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Do you plan on ordering the new iPhone 13 (2021) this September?

  • Yes

    Votes: 1,180 80.1%
  • No

    Votes: 178 12.1%
  • Not sure/Maybe

    Votes: 116 7.9%

  • Total voters
    1,474
Hi all, kinda sad here. already down to 33% battery after 9.75 hours of screen time. I don’t get why when I thought this should have a better battery life. And all of you are not experiencing this. What could I be doing wrong? Lol 😭😅 should I have this exchange at an apple store?
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Hi all, kinda sad here. already down to 33% battery after 9.75 hours of screen time. I don’t get why when I thought this should have a better battery life. And all of you are not experiencing this. What could I be doing wrong? Lol 😭😅 should I have this exchange at an apple store?View attachment 1855358

i am good with my usage so far. this is from 11a this morning when it was time to charge it.

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Hi all, kinda sad here. already down to 33% battery after 9.75 hours of screen time. I don’t get why when I thought this should have a better battery life. And all of you are not experiencing this. What could I be doing wrong? Lol 😭😅 should I have this exchange at an apple store?View attachment 1855358
I am getting phenomenal battery use from 6 am to nearly 10 pm. Battery time was better after couple days although still good my first day when phones always are doing extra for first 24 hours after transfer from my 12 ProMax.
 

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I ordered mine a half hour after pre orders were live and my expected delivery date was between Oct 6-11. My card was finally charged this last Wednesday and Apple says delivery is for Oct 11 but UPS says Oct 4 (which is tomorrow!!)

I ordered the 1TB Sierra Blue. Let’s see who is right in terms of when I should be receiving the phone!
 
I'm having an issue with my order. I preordered on launch day and checked out of my pre preorder about 30 min after launch and was given an October 9th for my 1tb pro max. I got the tracking number for it and seem to have cleared customs but be stuck in China. Yesterday, I logged into my apple account and it shows the phone being delivered on September 28th. (It wasn't). This morning, I go back in and now it says the estimated delivery date of the 11th. UPS is still showing no movement.
 

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I'm having an issue with my order. I preordered on launch day and checked out of my pre preorder about 30 min after launch and was given an October 9th for my 1tb pro max. I got the tracking number for it and seem to have cleared customs but be stuck in China. Yesterday, I logged into my apple account and it shows the phone being delivered on September 28th. (It wasn't). This morning, I go back in and now it says the estimated delivery date of the 11th. UPS is still showing no movement.
My phone was lost by UPS. The Apple site has been indicating Out For Delivery for about a week.
 
I'm very interested in seeing if it'll deliver sooner or not!
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Same here, I'm in the Nov 2 - Nov 9 group. I'll reply again if any updates before then. I admit was waiting until some reviews and real world use came out first, so didn't jump on normal release day/pre-order this time.

*Also been keeping an eye on daily Apple Store stock around LA/OC southern CA area- nothing yet for 13 Pro (non max).
 
Same here, I'm in the Nov 2 - Nov 9 group. I'll reply again if any updates before then. I admit was waiting until some reviews and real world use came out first, so didn't jump on normal release day/pre-order this time.

*Also been keeping an eye on daily Apple Store stock around LA/OC southern CA area- nothing yet for 13 Pro (non max).
That is exactly what I did, too. I wasn't convinced or really enthused at first, but after playing with display models and hearing glowing reviews from real world usage, I couldn't resist. I've also been using this Z Flip3, which I pre-ordered from Samsung the day it was announced. It's been fun and a really good experience, I don't know if I'll keep it once I get the 13 Pro, but we'll see.

I'm glad to have someone else in a close shipment group! Good luck with your search, hopefully you'll be able to find one sooner and locally. My closest Apple Store is 2 hours away! Best Buy has them in stock, but they make it near impossible to buy without any carrier involvement and have annoying special pricing with and without activation? I opted to just go with Apple.com for this very reason. Easy.
 
Hi all, kinda sad here. already down to 33% battery after 9.75 hours of screen time. I don’t get why when I thought this should have a better battery life. And all of you are not experiencing this. What could I be doing wrong? Lol 😭😅 should I have this exchange at an apple store?View attachment 1855358
Looks pretty good to me. Did notice your screen off time is very low for that amount of time, could be a contributor.
 
That is exactly what I did, too. I wasn't convinced or really enthused at first, but after playing with display models and hearing glowing reviews from real world usage, I couldn't resist. I've also been using this Z Flip3, which I pre-ordered from Samsung the day it was announced. It's been fun and a really good experience, I don't know if I'll keep it once I get the 13 Pro, but we'll see.

I'm glad to have someone else in a close shipment group! Good luck with your search, hopefully you'll be able to find one sooner and locally. My closest Apple Store is 2 hours away! Best Buy has them in stock, but they make it near impossible to buy without any carrier involvement and have annoying special pricing with and without activation? I opted to just go with Apple.com for this very reason. Easy.
I tried the Flip 3 for 2 weeks up to 13 launch day. I really liked the hardware and I expected to have a big adjustment to android but the camera and battery aren’t up to iPhone levels. I probably could’ve handled android and one of the other negatives but all 3 was a little much so I returned it.

Good luck with your delivery
 
@StaceyMJ86, Ahh! I love this iPhone 13 Pro Max. It’s such an amazing phone. The Pro-Motion screen is great. It’s buttery smooth. Everything scrolls so fast now. I love the battery life. I have not hit 20% or below in battery life and I’m a heavy user. Love the camera too. The Sierra Blue is so beautiful. It’s a work of art. It’s just perfect. Zero complaints.

Missed you, It was fun tracking the iPhone 13 this year. We broke records. Got to meet wonderful people as every year. Hoping you will be joining us and we will all travel again. I’ve already started to save up my $$ for iPhone 14 now.

Next year will be a super cycle upgrade. Can’t wait for the newly redesigned iPhone.

I missed tracking with y’all this year. I had to remove myself so I wouldn’t tempt myself. I’ve also started saving for the iPhone 14 next year. I’m going to keep trucking along with my 12 Pro Max until then. I don’t know if I’m going to trade my Pro Max in next year, or keep it. I might trade my XS Max in, even though I won’t get much for it and keep my Pro Max as a back up. I can’t wait to use Pro Motion next year and whatever else comes along with it. My fingers are going to stay crossed that they bring Rose Gold back.
 
I missed tracking with y’all this year. I had to remove myself so I wouldn’t tempt myself. I’ve also started saving for the iPhone 14 next year. I’m going to keep trucking along with my 12 Pro Max until then. I don’t know if I’m going to trade my Pro Max in next year, or keep it. I might trade my XS Max in, even though I won’t get much for it and keep my Pro Max as a back up. I can’t wait to use Pro Motion next year and whatever else comes along with it. My fingers are going to stay crossed that they bring Rose Gold back.
I'm trading in my 11 Pro max and getting 600 bucks. :D
 
If at all possible, do the trade in at an Apple Store. Lots of horror stories about people getting quotes and after sending the phone they get an "updated valuation" that turns out to be about half of what they originally promised.
Nah. If I did the trade in at the apple store I'd only get $500. I've had no issues using other vendors when I did the trade in. I've also not had issues with apple's partner Phobio as well. If I can get more out of it, I'll use whatever vendor I can get to get the most out of it.
 
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I ordered my iPhone 13 Pro max silver 256GB on Sunday, Sept 26th. I originally wanted to order on pre-order day. I got side tracked with iPad mini. I received it and returned it. I thought I could use a small iPad, but it did not work out for me and ordered the 13 Pro max. Now, I am waiting for it be shipped by ATT. It says estimated to be shipped between Oct 1 through 8. Well, now I am playing the waiting game.
 
Just an FYI. I traded my 11 Pro Max 256 GB over to Decluttr and just got an e-mail from PayPal that the money has been added by Decluttr. Buybackworld quoted me $447 on this device. Glad I went with Decluttr this time. Currently Decluttr offered $571 but with the additional 10% extra I was able to get $601 out of it. Pretty decent trade in deal.
 
Just an FYI. I traded my 11 Pro Max 256 GB over to Decluttr and just got an e-mail from PayPal that the money has been added by Decluttr. Buybackworld quoted me $447 on this device. Glad I went with Decluttr this time. Currently Decluttr offered $571 but with the additional 10% extra I was able to get $601 out of it. Pretty decent trade in deal.
I have heard mixed reviews on them. Is this the first time you used them for a trade in?
 
I have heard mixed reviews on them. Is this the first time you used them for a trade in?
Yes it's the first time I've used them. Only time will tell. I normally use buybackworlds and never had issues with them but this time I went with Decluttr for better value.
 
Yes it's the first time I've used them. Only time will tell. I normally use buybackworlds and never had issues with them but this time I went with Decluttr for better value.
Good to know. I might consider them the next time around.
 
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