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iPhone 13 Pro 13 Pro Colors Underwhelming
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Because the popular culture perception is that bright, saturated colors mean “toys”.
Yep, having said that, Midnight Green > every other iPhone colour
If graphite is not “pro” enough for you, just cover it with a black case. Or gaffer tape.
I LOVE the new blue. The darker colors could never get me away from Silver, but now I'm really really tempted by the blue.
I know people will defend Apple, and Apple themselves will defend their colour choices but..come on!
Apple will know more than anyone that this year's offerings are probably the smallest incremental updates across a range in the history of iPhone, the least they could have done is introduced new and appealing colours for both the 13 and 13 Pro.
"Starlight" looks exactly the same shade as "White" from last year. Pink will appeal to very few. The new blue colour for the Pro looks okay, but where are the new and interesting colours? Matte black would have sold a ton, even that rumoured bronze colour would have been interesting, or a new purple or green. They literally chose the only exclusive Pro colour from last year and just made it lighter.
Apple really missed a trick here.
Apple will know more than anyone that this year's offerings are probably the smallest incremental updates across a range in the history of iPhone, the least they could have done is introduced new and appealing colours for both the 13 and 13 Pro.
"Starlight" looks exactly the same shade as "White" from last year. Pink will appeal to very few. The new blue colour for the Pro looks okay, but where are the new and interesting colours? Matte black would have sold a ton, even that rumoured bronze colour would have been interesting, or a new purple or green. They literally chose the only exclusive Pro colour from last year and just made it lighter.
Apple really missed a trick here.
I disagree, this update is better than going from 11 Pro to 12 Pro. Now you get a smaller notch and 120HZ ProMotion.
11 Pro -> 12 Pro was an entirely new form factor and introduced 5G, larger screen, LiDAR, MagSafe and Ceramic Shield. There is no way going from a 12 Pro -> 13 Pro is a bigger update than that just because it has a fractionally smaller notch and 120Hz - the impact of which is often subjective (I can't notice a major difference myself). It's just because we're used to the 12 Pro now that the 13 Pro seems new a shiny (ish).
Nah, nobody asked for a bigger screen(I prefer a smaller device, hence why I have the 12 mini), 5G was inevitable. No biggie.
Smaller notch/ProMotion > LiDAR/Magsafe
Still, as an incremental update the 12 Pro is a bigger jump in features/spec from an 11 Pro than a 12 Pro is to a 13 Pro. Just because 5G was inevitable doesn't mean it wasn't a big jump. I don't know what world you're living in where taking a few mm's off the size of a notch is a notable feature.
I totally agree. This update is more like an S, it should have been a 12s. Not 13.
The colours are boring. The pink is too pale, the blue on the regular phone nothing to get excited about. The blue on the Pro ok if they had given more choices but that one as new colour is not enough . The worst colour for me is the gold, don't know why every year that colour ..
I will get a Pro only because I'm still on a 6s but undecided to get white or blue. Another thing I didn't like is the Pro is heavier this year
Taking off a few millimetres makes all the difference though, that's why everyone is waiting for the new 14" MBP with smaller bezels. Also ProMotion will easily be the most noticeable difference between 11 Pro/12 Pro and 13 Pro.
Since blue (specifically baby blue) is my favorite color I have to say I am loving the new colors on the Pro.
All I'll say is, go on Apple's website and go to the comparison page so you can remind yourself of how different the 12 Pro was from the 11 Pro and how little an upgrade the 13 Pro is from the 12 Pro.
So Apple is somehow fine all these years with their products falling into this category? Sure its not the "pro" model, but there have been product red iphones and ipds, etc, long before there was the pro distinction.
Still, they haven't tried a deep red either...