This question was asked by one of my cousins.
She's currently a college student, earning some money from her casual vacation work, and now wants to give herself a new phone. Since I have been using an Android phone before, I am ready to buy an iPhone this time.
In addition, she told me that she was buying an Apple mobile phone for the first time, and had no experience, but there was an appeal: I want to use it for a longer time, the budget is OK, but it can't be too expensive (not close to ten thousand yuan or more than ten thousand yuan).
In addition to these, it is understood that she already has an initial goal of choosing an opportunity - intending to choose between the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 13. However, because I didn't know who to choose in the end, I was asked the question mentioned in the design.
So, I'll analyze it from a personal point of view.
From the perspective of hardware parameters, the iPhone 13 is worth considering compared to the iPhone 12
If nothing else, in terms of the chips on the two mobile phones, the iPhone12 is the Apple A14 bionic chip, and the iPhone13 is the Apple A15 bionic chip.
In terms of chip specifications, both chips are 6-core CPU, with 2 performance cores and 4 energy-efficient cores; in terms of GPUs, they are also 4-core graphics processors and 16-core neural network engines.
But the difference is that the A15 chip has two more words "brand new", so Apple gives the conclusion that the speed exceeds the previous generation (A14 chip). In other aspects, the parameter difference between the iPhone12 and iPhone13 is not very large, the screen is 6.1 inches, the rear 12-megapixel dual camera system, and so on.
If you only look at the parameters, you can't see who is better. From the experience point of view, the iPhone13 is more prominent than the iPhone12 in terms of signal and battery life. Therefore, choosing the iPhone13 is more suitable.
Smartphones buy new and not buy old, iPhone 13 still has advantages
In fact, electronic products, including smartphones, basically follow a rule: buy new and do not buy old. Why? Personally, I think there are two key factors: First, the speed of smartphone replacement is relatively fast, and the performance experience of the new machine must be better. Second, mobile phone manufacturers will also give priority to the updated models in terms of support.
Of course, if you consider the current performance of smart phones, it is more one-sided to think that "buying new and not buying old" is relatively one-sided, and I do not agree. After all, whether the performance of smart phones is excessive or not, in fact, depends on the actual needs of users.
From the price point of view, the iPhone 12 is more attractive than the iPhone 13
After understanding the hardware configuration, the fact that the price is often the decisive factor. So, if you look at the price, the iPhone 12 will certainly be worth starting with than the iPhone 13.
For example, with a budget of 6,000 yuan on hand, you can just buy an iPhone13, but if you want to buy an iPhone 12, you can still have some money left. On the other hand, if the purchase cost is not close to 10,000 yuan, I still recommend choosing the latest iPhone.
conclusion
Based on my cousin's specific needs and budget, I eventually recommended her to choose a 256GB version of the iPhone 13. The screen size is 6.1 inches, the size is appropriate, the feel can be better; in addition, the A15 chip performance can be, and there is a large body capacity to meet the daily photo needs. The price is not expensive, nor is it cheap, which is acceptable.
Overall, students in school are holding an iPhone13, which is not too high-profile, and can ensure the experience, which is very good.