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iPhone 13 Models Are Heavier and Thicker Than iPhone 12 Models

The iPhone 13 Pro Max is only a little over 1 oz lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 3, and can unfold into....oh wait! 😂🤣 And that notch! 🤢🤮
 
TheYayAreaLiving said:
as long the battery is good thats all it matters.
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Yeah once they are already as heavy as the 12 Pro’s are I don’t think an extra couple of ounces will break my hand. I’m more concerned about how the weight is balanced, because that seems to have more bearing on whether or not I’ll have muscle fatigue and nerve pain.

I found the 12 Pro poorly balanced (for my hand size) and painful to hold for a long time for that reason, but the 12 Pro Max has been fine for me.

However, I would prefer carrying around a smaller phone if I could hold/use it comfortably.
 
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Does it feature bigger batteries? They mentioned bigger batteries for iPhone 13. But nothing for the Pro models. The Pro models should feature Qualcomm X60 modem. This and the ProMotion display should count for wast improvements in power efficiency by itself. I don't really think the batteries in the Pro models will be that much bigger, if bigger at all. Then I would expect battery life to improve even more.

The iPhone 13 does not get ProMotion so they won't have this benefit and I'm not sure if they will be staying on the Qualcomm X55 modem or move to the X60 modem. If they are still on X55 then the non-Pro models would obviously have to feature bigger batteries to get their gains in battery life. The Pro models don't.

I suspect the increase in weight on the Pro models are tied to the larger camera array.
 
Remember back in the day how they'd go on & on about how how thin the new device was? Like we were supposed to be in awe or something? Since those dark days, they've packed on the millimeters year after year and quietly delegated thickness to a line on the spec sheet.
Funny how something one year can be pushed as being awe inspiring then tossed in the dumpster the next.
Marketing. Gotta love it
 
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oneMadRssn said:
Not that the weight is a problem, but I wonder how much heavier and denser they can get. I think the 12 Pro was already the heaviest smartphone I ever had for that size.
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Seems Irrelevant. And you know why that is? (Rhetorical) Because people add cases, which obviously is going to add to the natural thickness and weight to the phone as it is. So it completely cancels itself out and I don’t think people generally care too much about a few millimeters/mere ounces of a difference.
 
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Jdavis21 said:
Yep, hard pass. My 12 is already thick and heavy enough. Keeping my 12 and waiting for the 14. Unlike the new iPad mini 6 (which I ordered immediately) the 13 is the very definition of an incremental update. Should have been called the 12s.
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So when the 14 is even thicker then what?
 
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