What we have here is a 13 Pro model dummy phone. What this is means is
the dimensions of the device are gonna be pretty accurate to the real thing so that
case manufacturers like CASETiFY can produce accessories for it.
Whilst some details are only going to be shown by Apple at the event,
this is as good as it gets guys in terms of a sneak peak!
I am Alex. And I do down to earth tech reviews. And I am here at least once a week.
Let’s deal with the elephant in the room, The notorious notch.
As you can see here, the slit for the speaker has moved up all the way to the edge.
And whilst this dummy case doesn’t show a notch you can assume it will still be there.
On this dummy case the front camera is actually bigger than before which I don’t think is
accurate. I also think it will move more towards the edge too, allowing for a smaller notch.
The other change that we can talk about here is the camera bumper.
Before having this dummy iPhone 13 to hand I watched
lots of videos saying that the camera bump is significantly bigger this year.
Well, it is bigger but I’d say that the biggest difference is
in the actual housing for the lenses. That’s what’s much bigger than before.
With the 13 Pro, as you can see the arrangement of the lenses
are exactly the same as in the 12 models.
But apparently we will see a different arrangement on the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini.
The biggest difference there is the Sensor-shift stabilisation that will
be coming to those models. This feature was only available on the Pro models last year.
It’s the same thickness from what I can tell and one thing I noticed here is the speaker
cutouts. On the 12 Pro from what I can tell, it had 6 holes on the right and 4 on the left.
In this dummy, which when it comes to the cutouts,
you expect to be accurate because these case accessories have to be cut to a high precision!
If I look at the beautiful iPhone 13 cases that CASETiFY sent me,
you can see that the cutouts are indeed smaller than the previous models.
I am not allowed to show you those cases yet but they are smaller.
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Talking about CASETiFY, who are sponsoring today’s video,
they are giving a really nice discount to all my viewers!
With Apple now literally a few days from releasing the new iPhone 13,
you should definitely check out CASETiFY and get a case for it.
CASETiFY offer so many options and customisation ideas that
it makes it a perfect gift for friends and family.
You can see here on their website, how creative you can get. It’s really fun to customise the
cases. This one here I customised as a present to one of my viewers Cheekster.
He’s a great supporter of the channel so I thought
it would be a nice gesture to send him this as a gift.
The most important thing with cases is of course the protection aspect.
I’ve used many cases before but when it comes to protection CASETiFY do have an
edge and are much more protective than cheaper cases that you can find on Amazon for example.
You are investing quite a bit on your new iPhone, so it makes sense to
go for a product that will give you that peace of mind.
And so you can see how much I trust their cases, here is a quick drop test.
Alright guys so this is the Ultra Impact case on the 12 Pro Max, I am just going to drop it.
As you can see it's recording it. We're just gonna see how good the protection is.
Right... From about here?
No, higher!
From here? There! Yeah
Let's see! It landed on the front It's still recording
Screen is good
Me recording you
Let's see, there is a bit of a scuff in there
Cool, just gonna say thank you top my assistant.
Let's go back to the office!
So cool right?
And the great thing is they are offering all my viewers 15% off
so go to CASETiFY.com/ALEXG today to get your 15% off.
Going back to the speakers cutouts at the bottom here, I know a lot of people watch content or
listen to music using headphones and earbuds anyway so it might not be an issue for you.
I don't always wear headphones when I am listening to content or watching YouTube.
I might be on a dog walk or whatever...So I do appreciate good quality speakers on my devices.
Does this concern you? Are you worried about
this potentially having a lower sound quality on your iPhone?
I know some Android devices for example have even smaller cutouts here but
I think it’s unusual to see that on the new iPhone.
What else can we tell from this dummy device? Not a whole lot more!
The power buttons are the same length and thickness so no sign of TouchID on the buttons
and there is nothing on this display here to indicate a TouchID on the front either.
So I guess we will have to wait and see on that one. Rumours suggest that we
are not getting it. But hang on…This just came in!
Hot off the press. According to Jon Prosser from Front Page Tech
(Fah Pah Tah) Apple are getting employees to test a new FaceID hardware that would recognise you
with Face Masks and through foggy glasses.
The whole thing is still a bit foggy to me so I guess we will wait and see on that one.
Personally I think, give up Apple. FaceID is a cool idea but
have that as an option and give people TouchID like everybody else.
Apple are like a stubborn child sometimes!
I’ve done a few videos covering a lot of detail on the iPhone 13 but I definitely recommend
you watch this video here where I share some options before you make that final decision.
And I will see you, and your smiling faces on the next one!