That has nothing to do with it.
why not both? Samsung does, heck POCO even does it. The regular iphone models do it.
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iPhone 13 Pro Max Thicker and heavier -- what gives?
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Yup, this!! ☝️☝️☝️
I was soooo worried when buying my 12.9” iPad Pro based on all the reviews and everything I read from people who bought them. Have had mine for 3 years and have never had a second thought about it.
Also went back and forth when getting my XS Max, and forgot about how big it was, and the additional weight of it about a week after I got it.
Pro Max on the way…
Stop putting cases on your phones, and it will be lighter. You’re. Welcome.
lol stop putting cases on your phone and it’ll be junk in the trash and weight won’t matter. ??
Finally? They have been making the phones thicker and heavier for a while now.
Bigger batteries normally means better battery life or am I missing something?
Apple is betting the house on it as well ?
I like thick things…The thickness and weight of these phones is insane. So what did Apple do? Made them thicker and heavier!
iPhone 13 models thicker and heavier, TrueDepth notch slightly taller than iPhone 12 lineup | AppleInsider
Apple's latest iPhone 13 models eschew the company's long-held "thinner is better" mantra in favor of better camera systems and larger batteries.appleinsider.com
I used to think the picture below was a joke. Now I know it's just a leaked image of the iPhone 14 in its case.
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I would do that if they weren’t crazy slippery. My iPhone 11, whenever I am switching cases it always feels like it’s going to squirt right out of my hand.
The only iPhone that didn’t seem slippery to me was the 5c. I would love if they did a future SE with a grippy plastic back like that again. Or give me a phone with the same back as the Nexus 5, now that was the ultimate build material.
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It's .25mm thicker and just a tad heavier. You likely wouldn't notice unless you had a side by side comparison.
Oh, yeah? I see others aren't agreeing with you:
iPhone 13 Pro weight.
Anyone else finding this iPhone extraordinarily heavy? Not sure if I should get used to it or return. thought they’d be a thread on the weight! Reminds me of a brick!
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The weight of iPhones have always been a make it or break trait on my phones of choice. It's a shame that these phones are getting heavier every year. I'm not interested in carrying TV in my pocket thank you very much.
Good thing the iPhone SE and Mini are still available.
Good thing the iPhone SE and Mini are still available.
The dimensions and weight are always published in the Apple site. So maybe check out the site before you buy. I have the 13 Max. Feels the same to me as the 12 Max.
They need to make them out of metamaterials recovered from alien ships.
Actually. 2 days now with my 13 Pro Max and the battery size has actually relieved a lot of battery anxiety. I love it. That being said, though, the phone is heavy enough to be used as a small weapon. LOL!
It’s indeed heavy along with a magsafe wallet. So much bulge when wearing skinny jeans and dress pants.
Would he, though? At it's very core it represents a lot of things that Apple embodies. We can be annoyed and frustrated with their incrementalism but the ones to blame is the year on year upgraders that reward this marketing behavior.
Now I do think Steve would be annoyed with the incrementalism reaching such a minute level as it has in 2021.
Doing a side by side comparison with the 12 Pro and 13 Pro, the 13 Pro is heavier, but I would never have realized without having both phones on hand to compare. I will gladly take this, and a powerhouse phone with a long-lasting battery over the 12 Pro which constantly felt like it was over-compensating for the battery with reduced performance (yes I checked all the related settings on this).
Also, I prefer heavier phones. A solid, weighty phone feels more luxurious and justifiable for the price. One of the many reasons I am avoidant of Samsung and Google phones is that they (other than the Samsung Ultra series) feel light and plastic-y.
Also, I prefer heavier phones. A solid, weighty phone feels more luxurious and justifiable for the price. One of the many reasons I am avoidant of Samsung and Google phones is that they (other than the Samsung Ultra series) feel light and plastic-y.
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The phones are getting heavier every year and people keep saying that you’ll get used to it.
Eventually they’ll weigh as much as bowling balls and people will still say you’ll get used to it.
Eventually they’ll weigh as much as bowling balls and people will still say you’ll get used to it.
So, now that people are getting their new 13s, I see a lot of complaints about the weight.
It's simple, folks: weight matters.
You want to carry a brick? Buy a brick.
You want a phone that you can carry around and hold comfortably? Skip the iPhone 13. ("And hey, let's not only make the phone heavier; let's give it square edges so that people holding it tightly feel some pain!" --T. Cook)
Steve Jobs would have picked this up once and then screamed for T. Cook to come to his office, where Jobs would have started slapping around Cook immediately, saying "WTF IS THIS?!?"
It's simple, folks: weight matters.
You want to carry a brick? Buy a brick.
You want a phone that you can carry around and hold comfortably? Skip the iPhone 13. ("And hey, let's not only make the phone heavier; let's give it square edges so that people holding it tightly feel some pain!" --T. Cook)
Steve Jobs would have picked this up once and then screamed for T. Cook to come to his office, where Jobs would have started slapping around Cook immediately, saying "WTF IS THIS?!?"