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How significant is the camera bump with the case on? One thing I like about the 12 Pro is that with a case on, the back is flat. Doesn't appear to be that way with the 13 Pro's, but hard to tell from photo's how significant the bump really is...
 
One more question regarding the updated cameras. How are the lensflares ( aka dots in the picture if u point the camera at bright lights/sun )?
Any improvements or did it get worse because of the larger aperture of the lenses?
They show when you framing the photo but they don’t appear in the final photo anymore.
 
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Your wrong don’t make people believe it’s darker they are exactly the same colour I compared them for ages in the apple store, the reason the photo looks darker is at an angle it goes darker that’s my you can’t see the apple logo but in person head on they are identical even apple said that, the new one is NOT darker it’s the exact same graphite
Why is there an apple logo on only one phone?
 
Portrait mode edge detection certainly improved
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Is anyone having issues with turning on “unlock with Apple Watch” feature under Face ID settings?

It keeps telling me “unable to communicate with Apple Watch”. My watch is paired and shows up in the Watch app.
Yes I am having the same problem. My S4 watch can unlock my MBP but can’t seem to get it working with iPhone 13 pro max.
 
I feel like it is a decent upgrade from 11 pro, but it feels too chunky in my hands and would have loved rounded edges instead.
Promotion is nice but I could live without.
But I’m going to love the macro camera I can already tell :)

It would have been nice if there was a color option like forest green or something like that lol. But blue is nice too.
 
Yeah same here with the Unlock with Apple Watch feature - do update if anyone finds a fix!
Ok I got something.
Go to watch app on your iPhone.
Go to passcode.
Turn off passcode. This will remove cards from Apple Pay. Accept and Continue.
Now turn off watch and iPhone.
turn them both back on.
go into the iPhone general settings -> Face ID and passcode.
Choose the option to unlock with watch. It will tell you you need to create a passcode.
Let me know if this worked for you.
 
Ok I got something.
Go to watch app on your iPhone.
Go to passcode.
Turn off passcode. This will remove cards from Apple Pay. Accept and Continue.
Now turn off watch and iPhone.
turn them both back on.
go into the iPhone general settings -> Face ID and passcode.
Choose the option to unlock with watch. It will tell you you need to create a passcode.
Let me know if this worked for you.
Do you have to manually reload all your Apple Pay cards? Not a good fix if so.
My Credit Union still makes me physically call when adding their card.
 
Do you have to manually reload all your Apple Pay cards? Not a good fix if so.
My Credit Union still makes me physically call when adding their card.
It’s going to mirror your phones wallet. All I had to do was re enter my CVV and I was done.
So many banks around the world with different abilities I don’t know if this is convenient for everyone but it let me fix the problem in about 3 mins. Hopefully something similar for you without having to stuff around further.
 
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Just got home with mine after nearly 4 hours of driving because I left my wallet at home when I left. Needless to say, I picked up a MagSafe wallet while I was there.

My first reaction was, oh the big boy gained weight.
 

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Ok I got something.
Go to watch app on your iPhone.
Go to passcode.
Turn off passcode. This will remove cards from Apple Pay. Accept and Continue.
Now turn off watch and iPhone.
turn them both back on.
go into the iPhone general settings -> Face ID and passcode.
Choose the option to unlock with watch. It will tell you you need to create a passcode.
Let me know if this worked for you.
Nope. This just takes you to watch to make a passcode, then when you go back it's still disabled, and re-enabling has the issue.
 
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Just saw sierra blue in person. Looks awesome. i personally don’t think it looks anything like the online photos. More of a blueish gray over the baby blue look online.
 
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It’s not darker I have went to an Apple store and compared they are identical, the reason some photos look darker because on a slight angle it looks diffrent in pics, but I promise it’s the same colour no change at all
Ah well, thanks for clarifying. It’s going be sitting in a Pitaka case anyway!
 
First observations as the phone is setting up:

1. The new screen is AMAZING. ProMotion is smooth as butter, and the screen is much cooler than my 12 ProMax, as well as the 11 Pro Max. I FINALLY feel like we’re back to really solid screens. Brightness is on par with 12PM.

2. Earpiece change makes the whole front of the phone look so much more elegant. Subtle but so nice to now look at a hole in the screen. Notch size difference seems minor, but may prove to be more noticeable over. I do notice the height difference tho, but I’m sure it’ll go away after a while, just like the notch did on the iPhone X after a few days.

3. Graphite on 13PM is slightly darker than the 12PM. (The new Blue is so elegant).

4. The Silent switch is slightly smaller on the 13PM than on the 12PM. I haven’t seen that mentioned anywhere else.

5. Weight difference is marginal, and I haven’t noticed it much. Camera bump is THICC.

Will post more thoughts as I use it this afternoon. Very nice combination of changes. I can say I haven’t felt this good about a screen since the iPhone X and 8Plus days. Huge difference for me.
 
First observations as the phone is setting up:

1. The new screen is AMAZING. ProMotion is smooth as butter, and the screen is much cooler than my 12 ProMax, as well as the 11 Pro Max. I FINALLY feel like we’re back to really solid screens. Brightness is on par with 12PM.

2. Earpiece change makes the whole front of the phone look so much more elegant. Subtle but so nice to now look at a hole in the screen. Notch size difference seems minor, but may prove to be more noticeable over. I do notice the height difference tho, but I’m sure it’ll go away after a while, just like the notch did on the iPhone X after a few days.

3. Graphite on 13PM is slightly darker than the 12PM. (The new Blue is so elegant).

4. The Silent switch is slightly smaller on the 13PM than on the 12PM. I haven’t seen that mentioned anywhere else.

5. Weight difference is marginal, and I haven’t noticed it much. Camera bump is THICC.

Will post more thoughts as I use it this afternoon. Very nice combination of changes. I can say I haven’t felt this good about a screen since the iPhone X and 8Plus days. Huge difference for me.
The graphite is the exact same colour, I’m looking now, in photos it shows a slight change as a slight movement changes the hue and cameras pick it up. put them on top of each other and you will see exactly the same
 
Has anyone else noticed what Apple did with the size of the items in the status bar? They just blew them up instead of keeping the same size as the 12PM and adding battery percentage or some other information. I’m not a fan.
 

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OK finally home from work and can get to know this light blue brick.

True Tone is sooo much better than on 12 series.

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My screen has some color un-uniformity so I wasn't a screen lottery winner this time around either, but it's only slightly noticeable in dark with minimum brightness and night shift on. Picture is taken with Night Mode which severely ramps up the colors, not that bad in real life.

Something which probably everyone has is the noticeable darker area around notch.

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