The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are now official and we have all the details, from the big features, specs and pricing details.
The iPhone 13 Pro isn’t a radical rethinking of the iPhone and in some previous years this might have even been labelled as an iPhone 12S Pro – something previous rumours had suggested might happen. However that is very much not the case. That’s not to say this doesn’t seem like an exciting update though, as many of the features added are exactly what we felt were missing from the iPhone 12 Pro. There’s also a whole new display with a feature we’ve wanted for years, an updated chipset and brand new camera features to attract upgraders.
The iPhone 13 Pro comes in two sizes (6.1-inch and 6.7-inch) and they’ll sit alongside the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini.
Price Apple is slightly lowering the price for this year’s iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is surprising in some ways, but does offer an insight into Apple’s thinking about this quite restrained update. The iPhone 13 Pro starts at S$1,649, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max is S$1,799. Apple is adding a 1TB storage model this time around, meaning there are now four configurations: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB. The highest end iPhone 13 Pro Max costs S$2,629. All models will be available to pre-order from 8pm on Friday September 17 and will be available to buy on September 24 in graphite, gold, silver, and sierra blue. For wider pricing details, see the prices here.
Camera
Apple has also integrated a new ultra-wide sensor that’s 92% better in low-light conditions compared to its predecessor. This sensor includes macro photography for the first time, addressing quite a significant shortcoming on iPhone models. That means you’ll be able to get as close of 2cm to your target. The feature looked amazing during the event, as you’d expect, and Apple says it’ll also work in video, slo-mo and time lapse modes. The main 1.9 µm pixel Wide camera offers more detail than the iPhone 12 Pro and promises 2x low light information thanks to the ƒ/1.5 aperture. All three cameras now have Night Mode enabled too, while the company is promising a new Smart HDR computational photography feature for even better AI-based results.
As with the iPhone 13 models, the Pro offers Sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, which stabilises the sensor rather than the lens for both photos and videos.
The filmmaker centric Cinematic mode offering “rack focus” is also available, as is a new feature called ProRes for more advanced iPhone-based filmmakers, which Apple says will “offer higher colour fidelity and less compression.” All in all, the cameras seem like the biggest update for this year’s models. Battery
Coupled with the efficiency of iOS 15 and the new A15 Bionic chip, Apple says iPhone 13 Pro users will see huge improvements of up to 1.5 hours per charge. On the iPhone 13 Pro Max, it’s an extra 2.5 hours added to the all-day battery life. Apple says the latter provides the longest battery life ever on an iPhone handset with up to 28 hours of continuous video playback on the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Screen
The iPhone 13 Pro debuts a brand new Super Retina HDR display with 1000 nits of brightness, a boost of more than 25% over the iPhone 12 Pro range. Apple is also bringing the ProMotion tech to iPhone for the first time. There’s a dynamic refresh rate from 10Hz to 120Hz, depending on the content. So, if you’re scrolling through a simple app, the refresh rate will be lower in order to conserve battery life. For high-powered gaming experiences you’ll get the whole hog. The ProMotion tech also works when switching between apps.
Naturally, the durable Ceramic Shield tech (which protects the advanced display from scuffs, scratches and shatters) from the iPhone 12 Pro range is retained this time around.
While the notch hasn’t been completely dispensed of, Apple has made the TrueDepth camera array, handling Face ID and selfies, 20% smaller than last year’s models. Specs The headline feature here is the new A15 Bionic Processor which has a 5-core GPU, which Apple says is 50% faster than the competition. There’s a 6-core CPU comprised of two new high-performance cores and four new high-efficiency cores. Apple is also promising a new 16 core neural engine which it says can knock out 15.8 trillion operations per second. The iPhone 13 Pro Max is also IP68 water and dust resistant, while durability is promised via the surgical-grade stainless steel band and matte glass rear fish.
For a full look at all the specs, you visit Apple website.
Opinion Last year it felt very much like the regular iPhone 12 and Pro models were hard to differentiate. That’s not the case anymore, as the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max have a number of features not supported by the cheaper phones. The biggest of these is the faster 120Hz ProMotion display which should give everything, from scrolling to gaming, some extra zip. For many, this will be the biggest reason to upgrade. ✅ GeekBite Amazon Kindle Basic and Kids 2022 with backlight (Latest)
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