Every iPhone and iPad that you can buy gets the iCreate review treatment

So you want a new iPhone? Or you’re looking to buy your first iPad? And you came to Apple because you know its devices are the leaders in their respective markets. But how do you decide which one to buy? The amount of options could easily confuse even the most switched-on, tech-savvy customer. It’s certainly a far cry from the days of only one iPhone or iPad being released a year. While those were simpler days, we are now blessedwith an amazing range of options. And more options is always good news for the customer – aka, you.

So, we’ve done all the research for you. Over the following pages we’ve detailed the key information about every iOS device you can currently buy. We know the types of stuff you look for when you make buying decisions, so we’ve made sure to highlight those factors in our summaries. Whether that’s displays, storage, speed and cameras, we’ve got you covered. Each device has also been given the trusted iCreate rating too, picking out the positives and negatives.

We’ve also taken a look at the types of accessories you might want to take your Apple experience to even greater heights. And we don’t want to forget about your second-hand devices either. We know the market for them is huge, so we’ll show you the best way to get them ready for eBay or Facebook Marketplace. It’s always good to have a few pennies in the bank before you make a big purchase.

So, let’s get started. We’ve heard there are some new iPhones out in the wild. Let’s take a closer look.

Say hello to iPhone 12 – your new smartphone

Apple’s latest smartphones have finally arrived and there’s now more choice than ever

We had to wait patiently an extra month as the Coronavirus pandemic affected Apple’s supply chain, but the iPhone 12 was worth the wait. Step forward the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone Pro and iPhone Pro Max. So, where do you start? Well, it’s probably best to look at what’s the same across the range. Firstly, the iPhone has a new look, or an old look if you can remember back to the beginning of the last decade. In a big step change, Apple has done away with the curved edges of its display and replaced it with a more rectangular look, harking back to the iPhone 4. This year’s colour palette features white, black, green, blue and Product RED for the mini, 12 and Pro, while the Pro Max gets exclusive Pacific Blue, gold, silver and graphite options.

One of the big marketing pushes since launch has all been about 5G. These are the iPhones that will support the superfast internet speed promised by 5G. Roll out is slow but iPhone 12 is future proofing itself. Superfast connection will be matched by superfast performance too. Each new iPhone features the A14 Bionic chip, which Apple is claiming is the fastest chip ever used in a smartphone. It’s quite the claim, but it’s been backed up in Geekbench benchmarking tests. This is the market leader for responsive use whatever need you have for a smartphone.

In a welcome update from last year, the whole iPhone 12 family sports OLED displays. In 2019, that privilege was only for the Pro models. OLED delivers brighter brights, darker blacks and higher resolution for everything you look at. All the displays are edge to edge too, which helps make the overall size of the devices smaller. So what’s different? The price obviously. The mini is the cheapest, starting at £699, while the Pro Max starts at £1,099. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the bigger the display, the more expensive the iPhone will be. The mini is 5.4-inches, the 12 and 12 Pro measure 6.1-inches, and the Pro Max stands at a whopping 6.7-inches. Don’t rule out the mini for being too small though – in comparison, the iPhone 8 Plus was ‘only’ 5.5-inches.