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iPhone 13 and 13 Mini review

The iPhone 13 starts at $829 (£779, AU$1,349) and the 13 Mini at $729 (£679, AU$1,199) and that’s the price for the base model with 128GB of storage. They have new cameras, a bigger battery, more storage, a brighter screen and Apple’s new A15 Bionic chip all for the price. Here’s our review. Subscribe to…

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C3lloman

September 21, 2021 at 8:26 pm

Hm, most of those photos, especially night shots look horrible, either blurry or over-exposed.

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Omid Sadeghi

September 21, 2021 at 8:31 pm

iPhone 13 128Gig makes lots of sense.

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you

September 21, 2021 at 9:05 pm

should i buy purple iphone 12 or pink iphone 13???

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Phoenix CZ

September 21, 2021 at 9:05 pm

Pre-ordered iPhone 12 mini black in 512GB version. I have a 12 Pro Max and the size bothers me a lot. Most of all, it’s heavy. ????

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- Eric Ezo
  
  September 22, 2021 at 12:59 am
  
  Same here!!
  
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milkteaful

September 21, 2021 at 9:41 pm

3:21 my trypophobia screamed

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DuzMachines

September 21, 2021 at 9:58 pm

5:37 niass pose

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RSC Cody

September 21, 2021 at 10:04 pm

getting the 13 pro on the 1st. can’t wait to finally get something right after it gets released

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Liaqat Ali

September 21, 2021 at 10:26 pm

Hi everyone
I am planning to buy iPhone 13 mini. How is the battery Timing please and others issue ?

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Administrator

September 21, 2021 at 10:29 pm

Nice to know Ron Jeremy has moved on to tech reviews

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- Raj Nandan
  
  September 21, 2021 at 11:39 pm
  
  lol
  
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Kazim Ayub

September 21, 2021 at 10:33 pm

Cinematic mode is limited to 1080p at 30fps ????

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Tyrann

September 21, 2021 at 10:38 pm

Preordered the 13 Mini. Can’t wait for the return of a 1 hand phone! Never got the 12 mini because of the initial launch delay and then just ended up waiting another year to upgrade. Glad i did 🙂

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Brian Gillespie

September 21, 2021 at 10:50 pm

It’s the 13 mini in red for me ???? it be nice to have a phone that fits in my pocket once again!

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Taco Rob

September 21, 2021 at 11:04 pm

What up Rob Jeremy !!

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Ricky Stelzer

September 21, 2021 at 11:05 pm

I’m being spontaneous and going from a 12 pro max to the 13 mini this weekend. Super excited as I was tired of carrying around a flatscreen tv in my pocket

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- Eric Ezo
  
  September 22, 2021 at 12:57 am
  
  I’m doing exactly the same thing. Even with big hands, I’m looking forward to not being weighed down. Also, I am a bit nostalgic as it resembles my first iPhone which was the iPhone 5 ????
  
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Pat4Niners

September 21, 2021 at 11:49 pm

Cool. Enjoy, iPhone fans.

I’m enjoying my Flip 3 and Razr 5G and I get stares every time I whip them out. Clamshells for me. Will never go back to slabs.

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Pat4Niners

September 21, 2021 at 11:52 pm

Foldable screen flip phones are the answer at wanting a big screen in a smaller footprint. It has its own screen protector being a clamshell. Trust me when I say I get stares every day with them. iPhone 13 mini is the same old.

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RHH911

September 21, 2021 at 11:53 pm

Finally going to update my 6s for the 13 Mini soon, can’t wait!

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Pat4Niners

September 21, 2021 at 11:55 pm

Right now, my Flip 3 can be in split-screen landscape. Left side is Cruella. Right side is playing GameCube. While on my Razr 5G, this video will continue to play when I open it or close it.

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Pat4Niners

September 21, 2021 at 11:58 pm

I had an iPhone 12 mini. Sold it in flawless condition after 4 months. No regrets. Flip 3 and Razr 5G are superior to use in every way. Just need to get used to flipping it open. My Razr gets the most attention. Super sexy.

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Thots & Prayers

September 22, 2021 at 12:29 am

Bro you can’t just take photos/videos of random people lmao

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Jordan Cleo

September 22, 2021 at 12:34 am

i have the pro max and i wanted a smaller phone, i lowkey want a mini but i know ill be fine with the 13. What should i do?

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Marady Peou

September 22, 2021 at 12:52 am

Can someone tell me what game is that? 3:52

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Marady Peou

September 22, 2021 at 12:56 am

Why is every camera test so blurry?

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Eric Ezo

September 22, 2021 at 1:00 am

I’m going from the iPhone 12 Pro Max in black to the iPhone 13 mini in blue… Can’t wait ????

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MaicconDouglas Rodz

September 22, 2021 at 1:12 am

Why does it seem that the quality of the photos and videos are so low?

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