iPhone 12 has perfectly flat sides and it's wonderful

The iPhone 12 packs a lot of features into its svelte new body with squared-off sides. Check it out.

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Oct. 20, 2020 6:00 a.m. PT

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The iPhone 12, available for a starting price $799, is marked for delivery on Friday, Oct. 23. That's also when when it's expected to hit stores.

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One of the biggest changes to the iPhone 12 line is 5G. The iPhone 12 can connect to sub-6 and mmWave 5G in the US.

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It also sports a revamped design, which includes squared-off edges.

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The iPhone 12 is smaller, thinner, and lighter than the iPhone 11.

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This is how the iPhone 12 (left) looks compared with its pricier sibling, the iPhone 12 Pro. And here's our iPhone 12 Pro gallery if you're interested in taking a peek.

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The iPhone 12 (left) comes in black, white, product red, mint green and dark blue (pictured).

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On the rear, the iPhone 12 has a dual-camera module consisting of a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel ultrawide-angle lens.

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The back of the iPhone 12 also comes with embedded magnets, which help the handset attach to Apple's MagSafe charger that was reintroduced with the iPhone 12 family.