The day set by Apple to celebrate its autumn keynote has arrived and, as we all expected, we already have between us the new generation of the Apple phone: The iPhone 13. On this occasion, as happened last year, we are talking about four models: the iPhone 13, the iPhone 13 mini, the iPhone 13 Pro and the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Next, we will focus on the first two, the iPhone 13 and its little brother, the iPhone 13 mini. Both maintain the screen sizes of their predecessors, but incorporate some important design changes, as well as new colors. Inside, we also have advancements, including the house-brand Bionic A15 processor and an improved camera.
Data sheet of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13 | iPhone 13 mini | |
---|---|---|
Screen | Super Retina XDR 6.1 inches | Super Retina XDR 5.4 inches |
Processor | Apple A15 Bionic | Apple A15 Bionic |
RAM | Determined | Determined |
Storage | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB |
Rear camera | Main: 12 MP f / 1.6 (1.7 μm) | Main: 12 MP f / 1.6 (1.7 μm) |
Frontal camera | 12MP f / 2.2, True Depth | 12MP, f / 2.2, True Depth |
Battery | Fast charging 18W and wireless MagSafe 15W | Fast charging 18W and wireless MagSafe 15W |
OS | iOS 15 | iOS 15 |
Connectivity | WiFi 6, 5G, BT 5.0, NFC, GPS, dualSIM, eSIM, Lightning | WiFi 6, 5G, BT 5.0, NFC, GPS, dualSIM, eSIM, Lightning |
Others | IP68 resistance | IP68 resistance |
Dimensions and weight | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.6 mm | 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.6 mm |
Price | From 909 euros | From 809 euros |
Without a big change, but with major improvements
As expected, the design of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini has not undergone a radical change, but we do have slight tweaks, among which are the flat edges, the elegant aluminum frame and the expected pink color. However, the IP68 certification of resistance to water and dust is maintained.
6.1-inch and 5.4-inch displays include Ceramic Shield on the front and feature a smaller notchSo the redesigned TrueDepth camera is smaller and the screen area is larger. In addition, we have a new arrangement of the rear cameras with the lenses diagonally.
The new Apple A15 Bionic promises higher performance, improved graphics capabilities and lower power consumption
At the hardware level, the most important novelty is in the Apple A15 Bionic processor, which promises higher performance, improved graphics capabilities, and lower power consumption. This chipset uses a five-nanometer technology and has almost 15,000 million transistors. According to Apple, the new 16-core Neural Engine is capable of 15.8 trillion operations per second and offers faster machine learning computing.
We have another important improvement in the battery, or rather, in the autonomy. Apple promises an hour and a half more duration in the iPhone 13 Mini compared to the 12 Mini, and two and a half hours more on the iPhone 13 compared to iPhone 12.
Improved screen and camera
Both the screen and the rear camera have received minor improvements. If we start with the Super Retina XDR panel, repeat again with the size of the diagonal (6.1 inches for the iPhone 13 and 5.4 inches for the Mini), Full HD + resolution, OLED technology and 60 Hz refresh rate.
However, it now offers 28% more peak brightness outdoors (800 nits), with a peak of 1,200 nits for HDR content, all this, according to Apple, also increasing energy efficiency.
They also inherit the dual camera system on the rear, but now the 12 megapixel wide-angle sensor has larger pixels (1.7 µm) to let through 47% more light and reduce noise.
The sensor displacement OIS technology, released by the iPhone 12 Pro Max, now reaches the wide angle of these two models. Added to this is a new way to personalize the camera with Photo Styles and Cinema mode for video. By the way, the new generation includes night mode on both cameras and they offer HDR video recording with Dolby Vision, both when recording and when editing and sharing, now with 4K video at 60 fps.
Prices and versions of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini
Both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini will be available as of September 24, but they can be reserved from this Friday. They will be sold in various configurations depending on storage and in five colors (Pink, Blue, Midnight, Star White and (PRODUCT) RED) at the following prices:
iPhone 13 mini 128 GB: 809 euros.
iPhone 13 mini 256 GB: 929 euros.
iPhone 13 mini 512 GB: 1,159 euros.
iPhone 13 128 GB: 909 euros.
iPhone 13 256 GB: 1,029 euros.
iPhone 13 512 GB: 1,259 euros.