available.





(https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2020/10/iphone12firstimpressions.jpg)<center>Image via MacRumors reader Boardiesboi (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-12-pro-is-here-first-impressions-and-photos-thread.2262643/post-29092336)</center>


New &zwnj;iPhone 12&zwnj; and 12 Pro owners are sharing their opinions of the device on the MacRumors forums, and for those awaiting their own new iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone/) or considering making a purchase, impressions from average consumers provide useful insight.





MacRumors reader Boardiesboi (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-12-pro-is-here-first-impressions-and-photos-thread.2262643/post-29092336) shared several photos and says that the lighter weight of the 12 Pro is immediately noticeable coming from an iPhone 11 Pro Max (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-11-pro/). The color of the Pacific Blue &zwnj;iPhone&zwnj; is described as "beautiful," and Boardiesboi found the squared-off edges make the &zwnj;iPhone&zwnj; "nice to hold" and "less slippery."





(https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2020/10/iphone12firstimpressions2.jpg)<center>Image via MacRumors reader Boardiesboi (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-12-pro-is-here-first-impressions-and-photos-thread.2262643/post-29092336)</center>


A Redditor who got the new Pro (https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/jg9mvc/first_iphone_12_and_12_pro_orders_arriving_to/) also in Pacific Blue said that he's glad he didn't chose the mini because the squared off shape makes the &zwnj;iPhone 12&zwnj; more compact. He also said the shiny edges of the &zwnj;iPhone&zwnj; attract a lot of fingerprints.





Twitter user Kewal (https://twitter.com/realkewal/status/1319420761711407105) said the new iPhone 12 Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-12-pro/) feels lighter than the iPhone XS (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-xs/) and appears to have a warmer display tint.





<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First impressions:
1. Feels lighter than my XS
2. Display seems to have a warmer tint
3. Transfer and setup with iOS 14 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-14/) is a breeze
4. Vodafone 5G seems to be good in the area. Will update on the speeds soon@MacRumors (https://twitter.com/MacRumors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #firstimpressions (https://twitter.com/hashtag/firstimpressions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #iPhone12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/iPhone12?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Pro #Australia (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Australia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) https://t.co/cWFSHsII5k (https://t.co/cWFSHsII5k)</p>&mdash; Kewal (@realkewal) October 22, 2020 (https://twitter.com/realkewal/status/1319420761711407105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>


Some other insights from new &zwnj;iPhone 12&zwnj; and 12 owners:


<ul>


    <li>Hard to tell the difference between photos taken with 12 Pro and 11 Pro Max</li>


    <li>MagSafe magnet is "quite strong" but case doesn't "magically attach" like demoed at Apple Event.</li>


    <li>&zwnj;iPhone 12 Pro&zwnj; has a warmer display than &zwnj;iPhone 11 Pro Max&zwnj;</li>


    <li>Bezels appear thinner</li>


    <li>Face ID speed is the same</li>


    <li>New iPhones come with iOS 14.1 installed</li>


</ul>


Have a new &zwnj;iPhone 12&zwnj; or 12 Pro? Let us know your thoughts and we'll add it to our first impressions article.<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: iPhone 12 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-12/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: iPhone 12 (Buy Now) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone-12)</div>
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