This is iphone 13 pro So, really, there's only three things about this phone that are genuinely better than the regular 13. And one of them, you could argue, maybe not that many people are actually gone notice, but the other two are pretty big jumps. And so, this feels like a pretty big upgrade disguised in the same design as last year. So, I've reviewed the iPhone 13 already, it was earlier this week There, I go over Cinematic Mode and the new A15 Bionic, and a smaller notch, et cetera. This Pro phone has all of that. But then on top of that, the three major things that this phone does better than the regular 13 would be the screen, the battery, and the cameras. Now, you might be thinking, "Wait, that's the same list of three things you said was better about the 13 than the 12." You'd be right, but this takes a bigger leap in all those things. So, to start with the screen, the 13 Pro is the same size as the 13 and the 13 Pro Max is bigger, again, same sizes and resolutions as last year, but now, there is a smaller notch. Neat. Okay, looks a little better on the bigger screen, even though there is no more information on that extra screen, but then the display is actually noticeably brighter here, even versus the 13, it hits 1,000 nits max brightness versus the 800 on the 13,
1:32a even 1,200 nits peak with HDR, and it's really good. It's viewable everywhere, outdoors, great responsive auto-brightness, and it's still one of the most color-accurate OLED panels out there. But what we're really here for, finally, is Apple's Pro phones now getting Pro Motion, meaning, an adaptive high refresh rate display. It's about damn time. Now, this has been really interesting to watch unfold because it's not just a matter of dropping 120 Hertz display into the phone and then calling it a day, there's a couple of different considerations, and nuances, and things to be able to do to do it well, and then there's whether or not people even notice. That's two different things. So, as a self-proclaimed pixel enthusiast, as someone who's seen a lot of phones, Apple has done this really well and it's, of course, an OLED, but it's also an LTPO display, meaning it's an adaptive variable refresh rate that can ramp up to 120 Hertz, but also now down to as low as 10 Hertz. It actually has 12 different refresh rates that it cycles between, which is seven more than the iPad Pro. So, this helps it respond to exactly what's happening on the display. So, if you're watching a 24fps movie, the display only needs to refresh 24 times per second, but if you're scrolling through a website or social media, it'll be nice and smooth. Maybe for gaming, it's pinned at 120 Hertz, but if you're just sitting on a home screen or reading some text, like an email, nothing's happening on the screen, it can go all the way down to 10 Hertz, which can save battery. So, this tech been around for years in other phones, and it's great. So, the interesting part is different phones ramp up at different times, and for different reasons, and different amounts. So, an example is like, no matter how high a refresh rate of an Android phone I have, it's always 60 Hertz for Google Maps. Anytime I open Google Maps, the whole rest of the phone: notification panel, using the app, it's all 60 Hertz. Probably to save battery 'cause it's a GPS-heavy app, but that's one thing it always does. So, it turns out there have been a lot of places where people have noticed the iPhone doesn't ramp all the way up to 120 Hertz. In fact, a lot of places in third-party apps where it still stays at 60. Now, I've noticed, just from using a whole ton of different apps, I was actually pretty impressed by how many are already using 120 Hertz animations. And all of these apps, inside and out, felt smoother and more responsive. Also, all of IOS is smoother and more responsive. This pro motion display is fast, but at those awful speeds is going to take forever. It's not exactly a Pro workflow. It's so brutal that for all the big game, Apple always talks about USB-C, and the iPad, and every other thing they do, and Thunderbolt, it's just never made it to the iPhone. Matter of fact, let me use this as a segue for all the things that I wish this iPhone Pro had for $1,000. Number one, USB Type-C. Probably never gone happen, but I can still dream. And then faster charging, and I don't mean the 27 watts that the Pro Max can apparently support from a higher-powered brick. That's not included in the box. I mean, like, real 50, 65-watt, maybe even higher wattage charging someday. That, again, it's probably never gone happen and I've made a whole video about why Apple hasn't done that and some other things, like high resolution cameras, et cetera. I'll leave a link below the like button. But, nevertheless, Pro Max's huge battery still takes a very long time to charge. And I wish there was an all-black option. Eh, minor detail, there's always a case or skin for that, but there's a couple other minor things that didn't quite fit into this full review. So, you can turn down the refresh rate of the display to 60 Hertz limited, but it's not in the Display settings like in every other phone, it's in Accessibility settings under Motion, and then Limit Frame Rate. I haven't tested this for more than about a few minutes, but I have a feeling it won't actually save that much battery on this phone, considering it's actively bringing you down below 60 Hertz all the time, anyway. Then, if you're using a Mag Safe Duo Charger, which I actually do when I'm traveling, the new camera bump on the 13 Pro is so big that it actually gets pretty close to the wireless charging coil to the point where if you have a case on your phone, it actually pops the phone up slightly off the charger. Now, it still works, but I'd be careful what case you buy, just in case you get one with a camera bump that's too big and now, suddenly, it doesn't make contact with the charger anymore. And then the new Sierra Blue color, just so you know, is a little paler in person than it looks in the press materials and on Apple site. Just warning you. You know, it's a slightly bluish silver, not that that's a bad things just a warning. I'll try to show it as best I can with all the footage from the shiny, new Raptor Camera. So, the minor upgrade turns out to be pretty solid after all. Spoiler alert! Every iPhone upgrade from here till the end of time is it's gone be a minor upgrade. That's the way smartphones are. But look, there's nothing wrong with a small upgrade. In my opinion, that's how you eventually get great at something is by getting a little bit better every time you do it. But that's pretty much it for the 13 Pro, let me know what you think of this phone in the comment section below. We can talk about it.
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