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[tianji.com mobile channel] the iphone 13 series will be officially released in the autumn of 2021. the iphone 13 pro is called the most worth upgrading generation of iphone after the iphone 12. time flies, and the "thirteen fragrances" of the year are gradually getting older. this year, the iphone 16 series comes to the stage with a reputation that is not as good as the previous generation. as an iphone 13 pro user, how long can its afternote last? can i still “nail it” this year?

three years later, as the latest flagship phone released by apple, the iphone 16 pro has indeed been significantly upgraded and improved in many aspects compared with the previous generation iphone 13 pro. this article will also cover screen size, processor, imaging , battery, charging and other aspects will be elaborated, but whether it is worth it and whether it is necessary to upgrade, we will finally draw a conclusion.

screen, size and design

the screen size of iphone 16 pro has increased from 6.1 inches on iphone 13 pro to 6.3 inches, the screen frame has been narrowed to 1.2mm, and the weight of the body has been reduced to 199g, which is equivalent to having a larger display while maintaining the original body. area. in contrast, the perception is very obvious - the black edges of the iphone 13 pro screen are still too wide in 2024. at the same time, iphone 16 pro uses a new generation of super ceramic crystal panel, which has higher drop resistance and clarity.

since the screen of the iphone 13 pro does not have an all-weather display function and does not have a smart island, the presentation form of some system push and reminders is slightly inconsistent, and it can be said that this function is not "complete". the peak brightness is also not as high as the iphone 16 pro - this mainly affects the screen display under strong light.

this year is also the second year that the iphone has adopted a titanium middle frame. the bare metal does feel softer and softer than the stainless steel frame. at the same time, due to the reduced weight, it is easier to use for a long time.

of course, the iphone 13 pro does not enjoy dynamic buttons, and there is no camera button on the iphone 16 pro. however, after experiencing these two new designs, i feel that this does not seem to have any special improvement for me. i will most likely choose to set the dynamic button as a mute button. the new photo button is really an incredible design. "don't add entities if it's not necessary." the location of the camera button is strangely designed, making it difficult to press it with a normal subconscious habit. and the operations related to it also have certain thresholds. you said it can quickly start the camera, but it doesn't seem to be very fast, and it is easy to shake when taking pictures. the more important point is that this button is directly integrated into the middle frame of the fuselage, which means that if something goes wrong, it will be very expensive to repair.

since the iphone 15 series switched to the usb-c interface, apple's usb-c ecosystem has been basically completed. including the airpods max at this year’s conference, the only upgrade is to switch to a usb-c interface. the c port on the iphone 16 pro is usb 3, which supports a transmission rate of up to 10gbps. as an iphone 13 pro user who is still using the 2.0 rate lightning interface, i am still very envious.

performance upgrade

the iphone 16 pro is equipped with the a18 pro chip based on tsmc's n3e process. compared with the a15 chip, the performance improvement is still obvious. the official website data shows that compared to the a15 cpu performance can be 40% faster, while the gpu is improved by as much as 50%. this means that the performance is even better, especially when dealing with complex computing tasks and high-intensity games. after all, the iphone 16 pro still has a certain amount of heat dissipation. compared with the classic old model, the arrival of "brightness reduction" will be more later - but only later.

another improvement that must be mentioned is that the iphone 16 pro is equipped with 8gb of memory. compared with the 6gb of memory of the iphone 13 pro, it provides smoother multi-tasking capabilities. that is, when we open multiple apps, the the retention rate will be higher.

however, considering that i do not use iphone 13 pro to play games, in fact, it does not have a great impact on me during daily use. after updating to ios 18, there is no obvious difference in the smoothness of the whole machine.

images and photo albums

in terms of imaging modules, the iphone 16 pro is equipped with a new 48mp ultra-wide-angle lens, which is significantly improved compared to the 12-megapixel camera of the iphone 13 pro. however, judging from the actual imaging samples, the improvement in ultra-wide angle does not seem to be as great as imagined. the good news is that this ultra-wide angle finally supports macro photography, but if you insist on saying it, the ultra-wide macro is not as good as the telephoto macro commonly used in the android camp.

the main camera has also been upgraded to a 48mp (imx 903) integrated camera, which has also brought about a series of improvements in shooting specifications, mainly reflected in video shooting. for example, you can achieve 2x light variation through the middle part of the sensor, and shoot 4k120fps dolby vision video.

the telephoto lens has also been upgraded from 3x optical zoom to 5x, providing better performance at the telephoto end - this performance simply refers to the length of the focal length. because the negative effect of switching to the 5x telephoto is that its minimum focusing distance reaches about 1 meter, which makes the use of the iphone 16 pro's telephoto indoors very limited, and the image quality can even be said to have not improved. at the same time, when there is insufficient light, the telephoto cannot be called and can only be cropped through the main camera. this is also a common problem with iphone telephoto, even the iphone 13 pro's 3x telephoto equivalent to 77mm.

in addition, the iphone 16 pro also supports the apple intelligence function, which provides users with more intelligent shooting assistance - of course it is not available in china now. domestic users will have to "wait for notification" when they can use it.

what attracts me most about iphone 16 pro in terms of images/photo albums is actually the new photo editing function. the native photo editing function of iphone 13 pro is also what i use the most, and its usage rate is far higher than that of other third-party photo editing software. the photo album retouching on iphone 16 pro brings a “new generation of photography style” and more choices. the current interface provides a control panel operation interface, adding three new parameters of hue, color and color wheel, making it much more playable.

there is a little easter egg on apple’s official website recently. there used to be a description of "reflective lens coating" in the image introduction, but this has now been deleted. as for the problem of ghosting, there seems to be a slight improvement, but it is of no use. apple, as expected of you.

battery and endurance

the iphone 16 pro's battery capacity has been increased to 3582mah, which is "up to" 15.7% higher than the iphone 13 pro's 3095mah battery, but the battery life improvement is also limited. however, considering that the battery health of my iphone 13 pro is only 84%, charging it twice a day is basically the minimum guarantee. sometimes it is estimated that i have to charge it three times. the new phone still has great advantages in terms of battery life. according to actual measurements, the charging power of the iphone 16 pro has not actually increased, and is still around 27w. "my iphone 13 pro is not bad either."

in conclusion

if you are not a user of iphone 13 pro and later devices, iphone 16 pro is a good choice for replacement. in particular, the improvements in screen size, performance, camera, etc. are remarkable. but it’s not hard to see that despite three years of upgrades, compared to the iphone 13 pro, the iphone 16 pro still doesn’t give me a reason to replace it. an upgrade like cutting off 3x and replacing it with 5x telephoto may seem like an upgrade, but in reality it is worse than no upgrade at all. instead, it further limits the scope of application of this lens. in other aspects, although there are things that make me excited, these aspects are not enough to drive me to replace the iphone 13 pro in my hand.

finally, a piece of news. a report released by morgan stanley on september 26 pointed out that the delivery time of iphone 16 is significantly shorter than that of previous generations, indicating that its popularity may not be as expected. currently on sale for nearly 3 weeks, the delivery time of iphone 16 pro and pro max is still shorter than that of previous generations. in the united states, the delivery time of iphone 16 pro is 15-22 days, while in china it only takes 10 working days.

the report also pointed out that early iphone 16 buyers seem to be replacing older models or attracted by the new models’ battery life and improvements in photography systems. so far, they are not buying because of apple intelligence. this is true abroad. it is estimated that when apple intelligence is opened for use in china, the situation may not be optimistic either.