Remember weight spread out with a more ergonomic feeling device may actually mean the tiny bit heavier Pro models actually do "feel" lighter. They are certainly thinner which will also add to the impression the user experiences.
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Other iPhone 12 is significantly LIGHTER than 11 Pro / 12 Pro / 11 Max / 12 Pro Max
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The 11 Pro is light. I don't know how people can think these phones are too heavy. A quarter pound burger with the bun weighs more. Even the 12 Pro is only 6.66 ounces. I wonder how we survived using a rotary phone and lifting and holding those handsets against our ears.
i think he was sarcastic, clearly he doesnt know that when apple said that the alu frame of the iphone 12 is made from aerospace grade aluminum, so that refers to the alloy airframes made of 7075 T6.
So apple, if isnt lying, goes back to the 6s frame and not for the 6000series iphone 6 plus ...and that bending fiasco that continues from what ive seen on the ipad pros
This has been my exact observation with the 12 Pro. It’s definitely heavier than the X, but feels lighter because the weight is distributed so well. I’m tempted to see if the standard 12 is featherweight in comparison, but I feel like I’d be giving up too much to downgrade. I’ll be honest, I’m shocked they have the exact same screens.
How can people say the 11pro is too heavy 
. Are your wrists made out of paper ?
. Are your wrists made out of paper ?
One takes you five minutes to eat; The other you hold for multiple hours every day.
Has anyone gone from a 11pro to a regular 12?
I had an iPhone XS before and the weight was perfect. Moved to an 11 pro and my pinky hurts like hell. I would love a device the size of the 11pro but lighter.
I’m considering trading-in my 11 pro for one of this year’s iPhones, but:
- the 12mini’s battery is too small
- the 12 pro is heavier than the 11 pro
- the 12 is lighter (big yes) but larger in size and less battery life
given the circumstances, I think the 12 would be my best option, but I’d love to know if someone went the same route: from 11pro to regular 12.
I had an iPhone XS before and the weight was perfect. Moved to an 11 pro and my pinky hurts like hell. I would love a device the size of the 11pro but lighter.
I’m considering trading-in my 11 pro for one of this year’s iPhones, but:
- the 12mini’s battery is too small
- the 12 pro is heavier than the 11 pro
- the 12 is lighter (big yes) but larger in size and less battery life
given the circumstances, I think the 12 would be my best option, but I’d love to know if someone went the same route: from 11pro to regular 12.
There is a few on here can't remember where though, 12 is only 2.6mm taller but 26gms lighter so should make a difference, what i don't like v the 11 pro i have is the screen doesn't show anymore text and is same size but the screen size is bigger.
Yeah right, 2 ounces is considered a HUGE difference in weight... somebody need to hit the gym 🤣How can people say the 11pro is too heavy
I couldn't work out why Apple would choose to reduce battery capacity on exactly the update cycle when it was introducing a new feature (5G) that it knew would be an extra hit on the battery. With the significantly thinner 12 Pros being pretty much exactly the same weight as the 11 Pros(*) I'm guessing that Apple really did think it couldn't push weight any higher for the heavier models so needed to slim them down and lose a bit of battery capacity. Personally I don't think I would have had any problem with an extra 10% weight vs my 11 Pro Max but it's difficult to say that for certain without trying it. I certainly never feel that my 11 Pro Max is too heavy either in my hand or in my pocket.
Maybe at a future annual update Apple should do the mirror image of what it's just done this year when it added the Mini to the line up to satisfy people wanting smaller and lighter and willing to compromise battery life to get it. Maybe next year it could also add iPhone Pro XL and an iPhone Pro Max XL (eXtra (battery) Life) models that have the same Pro/Pro-Max specs except that they go back to the 11 Pro/Pro-Max 8.1mm thickness (or even slightly thicker) to allow a much bigger battery. Depending on how much extra weight that added the Pro Max XL would be the phone I would buy.
I also wonder whether Apple could experiment with more exotic materials for the back. When Apple went from the glass backed iPhone 4 to the metal backed iPhone 5 the reduction in weight was staggering. I know metal isn't an option now (presumably) because of wireless charging but for instance can carbon fibre be given a nice brushed matt finish and can it take different colours/dyes? If something like that could be made to Apple's finishing standards it would be a really worthwhile weight saving, would be really tough, and would be thinner too so free up internal volume for a bigger battery even if the existing 7.4mm thickness wasn't increased. That would be another step towards my ideal iPhone.
(*) Unbelievable that people are complaining about a 1g (Pro) and 2g (Pro Max) where even 2g is less than half the weight of a single sheet of photocopier paper!
Maybe at a future annual update Apple should do the mirror image of what it's just done this year when it added the Mini to the line up to satisfy people wanting smaller and lighter and willing to compromise battery life to get it. Maybe next year it could also add iPhone Pro XL and an iPhone Pro Max XL (eXtra (battery) Life) models that have the same Pro/Pro-Max specs except that they go back to the 11 Pro/Pro-Max 8.1mm thickness (or even slightly thicker) to allow a much bigger battery. Depending on how much extra weight that added the Pro Max XL would be the phone I would buy.
I also wonder whether Apple could experiment with more exotic materials for the back. When Apple went from the glass backed iPhone 4 to the metal backed iPhone 5 the reduction in weight was staggering. I know metal isn't an option now (presumably) because of wireless charging but for instance can carbon fibre be given a nice brushed matt finish and can it take different colours/dyes? If something like that could be made to Apple's finishing standards it would be a really worthwhile weight saving, would be really tough, and would be thinner too so free up internal volume for a bigger battery even if the existing 7.4mm thickness wasn't increased. That would be another step towards my ideal iPhone.
(*) Unbelievable that people are complaining about a 1g (Pro) and 2g (Pro Max) where even 2g is less than half the weight of a single sheet of photocopier paper!
I don’t have an iPhone 11 or 12, Pro or non-Pro. However, I have read endless comments about the weight of the 12 Pro, people’s current 11 Pro Max.
I was curious of how different the weights were of the various 12s and 11swere.
Threw my XR into the comparison.
The XR weighs more than most of them, and I didn’t even realize people considered it heavy. 🤷🏻♂️ My heavy phone case (Bellroy 3-card wallet case) doesn’t help.
I’m a skinny, middle-aged Chinese dude of very average strength. You just get used to the weight and it becomes normal. 💪
I was curious of how different the weights were of the various 12s and 11swere.
Threw my XR into the comparison.
The XR weighs more than most of them, and I didn’t even realize people considered it heavy. 🤷🏻♂️ My heavy phone case (Bellroy 3-card wallet case) doesn’t help.
I’m a skinny, middle-aged Chinese dude of very average strength. You just get used to the weight and it becomes normal. 💪
Reason why I preferred the stainless version as it actually felt like a real watch when I wore it.