Keluaran iPhone telah menjadi sedikit meletihkan hari ini – dua keluaran terakhir terasa seperti Apple membawa penambahbaikan lelaran ke pasaran dengan kanon konfeti. iPhone 13 Pro, bagaimanapun, mengatasi trend ini.

Walaupun kita semua menunggu peningkatan kecil selepas cabaran yang dihadapi oleh syarikat teknologi sejak dua tahun kebelakangan ini, Apple telah mengejutkan semua orang dengan peranti baru yang sebenarnya terasa segar. Peningkatan skrin, bateri dan kamera semuanya dapat dilihat dengan serta-merta dan benar-benar meningkatkan pengalaman iPhone (tanpa perlu ditunjukkan semasa anda membenarkan pembelian anda kepada rakan anda).

Di bahagian luar, iPhone 13 Pro kelihatan sama seperti keluaran sebelumnya, dengan kembali ke tepi rata gaya iPhone 5. Walau bagaimanapun, di bawah tudung terdapat beberapa kuasa serius untuk dilihat. Paparan kadar segar semula 120Hz, pemproses yang dipertingkatkan, dan bateri yang dipertingkatkan semuanya menandakan Apple akhirnya mengambil perhatian tentang potensi permainan telefon pintarnya, jadi kami meluangkan sedikit masa dengan model terkini untuk mengetahui bagaimana Apple menyusun beberapa telefon permainan terbaik di pasaran.

Paparan iPhone 13 Pro

Peminat Apple telah menuntut paparan kadar segar semula yang lebih tinggi untuk beberapa waktu, dan dengan iPhone 13 Pro, Apple akhirnya telah dihantar. Keluaran baru ini membawa panel OLED Super Retina XDR 120Hz dengan ProMotion (kadar segar semula berubah kepada anda dan saya). Sementara itu, skrin masih berukuran 6.1 inci, dan menawarkan resolusi 2532×1170.

Ia adalah kadar segar semula yang membuatkan kita menyanyi dari bumbung, walaupun. Dalam amalan, ia menjadikan tatal antara halaman apl lancar dan cepat terus dari luar dan lebih mudah berbanding sebelum ini untuk mengimbas artikel di Safari berkat kabur teks yang dikurangkan. Pada asasnya, kadar segar semula yang dipertingkatkan mengikuti pergerakan anda di seluruh skrin dengan ketepatan dan animasi yang jauh lebih tinggi terasa jauh lebih pantas.

Sudah tentu, itu semua tidak akan menjadi apa-apa jika bukan untuk teknologi paparan Super Retina XDR yang baru. Membandingkannya dengan iPhone 12 saya, perbezaan antara kontras, kecerahan, dan kejelasan walaupun hanya dulang aplikasi yang dapat dilihat dengan serta-merta. Sukar untuk beralih antara peranti – 12 yang sebelum ini terasa terlalu dibasuh berbanding.

Sangat mudah untuk mengatakan semuanya kelihatan lebih baik, bagaimanapun – ini adalah iPhone terbaru Apple, ia sepatutnya menjadi yang terbaik yang pernah dikeluarkan. Yang berkata, ini adalah paparan pertama di mana ia merasakan segala-galanya akan datang bersama-sama seperti yang sepatutnya. Skrin LTPO OLED dipinjam daripada model sebelumnya, tetapi masih menawarkan julat dinamik yang luas. Ia juga sangat terang – ciri yang bermain dengan sangat baik dengan kadar segar semula berubah-ubah yang memastikan anda tidak membakar bateri anda. Tambahkan semua itu pada snap 120Hz apabila anda memerlukannya dan segala-galanya daripada mengejar e-mel kepada menstrim kandungan 4K dan memainkan tajuk Apple Arcade yang paling menuntut secara visual terasa jauh lebih mewah.

A brand new camera feature set

Of course, one of the biggest upgrades in the iPhone 13 Pro is that camera system. Cinematic mode dominated Apple’s marketing for the new device, and for good reason: it’s incredibly impressive. There’s just one downside – I don’t see myself ever actually using it. 

The ability to shift focus between subjects automatically is a nice feature, and – thanks largely to marketing – was the first thing I tried out. The results are impressive in good lighting, with AI automatically pulling focus as faces entered the frame and the ability to alter this effect after filming was particularly mind-blowing for a smartphone. I did notice some considerable slowing in low lighting, where the iPhone 13 Pro was able to recognize a face pretty quickly, but struggled to focus with the same speed, often blurring the scene for a little too long before snapping into place.

The only problem is, I’m not really sure who cinematic mode is for. Casual everyday use wouldn’t require these shooting features and professional content creators will be investing in considerably more sophisticated equipment. There is a middle ground here, but the masses certainly won’t find one of the iPhone 13 Pro’s biggest features too useful. 

Where consumers will see a boost, though, is in photographs. This is where the iPhone 13 Pro really proves itself for the Insta-minded among us. Whether you’re a photography pro or just snapping your first pictures out of the box, the improvements in clarity and balance are easily spotted. 

In well-lit environments, my photos were a little crisper with a better color balance than the iPhone 12. Colors popped ever so slightly brighter and with a greater contrast between them. However, the real benefits are found in low light situations. 

Night mode shooting never felt like it really caught up to Samsung on previous iPhones, but that might have changed with this release. We now have a larger sensor with a f/1.5 aperture on the wide-angle lens. That leaves plenty more room for light to flood in, giving the phone more information to work with in darker conditions. 

Previous iterations may have done a good job of lighting up your scene, but often, they also introduced additional noise and didn’t manage the color balance too well, leaving a gray-ish haze in its wake. The iPhone 13 Pro, however, produces clear, bright shots with plenty of finer details included. 

There’s also the new Macro mode, which allows you to get even closer to your subject. The ultra-wide lens will kick into gear once you’re within about 15cm away, and I did notice a slight kick to the picture when this happens. It means your framing shifts slightly, which was frustrating during use, especially when focus starts shifting between different parts of your subject. 

I found the focus of the Macro setting to be a little finicky. Even when I had started my photography session with a particular part of a subject in proper focus, the jump to the ultra-wide lens often placed the focus slightly further away.

Gaming on the iPhone 13 Pro

The iPhone 13 Pro feels like the first real step Apple is taking in the direction of gaming phones. Obviously that 120Hz refresh rate had to be in place before the iPhone could be considered for its handling of the latest games, but now that we have that smooth screen, Apple Arcade is set to spring to life. 

At the moment there’s only a few select titles that can take full advantage of that higher refresh rate. It’s a niggling annoyance that will be ironed out as more developers get comfortable, but Genshin Impact, Phoenix 2, Pascal’s Wager, and Doom are currently the only titles taking advantage of the speedy screen. 

That said, the additional GPU housed inside the processor is certainly pulling its weight. While likely largely dedicated to keeping that variable refresh rate running smoothly, onscreen movement is still incredibly crisp and all response times are fast as well. That’s perfect for twitch reflex titles, but the fidelity on offer here was really put to the test on larger Apple Arcade games. 

Oceanhorn 2 on the iPhone 13 Pro comes as a revelation, with incredible colors and responsive motion throughout even more action-packed sequences, with multiple moving parts on screen. Even heavier titles like Call of Duty Mobile and The Pathless were equally impressive, and rarely caused the phone to heat up even when going full pelt. 

The iPhone 13 Pro also comes with a new 1TB option, perfect for housing your full Apple Arcade backlog and keeping all your current titles at your fingertips, though it’s worth noting that I struggled to even fill the 512GB model with the current selection. 

Battery life

One of the biggest factors keeping the iPhone away from the gaming space before the 13 Pro was battery life. The new A15 Bionic and variable refresh rate work together to keep your juice topped up, and I never ran into any issues during particularly long play sessions. 

In everyday use, the iPhone 13 Pro battery behaves exactly how you would expect a brand new model to. With standard use (social media checks, a few YouTube videos, half a dozen Google searches, location services on, and 5G) I managed to regularly squeeze two days out of this battery, though time will tell how long that performance holds up. 

Overall – should you buy the iPhone 13 Pro?

Seperti semua peningkatan iPhone, iPhone 13 Pro ialah lelaran pada asas versi terdahulu. Anda jelas tidak mendapat pengalaman baharu di sini, tetapi penalaan halus di bawah tudung, ciri paparan tambahan dan pilihan kamera baharu pastinya bekerja keras untuk menjadikannya terasa seperti peningkatan yang lebih besar daripada kebanyakan. Jika anda datang daripada iPhone 12 Pro, anda mungkin hanya akan membuat lompatan ini jika anda mencari skrin terbaik untuk memuatkan permainan anda atau anda ingin bermain-main dengan beberapa mod foto baharu. Sementara itu, pengguna harian harus selesa memegang telefon bimbit mereka sehingga 13 Pro menurunkan harganya.

Walau bagaimanapun, mereka yang bergerak dari iPhone 11 Pro, atau iPhone 12 asas, pasti akan merasakan kuasa melompat di bawah hujung jari mereka di sini. Jika anda berada dalam kedudukan untuk menaik taraf, dan anda menghargai rasa dan responsif skrin anda dan menghabiskan sejumlah besar permainan masa, keluaran terkini mungkin berbaloi untuk dilihat.