Apple iPhone 13 review

01 Oct 2021


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Ngl, the new iPhone's daylight photo quality seems to be much better than before. I have to pixel peep at 100% zoom to see any of Apple's usual oversharpening effects, but it's hard to find one. I only see it in lowlight conditions. This really got me wondering how the iPhone 13 Pro/13 Pro Max camera with a brand new main camera and the new A15 chipset will fare.

P.S Are the daylight photos shot with Smart HDR ON or Deep Fusion ON?

    Yes minor upgrade thats why max and pro are best selling in the lineup

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      • 02 Oct 2021

      Anonymous, 02 Oct 2021Apple is still king when it comes to processing power. No c... moreYou're wrong.

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        • 02 Oct 2021

        Anonymous, 02 Oct 2021Power to do what, exactly? iOS has better apps, including b... moreApple is still king when it comes to processing power. No company is coming close to replicating the performance/efficiency of their CPU cores and now their GPUs are killing the competition as well. They are basically miles ahead of the best designs from ARM, which SOC makers like Qualcomm, Samsung and MediaTek base their SOC designs on. The only way these SOC makers can catch up is to ditch generic ARM cpu/gpu designs and implement their own custom cores and GPUs which Qualcomm and Samsung are reportedly going to do. But even then it'll take years to perfect their design in a bid to take down Apple.

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          • 02 Oct 2021

          Wow, gsmarena listening to nier replicant soundtrack
          That's nice

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            • 02 Oct 2021

            [deleted post]Power to do what, exactly? iOS has better apps, including better games and productivity tools, it has a uniformity between the different cameras that's unheard of on the Android side, and it has arguably better processing power. I actually use an Android for work and pretty much as a daily driver, but the stupidity and ignorance of some Android fannies is getting really annoying.

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              • 02 Oct 2021

              Anonymous, 02 Oct 2021Lol, still stuck in 2016 with that ancient 60Hz RR😆😆😆They keep this at 60hz to push buyers towards buying the more profitable Pro models. It also helps with battery life which is not great even though it's still 60hz.

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                • 02 Oct 2021

                Does iphone 13 support night mode portrait?

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                  • 02 Oct 2021

                  That colour is so pretty.

                    Tom, 01 Oct 2021I am thinking about this one and iphone 12 pro max.. What d... moreIf you want a bigger screen and zoom camera, go for the 12 Pro Max.

                    Otherwise, the 13 is pretty much the 12 Pro Max in a smaller package so if you like normal size phones, the 13 is the way to go.

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                      • 02 Oct 2021

                      I am down for the 13 Pro.

                        ignitedean, 02 Oct 2021Must be the most boring "new" phone launch in liv... moreNah, I'd argue the XS series deserves that title. People are complaining that this year's 13 is boring but at least there's a few new things in design and performance (battery and cameras).
                        XS series literally only had a brighter screens and slightly better cameras

                          Must be the most boring "new" phone launch in living memory. Supremely yawn inducing.

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                            • 02 Oct 2021

                            AAA Media, 02 Oct 2021And in real world heavy games like genshin impact, two year... moreX70 Pro+ with 888+ barely pass 40fps for this game.
                            How phones with 865 can run well according to you?

                              iApple, 01 Oct 2021That geekench though, sammy boi and every android oem left ... moreAnd in real world heavy games like genshin impact, two year old Snapdragon 865 giving more average framerate with minimal frame drops. Apple engineers forgot to give proper cooling system to extract the most out of the benchmark paper champion a15

                                The new iPhone 13 was producing the "same" results as iPhone 12 but at lowered ISO settings. Could be handy in low light situations. However, the details in iPhone 13 night photos are completely obliterated, which is a shame. Really bad.

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                                  • 02 Oct 2021

                                  dude111, 01 Oct 2021"4 small Blizzard cores working at 1.8GHz with TurboBo... moreMaybe they meant the larger Avalanche cores that can go up to 3.23 Ghz

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                                    • 02 Oct 2021

                                    Anonymous, 01 Oct 2021"Sometimes the grass is good and leaves look fine, oth... morebut apple cameras have best consistency, no!?

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                                      • 02 Oct 2021

                                      Anonymous, 01 Oct 2021The night mode artifacts look terrible, when there are movi... moreTrue, it's just a bit hazy, look at the building even!
                                      My sub-$400 mediatek phone takes much better night-time photos with GCam (just wish OIS was present to help, but sadly it is still rare in that price-segment)

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                                        • 02 Oct 2021

                                        Anonymous, 02 Oct 2021That's true. I just reread the review and it feels rus... morewell, ofc when you pay so much for a damn phone, who wouldn't nitpick, even the $300-400 get most of the basics right, but obv these high-end phones need to be looked at with more scrutiny, except if it's bleeding edge like the Fold and then it can be cut some slack