WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.820 This is the brand new iPhone 13. 00:00:04.820 --> 00:00:09.180 The S phone generation might be gone in name, but after using this iPhone for a while, 00:00:09.180 --> 00:00:13.440 I don't think it's gone in spirit. There's a lot that's familiar with this phone 00:00:13.440 --> 00:00:18.260 and there's a lot that's better too. So do these small changes add up to being a great update 00:00:18.260 --> 00:00:21.500 or should you get an iPhone 12 instead? 00:00:21.500 --> 00:00:26.100 Well, let's take a look at what is really the most important computer of our lives. 00:00:26.100 --> 00:00:29.400 The thing we take everywhere and use for everything, 00:00:29.400 --> 00:00:30.240 the iPhone. 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:41.560 The headlines with this new model are the bigger battery, 00:00:41.560 --> 00:00:45.880 better cameras with some clever processing, new colors and more storage, 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:50.960 all things that'll help you day to day. The notch is slightly smaller and the screen brighter, 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:55.960 going up to 800 nits outside, which is the same brightness as last year's 12 Pro. 00:00:55.960 --> 00:01:01.640 The 13's supposed to be brighter, but it doesn't look any brighter than the 12 mini. 00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:06.600 And then there's the new A15 chip. The phone opens and runs apps as fast as ever, 00:01:06.600 --> 00:01:09.720 but even though benchmarks show that the CPU performance improvements 00:01:09.720 --> 00:01:14.560 are less dramatic this time around, I haven't noticed a single hiccup using it. 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:18.880 Where I think the improvements lie in the A15 is in efficiency. 00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:24.360 This battery easily lasts me two days. The battery itself is about 13% larger, 00:01:24.360 --> 00:01:29.360 which according to Apple means that you can use it for two and a half hours more day to day. 00:01:29.360 --> 00:01:32.360 Honestly, battery life is such a hard thing to test 00:01:32.360 --> 00:01:35.720 or confirm because everyone uses their phone differently. 00:01:35.720 --> 00:01:40.560 For me, it's a big increase from my 12 mini, which lasted more than a day when I first got it. 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:44.120 With this 13, I'm struggling to establish a charging routine 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:48.080 because I seldom have to. When was the last time I plugged this in? 00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:54.640 Now this increase in battery does also mean a minor increase in size though. 00:01:54.680 --> 00:01:58.320 It's a quarter of a millimeter thicker and 11 grams heavier. 00:01:58.320 --> 00:02:02.200 That's barely noticeable in the hand, but what you can feel is that the power 00:02:02.200 --> 00:02:05.360 and volume buttons have been lowered for easier reach 00:02:05.360 --> 00:02:10.560 and all the colors have changed. On the iPhone 13, blue and midnight shift their color tone 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:16.920 from last year's 12 and two new colors have been added with pink and the color of this model called Starlight. 00:02:16.920 --> 00:02:21.160 It has a slight warm golden hue through the glass and aluminum. 00:02:21.160 --> 00:02:26.320 Remember in the 90s when everyone was painting their homes off white, like they couldn't commit to something 00:02:26.320 --> 00:02:30.360 as bold and as clean and as dark and as daring as white. 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:36.320 That's what this reminds me of. I think I prefer the colors of last year's 12 model more. 00:02:36.320 --> 00:02:40.160 There are multiple strong options to choose from unlike this year. 00:02:40.160 --> 00:02:44.720 But I'd probably go with the blue 13, mainly because it's the most assertive color. 00:02:44.720 --> 00:02:46.360 Oh, I gotta take a photo of this. 00:02:49.960 --> 00:02:55.960 Cameras are a big part of the iPhone and the 13 has received some pretty compelling upgrades. 00:02:55.960 --> 00:03:00.720 The camera bump is bigger and taller, meaning this won't fit in any iPhone 12 cases 00:03:00.720 --> 00:03:05.760 and the lenses are now mounted diagonally. This is because the 13's main wide camera 00:03:05.760 --> 00:03:10.080 is the same one that was found in last year's super priced 12 Pro Max. 00:03:10.080 --> 00:03:14.760 With a larger sensor, it captures more light and with sensor shift optical image stabilization, 00:03:14.760 --> 00:03:19.560 you should get clearer photos when the lighting conditions get challenging, like at night. 00:03:19.560 --> 00:03:23.040 I found that with night mode, the 13 held the shutter open 00:03:23.040 --> 00:03:27.680 for a shorter time than the 12. This means the photos come out a little darker, 00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:31.080 but they're also easier to capture, truer to life and clearer 00:03:31.080 --> 00:03:35.400 because there's less time for motion to blur. I think the bigger sensor helps here, 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:39.800 allowing Apple to quicken the shutter speed without losing the picture completely to darkness. 00:03:39.800 --> 00:03:43.560 Meanwhile, the 10R without night mode is a grimy mess. 00:03:43.560 --> 00:03:46.920 During the day, the 13's smart HDR 4 00:03:46.920 --> 00:03:49.920 does make the photos look quite vibrant and crisp. 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:53.680 In normal daytime conditions, the difference between it and last year's 12 camera 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:57.560 are harder to spot, but it chooses a more dramatic HDR look 00:03:57.560 --> 00:04:02.440 than compared to the Google Pixel 5's photos, which feel a little more natural. 00:04:02.440 --> 00:04:06.880 The toggle to turn off smart HDR is no longer available in the camera settings. 00:04:06.880 --> 00:04:12.760 Also missing is scene detection. In their place is Apple's new photographic styles option. 00:04:12.760 --> 00:04:19.320 Up until now, the iPhone's photo processing has been decided by a bunch of very smart Apple employees 00:04:19.320 --> 00:04:23.360 in a Californian spaceship, but now they're giving you a little bit of control 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:28.000 of how the phone processes your photos. You can choose between five preset settings 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:32.080 or dial in your own by adjusting tone and warmth. 00:04:32.080 --> 00:04:35.200 The choice is destructive, a photographer term meaning 00:04:35.200 --> 00:04:39.840 that it's burned into the photo forever. Your photographic style choices will be applied 00:04:39.840 --> 00:04:43.360 in Apple's image processing pipeline. The looks are neat, 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:46.440 but I'm still gonna have to play around to dial in my preferred style. 00:04:46.440 --> 00:04:50.520 I think it'll probably weigh towards the cooler contrasty look. 00:04:50.520 --> 00:04:54.080 On the photo front, there doesn't appear to be any improvements to portrait mode, 00:04:54.080 --> 00:04:57.560 but Apple has added what is effectively portrait mode 00:04:57.560 --> 00:05:03.800 for video dubbed cinematic mode. The feature ups the depth of field for that filmic feel 00:05:03.800 --> 00:05:07.080 and then helps process smooth and silky focus pulls. 00:05:07.080 --> 00:05:11.600 Neat or still, you can adjust those pulls and the depth of field after the fact too, 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:14.080 as the iPhone keeps the depth information. 00:05:15.000 --> 00:05:18.080 For much of my career, I've spent time shooting video professionally 00:05:18.080 --> 00:05:22.320 and I have to say that nailing a perfect focus pull is immensely satisfying. 00:05:22.320 --> 00:05:26.080 Amateurs playing around with cinematic mode will get to experience a bit of that. 00:05:26.080 --> 00:05:30.880 However, for professionals like me, it does fall short in a few places. 00:05:30.880 --> 00:05:36.480 I'm sure you've seen portrait mode struggle with edges. Well, that happens here when motion gets tricky 00:05:36.480 --> 00:05:40.480 and the phone's attempts to separate the blurry background are noticeable. 00:05:40.480 --> 00:05:44.800 Another issue is with the feature that lets you readjust pulls in post. 00:05:44.800 --> 00:05:50.240 It's really cool that it's possible, but that doesn't mean the execution is going to be perfect. 00:05:51.080 --> 00:05:54.880 Getting the pacing of your pulls done in camera is essential. 00:05:54.880 --> 00:05:58.360 Even a tiny little camera like this one has a depth of field. 00:05:58.360 --> 00:06:02.560 So if you want to shift cinematic modes focus to something that the camera itself 00:06:02.560 --> 00:06:06.920 wasn't focused on on the first place, well, it's going to be soft. 00:06:06.920 --> 00:06:13.080 Oh, and one last thing about cinematic mode is that it only shoots in 1080p 30 frames per second. 00:06:13.080 --> 00:06:17.200 Now, I get the lower resolution. This is a lot for a phone to process, 00:06:17.200 --> 00:06:22.240 but the fact that something dubbed cinematic doesn't shoot in cinema's traditional 24 frames per second 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:28.160 is really weird. Makes me think that it's going to be used less by serious filmmakers and more by TikTok O-Tours. 00:06:34.320 --> 00:06:40.280 So, should you upgrade? Well, that depends on what device you're upgrading from. 00:06:40.320 --> 00:06:46.960 If you're running an iPhone XR or older, this iPhone 13 will be a really exciting upgrade. 00:06:46.960 --> 00:06:50.520 If you still love Touch ID over Face ID, I'm sorry. 00:06:50.520 --> 00:06:53.880 Now, if you're coming from an iPhone older than a XR, 00:06:53.880 --> 00:06:57.960 you might be wondering if it'd be better to save $100 and simply go for a 12. 00:06:57.960 --> 00:07:03.320 Surprisingly, I'm going to say no, because base storage of the iPhone 13 00:07:03.320 --> 00:07:09.440 is up to 128 gigabytes. Finally, it still costs $800. 00:07:09.440 --> 00:07:14.360 If you're signed up for one of the big four American carriers. If not, it's another $30 more, 00:07:14.360 --> 00:07:20.800 more on this nonsense in a minute. But an iPhone 12 starts with only 64 gigabytes of storage. 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:25.200 So, if you compare apples to apples, the difference is only $50. 00:07:25.200 --> 00:07:28.760 And I think the upgrades on the 13 are worth it. 00:07:28.760 --> 00:07:32.760 The only reason to stick with the 12 would be because you like its colors more. 00:07:32.760 --> 00:07:36.000 Now, while the case to upgrade might be clear, 00:07:36.000 --> 00:07:39.160 what isn't is the state of purchasing a new phone these days 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:44.840 because it's complicated. With trade-ins, carrier contract incentives, and more, 00:07:44.840 --> 00:07:48.440 it feels like we're returning to the dark ages of mobile phones 00:07:48.440 --> 00:07:51.440 with three-year contracts and opaque plans. 00:07:51.440 --> 00:07:54.640 Just look at what happens when you click the See All Deals 00:07:54.640 --> 00:07:59.280 or Explore Pricing and Special Deals buttons on the iPhone purchase page. 00:07:59.280 --> 00:08:03.520 You can finance or lease your phone and use your old one as a down payment. 00:08:03.520 --> 00:08:06.840 It's all there with all the fine print to go along with it. 00:08:06.840 --> 00:08:12.800 Apples charts show the cost of the phone, but you should still factor in the phone plans. 00:08:12.800 --> 00:08:16.720 To help American consumers, the Verge even put out a super complicated table 00:08:16.720 --> 00:08:20.560 to figure out total costs. It's not pretty. 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:24.640 Effectively evaluating the value of a new phone purchase is fraught. 00:08:24.640 --> 00:08:27.760 If you want to get the best deal, you're going to have to do a bunch of math 00:08:27.760 --> 00:08:31.800 in an Excel spreadsheet probably, factoring in the plans that are available 00:08:31.800 --> 00:08:37.000 versus the plan you might have now. And don't forget to read the endless fine print. 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:40.080 Sometimes it might be better to take advantage of the carrier promo 00:08:40.080 --> 00:08:44.040 because they're discounting the phone or giving more with trade-in. 00:08:44.040 --> 00:08:49.760 And other times it's not. From what I can see though, if you have a good plan, you don't want to change. 00:08:49.760 --> 00:08:54.200 It might be worth sticking with Apple's financing since right now it's 0% APR, 00:08:54.200 --> 00:08:57.440 especially if you're not looking to trade in your old phone. 00:08:57.440 --> 00:09:00.840 Oh. As I determined a few weeks ago, 00:09:00.840 --> 00:09:05.000 iPhones last a long time now. And for many, choosing an iPhone upgrade 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:09.680 is a three-year plus commitment. I'm certain this 13 will stand the test of time 00:09:09.680 --> 00:09:13.520 if you protect it and it offers another solid choice for those looking to upgrade, 00:09:13.520 --> 00:09:17.200 especially with the increased base memory. But I think this generation 00:09:17.200 --> 00:09:20.400 will be about the different tertiary models. So stay subscribed 00:09:20.400 --> 00:09:24.280 because I'll be giving them some deserved attention in the coming weeks. 00:09:24.280 --> 00:09:28.560 Thanks for renewing your Mac Address contract. I hope you liked this new video. 00:09:28.560 --> 00:09:32.240 If so, let us know below by commenting or clicking the like button. 00:09:32.240 --> 00:09:36.520 A lot of people in this office have pushed the button and upgraded to this generation of iPhone. 00:09:36.520 --> 00:09:41.000 My curiosity is if you're a 6.1-inch mainstream iPhone user 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:45.880 or someone who wants something specific, like a Pro, Macs, or mini, comment below. 00:09:47.680 --> 00:09:50.080 Oh, phone call. Who could it be?