Wired
Apple’s iPhone 13 is freshly sold in Hong Kong. The Pro series not only adds a new specification three camera module, but also upgrades to support ProMotion dynamic update rate Super Retina XDR screen, and this year it is equipped with A15 bionic chip, compared with the standard version in the picture The image computing performance is better, and it can strengthen the user’s desire to make opportunities.
Out of the box, the Hong Kong version of the Tianfeng blue iPhone 13 Pro Max continues to be packaged in a simple and environmentally friendly thin box. The contents except the phone body, only have Type-C to Lightning wiring and instructions, and are used as the “package” of the new phone identifier. “Glue” transparent attachment was also discarded, and the sealing and peeling process common to other brands of mobile phones was used instead.
▲ Continue to simple and environmentally friendly packaging
▲ No longer use “encapsulation” instead of peeling stickers
The iPhone 13 Pro Max, which uses a ceramic crystal cover on the front, has been successfully “slimted” by the Face ID module, and the concave screen has been narrowed to improve the view of the screen. The sky peak blue model is visually similar because the back is treated with textured matte glass. It is slightly grayer than the CAD machine drawing of the same color. And because of the use of more powerful three-camera modules, the protrusion of the square three-lens is quite high. If you want to better protect the phone, you may need to consider using a protective case.
▲ The narrow recessed screen position makes the picture field of view much better than the previous generation
▲ Textured matte glass machine back makes Tianfeng blue slightly grayish visually
▲ The protruding range of the large three-camera module is quite high
▲ The newly designed Face ID module makes the concave screen narrower than the previous generation
For the body design, the iPhone 13 Pro Max did not use the Type-C port like the iPad mini 6 launched at the same time, but the handset position was moved up to the top frame to reduce the Face ID footprint and bring a better look and feel. In terms of buttons, the device continues to maintain the physical mute button, volume button, and expansion card slot on the left. Compared with the side button buttons on the right, each button group has moved slightly compared with the previous generation. It is basically not noticeable in actual use, but because the device is more Because of the thick relationship, you may not be able to use the previous iPhone 12 Pro Max protective case.
▲ The Lightning port is still used instead of Type-C like the iPad mini 6
▲ Move the receiver position up to the top frame
▲ The physical mute button, volume button and expansion card slot are placed on the left side of the fuselage
▲ Compared with the previous generation, the side button has moved slightly, but it is hardly noticeable in actual use
▲ Nano SIM card slot on both sides
The A15 bionic chip is also used, but the built-in 5 cores of the iPhone 13 Pro series are significantly superior to the GPU and the 4 cores of the iPhone 13 in terms of performance. In addition, the ProMotion dynamic update rate provides a smooth picture of 120Hz, making it more effective in games and video playback. Have advantages. Install the top 3D action RPG game “The Original God” on the iPhone 13 Pro Max, and select 60fps in the high-definition mode setting. As you can see from the video below, the system can still execute smoothly; and after 10 minutes of continuous play, The thermometer measures the surface temperature of the machine. In an office environment of 25 degrees Celsius, the surface temperature of the machine is about 36.1 degrees Celsius and the back of the machine is slightly warm. It can be seen that the temperature control is quite good.
▲ Built-in speakers to maintain high-quality game sound playback performance
▲ Choose 60fps for high-quality mode, and the system can still perform smoothly
▲ The actual screen performance of “Original God” is set at 60fps, which shows that the fluency is quite high
▲ Play “The Original God” continuously for 10 minutes, the surface temperature of the machine is about 36.1 degrees Celsius, and the control performance is good
The iPhone 13 Pro Max with iOS 15 preloaded, as a Pro series model, its ProMotion is always on, but it can limit the screen to 60Hz in the “dynamic effects” and “limit frame rate”; in addition, the new version of iOS also includes “Safari” The address bar of the browser is moved to the bottom of the machine, which is convenient for typing in the URL for browsing.
▲ The ProMotion dynamic update rate is added to the Pro series, which can be limited to 60Hz in “Dynamic Effects” and “Limit Frame Rate”
▲ iOS 15 moves the Safari address bar to the bottom of the device, “Antutu” shows that the phone has built-in 6GB RAM
▲ High-level tests of “3DMark” and “GFXBench Metal”, the game frame rate is above 51fps
For the performance part, install “Antutu” as the system information part. It shows that the iPhone 13 Pro Max has 6GB RAM built-in. The “Antutu” was tried out with a 512GB model, and it achieved a high score of 823,917, and a high score of 343,654 for the GPU. In the high-level tests of “3DMark” and “GFXBench Metal”, each test of the iPhone 13 Pro Max has a game frame rate of 51fps or more, and the image computing performance reaches the top level of existing smartphones.
The iPhone 13 Pro Max is now available for sale in Hong Kong. It offers graphite, gold, silver and Sky Peak blue options. The prices are $9,399 (128GB), $10,199 (256GB), $11,899 (512GB) and $13,599 (1TB).