News & Reviews:   Apple iPhone 13 Pro pre-order

The global premium smartphone market sales reached its highest ever level in 2021 with an impressive 24% year-on-year (YoY) increase. This is according to a report by Counterpoint Research, a global industry analysis firm based in Asia.

The study, conducted by Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Service found that premium-priced smartphones with a wholesale average selling price (ASP) of more than ~RM1700 outpaced the 7% YoY growth of overall global smartphone sales last year. In fact, premium smartphones amounted to 27% of 2021’s global smartphone sales.

Apple recently released the iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 updates for supported iPhones and iPads. For the former, it comes with a quality-of-life update that a majority of iPhone users have been waiting for: the ability to use FACE ID with your face mask on.

The new feature has been working seamlessly so far and in case you’ve missed it, check out our tutorial on how to turn it on your iPhone here. However, there is also another awesome feature that the new update brought which has gone a under the radar: the ability to easily scan handwritten text into the Notes app.

If you are also an iPhone 12 Pro user like me, you might have asked yourself if you should upgrade to the iPhone 13 Pro. Well...the answer is yes and no. This is the review of the iPhone 13 Pro, so read all about my experience below.

Although the launch price of the Apple iPhone 13 Pro is the same as the previous iPhone 12 Pro, it's still interesting to know that it's actually more expensive to make the new one. According to a report, the iPhone 13 Pro has a higher build cost than not only the iPhone 12 Pro but also Samsung's Galaxy S21+. 

Apple has bragged about how long the new iPhones' batteries can last, but what about their charging capacity? Since the company didn't openly talk about that, we'll need someone else to do the test and find out how fast the new iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max charge. Lucky for us, ChargerLAB has gone and done the test, and they got the results. 

Whether it's called the iPhone 13 or 12s, there's no doubt that Apple fans are excited for this year's new model. As usual, there have a few leaks and rumours about it in the last few weeks. One of the latest rumour suggests the possibility of reverse charging.

Apple might be slow to follow trends like foldable devices, but the company still tries to remain innovative. While the iPhone's design hasn't changed too much in recent years, it seems the company is working on some new camera features again.

Some smartphone users will require a large storage capacity these days as they store everything from pictures to files on their devices. The maximum storage capacity that the new smartphones offer to the market has also increased to 512GB or even 1TB. With that said, it is reported that the Pro variants of the upcoming iPhone 12s/13 will offer options up to 1TB of internal storage.

After the Apple iPhone 12 series has arrived, we know that now it's the time for some iPhone 13 rumours (yah, technology is fast like that). Today, the reputable Apple tipster Ming-Chi Kuo is back with a new prediction. It is mentioned that the iPhone 13 Pro series will have a significantly upgraded ultra-wide lens.