♫ (Jump First (feat. ÊMIA & Blaze Johnson Jr.) - Yo, Jonathan here.
This is the iPhone 13 Pro and the 13 Pro Max in Sierra Blue.
Honestly, if you own a 12 Pro or 12 Pro Max,
you don't need to upgrade,
but if you're coming from an 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max,
or honestly, anything before that,
it is a really solid upgrade.
Easy.
♫ Jump First (feat. ÊMIA & Blaze Johnson Jr.)
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♫ Jump First (feat. ÊMIA & Blaze Johnson Jr.)
So, let's assume you were looking
at grabbing a 12 Pro or 12 Pro Max last year.
But, ultimately,
you held off because you really wanted
that 120Hz ProMotion display the rumors hyped up.
Maybe you wanted the better camera sensor
that the 12 Pro Max offered,
but you didn't want the size.
Or, maybe you needed more storage
and 512 gigs just didn't cut it.
This year,
every one of those things are fixed.
If you're deciding between the 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max,
this year,
it is a much easier decision
because it really just comes down to size and battery life.
If you want a bigger 6.7 inch display
and the best battery life in the 13 lineup,
the Max is the way to go,
but keep in mind,
it is a big, heavy phone.
So with that in mind,
if you want something a little less massive
with a really solid battery life,
the 6.1 inch 13 Pro might be the best option for you.
They both pack the exact same triple camera system.
This year, though,
the wide and ultra wide angle lens let in more light
than the regular 13 and 13 mini.
So, there is an advantage there
and that telephoto lens now gives you 3x zoom
opposed to the 2.5x we got last year
with the 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max.
Additionally,
one more exclusive thing you get
with the Pro lineup this year is Macro mode.
This is done using the ultra wide angle lens,
and will work on both photo and video.
And as of now,
it switches automatically as soon as you get close
to the object,
but if you don't like that,
there will be an update that allows you
to switch on or off manually.
Besides that,
both the 13 Pro and Pro Max both pack 5G,
MagSafe,
up to 1TB of storage,
Pro RAW ProRes video,
which is coming in a future update,
LiDAR Night Mode across all the cameras,
including the front-facing camera.
And thanks to LiDAR,
that also extends to night mode portrait shots.
You also get Smart HDR4 Cinematic and Dolby Vision video,
which aren't Pro exclusive
and brighter displays across the board.
So while HDR content remains the same
with a peak brightness of 1200 nits,
non-HDR things get a bump all the way up to 1000 nits,
which makes a pretty substantial difference outside.
Without a doubt,
the most noticeable feature slash upgrade this year,
compared to the non-Pro phones,
or really any other iPhone for that matter,
is the ProMotion display.
This will get you a silky smooth refresh rate
up to 120Hz.
And I say up to because it's adaptive.
It'll ramp up when it needs to,
but also slow down when it doesn't,
as low as 10Hz,
which helps not obliterate battery life.
It, of course,
would not be an Apple release though,
without a little bit of controversy
and the headline this week was
Apple restricts third-party access
to the iPhone 13's ProMotion display.
Dammit Tim Cook.
People are angry.
They're upset.
And, it turns out that it was just a bug
and a fix is coming soon that allows third-party apps
to take full advantage of ProMotion.
That's going to be a lot of parentheses updates
to all those articles.
All in all ProMotion is a really,
really enjoyable feature,
but at the same time,
don't necessarily feel the need
to give into the pressure of the tech space.
It doesn't, suddenly,
make every 60Hz display become obsolete.
And I'm by no means saying
that you're not going to notice it or enjoy it
because those who need it,
those who want it,
they're probably blissfully scrolling away right now
as we speak.
What I am saying is I could probably stay on my 12 mini,
not 13,
my 12 mini and be completely content.
So as long as you're content with your device,
that is what's more important.
(soft electronic music)
So Cinematic mode,
this was something I was both simultaneously really excited
to check out
and also really apprehensive
and almost was preparing myself to be disappointed, right?
It was locked at 1080P.
You only had one frame rate at 30fps.
but the more and more I used it,
the more I really enjoyed it.
It is by no means perfect,
and when you blow it up on high-resolution monitor
and you pixel peep,
it is nowhere near as sharp as pure 4K video.
It sometimes just straight out misses
whether it's hair,
or an object,
or a hand,
but the more and more I just used it
over the past couple weeks,
the more and more I was like,
"yo, wait,
that was shot on a phone?"
Honestly,
I think the depth of field effect out of the gate,
out of the box, untouched,
is a little too aggressive,
but luckily,
you can change that prior to recording
or after the fact,
as well as the point of focus,
whether it be the other person or an object.
I think once you see it happening in real time,
it's a testament to what that A15 is doing.
Even here,
while screen recording at the same time.
But I think for me,
what was the most impressive thing weirdly was the fact
that it was just fun.
Fun, yeah.
I think we tend to lose sight of that word,
especially in the tech space,
but that was my goal with this review.
It was less about the phone
and more about the creative projects I was trying to finish
around this past couple of weeks.
The people involved.
More the how and the why.
And the phone just happened to be the device
to capture all that.
Just like a song or a movie can take us back
to a particular moment in life.
I think tech can do the exact same thing
and getting a chance to hang with Mark,
AKA Soldier Knows Best,
who honestly was probably the number one inspiration for me
to make tech videos.
He really helped remind me of that.
- Honestly, I (sighs)
I'd probably go with the iPhone
3GS
- Really?
- Yes.
- Over the 4?
- Yes.
Because that was the one where like,
I felt like 3G,
having that capability,
is like not having that sucked with the first ones.
And then I just that feeling that,
that was the first time I felt the excitement
of like Apple dropping a phone.
I think that's when the general public
was kind of getting onto it.
And so that's kind of like one of my attachments.
And I think that was the first video I've ever had
put on the front page of YouTube.
(chuckles)
It was on the iPhone 3GS and that kind of like,
I made like $40 that day,
but that kind of sparked me.
I was like, okay, maybe I can do something.
So I think that type of attachment that I have
with that phone, with that,
that moment too.
I think that's what all these devices have, man.
Like you have that connection.
Like you remember that first phone,
that first smartphone,
you remember that,
that first product,
that first car
or something that you, you got,
and it might not,
might not have been the best or
it might not have all the features and stuff,
but you have that connection with it.
(electronic music)
- [Jonathan] So when I think of Cinematic mode,
it wasn't just going out and shooting a random music video.
It was getting the chance
to catch up with Julia and Jackson,
two individuals who make me better,
not only on the video side,
but music as well.
I've learned so much just being in the same room as Jackson.
And looking back at the things we've got a chance to do,
starting the music chapter and then fast forwarding today
and seeing how far everyone's grown.
That is what I'll think of when I think of Cinematic mode.
As always, huge thank you to Jackson and Julie.
And if you want to check out their upcoming work,
I got that link down below.
Another really cool moment this week was getting a chance
to partner with Anker,
like hangout on their website,
take over the Twitter live stream.
That was a really special moment.
This is obviously not a normal,
traditional part of a sponsored video,
but if you do want to support the channel,
they just dropped the brand new Anker Nano Pro,
which packs a tremendous amount of power
in a super compact package.
This will pair perfectly not just with the iPhone 13 lineup,
but this will charge up to an iPad Pro,
which is wild.
So again,
if you guys want to check it out and support the channel,
I got that link down below.
This is definitely one of those shots
where you almost have to double take where you're like,
"was that shot on the phone or the camera?"
This is the song
that we had been working on for months and months
and huge thank you to everybody that helped get it
to where it is today.
Andrew,
Austin,
and
Blaze Collin.
And then finally getting to hang out with Dave Way
(electronic music) at his studio,
working on the final mix where the iPhone 13 Pro
just casually records us in Cinematic mode.
And this is a case where the tech becomes secondary
and gets out of the way.
- That helps.
Because now it's,
like still a,
like a vocal (mumbles).
- Yeah
The first Blaze thing
he tracked was like,
he flew in
and everything was tracked.
- Yeah.
(crosstalk)
- This is good.
- [Jonathan] From there man,
if you would've told me 10 years ago
that I would be climbing a mountain
with Soldier Knows Best to shoot a video
for a song I was releasing.
I don't know if I would believe you,
but here we were.
In this instance,
the iPhone wasn't the focal point.
The goal wasn't to shoot a music video with the iPhone.
The iPhone became that tool to capture that moment.
- So I'm using a 13 Pro,
and this is the front camera y'all.
Now look,
y'all know back in the day,
these front cameras look like
we was playing Grand Theft Auto,
the version with CJ,
San Andreas.
But like this drawing is clear.
- [Jonathan] Smartphones and tech in general
has inspired me to jump head first into HDR video.
And I think in this case,
it was nice being able to capture the entire event
in HDR alongside the video.
Yeah, we have a long ways to go
before smartphones are going to come close
to a true cinema camera,
but the fact that you can even have that conversation.
The fact that midway up the hike,
we were questioning our lives to the point
where if you wanted to bring a smartphone
and a pair of AirPods as the audio playback,
that was an option for a pretty solid video.
That song and the album artwork,
which we've converted into wallpapers is linked down below.
If you guys want to check it out,
it would mean the world to me.
And finally,
I got a chance to hang out with Ariel View
and really kind of put the entire camera system to the test.
(pop punk music) In this instance,
it was kind of fun,
just to almost put a challenge on ourselves,
to take an Ed Sheeran song that I loved,
turn it into a pop punk version of that,
record everything in 24 hours,
including the song and the video,
test out the cameras on the iPhone 13 Pro,
getting a chance to put the ultra wide,
the wide,
and that telephoto to work.
Creative styles,
I think are going to be fun,
but I don't think it's a sole reason to upgrade
to the 13 Pro.
It's just one more added bonus.
And ultimately with this project,
it was getting back to that word that we tend to forget.
Fun, right?
Like this felt like making a video back
when we all started creating.
It wasn't about specs,
or an embargo,
or trying to hit some image that we think we have to.
It was just getting back to making something, having fun.
And then again,
using that piece of tech to capture the process.
So I get it.
This isn't a traditional review,
but this was my experience with the iPhone 13 Pro.
Hope you guys enjoyed it.
If you guys want to check out any of the music stuff
that we made this week,
which we had a blast doing,
I got a playlist and a link down below.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
If you enjoyed it,
drop a like.
This is Jonathan and I will catch you guys later.
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