- What's up guys?
SuperSaf here, and it is iPhone week,
which means I've not slept.
And that's the reason for the sunglasses.
But anyway, we've covered the 13 Pro and Pro Max
in a separate video,
so we'll take these out of the way.
In this video, we're going to be looking at the iPhone 13
and the iPhone 13 Mini.
Now, a lot of people are calling these the iPhone 12s
and 12s Mini because they do seem like incremental updates.
Let's go ahead, get them unboxed.
We'll also compare them to last year's iPhones,
and really see if that is the case.
So initially looking at the boxes,
we do have slim boxes like we had last year.
Actually have last year's boxes, which we can compare.
And the box sizes are also exactly the same.
It's just that last year we had pictures
of the front of the iPhones.
This year we have the back.
Now, the unboxing experience
is pretty much the same as well.
We don't have any plastic wrapping this time around,
however, and this does help with the environment.
And inside each box, as well as the devices,
we do get some paperwork, a SIM card tool,
a white Apple sticker.
Now, this will be a white Apple sticker,
regardless of which color iPhone you go for.
However, if you do get one of the Product RED iPhones,
it will come with this little Product RED leaflet,
which tells you that this is in partnership
with the charity, RED and that Apple will contribute
a portion of the iPhone purchase to the global fund
to support HIV and AIDS programs.
Thumbs up for that.
We have a USB type C to lightening cable,
and if you haven't already figured out from last year,
we do not get a power brick this year, either.
And here we are.
The new iPhone 13, and iPhone 13 Mini.
The iPhone 13 I have in the Product RED color.
This is quite a deep red. I do quite like it.
And then we've got the midnight for the iPhone 13 Mini.
Now the overall design is very similar
to what we had on the iPhone 12 and 12 Mini.
So we do have the aluminum frame with the flat edges,
and then we've got a glossy glass back.
Now, the glossy glass back, as we had with the iPhone 12's,
does attract lots of fingerprints,
so I would definitely get a skin or a case.
Now just to quickly bring in last year's iPhone,
so we can see them side by side,
the height and the width of the iPhones
is exactly the same.
However, the new iPhones are slightly thicker
and slightly heavier because they have bigger batteries.
And the biggest design change on the back
is the camera modules.
So you'll see that the iPhone 13's do have
a larger camera module.
We've also got this diagonal placement to house
the larger camera sensor for the primary camera.
Now, if we switch over to the front,
you'll see that things once again
are generally quite similar in terms of the design.
We still have ceramic shield,
which is very tough for the displays,
and the display sizes are also the same.
We've got 5.4 inches on the Mini
and around 6.1 inches on the 13.
The biggest visual difference is the notch.
This is now 20% smaller compared to the previous generation
and the new iPhone 13 displays also are brighter
compared to the 12's; around 28% brighter,
bringing them on par with the 12 Pros that we had last year.
So we've got a peak brightness of around 800 nits,
and that can go all the way to 1200 nits
if you're viewing HDR content.
Now, these are good displays.
They have OLED technology,
which means you get very high contrast ratio.
They're also very color accurate.
However, it's not a huge upgrade
compared to the displays last year.
The big upgrade we've had is on the 13 Pro displays,
which now have Pro Motion technology with up to 120 hertz.
These are just 60 hertz.
Right, now let's talk about performance and the cameras.
Before we do that, quick reminder,
if you haven't already then be sure to subscribe
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so you don't miss future coverage like this.
We've got lots more iPhone 13 coverage coming up on here.
So, the iPhone 13's are powered by the brand new
A15 Bionic Chip, which is a very capable chip set.
The iPhone 13 Pros also have the A15,
however, they do have an extra core for graphics,
so they will get the edge
when it comes to graphic performance.
But nevertheless, the 13 and the 13 Mini
are going to be great for day-to-day use.
They also come with 5G,
which means if you are in an area
where there is 5G available,
you'll be able to take advantage of those faster speeds.
And let's talk about the cameras.
So, within the notch, we still have the face ID sensors.
Face ID works as normal.
I would have liked to have had touch ID,
maybe on the side power button
or on the Apple logo at the back,
especially considering that we still do have to wear masks
in lots of places.
And then we've got the true depth camera.
And now this, in terms of the hardware,
hasn't really changed compared to last year,
but moving over onto the back,
we do have some improvements.
So the ultra-wide camera, as far as I can tell,
is relatively the same
in terms of the hardware to what we had last year
with the new Image Signal Processor.
But the primary camera has had quite a big upgrade.
So we do have a larger sensor size,
which is going to give you up to 40% improvement
in low light.
And it also has Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilization.
This is something that we saw introduced
on the iPhone 12 Pro Max last year,
but it was the only iPhone that it had it last year.
This year, all of the iPhones
have Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilization,
which gives you some really stable shots.
It also allows you to take better shots in low light.
Now we do also have new photographic styles.
These will allow you to customize the look of your photos.
Not really like a filter, which you apply after the fact.
These will actually be baked in to the image
when you're taking it with all of that
computational photography that's happening
in the background.
Now I have had a play around with this
and personally speaking,
I'm probably going to just be leaving it at standard
because I quite like the look
that comes out of iPhones anyway.
So although we do some updates here on the cameras,
the updates are not as significant
as what we've got on the Pro models,
which have three brand new cameras.
Now, when it comes to video,
the iPhone 13 Mini and the 13 actually have
some really good video features.
So we do have 4K 60 frames per second HDR with Dolby Vision.
I've said this many times before, but for me,
iPhones do have the best video on any smartphone.
And you'll be pleased to know that we still do get
a lot of the video features that we have on the Pro model.
So, we have cinematic mode.
Cinematic mode, think of it as portrait mode,
but for videos.
You're going to get a really nice blurry background.
And you'll also be able to change the point of focus
after you've recorded the video.
This is something that looks very promising.
I'm still testing this out,
so I'll let you know my thoughts in the camera comparison,
which is coming very, very soon.
Right, batteries and charging.
So, as mentioned earlier on,
we do have larger batteries and with the optimizations
of the new A15 Bionic Chip,
the iPhone 13 Mini should give you
around one and a half hours more usage
compared to the iPhone 12 Mini.
And the iPhone 13 should give you
around two and a half hours more compared to the iPhone 12.
Now obviously usage will vary.
For me, last year the iPhone 12 actually gave me
pretty good battery life overall.
However, the iPhone 12 Mini just wasn't good enough
for my usage.
Of course, it is a smaller device,
so it's nice to see these improvements here.
Now, charging; as you know,
the charger is not included out of the box.
However, these do support up to 20 watts of wired charging.
They also support 7.5 watts of Q wireless charging.
And we also do have MagSafe.
With MagSafe, you'll be able to get
up to 50 watts of charging.
Finally, storage and pricing.
So, the iPhone 13 Mini and the iPhone 13
now start with double the base storage: 128 gigabytes.
I'm so glad Apple has got rid of the 64 gigabytes.
I know so many people with 64 gigabytes,
they just get the base model
and then they run out of storage very quickly.
This also means that you can go
all the way up to 512 gigabytes.
And for pricing, things are quite interesting,
because in the UK,
you're actually going to be paying slightly less
compared to last year.
So let's break this down.
If we look at the like for like models,
the iPhone 12 and 12 Mini
at the price they released last year for 128 gigabytes
compared to the iPhone 13 Mini and the iPhone 13 this year,
for 128 gigabytes, you're actually going to be saving
around $50 or around 70 pounds.
So to answer the question at the start of the video,
are these incremental updates?
Are these more iPhone 12s and 12s Mini?
To be honest, I would agree.
These are incremental updates.
If you are somebody that currently has an iPhone 12 Mini
or an iPhone 12, I personally wouldn't advise
upgrading to the 13 or the 13 Mini.
Maybe consider the 13 Pro.
Having said that, these are coming in at a lower price
compared to the iPhone 12 and 12 Mini.
So even if they are incremental updates,
they're still not a bad deal.
And if you are on, say, the iPhone 11,
maybe on something older, like the iPhone 10,
I think you really will like the iPhone 13 and 13 mini.
That's what I think anyway. What do you guys think?
Definitely let me know in the comments below.
Will you be picking one of these up
or will you be going for one of the Pros?
Also let me know if you'd like me to do any more coverage
with the iPhone 13 and 13 mini.
I know there's going to be lots more attention
on the Pro models this year,
and I am working on a SuperSaf style camera comparison.
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This is Saf on SuperSaf TV, and I'll see you next time.