September 16, 2021
Apple has revealed the iPhone 13. From the front, the new iPhone looks largely like its predecessor, the iPhone 12, with the same flat edges. But it does appear a little different on the back, where the cameras have been rearranged in a diagonal, The Independent reports.
And on the front, the “notch” that is cut into the top of the display is 20% smaller, Apple said. The company accomplished this by re-engineering the sensors in the top to enable them to take up less space.
The phone also comes in a range of colors, including a new pinkish hue.
On the inside, the iPhone has been “completely re-architected”, Apple said—with new features and a bigger battery. The battery should last for 1.5 hours longer on the Mini, and 2.5 hours on the bigger iPhone 13, Apple said.
The phone also has a new camera system that includes “vastly improved low-light performance,” Apple said.
For videos, Apple is introducing a new feature called “Cinematic Mode”, which will allow the focus to change quickly and dynamically in a way that the tech firm suggested would recall Hollywood films. It does that automatically, by using artificial intelligence to allow the device to create “cinema-grade videos”.
The normal, non-Pro version of the iPhone 13 will come in the same sizes as the iPhone 12—a medium-size model and a “Mini.” Like the iPhone 12, the 13 has 5G. But it has more antenna bands, which should allow it to work both more quickly and in more places. Apple also has doubled the storage in the phones, meaning they now start at 128GB and go up to 512GB.
The Mini starts at $699, and the normal iPhone starts at $799, the same pricing as the iPhone 12. Some rumors had suggested that the price could be increased, as a result of processor shortages that have hit the entire technology industry.
Pre-orders will open on Friday, and they will go on sale a week later.
Research contact: @independent
