After months of leaks and rumors, the iPhone 13 series is now official. The new iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini have a slightly refreshed design, but the main upgrades are under the hood.
Apple is sticking to the flat-edge frame of the iPhone 12 series. The design changes include a smaller notch that still manages to fit all of the sensors required for Face ID, and rear cameras that are now arranged diagonally.
The iPhone 13 Mini has a 5.4-inch screen while the iPhone 13 packs a 6.1-inch screen. The Super Retina Display on both phones is protected by Ceramic Shield. Both phones are available in Pink, Blue, Midnight, Starlight, and (Product) RED.
Under the hood of the new iPhone 13 duo is the Apple A15 Bionic. The 5nm chip has a six-core CPU (2x high-performance cores + 4x high-efficiency cores). Apple says the CPU is 50% faster than the competition while the GPU is 30% faster. There is no mention of the RAM, which is typical of Apple, but the storage capacity now starts at 128GB and goes up to 512GB.
There are still two cameras on the rear of the iPhone 13 duo but they are now arranged diagonally. There is a new wide-angle camera that captures up to 47% more light. The ultrawide angle camera also captures more details in low light. Apple has also brought the sensor-shift optical image stabilization feature from the pro models to the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini.
There are new and interesting camera features too. Top of the list is Cinematic Mode that holds the focus on a subject and automatically switches it to a new prominent subject that has entered into the scene just like in a movie. Users will also be able to adjust the bokeh effect after shooting. Other features are Night mode, Portrait mode, Deep Fusion, and Smart HDR 4 which recognizes up to four different people in a scene and optimizes the contrast, lighting, and skin tones for each person. The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini also get the Photographic Styles feature we mentioned in the iPhone 13 Pro article.
The battery life on both the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini has gotten a boost. The former now has up to 2.5 hours more while the mini model gets up to 1.5 hours of additional battery life. The new iPhone 13 series supports 20W fast wired charging, 15W MagSafe wireless charging, and 7.5W Qi wireless charging.
The iPhone 13 Mini and iPhone 13 will be available for pre-order this Friday, September 17, and will be open for purchase on September 24. Below are their prices:
iPhone 13 Mini iPhone 13
128GB – $699 128GB – $799
256GB – $799 256GB – $899
512GB – $999 512GB – $1099
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