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iFixit's Full iPhone 13 Pro Teardown Shows Merged Face ID Components and Highlights Display Replacement Issues
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I think iFixit has it wrong about a fused dot projector and flood illuminator. There are clearly 4 windows in the notch, and there's some component with cables running into it screwed into the display that it looks like they're ignoring. I don't have an explanation for the video they posted, but if the 4th window in the notch (2nd from left) actually is vestigial, that's very un-Apple like.
EDIT: maybe it's the proximity sensor? I don't see a window for that otherwise.
EDIT: maybe it's the proximity sensor? I don't see a window for that otherwise.
They’re not getting your money??? Laughs in 2.4 TRILLION dollar market cap 🤣
That’s a software implementation that Apple could do in a later iOS update. It’s not like any significant wireless carriers are using it outside of their R&D labs right now.
Meanwhile, the guy that sold him his old phone walks in the Apple store.…
Something is off with your device, have you tried a reboot of your device. I have noticed that with iOS 15 and the last few iOS 14 updates my iPhone 12 Pro has been running hot from time-to-time with Safari use, it was not an issue previously.
I hate these teardowns and stress tests other sites do. Damaging a perfectly good piece of hardware makes me sad.
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Been like this for all of the iPhones since TouchID. Neither unlock mechanism worked until the authentic display was calibrated with Apple’s software. Otherwise TouchID or FaceID won’t function.
It sucks, I agree, but this isn’t news.
That is what I’m hoping, other phone manufacturers include it so Apple should do. It’s a pretty critical piece of cellular technology going forward even if it’s not available today it’s coming likely in the next year.
Atleast ifixit does it so we can better repair our phones going forward. Most YouTubers do it for viewers.
The RAM bump is actually one of the primary reasons I decided to spring for the Pro. I really did have a lot of issues with the 4GB phones reloading when switching apps. 6GB seems OK for now, but I’d guess in a couple more years, it won’t be. So, I think it’s a fair complaint… especially when compared to how much headroom we have with the processors every year.
honestly this is some pretty smart engineering by Apple here.
think of FaceID and what it reads and encompasses here as you would with the Secure Enclave within SoC. From a security perspective I want NO bad “actors having a full 3D model of my face.
I’ve read, but still searching Bloomberg’s archives of an article they published where anyone that’s visited there has had their face already scanned and logged uniquely in a DB.
sure it can protect a city or a nation against known terrorists or their associates but also 😠😞. Beyond that potential FUD most of our personal data is already mined, I don’t want some next level mask impersonating anyone going into your bank along with mined personal dat and your finances and livelihood wiped out a la that movie with Swarzennegger “Two Weeks”
Bummed that there is no WiFi 6E chip this year
I thought the same exact thing as you and then I realized it’s most likely the proximity sensor. There’s nowhere else to put it
Then 8gb won’t solve ur problem. They have to draw the line somewhere. If they have 8gb u would ask for 16. Just pretend they only have 4gb but lucky you got a 6gb phone. Congrats.
They are. People who sell their iPhone usually do it to get a newer one. If there was nobody to sell their old phone to, they wouldn't probably get the new one. At least not so often. I know quite a few people who sell their iPhone every year just to get the new one. I did it myself last year.
The user experience is so much different... I have owned the iphone 3GS, 5S, 6S, X, 11 and 12 and none of them have ever had any problem despite people complaining about the RAM memory every single generation. The phone works perfectly fine, why do you need LPDDR5 memory?
Yes it would: added costs that the customer has to pay for unnecessary components and reduced battery life.
Generally I agree. But I decided to "speak with my wallet" by not supporting Amazon and haven't bought anything through them for a decade - and yet Bezos became no.1 rich guy
In the support of iPhones, I have to say after using them for almost a decade now, only rarely encountered very minor issues and have a trackrecord of 0 service visits. They run just great year after year.
Better repairability of devices should maybe be mandated by regulators - especially I see the issue with soldered ram & SSDs on newer Macs...