Our one week review of iPhone 13/Pro - REAL TALK... (CultCast #512)
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🗓️ 1 October 2021
⏱️ 73 minutes
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This week: we've been using our iPhone 13/Pros for one week now—here are our honest reviews! Plus: iOS 15, bugs galore! We'll cover all the major iOS 15 and iPhone 13 bugs you need to know about.
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| 0:00.0 | So, I basically, at one point, I had to carry a little bag |
| 0:02.0 | to carry everything around me. |
| 0:03.0 | I had the iPod, I had a camera, |
| 0:06.0 | and I had a regular phone, |
| 0:08.0 | and a phone I used for text messaging |
| 0:10.0 | and emails and stuff like that. |
| 0:11.0 | Four things. |
| 0:13.0 | One thing. |
| 0:14.0 | I want to get up, grab my wallet, |
| 0:16.0 | and my iPhone, and walk out of the house |
| 0:18.0 | and jump in my car and go. |
| 0:20.0 | I never forget my phone, |
| 0:21.0 | and that's everything all in one for me. |
| 0:24.0 | That's my life line. |
| 0:26.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:30.0 | Hello! |
| 0:33.0 | And welcome to Hookass, |
| 0:34.0 | the best 30-plus, |
| 0:35.0 | of an app conversation you're going to hear |
| 0:36.0 | all week long, I'm your host. |
| 0:39.0 | Here for Elijah, join me today. |
| 0:41.0 | And preparation for iPhone 13 Pros, |
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