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iPhone 13: The missing features

Apple’s iPhones pack in a ton of features like new displays, new cameras and new chips. However, they are still lacking a few things that other Apple products and competing phones already offer. Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: 00:00 – 00:37:…

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Apple’s iPhones pack in a ton of features like new displays, new cameras and new chips. However, they are still lacking a few things that other Apple products and competing phones already offer.

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00:00 – 00:37: Intro
00:38 – 04:10: USB-C
04:11 – 05:11 : High refresh rate on all models
05:12 – 05:49: Always on display
05:49 – 06:23: Reverse wireless charging
06:23 – 07:02: Stylus support
07:02 – 07:28: Under-screen fingerprint sensor
07:28 – 08:00: It’s not all bad!
08:00 – 08-22: Comment below!

102 Comments

  1. 레오

    September 17, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    The way I see it, Apple won’t include features that don’t benefit them in terms of $. That ProRes & Cinema thing increases file size which justifies higher stoage capacities which equals $ so upgrading the camera modules makes sense to them. AOD only benefits customers. Having reverse charging would eat up sales for charging accessories. Apple pencil has continuous sales because of iPad owners. So in the end, it’s all about the money for Apple. They only make it appear in their marketing materials that they care about people.

  2. Dapper Black

    September 17, 2021 at 10:53 pm

    Introducing the iphone 13
    Whats new?
    Well basically its like the iphone 12 but with updated software

  3. Arthur Vitela

    September 17, 2021 at 11:00 pm

    Everything been selling the same phone

  4. D C

    September 17, 2021 at 11:05 pm

    Feature request: Authorization to turn the phone off

  5. AHMAD KHALIFA

    September 17, 2021 at 11:06 pm

    It’s like 12S NOT 13.

  6. Lucas Giles

    September 17, 2021 at 11:07 pm

    That honestly would have made me upgrade

  7. nuyou21

    September 17, 2021 at 11:08 pm

    With the insane iPhone 13’s pre-orders already sold out, especially the so-called expensive 1TB iPhone 13 Pro Max, it’s safe to say Apple’s about to make an absolute killing. Yep, it really makes you feel sorry for all the new Android phones with even more gimmicks. 💰😂

  8. Mr10usdad

    September 17, 2021 at 11:29 pm

    Sticking to the lightning connector is not great. You are patronizing Apple. It makes you review not seem 100% legit.

  9. Shinto mathew

    September 17, 2021 at 11:33 pm

    Mega pixel, finger print inside display, storage size, 5000 mah battery, notch RAM and many more. When you charge 1100 for phone. People deserve these features as standard. As a consumer we decided not to buy their phones when they see huge drops in sales. They will include all these features as standard or they will drop the price. They know that if they come up with any dump features they will have huge sales. That is why they are doing to us. Not even one year my phone already started to slow down for the past two weeks. All of a sudden.

  10. Suffean

    September 17, 2021 at 11:44 pm

    this is not about holding back the tech and release when its ready….its about marketing…apple marketing games on customers is very unacceptable…they put new feature that supposed previous iphone have but they not doing it because they want people to buy new one each year and make last year iphone feels outdated…they are tech giant…RnD is something whay they always doing…usb c, always on display, smaller notch, expandable storage is nothing new to Apple because they already have this tech for years…they just don’t want to add it yet

  11. A. Smith

    September 17, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    AOD and YouTube picture-in-picture.

  12. Ritchie Arce

    September 17, 2021 at 11:50 pm

    They’re never gonna go to USB C on their iphones so stop hoping

  13. Rogelio Caranyagan Jr.

    September 17, 2021 at 11:55 pm

    I have Mi 11 and Iphone 12…. I can say, apple’s camera is boring…. Still, no multi window apps on Iphone 13… apple widgets are useless, unlike the widgets on Android… Still the same user interface since iPhone 6… I enjoy my android as my daily driver so much that I made iphone 12 as back up phone..

  14. ogkillla

    September 17, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    Pro Motion is a big requirement for me but also Touch ID. Face ID sucks!

  15. anthony perillo

    September 18, 2021 at 12:02 am

    You’re spending that much money on a IPhone but can’t throw in a Charger?… Seriously apple?.. 🤔

  16. John Cox

    September 18, 2021 at 12:02 am

    I strongly think the iPhone 14 will make up for it no doubt

  17. Chicago Transfer Services Schaumburg

    September 18, 2021 at 12:12 am

    Easy to slap the name pro on things but at the end of the day its a phone

  18. Seltinus Julio

    September 18, 2021 at 12:22 am

    Woooo

  19. Ashley Garcia

    September 18, 2021 at 12:42 am

    My dad said he’s going to get me the iPhone 13 pro Max!!!!!!!!

  20. cop con

    September 18, 2021 at 1:04 am

    so eventually they’ll put the usb-C on the Iphone in 2022, and call it the huge upgrade! got it!

  21. cakrawala katulistiwa

    September 18, 2021 at 1:07 am

    apple don’t have spacee zoom

  22. rmSX13

    September 18, 2021 at 1:08 am

    Can’t understand the hype on high refresh rate I can’t even appreciate my 180hz monitor

  23. JJJ DDD

    September 18, 2021 at 1:08 am

    Apple can’t give you an always on display because of the pathetic underpowered batteries they use.

  24. Lamarization

    September 18, 2021 at 1:21 am

    Apple is literally using the same casing and built from the 12 🤣 just adding different camera lenses, etc. it’s ridiculous

  25. louididdy

    September 18, 2021 at 1:25 am

    Dude, I remember when you first started making videos you kind of sucked, but now you’re a master.
    Sincere congrats and respect.

  26. INTERFERENCE STUDIOS!

    September 18, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    Is the phone worth it? I was thinking of getting the Pro Max

    • Paul Wilson

      September 18, 2021 at 5:50 pm

      If you have to ask the question I suspect you already know the answer

    • Tigerjk

      September 18, 2021 at 7:50 pm

      I think so coming from xs max in my case. I’d be hesitant if I already had 12. This is the case with every release

  27. Abdullahify

    September 18, 2021 at 12:56 pm

    Dang so I can now connect my Samsung charger to an iPhone?

  28. Shiva Sundar

    September 18, 2021 at 12:57 pm

    Made me rethink apple. Really missing Touch ID

  29. TechLiberator

    September 18, 2021 at 12:59 pm

    All I hear is whining. You want to make a difference? Go work for Apple.

  30. Dan The Man

    September 18, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    What about multi tasking?

  31. jpdemer5

    September 18, 2021 at 1:53 pm

    I think there are patents on a lot of these features, which Apple isn’t willing to pay for. (There are dozens of patented features and gizmos in every phone, and the royalty payments figure into the price of the phone.)

  32. Notorious Fitness

    September 18, 2021 at 2:14 pm

    iPhone 12 🤷🏾‍♂️

  33. Vhen Joseph

    September 18, 2021 at 3:37 pm

    this phone has just been released and somebody’s talking about missing features already. When will we all be contented with what we have?

  34. Shinto mathew

    September 18, 2021 at 3:51 pm

    Instead of increasing power brick watts they took them away completely and shrink the box saying no one using their power brink. Why are we paying for them premium every year for same phone. Next year they come up with no notch or fingerprint display saying unique mean while cheapest phone from Chinese have all these features two years ago. If any other company did these they will find out in sales. How come apple is not. I think it’s time for consumer like us hold apple accountable. If google pixel or Samsung does this they will have huge drop in sales. HTC and LG not even in the market. Last years I upgrade it and not even one year, my phone started to slow down.

  35. Chris Slusher

    September 18, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    SO IS THIS VIDEO!

  36. tpvgli

    September 18, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    Lack of Pro Motion is even worse on the iPad Air, since we need that for better pencil latency

  37. Polite Cat

    September 18, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    It’s the same thing as the iPhone 11

  38. Ethen Jordan

    September 18, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    maybe im wildly wrong but, can you just get a USB-C to USB-C and put an adapter on it and get the file speeds?

    • Paul Wilson

      September 18, 2021 at 6:08 pm

      Oh if only it were that simple. The weak point is still the lightning connector, that will bottle and throttle anything connected to it. Apple already supply a lighting to usbc but it’s still limited to usb2 speeds due to ligtnings inability to pass anything faster. Bummer huh!

  39. Kazi Itquan Ahmed

    September 18, 2021 at 6:50 pm

    Those all features are not important. The only feature that’s needed is Always on Display

  40. Gmoney DAVIS

    September 18, 2021 at 7:33 pm

    Is the 13 out

  41. DJ Majestic

    September 18, 2021 at 7:44 pm

    They need to put the earphone jack back. I drive all the day & the battery life on the blue tooth headphones will never match the battery life of the phone.

  42. Tigerjk

    September 18, 2021 at 7:48 pm

    I think apple is struggling to introduce always on display because every year they have to announce longest battery life ever in the event. If they suddenly introduce this feature they will have to say “same battery life” which is not gonna jive with the execs nor customers

  43. Effective Faith

    September 18, 2021 at 8:04 pm

    S21 Ultra 🔥
    ~ DeX
    ~ Power share
    ~ Link to windows
    ~ Better display without the big forehead
    ~ Best smart watch integration with Google Assistant
    ~ Customization as usual
    ~ Better design. By far!
    S21 Ultra 5 gangsta🔥

  44. sithlordsoup

    September 18, 2021 at 8:12 pm

    Lmao you know how many mfs are gunna have a straight year of bad luck because of how long they were handling something that was associated with number 13

  45. Jose Garcia

    September 18, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    They better start adopting thunderbolt 4, if they really care for high end performance and eco friendly as well. Plus the transfer speeds is literally 100x faster than lightning anyways

  46. Gamer Hudson

    September 18, 2021 at 8:50 pm

    can we talk about how you can’t pause video recording on an iphone?

  47. Arcade Rockstar

    September 18, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    Here at Apple, we strive to bring you yesterday’s technology for tomorrow’s price.

  48. Frank Bradford

    September 18, 2021 at 9:26 pm

    This was stupid but I watched

  49. foxroano9t

    September 19, 2021 at 12:19 am

    They dropped headphone jack and gave us face scanning technology. Can I choose an iPhone with Headphone jack and no Face Scanning technology? Put a fingerprint reader on the power button

  50. skertz

    September 19, 2021 at 1:07 am

    Love the lightning chargers hope they never switch.

  51. Chenwah Chew

    September 19, 2021 at 9:25 am

    They’re not missing features, they’re upcoming features

  52. Cornbreadfed Kirkpatrick

    September 19, 2021 at 9:28 am

    I see the destruction of apple slowly happening anyone else well they hired a moron from Alabama need I say more I live here because they didn’t want to add type C, I guess they thought it was hype C disease, I’m so ashamed in wanting an apple back in the day.

  53. D.L .G

    September 19, 2021 at 9:28 am

    Maybe if y’all applied some pressure to Apple then maybe they would give us what we want. I mean we the people buying these products…. It’s not the other way around lol.

  54. Cornbreadfed Kirkpatrick

    September 19, 2021 at 9:29 am

    I guess this includes the mini 13 too. I guess He expects the world to buy the Apple car as well that not going to make super rich brat from South Africa happy to bring back the apple car now

  55. Mradu Singh

    September 19, 2021 at 9:31 am

    They should have given atleast 90hz in 13 and mini
    If not 120 just to differentiate.
    60hz is substandard this time
    And iphone are best phones so they should have all normal features of others.

  56. Cornbreadfed Kirkpatrick

    September 19, 2021 at 9:33 am

    At least you don’t have an airhead blonde to demonstrate things

  57. Rahil Rafeeque

    September 19, 2021 at 10:58 am

    Prediction : Iphone pro models may get usb c in 14 or 15 versions and magsafe will be apple money making arc when lightning is gone.

  58. Sandra Ella

    September 19, 2021 at 11:31 am

    I went from the 13promax to the max about 3
    months ago 🥰 I really loved my 13promax it’s one of my best phone but I like the one I have now too.

  59. Jeffery Baxter

    September 19, 2021 at 11:58 am

    I’m not an iPhone fanatic, but two features they should’ve included on the iPhone 13 series are the USB-C port and bring back Touch ID. At least those two for this year. Next year’s iPhone 14 series needs the always on display and the other features mentioned in this video.

  60. Cosmic Jerry

    September 19, 2021 at 12:06 pm

    🧙‍♂️ ☎️ I don’t need a new phone.

  61. Paul in Ireland

    September 19, 2021 at 12:27 pm

    If you already have the iPhone 12 Pro then don’t be conned into buying the same phone again…. That’s exactly what the 13 pro is… the same phone.

  62. Raising Ranesh

    September 19, 2021 at 12:30 pm

    Touch id feature is highly recommended as face id with mask and in the dark not working also its annoying to enter 6 digit pin everytime to unlock the phone. 😬

  63. 1 BlackAnt

    September 19, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    Countdown has begun for iPhone 14

  64. clarence Williams

    September 19, 2021 at 12:55 pm

    alway on display usb connector touch I dcloses all app with swipe or tap more battery life battery percent back on iPhone

  65. G Tunechi

    September 19, 2021 at 1:53 pm

    What about the hk model I need that real duel sim

  66. Ehsanul Haque

    September 19, 2021 at 2:15 pm

    Vai ato kisu dilo tomago vallagena?? Aro chao 😤.

  67. Mad Pistol

    September 19, 2021 at 4:08 pm

    120hz on the Pro model is going to be a HUGE selling point for it. It would be a lost revenue opportunity for Apple to make that feature standard on all models this year.

  68. PauliNo Eugenia

    September 19, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    Apple’s to Apple’s

  69. rich19727

    September 19, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    This is over my head

  70. Christina Augustine

    September 19, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    I’m still using my iPhone XS MAX.. Is it worth it to buy the iPhone 13 PRO MAX now ??! Decisions decisions decisions 🤔

  71. Jason

    September 19, 2021 at 5:49 pm

    Yeah Like type C Lightning port suck

  72. Sean C.

    September 19, 2021 at 11:40 pm

    Lol, face masks. Won’t be wearing that garbage ever again.

  73. Sy Lo

    September 20, 2021 at 12:00 am

    I like iPhone but I am still going for Samsung because of long battery 🔋life & USB C. As iPhone still behind as of early last decade. BYE again iPhone lol

  74. reid007bond

    September 20, 2021 at 1:31 am

    What will it take for Apple to finally add the USB-C to their iPhones?! I’ve been an iPhone user for about a decade now, but I’m ready to leave them permanently due to their stupid lightening cable. Why can’t they finally get on board with the rest of the world – so we can one cord to rule them all?

  75. Brian Purcell

    September 20, 2021 at 1:35 am

    Yes, the ability to FOLD

    • Tony Giovanni

      September 20, 2021 at 3:06 am

      Foldable phones are too fragile

  76. IG: DEEANA_X24

    September 20, 2021 at 1:49 am

    So is this a good phone ??

  77. Ponyboy

    September 20, 2021 at 2:01 am

    U meant to write Mbps

  78. ra g

    September 20, 2021 at 3:52 am

    How I catch you lacking is bad (apple)

  79. Fadi

    September 20, 2021 at 5:28 am

    Their new iPad mini has USB C and Touch ID… why did they not implement that on the iPhone and got rid of Face ID.?… they could’ve got rid of the notch altogether… yet they did not..!!!

  80. Bay Street

    September 20, 2021 at 5:48 am

    I don’t get why This guy acts like it’s a big mystery why Apple didn’t do these things of course it’s because of money and they want to have some kind of other features to sell the iPhone 14 or whatever that one will have you know the refresh rate screen across all of them are USB they’ve been doing this for years it’s lame to even address it in this fashion

  81. YourFriend Ben

    September 20, 2021 at 7:18 am

    Sooooooo GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!

  82. Ice Box

    September 20, 2021 at 11:12 am

    I’m really not bothered about Touch ID now we don’t need to wear masks anymore

  83. Mike Digital

    September 20, 2021 at 11:58 am

    Sounds like you really want a Samsung galaxy lol

  84. Elysium

    September 20, 2021 at 12:02 pm

    i don’t have an iphone i don’t know what you guys are talking about

  85. J

    September 20, 2021 at 2:14 pm

    Apple would rather avoid burn in and battery complaints to an annoying degree, than give the iPhone an AOD.

  86. Stevonoles1

    September 20, 2021 at 2:29 pm

    If Apple makes the iphone thinner in the future, USBC will not fit. Lightning is the future!

  87. NativeRambler

    September 20, 2021 at 3:26 pm

    I cant wait to get the ipad mini and iphone 13 mini 👌🏼

  88. Fithri Ab

    September 20, 2021 at 3:26 pm

    I want a no notch iPhone

  89. Ahmed Ali

    September 20, 2021 at 3:26 pm

    i’m still getting the 13 bc i this XS is on its last legs

  90. A R

    September 20, 2021 at 4:08 pm

    I really want always on display. Every time I need check the time or see if I have missed calls etc. I have to either pick it up or tap it to check. That’s not convenience Apple. Surely you can make always on display by now.

  91. Stephen De La Rosa

    September 20, 2021 at 4:22 pm

    Reverse wireless charging is vastly underrated. I use it for my watch and earbuds while on vacation instead of bringing multiple chargers. Also, my wife is always low on battery and I’m a battery hawk. So when we’re at church, movies, or dinner she can get a 10-15% boost from me.

  92. Soul Voice

    September 20, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    Nothing new ,apple dont know how a phone should be

  93. Charlotte MIa

    September 20, 2021 at 7:15 pm

    I went from the 13promax to the max about 3
    months ago 🥰 I really loved my 13promax it’s one of my best phone but I like the one I have now too.

    • Charlotte MIa

      September 20, 2021 at 7:16 pm

      Plus one four four two three four six four five six one

  94. Haidur Shah

    September 20, 2021 at 7:47 pm

    Apple is a joke

  95. Saintraft

    September 20, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    Do other phones have adaptive display tech like Pro Motion or is that just an apple thing? I know you can choose your frame rate on samsung or something but does it adapt.

  96. hawaiiopihi

    September 20, 2021 at 11:04 pm

    Totally agree on USB-C. On pro motion, makes sense. That’s the reason there is a cheaper non-pro model, didn’t make sense. Others seem to be nitpicking and less important as well.

  97. skeemask productions

    September 21, 2021 at 12:20 am

    Always on display is the one

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