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iPhone 13 Lineup Appears to Feature Significantly Larger Battery Capacities
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Nonsense. The 6/6s were simply too thin. Such thin, that both their stability and battery life sucked, period. Also, the regular 12 is about 15% thinner, smaller and lighter than the 11. Certainly not bulkier or 'uncomfortable' to hold. Only thing I agree though is that I do not want the 11/XR weight back. These were bricks indeed, many people have complained. But thanks to smaller OLEDs + the Mini as alternative, no more reasons to complain.
Very nice, the jump of the Pro Max sounds almost too big to be true, +20% is crazy. The smaller models get +10%, or in other words, what they should have featured from the very beginning. It seems to correspond with the leaked information about slightly thicker chassis (e.g. going from 7.37 to 7.6mm for the Mini). So weight won't increase that much, maybe around +10grams, which is barely noticeable and certainly worth it.
These policies do rankle me. There is no much arrogance there. But where else can I get a phone that lasts 6 years (and will likely be passed down to my children!)? My 2011 MBP lasted 9 years, and I got a cheap 2013 MBP that will probably never break.
The headphone jack was one of the reasons I kept it so long! I used it as an output in my car and I didn't fancy a flakey Belkin adapter! I now have CarPlay.
Will they stop ****ing doing this? Since the design of the 6 (where they did so twice IIRC through the 8, where the 7 was lighter than the 6S but then the 8 reverted to being heaviest of all) we've had them tangibly **** with the dimensions to degrees that may not break case compatibility but are certainly noticeable to some of us.
Stuff like changing the back material is fine (even if matte alters the dimensions by some infinitesimal sum), but if Apple e.g. increases the weight of the regular 12 by 25 grams, and the depth by a bit, that's not only tangible but may well cross into a certain ergonomic 38th parallel that renders the phone far less enjoyable to hold and use than it was. In this case, the 12's morphology doesn't exactly lend itself toward ergonomic headroom - the sharp edges are a pain and exacerbate existing size as opposed to a tapered or curved finish.
But also independently of dimensions and such I'd quite like it if they'd just stop the battery shenanigans altogether, e.g. the 8's battery was 7.6% smaller than the 7, but the 7's 6.1% larger than the 6S, while the 6S was larger than the 6....
I mean my god the difference between the local extrema [the 6S and the 7] are 14.28%! Imagine if They had just started with that 1960maH battery in the 6, if not a bit larger (2100mah, even?) set the standard, and kept it that way throughout the 2020 SE. It tangibly alters habits, expectations, etc.
Also, for the love of god, throw a USB-C port in and trim down the camera. Frankly I don't even want two/three lenses, looks horrendous.
Stuff like changing the back material is fine (even if matte alters the dimensions by some infinitesimal sum), but if Apple e.g. increases the weight of the regular 12 by 25 grams, and the depth by a bit, that's not only tangible but may well cross into a certain ergonomic 38th parallel that renders the phone far less enjoyable to hold and use than it was. In this case, the 12's morphology doesn't exactly lend itself toward ergonomic headroom - the sharp edges are a pain and exacerbate existing size as opposed to a tapered or curved finish.
But also independently of dimensions and such I'd quite like it if they'd just stop the battery shenanigans altogether, e.g. the 8's battery was 7.6% smaller than the 7, but the 7's 6.1% larger than the 6S, while the 6S was larger than the 6....
I mean my god the difference between the local extrema [the 6S and the 7] are 14.28%! Imagine if They had just started with that 1960maH battery in the 6, if not a bit larger (2100mah, even?) set the standard, and kept it that way throughout the 2020 SE. It tangibly alters habits, expectations, etc.
Also, for the love of god, throw a USB-C port in and trim down the camera. Frankly I don't even want two/three lenses, looks horrendous.
What? The iPhone to iPhone 5s + first SE were smaller than the 12 mini!
Sooooo.....they’re putting the iPhone 11’s battery back in? 😂
But seriously, the Mini needed the battery capacity increase more than any of the other phones, and yet it got the smallest gain. Weird. Perhaps it’s because both the Pro and Pro Max models are getting ProMotion, so they’re getting bigger increases to battery. The regular 13 is getting the same battery as the 13 Pro for logistical reasons.
Maybe the real battery stars will be the regular 13 and the 13 Mini. Then again, maybe it’ll just be the 13. The Mini will just meet expectation.
Battery increases:
Mini: 8.0%
13: 9.9%
13 Pro: 9.9%
13 Pro Max: 18.0%
But seriously, the Mini needed the battery capacity increase more than any of the other phones, and yet it got the smallest gain. Weird. Perhaps it’s because both the Pro and Pro Max models are getting ProMotion, so they’re getting bigger increases to battery. The regular 13 is getting the same battery as the 13 Pro for logistical reasons.
Maybe the real battery stars will be the regular 13 and the 13 Mini. Then again, maybe it’ll just be the 13. The Mini will just meet expectation.
Battery increases:
Mini: 8.0%
13: 9.9%
13 Pro: 9.9%
13 Pro Max: 18.0%
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Luckily upgrading annually is not mandatory. Appel can rrickle the features, and it is quite obvious that in some cases they intentionally do that - in ither cases they wait quite rightly to “do it right”….. but nobody forces the consumer to buy a new one every year. There’s no issue at all skipping a year or even two.
there are RAM at lower voltages. Not sure what your laptop supports however in mobile devices where it’s soldered the most efficient ram will be used.
Come on I want mini with the big battery and the 60hz display. Who cares about pro-motion, you can’t tell on this tiny 5.4 in display.
now that apple have implemented WatchID, you'd imagine this won't be as big an issue for them. I'd love it if they did include it, but I'm guessing next year. Pity. You still can't do your banking etc with WatchID. It is very convenient though.
It will be interesting to see if a bigger battery for the mini increases sales, even though a lot of people see, to prefer luggage phones.
Yes it was a certified 3rd party store not an actual Apple store but it certainly annoyed me. I never went to the store again so their loss. The 6S has been fantastic and gotten better and better over time and I’m really looking forward to the 13 Pro, it will support SA 5G and VoNR so will be future proofed for the next half decade.
13 Pro Max 18% increased battery capacity vs 12 Pro Max? Couple that with likely power savings from SoC geometry shrink and also a geometry shrink on the Qualcomm modem vs the one in the 12 and the 13 Pro Max could be a beast. Seriously, if this is true and it does translate into > 18% increase in battery life (might it get to something like 25% increase when you factor in more power-efficient components?) then I‘m upgrading in a heartbeat even if there are no other changes to cameras, screen etc. (but of course we know there will be anyway as icing on the cake).