Soldato
I'm more impressed that FaceID recognises me at 3am when I wake up in the pitch black, hair and beard askew, comedic look on my face due to the light of the phone blinding me and somehow it recognises my ugly mug.
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Me too.
I often wake up in the night and watch some YouTube to send me back to sleep, or read this form
FaceID unlock works everytime, even though it’s pitch dark and I’m squinting through being blinded by the light
Continuing this comparison.
I found this compare list on Mac Rumours helpful to understand the 13 vs 13 Pro differences.
Personally I think the regular 13 is a false economy. The Pro is, at most, 21% more. Put another way, you save at most 17% by getting the 13 instead of the 13 Pro which just doesn't feel worth it to me.
I've made the same argument repeatedly about the iPad Air. The 64GB model likely won't be enough but the next one up is 256GB and, at that point, the equivalent iPad Pro is only 16% more.
Of course Apple marketing does this deliberately so we'll think exactly this and go "may as well get the better model" but that doesn't make it untrue.
Commissario
The new AppleTV did exactly this. Nobody ever bought the one with larger memory before but they made the price difference just £20 this time so the majority of people went for that version. They know what they're doing
The iPhone 13 actually has a larger battery than the 13 Pro. Presumably the ProMotion screen power saving benefits offset this.
iPhone 13 Mini 9.34Wh
iPhone 13 12.41Wh
iPhone 13 Pro 11.97Wh
iPhone 13 Pro Max 16.75Wh
Soldato
Wipe your hand? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Can't say i've had that with any finger print reader (including optical) i've used but i guess some people have wrinklier skin than others ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
See first answer.
Sure, although i've manage to unlock using nitrol gloves whilst oil changing and as you said yourself, register another finger (on the other hand ideally) for backup in case of accidents.
Until it comes to a user wearing a mask, which is the biggest issue i have with Face ID/face rec. as it's now common to be wearing one.
Not everyone has an Apple Watch but you already know this so.....
Apple re-implementing Touch ID, either under screen or built into the power button, isn't a step backwards; it gives the consumer a choice and that isn't a bad thing, regardless of how much of a "fanboi" you are
Edit - Just to add, Touch ID and Face ID are both implemented on other Apple devices, so clearly Apple don't believe it's a "step back" otherwise they'll would have eliminated Touch ID completely (like they did with various ports).
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Soldato
I missed it prior to the software update which allowed us to unlock the device whilst using a mask with the Watch. That's the only time though, and it was easily resolved.
Commissario
Which device has both TouchID and FaceID?
To be fair he said both are implemented on other devices, not both are implemented on the same device.
I didn't miss it at all either.. until the need to wear masks arrived! I know you can get around this with an Apple Watch, however I'm disappointed that Apple didn't include Touch ID on the iPhone 13.
Perhaps we will get the rumoured under display sensor next year.