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iPhone 13 Reviews: Excellent Cameras, Speedy Performance, and Improved Battery Make for Worthy Upgrade
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With the mini there’s a little different point of view. If the rumors are true that there will be no 14 mini then a 13 mini upgrade may make more sense to have a newer device that will last a bit longer until Apple decides again that not everyone wants a giant screen.
Ok, then your point is even less valid as I was assuming you were assuming I meant all iPhones. Apple already has products (including the SE) that don't fall into the every year cycle. Adding a much slower selling (or niche) model like the mini to a 2 year cycle wouldn't really apply to your "Apple won’t be comfortable being left behind" statement. Also Apple really doesn't have any competition in the smaller premium phone market to be left behind anyway.
Significant Battery increase has to be a 100% increase. That seems a little ridiculous.
Good try, Macrumors. I skip this iteration and I stay with my XR. Looking forward to 2022/23.
As tempting as it may be to upgrade, I think you should base your decision on how your 12 mini is performing.
If battery life is not working for you, perhaps yes, upgrade.
Unless you’re getting a great offer from your carrier(like $50) to trade up, I’d say no.
Your 12 should be good for at least 4-5 years. By then we’ll have a foldable iPhone so size won’t be an issue. 😏
I have the XR and I won't upgrade even though I can easily afford it.
- So the modem in my XR is bad? I don't know.
- The XR is super fast even with the most demanding games.
- I have a Canon DSLR for vacations and anniversaries that no phone can match, maybe iPhone 23 will... All the images I shoot using a phone are for food, selfies, and docs.
- I have a charger at office too.
- The notch is still there.
More storage is always better...
All the new bells and whistles I want are software... The hardware is great as it is, since iPhone X.
The iPhone 13 has me excited for the 14 simply bc Apple is gonna be forced to make some real changes. I mean how does low light video look like this still?
Significant is far more than an hour or two. That's what? 10% or so?
Depending on how I use it, my 12PM gets 8-12 hours.
So with the 13PM I might get 9-14?
Either way I will need to charge it overnight and may have to sip during the day.
10% (approx) is not a significant increase.
Not a bad increase. But not what I would categorize as "significant".
longer support for iOS?!What a stretch to justify a S release!
iPhone 12 owners need only wait another year and they'll have no notch at all! Then suddenly the 13 will look very very dated.
What a stretch to justify a S release!Hm please Tell me how that notch will magically go away from my device in a year!
I still use the 10S Max, and it runs like butter. So the word "worthy" here is definitely being used subjectively.
I have an XR, with the Intel modem. The reception at home is mediocre at best, with numerous people on the other line telling me that I'm cutting out. Supposedly the Canadian Intel modems in the XR were problematic. For myself, I'm very much looking forward to the new Qualcomm modems and better reception.
All of this in real life usage comes down to - pretty much the SAME experience using it as its predecessor.
Touch ID on the on off switch would have made this a killer upgrade. And if they'd been able to make it a hole punch front camera then it would have been the biggest iPhone upgrade since the X. As it stands, it's very solid. I'm disappointed with the notch still being so big though and no way to unlock with masks on apart from an Apple Watch and passcode. Apple needs to do better.
“Worth” is just so hard to say. To whom? The average user with an average budget? A tech enthusiast who values the latest and greatest? A rich person?
All of which is to say, paying a few hundred for an upgraded device (one that many of us use more money than anything else) with a new battery and a new warranty is a pretty reasonable thing to do for many people.
All of THAT said: I’m undecided on upgrading my 12 mini.
The iPhone 13 series looks like a solid upgrade due to the camera improvements and battery life. Interesting to watch this for comparison:
www.wsj.com
iPhone 6s Video Review
The iPhone 6 was the almost-perfect smartphone. Does the 6s address the public's remaining complaints? WSJ's Joanna Stern finds out. Photo/video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal.
I think every version since the X has been an S of that version… Yea for incremental progress.