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Apple iPhone 13 units worth over $5 million seized in Indian Airport

Sean — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:03:45 +0000

Authorities at an Indian airport have just seized thousands of Apple iPhone 13 series smartphones. These devices combined were worth over 5 million US Dollars and were caught in the Mumbai Airport.

The DRI (Department of Revenue Intelligence) conducted an investigation that led to over 3,600 units of the Cupertino based giant’s latest iPhones being seized at the airport. The iPhone 13 units were being shipping in from Hong Kong and were being imported into India as ‘memory cards.’ This attempt to ship the large number of iPhones under a false tag was likely to avoid the custom duties that are levied on smartphones in the country.

According to statement from the DRI “After developing precise intelligence, officers of DRI inspected two consignments on Friday. These consignments had arrived from Hong Kong, at the Air Cargo Complex (ACC), Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. In the import documents, the goods were declared as ‘memory cards’. Physical examination, however, revealed that the consignments actually contained a total of 3,646 iPhone 13 mobile phones.” The total value of these iPhones was found to be around 42.86 crore INR (roughly around 5.7 million US Dollars).

Notably, the bust even found 12 units of the newly announced Google Pixel 6 Pro model as well, which was not officially launched in the Indian market. Other products included the Apple Watch wearable as well. These iPhones were seized as they violated the Customs laws and resultant evasion of duty and also on the grounds of potentially impacting the growth of the domestic industry, which was impacted by the the Coronavirus pandemic last year and is still in the process of recovery.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak feels iPhone 13 series isn’t any different from previous models

Zohaib Ahmed — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:45:54 +0000

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak seems rather unimpressed with the latest iPhone saying he finds it to be virtually indistinguishable from its previous models.

“I got the new iPhone; I can’t tell the difference really,” He said. “The software that’s in it applies to older iPhones, I presume.”

Wozniak isn’t wrong if the looks alone of the iPhone 13 are to go by. The phone is nearly indistinguishable from the iPhone 12, with the only giveaway being its smaller notch. The camera module has grown a bit in size too but that’s something that can’t be easily spotted.

Image: REUTERS/Stephen Lam

The most notable upgrade when it comes to specifications is the new 120Hz panel – making the iPhone 13 Pro/Pro Max the very first iPhone to feature a high refresh rate display. This is paired with upgraded cameras and processor as well, but it’s still not enough to really tempt an upgrade for someone who already owns an iPhone 12.

Oddly, Wozniak implied that he has continued to stick to an iPhone 8 – a phone from 2017 with just a 4.7-inch display (via Yahoo Finance). This he says feels the same as the iPhone 7 as well as iPhone 6 to him.

“I’d rather wait and watch that one. I’m happy with my iPhone 8 — which is the same as the iPhone 7, which is the same as the iPhone 6, to me.”

Wozniak had made similar comments back in 2017 when the iPhone X hit the market saying that he would not be purchasing the device on the first day of its release. However, he did praise the Apple Watch and called it his favorite piece of technology. He also voiced his dream of a foldable iPhone.

Nonetheless, if you are one of those who share the same opinion as the Apple co-founder regarding the iPhone 13, then the upcoming iPhone 14 may excite you. The phone has been touted to come with a re-design – a notchless front in favor of a punch-hole selfie shooter, titanium build, and rear cameras that stay flush into the back.

Apple’s A15 chip found to be faster than company’s own claims

Zohaib Ahmed — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:36:14 +0000

The A15 chip from Apple was found to be 62% faster than the competition as per an independent test that measured parameters like performance, efficiency, and graphics core improvements. This is a 12% gain over Apple’s own claim of the A15 being 50% faster.

The review, performed by AnandTech (via: MacRumors), revealed that while Apple’s larger cores are more power-hungry, they’re still a lot more energy-efficient. Energy efficiency was found to be improved by 17% on the peak performance states versus the A14.

Image: AnandTech

AnandTech also noted that the system cache on the A15 has been boosted to 32MB, which is double when compared to the A14. This “dwarfs the competition” and is a “key factor in the power efficiency of the chip, being able to keep memory accesses on the same silicon rather than going out to slower, and more power inefficient DRAM,” the report said.

The L2 cache has gotten similar upgrades as well and now sports a memory of 12MB – a sizeable increase over last year’s 8MB. AnandTech has described this as “humungous” as its size is now the same as Apple’s M1 chips that are used in laptops. The 12MB figure also means that it’s twice as large as the L2 cache memory found on the Snapdragon 888.

These cache enhancements allow the A15 to squeeze out impressive gains from a performance core microarchitecture that isn’t all that different from last year’s A14. This is joined by an additional integer ALU and a faster memory subsystem in the efficiency cores that further add to the gains.

The GPU bundled with the A15 has also noted significant boosts in performance that are once again well above Apple’s claims. The only gripe about it is its bad thermal management that leads to throttling on at least the iPhone 13 Pro.

Despite this, the iPhone 13 models were still found to be “vastly faster and give out a better gaming experience than competitive phones.”

In conclusion, the substantial performance and efficiency improvements of the Apple A15 chip are the key to the vastly improved battery life seen on the iPhone 13 series.

iPhone 13 series battery capacities detailed in Apple product information sheet

Jed John Ikoba — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:29:33 +0000

The iPhone 13 lineup is the latest Apple offerings in the smartphone segment. Apart from the vanilla version of the iPhone 13, we also have the iPhone 13 Mini, the iPhone 13 Pro, and the iPhone 13 Pro models. The iPhone 13 lineup was released a few days back and Apple was silent on the battery capacity of the new models.

A recently outed “Apple and Beat Product Information Sheet” has however indicated that all the iPhone 13 models sport batteries that are higher than their corresponding predecessors from 2020.

The Apple iPhome 13 Pro Max has the highest percentage improvement in its battery capacity. The iPhone 13 Pro Max has approximately 4,373mAh, which is about 18.5% above the 2020 model. The iPhone 13 Mini has approximately 2,438mAh battery capacity with a 9% increase listed. The iPhone 13 has a 3,240mAh battery (15% increase) while the iPhone 13 Pro comes with a 3,125 battery (11% increase).

It is expected that the increased battery capacity would translate to longer battery life for the models, although the screen size could also limit the amount of juice available for other tasks.

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Apple iPhone 13 series Pre-Bookings cross 1 million mark in China

Sean — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:38:39 +0000

Apple has just launched its highly anticipated iPhone 13 series. The latest generation of iPhones are already available for pre-bookings in various markets across the globe, with bookings in China alone already crossing a whopping 1 million mark in just a day.

As of right now, the iPhone 13 series which includes the base models and the Pro variants are currently listed on JD.com (a popular Chinese e-retailer) for bookings. Earlier today (15th September 2021), the number of orders from customers had already crossed 500,000 units for certain models, and just a couple of hours later, this figure has more than doubled and is likely to grow even more since not even a day has passed since the listing went live on the website.

Interestingly, looking at the listing, we observed that each individual model of the 2021 iPhone has crossed the 1 million units. In other words, the total number of pre-bookings for the series could be higher than 4 million for the iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max combined. This is an impressive figure but we have no way to confirm if it is completely accurate as of right now. But, the new iPhone 13 from the Cupertino based giant has already garnered a lot of interest in China. Furthermore, JD.com’s Apple store will also list the new 2021 iPads as well. This includes the 10.2 inch iPad and the 8.3 inch iPad mini model as well.

Apple iPhone 13 series to go on pre-orders from September 17th, entire launch timeline leaked!

Pranav — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 03:25:57 +0000

Apple is expected to launch the new iPhone 13 series sometime in September this year. However, the exact launch date is yet to be confirmed by the company. Now, ahead of any announcements, the series’ launch timeline has been allegedly revealed.

According to IT Home, the iPhone 13 series is already listed on an e-commerce website in China. The listing’s screenshot was first shared on Weibo by Chinese leaker @Pandalsbald. Not just the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro, rather the entire series including the vanilla smartphone, the Pro model, the Pro max model, and the mini variants were listed. Even the rumored Apple AirPods 3 was found listed on the portal.

Additionally, the publication revealed that the series will go on pre-orders from September 17th. It is said to go on sale starting September 24th in the market. While the launch date, as well as the sale date, is revealed, we aren’t sure if the dates are legit. Previously, the Chinese publication was subject to incorrect launch dates. However, this time around, the tipster Jon Prosser confirmed that the listed date is real and indeed the launch timeline is correct.

If we go by the said launch date then Apple is expected to send invites by September 7th. This is how the entire launch timeline would look like.

Press invites on September 7th

Announcements of the smartphone series – September 14th

Pre-orders to start from September 17th

First sale on September 24th

In related news, Apple is touted to raise the prices of iPhones. Reportedly, TSMC has increased the costs of chipset production resulting in these increased prices. Rumors suggest that Apple will increase the prices of upcoming iPhones by 20% later in January 2022.

Apple iPhone 13 to bring Portrait Mode and ProRes for videos

Pranav — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 02:43:46 +0000

Apple is expected to launch its upcoming iPhone 13 series either in September or October this year. Just like every year, the upcoming iteration of the iPhone will bring small, yet refined changes, and this time, for cameras, fast charging, and storage. Now, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg reveals that Apple will bring Portrait mode for videos.

Apple officially released the Portrait mode(for photos) feature back in 2016 with the iPhone 7 series. Now, it is touted that the iPhone 13 series will bring this feature to videos. The Portrait mode for videos will work similarly to photos where the depth sensor will produce a blur effect for the background while only focusing on the subject.

Additionally, Apple is also said to offer ProRes feature for videos in the upcoming Apple iPhone 13. The feature will let users record videos in higher quality with a format easier for editing in post. This feature will be similar to the ProRaw feature seen in Pro models of the current iPhone 12. That said, the ProRes will also be exclusive to the Pro models of the upcoming iPhone 13.

Apart from video captures, Apple is also planning to update its existing photo filters with some new filters. Also, instead of applying a filter to the entire image, the upcoming iPhones will allow users to apply filters on specific objects.

Other than this, the Apple iPhone 13 series is expected to come with a LiDAR scanner. The series is expected to come with a slightly smaller notch and will have a 120Hz refresh rate. Notably, the higher refresh rate is expected only in the Pro variants. Under the hood, the series will board Apple’s A15 chip paired with up to whopping 1TB storage.

According to a leak, the upcoming iPhones are expected to feature improved fast charging support. Instead of 20W fast charging, the upcoming iPhone series is rumored to support 25W fast charging technology.

Moreover, the iPhone 13 series is said to bring back the Rose Gold color along with a new Sunset Gold hue.