Warning? Three more good news about iPhone 13

The outline is becoming clearer and clearer. I personally suggest that Apple fans who are eager to buy iPhone 12 should wait for another month, because iPhone 13 may be more attractive than you think. You will find that the 20% performance improvement of A15 is only the most basic upgrade of iPhone 13. On August 31, iPhone 13 revealed 3 more good news, each more touching than the other.

Maintain communication even without signal

Since the iPhone XR switched to the Intel baseband, the signal has never been normal. Even though the iPhone 12 has switched back to the Qualcomm baseband, the signal strength has only reached a passing level.

According to the latest revelation by Ming-Chi Kuo, the Qualcomm X60 baseband equipped with the iPhone 13 will support low-orbit satellite communications. The advantage of satellite communication is that it does not rely on base stations, and can maintain communication capabilities even in extremely remote places.

Of course, the bandwidth of satellite communication is only enough for making calls and sending messages, but you can't surf the Internet. Bloomberg also confirmed this news, but also specifically mentioned that Apple's satellite communication will only provide the function of sending emergency messages in places where there is no cellular network.

Most importantly, satellite communication function is achievable in China because we have a service provider that specializes in satellite communication: China Satellite Communications.

Reduced 512GB price

To be honest, 128GB is seriously not enough now. It was fine at the beginning, but it will be exposed after a while. My iPhone 11 is a 128GB version. After using it for a year and a half, the memory is almost full - this is when all the photos and videos are stored in iCloud.

To put it bluntly, if you buy a smartphone now, you need at least 256GB to be "unbridled". The familiar operation is here again. According to foreign media reports, the iPhone 13 Pro series will cancel the 256GB option and will be divided into three options: 128GB, 512GB, and 1TB. The most suitable 256GB was cut off in this generation.

Either it is barely usable or the performance is overflowing. Apple's knife skills have always been so precise. But the good news is that Apple has also made some compensation. The price of the 512GB version will be further reduced. The more accurate news is that the 512GB version is 600 yuan cheaper than the previous generation, and the price is expected to be 10,499 yuan. For those Apple fans with sufficient budget, the cost of getting it all in one go is lower.

The gap between the regular version of iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro is becoming more and more obvious. The regular version has only 4GB RAM and starts at 64GB, while the Pro series has 6GB RAM and starts at 128GB. Looking back, the iPhone 11 is actually the most affordable generation, with both the regular version and the Pro starting at 4GB RAM + 64GB.

Support mask unlocking

Apple probably didn't expect that its once-proud Face ID would lose to a small mask. If it has to return to fingerprint recognition, Apple will definitely not be willing to do so.

Foreign media have revealed that Apple is testing a new Face ID module and requires testers to test it while wearing masks and sunglasses. At the same time, the size of the new hardware fits the narrow bangs on the iPhone 13 very well. It is expected that the iPhone 13 will be the first full-screen iPhone that supports mask unlocking.

To be honest, Face ID is already a de facto "high-end feature". For example, iPad Pro and iPad Air4, although both have full-screen designs, use Face ID and side fingerprints to differentiate their positioning. Obviously, Apple would rather continue to optimize Face ID and improve the error tolerance of face recognition in different scenarios, rather than reduce the recognition of high-end products.

All in all, the above are the three latest good news about iPhone 13, each one more touching than the other. What do you think about this? Welcome to discuss together!