#Iphone 13 pro colors hands on update
#Iphone 13 pro colors hands on full

Whatever has changed, it is significant, because the iPhone 14’s back glass can now be replaced without having to disassemble the phone, something that was not possible before. It’s next to impossible to determine if there is any real benefit here in my testing, though I’m sure that a teardown will display whatever architectural changes Apple has made. Google added the ability to use Fi in eSIM a while ago, so I’ll probably be using both my Fi line and my carrier line in my personal phone when it arrives.Īpple says that all of the iPhone 14 models have a new internal structure that allows for better thermals and heat dissipation. If you’re buying an unlocked phone you can add lines from any carrier anywhere to it at will, which is neat. If you’re purchasing a region-locked iPhone you’re going to get the same experience that you do with a physical SIM in that you need to purchase a travel plan if you’re going overseas. You can add up to eight lines to the iPhones 14 and you can name each one separately to keep track of them. The new signal indicator, which shows both services on it, takes some getting used to, but is otherwise nicely done. Once I added it I was taken through a nicely designed flow to choose which number I would use as primary, which data plan I would use and whether I wanted to blend the plans to use whatever data was faster at the moment. Apple has had eSIM in iPhones since 2018, so they’ve had some practice at this, but it was overall aggressively pleasant.Īdding my line even though I was “converting” from a physical SIM was painless.

#Iphone 13 pro colors hands on full

I added both to get the full dual-line experience and it went smoothly. This meant that when I booted up the devices for the first time I was presented with the option of activating that line or adding my own.

This year, Apple shipped test iPhones to reviewers with a line of service attached.

The winning colors that I saw in the hands-on area at the event last week were Purple, which brought back a shade close to the iPhone 12’s lavender and the (PRODUCT) RED, which is a really bold Pat McGrath-esque uber red that verges on magenta. The Blue in the iPhone 14 is fairly milquetoast in my opinion. Image Credits: Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch

#Iphone 13 pro colors hands on update

If my initial impressions stand, I’ll likely just update this post. So this year I’m going to drop some initial impressions today based on testing some of the marquee new features and then I’m going to take a couple of weeks to layer on some experience-time with them. Typically I will try to fit in a solid experiential tour with the new devices because I prefer to have a real-world take on it by the time the public starts to get them.īut there is an enormous amount of time pressure there and I never feel like I’ve really lived in them long enough. I’d go so far as to say that Apple has pulled off a remarkable feat here in taking a reviled design concession - “the notch” - and turning it into a true tool that improves user experience.Īs a note, this year I decided to do something a bit different with my review of the iPhone. Through some lenses this actually makes them cheaper for much of the world - though the dollar’s relative strength has led to a higher cost in Europe and elsewhere.Įven the “ Dynamic Island” (a pill-shaped area that houses the iPhone’s front camera and other sensors) actually proves to be clever and useful.

This year’s iPhones also defy inflation to offer better performance, better battery life and improved connectivity at the same price as last year. The cameras improve upon the already dominant iPhone 13 Pro’s arrays, especially in low light and telephoto performance. The always-on display does what competitors have done, but better and more logically. Apple is really leaning into its silicon lead to deliver big gains year over year in cameras, and it’s leaning on its design teams to give users new ways to interact with their very familiar devices. Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup delivers on a bunch of different vectors this year with very few peccadillos or complaints.