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It is well-known that Apple has a significant lead over the competition in terms of both the performance and efficiency of its Arm-based designs. However, even in low power mode, Geekbench 5 shows that the A15 powering the Apple iPhone 13 Pro is still powerful enough to embarrass the competition.

Apple’s new iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max smartphones are the first from the company to feature a 120 Hz refresh rate that it markets as ‘ProMotion’. Like competing displays from Samsung (which also supplies the iPhone 13 Pro panels), Apple’s ProMotion panels can refresh variably but with an important twist.

Apple launched the iPhone 13 Pro over two weeks ago with an MSRP of US$999. That happens to be the exact price tag as its close rival, the Galaxy S21+ but it appears Apple's new flagship costs a bit more to build.

Counterpoint Research has announced the results of its analysis of the smartphone processor market during the second quarter of 2021 (2Q2021). They indicate that MediaTek "dominated" the space for those 3 months, taking a share of over 40% for the first time. On the other hand, Qualcomm did well out of the 5G baseband sector, thanks to iPhone sales.

It's going to be another year until Apple's iPhone 14 generation will be released, but there are already rumors about the expected upgrades to Apple's new flagship smartphones. A sketchy leak from China now claims that Apple will offer the iPhone 14 Pro models in a massive 2TB storage configuration.

iFixit has disassembled the iPad mini 6 and has explained why some people perceive the jelly scrolling effect when using the tablet. Unsurprisingly, Apple's latest tablet is difficult to repair, as is the case with current and past iPads.

The iPhone maker has just released a small update for its mobile operating system iOS. Especially users of an iPhone 13 and an Apple Watch should install the update to fix an annoying bug with the unlocking feature.

2020's iPhone 12 had been found to be very independent repair-unfriendly by a prominent Australia-based vlogger. Now, a follow-up video asserts that this situation has gotten even worse in 2021. Replacing some components apparently causes more iPhone functions to break, some of the 13 series' newest features included.

Reputedly, Apple is developing a High Power Mode for MacBook hardware. The mode will be introduced with a future macOS 12 Monterey update and should benefit all MacBooks, including the long-awaited 14-inch and 16-inch M1X-based models.

In order to celebrate this year's Diwali festival of lights, Apple will offer its customers in India a free pair of wireless headphones with the purchase of an iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 mini.

The iPhone 13 is apparently plagued by a touchscreen issue which results in the screen being unresponsive at times. This is most likely a minor software issue that Apple could resolve quickly in a future update for iOS 15.

Apple is now projected to upgrade some of its next-gen iPads with OLED displays. Now, a Korean publication has mentioned 2 specific sizes for the high-spec'd screens involved. However, one of the devices in question may have dropped out of development as the Cupertino giant cannot source the exact kind of OLED it wants for the putative tablet.

The display-centric tech website DisplayMate has tested the display of the iPhone 13 Pro Max and concluded that Apple's biggest and most expensive flagship smartphone has a record setting OLED display that supposedly is one of the best in the entire industry.

Apple touts the cameras in both the vanilla and Pro variants of the latest iPhone 13 series as better than ever before, thanks to new features such as Cinematic Mode. The notorious mobile-device testing group DxOMark has now revealed its test results for both camera systems in question. Are they in agreement with the Cupertino giant?

The new and limited edition of Apple's Beats Studio 3 headphones sports an unusual color design, but from a technical point of view this fashionable pair of noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones should be similar to previous versions.

Apple asserts that its new iPhone 13 series is an upgrade on the previous line-up in a number of ways. However, charging speeds and accessory compatibility were not among them. A Twitter user claims to have tested all 4 new iPhones out with 20W and 30W USB-Power Delivery 2.0 (USB-PD 2.0) bricks, and asserts that some variants can use both.

According to reports, Apple is preparing to release taller MacBook Pros this year with the MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16. While the laptops will not adopt the 3:2 aspect ratio, they will be noticeably taller than the current MacBook Pro 13, MacBook Pro 16 and MacBook Air.

A Canadian developer criticizes a current limitation that does not allow him to run the animations in his app at the full 120Hz of Apple's ProMotion display, which is one of the most advertised new features of the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Although a security researcher apparently notified the iPhone maker of several security issues, Apple has recently released its iOS 15 update without fixing these vulnerabilities, which is why the anonymous tipster is now publicly criticizing the company.

Apple is notoriously tight-lipped on the subject of its new iPhones' batteries and their exact specs. Now, however, this mystery is being gradually solved through online testing. The latest of these may reveal capacity for the Pro variant of the 13 series, while also providing a teardown for the device and a comparison with its direct predecessor.

New performance predictions for the Apple M1X SoC have been offered up, and they show the 10-core Apple Silicon surpassing the 16-core Intel Xeon W-3245 in the Mac Pro from Late 2019. It has also been reckoned that the M1X cores will be based on both M1 and A15 cores, presumably for increased efficiency.

Older Apple smartphones and tablets that are not compatible with the latest and greatest iOS 15 have been at risk of being compromised through two apparently dangerous security vulnerabilities. Apple has now fixed these security issues in a recent update for its mobile operating system.

We’ve got our hands on the new iPhone 13 Max Pro and the iPad mini 6. Both feature Apple’s 15 Bionic with 6-core CPU and 5-core GPU configuration, but we have confirmed the performance of the chip in the iPad mini is indeed slower on the CPU side, but also on the GPU side too.

The display resolutions for Apple’s eagerly awaited next-generation M1X MacBook Pro models appear to have leaked. If accurate, they align with the rumored display sizes of 14-inches and 16-inches and will result in an increase in pixel density from Apple’s current 13-inch and 16-inch models.

An Apple analyst has proclaimed that future iPad Pro tablets will adopt a landscape-oriented design, moving away from the current preference for portrait design. Apparently, this change from portrait mode to landscape will affect both the hardware and software design of a future Apple iPad Pro.

Even though Epic Games has had partial success in its ongoing legal battle that revolves around the ultra popular battle royale game Fortnite, Apple apparently will not allow the game back on iPhones and iPads for the time being. In fact, it could take years until Fortnite will be playable on iOS devices again.

The iPhone 13 Pro Max may only have a 4325 mAh battery but it still provides better battery life than Android smartphones with up to 6000 mAh batteries. This is particularly noteworthy considering Apple finally equipped the device with a 120 Hz display like its Android counterparts.

Even though Apple is still expected to hold a keynote event to present new MacBooks in a few weeks, some analysts are already looking ahead to next year and share their expectations for two anticipated new Apple products.

Apple is yet to set a date for its next Mac event, having recently wrapped up its iPhone, iPad and Watch event. However, the company may have now provided a hint for when it will launch its next-generation MacBook Pros, which are expected to arrive in 14-inch and 16-inch screen sizes with mini LED displays and Apple M1X SoCs.

Renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo speculates that the iPhone 14 Pro could use a 48MP camera module. He also confirms an earlier leak stating that the smartphone will ditch the notch in favour of a hole-punch design.

Do you know how much time you spend on your phone every day? A new study suggests that users spend significantly more time on their smartphones than they think. The study also claims that smartphone use is a notable cause of relationship strain in over a third of the population.

A regulator has now added official battery ratings for each member of the new iPhone 13 flagship series to its database. These stats indicate that the devices have improved in terms of the important metric in question by at least 11% per variant compared to their respective predecessors. The results might make Apple's claims of increased screen-on time in this generation a reality.

Apple launched the iPhone 13 line alongside assurances that it would ship all of its variants on the same day in September 2021. Now, it has emerged that this is no longer the case. The delay affects the Pro and Pro Max only, and applies to their larger storage SKUs.

Apple is currently rumored to wait until 2023 to launch its first-ever mobile device with a folding display. A new report from the South Korean media backs this timeline up. It also purports to drop further details about the development of this kind of iPhone - or, possibly, iPhones.

With Russia’s parliamentary elections ongoing, Apple and Google removed a voting app published by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported under pressure from the Kremlin, setting a worrying precedent for other international tech brands operating in the country.

The base version of the Mac Mini with the M1 chip is available for a maximum of 800 Euros (~$938), making it considerably cheaper than comparable iMacs or MacBooks. Nevertheless, performance is on par with the MacBook Pro.

If the very early leaks from Apple's supply chain are to be believed, the recently introduced ProMotion display in the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max will not be adopted by all of next year's iPhone 14 models.

Apple has now opened its trade-in program for the iPhone 13 series. In typical Apple fashion, the company's own flagships are by far the most valuable, with the iPhone 12 Pro Max being worth almost twice as much as the most valuable device from any other manufacturer.

Only two days after its official launch, Apple's latest budget iPad with a 10.2-inch screen, an A13 Bionic processor and 64GB of storage is already on sale at Walmart in the U.S. for almost 10% off the original MSRP.

The efficient M1 processors could soon become compatible with operating systems like Android and Windows, without the need for virtualization. Maynard Handley, one of the developers of the Apple QuickTime video format, is compiling a reverse-engineering M1 bible that is aiming to make the custom ARM-based architecture open source.

Even though Apple equips both the new iPad mini 6 and the iPhone 13 with its quick A15 CPU, differing clock frequencies lead to a small performance difference in the single-digit percentage range that should only be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks.

AnTuTu has published its first benchmark results for the iPhone 13 Pro, one of two iPhone 13 series smartphones to feature the full Apple A15 Bionic chipset. The device cuts a fine figure in the early benchmark and is nigh on 20% ahead of the iPhone 12 Pro.

Available for both desktop and mobile users, Vivaldi 4.2 includes a few interesting new features and improvements, such as the ability to translate text on a web page privately, URL sharing via QR codes, scrollable web panel buttons, Neeva as a new search option, all alongside the usual set of unseen tweaks and fixes.

Apple's shiny new A15 Bionic SoC made its first-ever appearance on Geekbench. Its single and multi-core scores were 1,738 and 4,799, respectively. Similarly, it scored 14,216 on Geekbench's graphics-intensive Metal benchmark.

Apple's upcoming smartphones are still equipped with the same amount of memory that was already built into the respective iPhone 12 predecessors. In comparison with its Android competitors, Apple is still lagging behind when it comes to how much RAM it puts into its flagship devices.

Since Apple's spectacular presentations do not include any information about the memory of its new products, these important technical specs of the new iPad mini 6 and the budget 2021 iPad have just been made public the day after Apple's California Streaming event.

It turns out that not all A15 Bionic chipsets are created equal. For some reason, Apple includes a weaker A15 Bionic in the iPhone 13 mini and the iPhone 13 than the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Even the US$499 iPad mini 6 contains Apple's best A15 Bionic SoC, though.

ESR is an OEM that lays claim to having the first MagSafe for iPhone third-party alternative that is also an in-car charger on Amazon. Now, it has announced that its customers can go ahead and upgrade to a new 13-series model thanks to the new range of cases that is compatible with the OEM's HaloLock system.

Apple has refreshed its iPhone Pro lineup this year with the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Both the iPhone 13 Pro models feature identical specs save for the display and offer new, improved cameras with OIS, 4K 60 ProRes video, Cinematic Mode, 120 Hz ProMotion display, A15 Bionic SoC, and up to 1 TB storage.