CNET's Patrick Holland called the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro 'simply extraordinary' and said they 'mark the beginning of a new generation of iPhone.' Now that Apple is jumping into the fray with its 5G-enabled iPhone 12 models, the buzz about 5G is only getting louder - even if consumers in places like the US aren't exactly clamoring for 5G devices.Īll of the phones in Apple's iPhone 12 lineup - the 5.4-inch, $699 iPhone 12 Mini 6.1-inch, $799 iPhone 12 6.1-inch, $999 iPhone 12 Pro and 6.7-inch, $1,099 iPhone 12 Pro Max - sport 5G connectivity, including the variety, called millimeter wave, that's much faster than 4G. Virtually all new Android phones arriving in the US today offer 5G, and the country's biggest carriers have been talking nonstop about the connectivity.
The new version of wireless networks started rolling out across the globe last year and picked up speed in 2020. This fall, Apple made it official - all four of its new iPhone 12 models come with next-generation 5G cellular connectivity. 5G, touted Tuesday on the screen of Apple's Steve Jobs Theater, is the biggest new feature in the iPhone 12 lineup.
