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iPhone 13 Is the iPhone 13 the most half baked product in a decade?
- Thread starter Peter in brisbane
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I can see if you’re having issues but to call it half-baked is a real stretch.
You actually thought this phone would unlock with a mask on?!
It is an “S” update. Usually this means nothing ground breaking and just perfecting the previous year. The 13 did this perfectly. Consider it the 12 S.
The days of huge innovation year after year are over.
I upgraded from an 11 Pro Max. Did the phone to phone transfer. Everything transferred without a problem. I’m loving my new 13 Pro Max.
Sounds like you've had a bad experience - maybe try a fresh install and see how things go?
For what it’s worth, everything you’re describing is a software problem and has nothing to do with the iPhone itself. Additionally, with the exception of the mask unlock, I don’t think any of those problems are very widespread. Clearly you had a lot of issues and I don’t mean to minimize that, but none of those issues are iPhone 13 problems, nor are they reflective of the experience that most people have had.
Lol a MacRumors classic. “A device isn’t working for me so they are all terrible.”
The iPhone 13 is easily the best iPhone Apple has ever made.
The iPhone 13 is easily the best iPhone Apple has ever made.
I see it as one of the best devices they released in years.
Why are you whining and complaining about your own decision? Seems to me you would have been more happy getting a Samsung, why didn't you? All the information is out there for you to make an informed and educated choice. But you chose to come here and complain about your own choice. I could never understand why some make half-baked choices
I only faced the problem of the Apple Watch not unlocking my iphone, and that was solved by resetting my device and restoring from iCloud. Otherwise, everything else went smoothly.
I used the iPhone to iPhone transfer. Not a single problem so far. If you initially setup your new iPhone without doing a software update first, maybe that contributed to the issues you encountered. I was quite impressed with how smoothly the iPhone to iPhone transfer worked for me. I ordered a SIM card free version and the iPhone to iPhone transfer even configured the eSim for me. When all was said and done I was up and running pretty quickly.
It is a shame that you encountered the issues you did and that will certainly spoil the user experience. But I see no evidence of what you claim the iPhone 13 to be.
It is a shame that you encountered the issues you did and that will certainly spoil the user experience. But I see no evidence of what you claim the iPhone 13 to be.
If you’re talking about issues l, I’ve had no issues with mine…but if you’re talking about if this is a big upgrade from the 12 pro than it’s def not imo, it’s a solid upgrade to someone who had an IP10 or lower.
Feel for you OP. It’s frustrating when thing go haywire and you’ve done seemingly nothing wrong. That’s tech though and it also seems like software. The watch issue is a definite bug it seems and should be fixed. The other issues may be fixed with a clean install. If you use icloud and 2FA then you can easily clean install. I recommend it although I know it’s not a perfect solution for everybody.
I’ve seen others complain of screen brightness issues and a gap above the front speaker. Not sure how prevalent they are though.
I’ve seen others complain of screen brightness issues and a gap above the front speaker. Not sure how prevalent they are though.